In the blink of an eye.
The Far North was slowly covered by an enormous black curtain, rapidly sinking into darkness.
Against the night, the snow reflected a cold, ghostly glow.
The nights here were especially long and oppressive.
The Frozen Feathered Hawk soared through the night sky, its wings beating with all its strength.
Yet the piercing cold wind and dense darkness forced it to slow down.
Ye Qiu sat steadily upon the Frozen Feathered Hawk's back.
He had no intention of stopping his journey here.
His Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan erupted with a bloody radiance, its light like blazing crimson flames. Vast waves of blood-colored light surged from his body like a raging tide, rapidly solidifying.
A ferocious Crow Tengu Mask.
Carrying a powerful aura, it swiftly descended from the air and settled firmly over the Frozen Feathered Hawk's face. At the same time, a blood-red skeleton spread as if alive, quickly enveloping the Frozen Feathered Hawk.
It clad it in an indestructible suit of crimson armor.
This was an incomplete Armored Susanoo.
Although it could not completely cover the Frozen Feathered Hawk, it was enough to ensure their safety in the dangerous nights of the Far North.
With this layer of protection.
The Frozen Feathered Hawk flapped its wings and soared higher, continuing toward its destination.
At this moment.
Outside the Far North, the sun still hung high in the sky, not yet set.
And in the distant Heaven Dou Empire.
Amid a range of mountains perpetually shrouded by thunderclouds.
The sky was overcast, as though crushed beneath an enormous slab of gray lead.
Nestled among these mountains and beside a river.
A magnificent yet ancient complex of buildings stood quietly. This was the residence of the renowned Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Having long lived in