Inside the Darkness Temple, there was a deathly silence.
Helian Tieshan's towering frame stood in the center of the hall like a majestic mountain, firmly shielding Lin Langtian behind him.
His words—commander of the Black Abyss Army under the Black Emperor—were like a boulder hurled into a calm lake, stirring towering waves in everyone's hearts.
Under the Black Emperor... commander of the Black Abyss Army...
Either of those titles alone would have been enough to shake the hearts of the experts present, yet now they had appeared together on one person... a living, breathing man who had just recovered from the state of a Demon Corpse and was standing right in front of them!
At last, a slight change appeared on Black Heaven Jue's unruffled face.
He narrowed his eyes slightly. His ink-black hair drifted gently in the dim light as his gaze fell on Helian Tieshan, carefully sizing up this expert who had suddenly appeared.
Peak Great Perfection Earthly Supreme, perhaps only one step away from Heavenly Sovereign... Even he could not treat such strength lightly.
"Commander of the Black Abyss Army..." Black Heaven Jue murmured under his breath, a hint of reminiscence flashing through his eyes. He had seen this name in the records of the Black Heaven Ancient Clan.
Ten thousand years ago, the Ancient Black Emperor had been a peak expert of the Great Thousand World, and beneath him were the Five Great Legion Commanders, each one an unparalleled powerhouse whose might shook a region.
And the Black Abyss Army had been the strongest in combat power among the five great legions. The fact that Helian Tieshan had become commander of the Black Abyss Army was proof enough of his strength.
An Cang's expression turned uglier still. After retreating five steps in succession, he had barely