The Great Sun Chariot soared into the sky, dragging the great sun behind it as it roamed along the border.
Platinum flames burned away all darkness.
But compared to the vast border, this Great Sun Chariot was truly insignificant.
It burned a strip of white land hundreds of miles wide, yet once it left, the ever-thickening darkness slowly eroded it away.
Moreover:
As time passed, the darkness grew denser, and its erosion accelerated.
Fortunately, the Platinum Fire Pit had been assembled successfully and began advancing at a rate of one meter per minute.
Though the speed was slow, it advanced steadily.
The earth trembled.
A Black Tide over a thousand meters high swallowed the darkness and came roaring in.
The ordinary martial artists swallowed hard and gripped their weapons.
The martial artists of the Twisted Path transformed into all manner of forms, opening their gaping bloody maws as they awaited a gluttonous feast.
The gifted ones unleashed their strange treasures, linking them into an Army Formation that shone above the Fire Pit.
A great battle was on the verge of erupting:
Stone Ridge Mountain:
Madam Jin, the Princess Consort, Consort Mei Zuo Yan, and the other four headed straight for the continent guarded by the woman in red.
They were going to help the woman in red withstand the possible Black Tide.
Chu Qing was not worried about their safety.
Because:
They were covered in all sorts of natural treasures, such as gemstones and pearls.
Those treasures could multiply their combat strength severalfold.
They possessed even more treasures meant to preserve their lives.
Even if the Fallen Emissary of Heaven legions surrounded and besieged them, if they could not hold out, they could still escape with ease.
Madam Shi had originally wanted to go with them as well.
But Chu