Four great gates stood in the four directions of the sky. Deathly aura surged wildly from within those black giant gates, shrouding the entire area. Under the cover of that deathly aura, the people of the two clans discovered in horror that the life force within their bodies was rapidly draining away.
The experts of the two clans tried to circulate their Dou Qi to keep the deathly aura outside, only to discover in terror that it was utterly impossible to defend against. Not only could Dou Qi not block it, even soul power was unable to stop it.
Overwhelming deathly aura filled the space, eroding every corner enclosed by the four Gates of Deathly Silence.
Outside the Death Realm, Nihility Devouring Flame continuously launched attacks on the space within through the Gates of Deathly Silence outside.
Every attack inflicted grievous casualties upon the Yan Clan and Lei Clan.
Within the Realm of Death Array, soul perception had already become useless. They could not use it to sense where the exit was or where attacks would strike. They could only judge incoming attacks from the spatial and energy fluctuations just before they arrived, but that was far too slow. By the time they recognized an attack, it was practically already upon them.
Yan Jin and Lei Ying struggled to cope inside. Their already unstable auras grew weaker, and because several attacks had specifically targeted them, both had sustained numerous injuries.
Underground, Gu He had focused all his attention on the four elders the moment they appeared.
These four elders of the Hun Clan had once been killed by Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago. However, Hun Tiandi had revived them through an ancient secret technique, turning them into living dead, and had them continuously cultivate the Gate of Deathly Silence,