A Shout of Death Sends Heads Rolling, Wine and Blood Swallowed in Heroic Spirit

"Bastard!!!"

A furious, venomous howl suddenly carried from deep within the fog-filled valley, like the shriek of a night ghost. It tore at and shook people's eardrums, making their blood race and their hearts seem as though they would stop the instant the sound ceased.

In the valley, where laughter, screams, wailing, and curses had occasionally rung out, and on the peaks surrounding it, every sound abruptly fell silent.

A stifling air immediately shrouded the entire mountain range. Though it was broad daylight beneath the sun, an icy atmosphere like a cold wind had instantly spread everywhere.

"Divine Venerable, quell your anger! Please quell your anger!"

"Divine Venerable, quell your anger!"

Within the buildings on every peak, many disciples and followers dressed in black-and-red robes knelt in terror toward the valley. Some swiftly slashed open their wrists first, letting their blood spill across the dry stone floor.

At once, everyone followed suit as though they had lost their minds, cutting open their wrists and letting steaming blood pour over the ground.

In an instant, blood covered the floors within the buildings atop several peaks, gradually pooling together before flowing into the gaps between the stone bricks. A faint scent of blood began to spread throughout the mountains.

The churning mist in the valley slowly gathered and contracted.

Looking closely, the mist was actually entirely blood-red.

Its point of contraction was located at what appeared to be a wind vent, somewhat similar to the vents Tianji Gate had created by drawing inspiration from the Wind Pillar Skill.

Yet the suspected wind vent in this valley was a sunken pit that radiated a bloody glow.

Something seemed to be writhing in the darkness within the pit. Suddenly, a cloud of foul red smoke rose up, and the sight revealed after it dispersed