In the house at night, though the lamps had gone out, a trace of daylight could still be seen.
Yet now, with the arrival of the night of the fifteenth of July, the entirety of the Six Regions Thirteen Realms in the Netherworld had fallen into absolute darkness.
No light remained!
This eerie scene was undoubtedly far too terrifying.
"Light the lamps."
Su Yi's calm voice rang out in the darkness.
Immediately after, Cui Chang'an shouted, "Light the lamps!"
His voice carried across heaven and earth.
At once, countless Great Dao Heavenly Lanterns, each ten zhang tall and varied in shape, lit up above Violet Luo City.
Flames surged forth, dispelling the darkness.
They resembled a vast river of flaming stars stretching beneath Violet Luo City's skies, their radiance piercing the nine heavens and illuminating the entire city.
Great Dao Heavenly Lanterns were ritual artifacts forged through secret arts. Beyond dispelling darkness, they could eradicate calamities and incinerate evil beings.
Since ancient times, whenever the Ten Thousand Lanterns Festival arrived, all the major factions throughout the Netherworld would prepare ample Great Dao Heavenly Lanterns in advance to ward off calamities.
As an ancient clan, the Cui Clan naturally had no lack of Great Dao Heavenly Lanterns.
At this moment, countless lantern flames gathered beneath the heavens, their radiant blaze reaching ten thousand zhang and shining in every direction—a magnificent, spectacular sight.
Their vision promptly became clear again.
"This..."
When he clearly saw the scene in the distance beyond the city, Cui Chang'an could not help drawing in a sharp breath, an uncontrollable chill rising within him.
Within the distant darkness, baleful mist billowed and blood qi surged like tides. Countless grotesque evil spirits had formed into a vast army, flooding toward Violet Luo City as though they would blot out