The dark-purple sky hung like an inverted sea of blood, pressing heavily down over Heaven Dou City.
"That's the direction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Four Elements Academies!"
Dugu Bo stared fixedly at the two distress fireworks in the sky, both wreathed in black poison gas, so anxious he was practically jumping in place like an ant on a hot pan.
As a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire, he knew all too well what those two powers meant to the empire. They were the backbone of the Heaven Dou Empire!
But now, that backbone was being smashed apart inch by inch.
Even from half a city away, the piercing explosions and endless screams still carried clearly into the Star Gazing Pavilion.
A gale swept past, howling with black snowflakes.
The air was thick with an overwhelming stench of blood, along with a nauseating reek of rot.
Looking in the direction of Dugu Bo's trembling finger—
In the southeastern corner of Heaven Dou City, towering flames had already dyed half the sky a lurid red.
A dense black tide was surging along the main road, charging toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's residence like rabid dogs in a desperate assault.
They were Shadow Demons by the tens of thousands!
They had no idea what fear was.
The monsters in front were minced into sludge by the Seven Kill Sword energy, while the monsters behind them did not hesitate for even a second, trampling over their companions' corpses and piling on.
Crack—!
An ear-grating sound of shattering came from far away.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's once-indestructible rainbow defensive light barrier was now covered in spiderweb-like cracks.
Every impact made the light barrier tremble violently, as if it would collapse completely in the very