A figure slowly emerged. With a feminine face and masculine form, It possessed a divine beauty rarely found in this world, crashing straight into Niu Tian and Tai Tan's sight.
Long silver-white hair cascaded like moonlight, while two strands of black hair hung before Its forehead, making that face all the more eerie and breathtaking.
Its mismatched black-and-white eyes were sharply distinct, their gaze as cold as ancient ice as It looked indifferently upon the two men before It.
It wore a long robe woven from black and white. As its hem fluttered, it seemed to cleave apart the light and darkness of heaven and earth.
A black dragon wing and a white dragon wing unfurled behind It, their scales reflecting an icy gleam in the faint light. They were both imposing and sacred beyond desecration.
In Its palm, It held a longsword condensed from the powers of light and darkness. Utterly pure radiance and darkness flowed along its blade, and the instant it appeared, the air throughout the secret chamber froze.
Niu Tian stared fixedly at the figure that seemed like a descending god, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.
Since becoming a divine official, this was the first time he had tasted fear—the being before him seemed born to stand above all living things, looking down upon everything in the world. It was the supreme king who commanded judgment and passed sentence upon sin.
"Niu Tian, Tai Tan."
Its voice was cool and clear, like jade striking jade, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty. "As divine officials, you descended to the lower realm without authorization. You are guilty—Judgment Verdict, execute immediately!"
Before Its words had faded, the figure had already struck.
The longsword tore through space. A slash condensed with the powers of light and darkness, carrying the might