Above Yanyue Sect, the vast canopy of heaven trembled violently, as though the entire world had begun to quake at this very moment. The surrounding mountains collapsed, rivers ran dry, and even the West Sea nearest Jing Province surged with towering waves that crashed furiously against the shore.
Within the heavens, heavy dark clouds pressed downward. Endless sinister lightning danced wildly through the sea of clouds, bathing heaven and earth in an eerie glow.
Howling winds swept across the land, sending sand and stones flying through the air as though a heavenly tribulation had descended.
Midway up the cliff, dense Killing Intent rose from Puyang Cang's shattered chest and swiftly spread outward, staining the entire sky blood-red.
A thick stench of blood wafted from the mist, nauseating all who smelled it.
As the mist rapidly intertwined and spread, all manner of chilling, terrifying noises rang out like ghosts weeping and wolves howling.
Suddenly, a dazzling red beam shot into the sky from Puyang Cang's chest, illuminating the entire dark and eerie space.
Within the red light, a massive crimson vortex slowly spread open, followed by a towering figure that gradually emerged from it.
His body was enormous, a full hundred zhang tall. Evil aura radiated from him, and like a black mountain, he suddenly pressed down upon this already battered and broken world.
Fang Xuan, standing not far before Puyang Cang, narrowed his eyes slightly at the sight, his brows drawn tight.
This Witch God resembled the one Fang Xuan had slain at Pan Tai Pass. His face was savage and terrifying, his eyes flickering with blood-red light like two burning flames, endlessly spilling baleful fury and Killing Intent.
A wisp of bloody mist slowly gathered above his head, eventually condensing into a pair of horns like those of a