Annihilating the Earth Hall

Chapter 471: Annihilating the Earth Hall

Within a canyon in the Northeast Region of the Central Plains, the canyon stretched for several thousand zhang. Its depths were unfathomable, its bottom invisible at a glance. Chilling winds howled through it, and black mist filled the air.

Following the steep cliff walls downward, where the black mist spread, all things were silent. Not even weeds grew there. It was a dead zone devoid of life.

No one normally came to such a godforsaken place. Even mercenaries who enjoyed wandering everywhere would not come here to search for treasure.

Yet if one continued downward, ever downward, one would find a spatial barrier at the bottom of that bottomless canyon. Within the barrier, a cluster of pitch-black palaces crouched deep within the canyon like a gigantic beast.

The palaces flickered in and out of sight within the black mist. At that moment, several black-robed figures swept out from the palaces, revealing themselves amid the fog.

All of them wore black robes, and their auras were extremely powerful. Their low curses gradually drifted away with the gusts of chilling wind.

"...Damn it, why do they make us go out to capture souls every day? Are souls so easy to catch? We do not even get a single day of rest!"

"...Quiet down. At least the rewards are much more generous now. In the past, even doing three times the work would not earn us these rewards."

"The conflict with the Heavenly Court has been growing fiercer lately. Quite a few Protectors never returned after going out, and even the Venerable Elders are fewer in number. We should still be careful."

"..."

At that moment, a crack suddenly tore open in the black-mist-covered sky above the canyon, and two figures stepped out from within it.

"Who