Dirge.
An Qingyu had only taken out this highest-danger-level forbidden item of the Baili Family a handful of times.
On one hand, Shen Qingzhu was not always by his side to contain the air and prevent collateral damage. On the other, this forbidden item could only truly display its power when facing an overwhelming number of enemies.
As Dirge spread, the bodies of the demons diving down in the front ranks gradually began to turn to sand. Even the black wings behind them became riddled with holes.
Without the beating of their black wings, the demons' flight speed visibly slowed. That brief delay allowed Lin Qiye to flash through the blockade above the Blood Pool.
The gale swirling around him lifted the scarlet pool water on both sides. That deep crimson figure passed through the curtain of water and landed on the ice before the Black Crystal!
The reflection of the Black Crystal was clearly mirrored in Lin Qiye's eyes.
The Black Crystal was roughly the size of a fist, with tiny cracks seemingly lining its edges, as though it had been broken off from somewhere. Pure darkness flowed around it, yet its core was as translucent as glass, making it impossible to look away after a single glance.
But Lin Qiye had no intention of admiring it.
Dazzling golden light burst from his eyes. He raised his right hand high, and an absolute darkness flowed from his heart into his palm, condensing into a black sphere.
The instant the black sphere appeared, night surged outward from Lin Qiye like a tide, staining more than half the Blood Pool in the blink of an eye. Even the deep crimson sky darkened at a visible rate.
At that moment, it was as though all the night in the world had been