Night had quietly fallen over the outskirts of Sunset Forest. Dense canopies blotted out the sky, swallowing even the last trace of afterglow and leaving only boundless darkness and silence. Only the occasional roar of beasts echoed through the woods, lending the forest an even more chilling air.
Bang!
A dull crash shattered the stillness. A blue figure was flung violently out from the depths of the forest like discarded trash, slamming heavily onto the ground strewn with dead branches and fallen leaves.
Broken stones and splintered wood scattered from the impact. The man struggled to raise his head. It was none other than Tang San's Divine Sense, imprisoned by Gu Yuena.
He looked even more wretched than he had at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. His blue robe had nearly been reduced to rags, and the blue-gold Divine Sense power surrounding him was so faint that it seemed ready to collapse at any moment. Even maintaining a seated position was extraordinarily difficult.
He coughed several times and looked toward the figures slowly emerging from the darkness, his eyes churning with fury, shock, and disbelief.
Gu Yuena was the first to emerge from the shadows. Her silver-white dress carried a faint sheen beneath the dim light, like a snow lotus blooming in the night. Her purple eyes settled calmly on Tang San's Divine Sense. Her gaze was so indifferent, as though she were looking at an insignificant object, yet it bore a pressure powerful enough to crush a soul.
Li Changsheng, Ice Empress, Scarlet King, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm followed behind her, forming an encirclement that trapped Tang San's Divine Sense in the center. Scarlet King shook his enormous head, his golden vertical pupils filled with disdain. Ice Empress folded her arms, her blue eyes carrying a