The battlefield.
A figure in black stood atop the surging gray mist, eyes slightly narrowed...
The past, present, and future were reflected simultaneously in those pale eyes. Like a sage who saw through everything, it gazed indifferently at the seven figures flying toward it.
"Are you planning to use Zhou Ping to forcibly kill Nicholas...?"
The Key of Doors sighed.
Countless starlit tentacles surged down, swallowing the seven figures. The next instant, a long blade burning with Malevolent Qi Flames slashed out from within the tentacles, forcibly carving a bloody path through them!
Darkness blanketed the world once more. Then, a Law Manifesting Heaven and Earth rose from among the tentacles, slicing through light and shadow with a single stroke as it hacked straight at the Key of Doors' face!
The Key of Doors lifted a finger, and the space before it instantly collapsed. Thousands of kilometers were compressed into a void fissure no thicker than paper. When the straight blade that had cleaved through light and shadow fell upon it, it sank deeply into the fissure, unable to harm the Key of Doors in the slightest.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
The remaining crimson figures flashed to every side of the Key of Doors and launched their attacks at once!
An Qingyu stepped directly onto the top of the towering, magnificent Gate of Truth and slammed a palm heavily against its surface. The same murky gray mist surged forth!
In less than half a second, they had trapped the Key of Doors in place!
Clang—!!!
At the same time, a crisp sword cry rang out from the void. A savage gash was instantly cut across the distant sky, and a figure in black slowly stepped out from it...
The instant the black-clad figure appeared, surging Sword Intent swept like a tidal