Night was black as ink.
Crushed snow fell with a soft rustle, and silence lay all around; only now and then came the sound of branches snapping beneath the weight of snow.
In the darkness.
A pair of fiery eyes suddenly appeared.
In an instant, the sky cleared and the earth brightened.
Wherever his gaze reached, nothing in all creation could hide.
He saw countless streams of qi flowing between heaven and earth.
He saw a Golden Dragon coiling in the sky above where the imperial palace stood.
Above the Golden Dragon, blood-colored clouds and mist churned, then sank.
"This is..." Jiang Ning's gaze instantly tightened.
"The manifestation of the Imperial Clan's fortune and calamity?" he murmured, thoughtful.
A moment later, his eyes half-closed, then opened again. The raging flames had already vanished, and no strange phenomenon remained in his eyes; they had returned to normal.
"The Trait level rose, and sure enough, the effect of the fire eyes has strengthened. I can see more kinds of qi in various forms, and the effect of seeing through illusion must have improved too!" He nodded slightly.
His gaze fell on the Panel once more.
Even after two successive breakthroughs, the Experience Points of the Nine Nether Tribulation Fire True Art were still overflowing, which meant this cultivation technique could still continue breaking upward.
He glanced again at his Source Energy Points.
[Source Energy]: 271733
There were still more than two hundred thousand Source Energy Points left, so he had no hesitation in his heart.
Then, with a stir of his thoughts, his Source Energy Points immediately began decreasing at great speed.
Boom—
A roar suddenly sounded in his mind, blasting his consciousness into a blur.
The next moment.
He saw endless flames circling overhead. The flames were blood-red, constantly churning, vast