Boom!
The majestic pass slowly descended from high above, striking awe into every heart. Every survivor in Tanjung Sepat, ordinary people and special ability users alike, was forced to their knees.
Submission.
Prostration.
Before that immense power, everyone trembled from the depths of their hearts.
"What an impressive show of authority."
Jiang Qiao's eyes were cold.
White immortal aura still spread through the boundless vortex that shrouded the sky. But black haze seeped out of that milky whiteness as well.
They intertwined, entangled, clashed, and merged.
"So that's how it is."
"He almost fooled me."
"The immortal aura comes from that mysterious island at the far end of the vortex passage. Some of it merely drifted over once the passage connected to the real world."
"The black haze is this man's supernatural power."
"He has immortal aura on him, but most of his aura is still supernatural."
"He isn't Moon Laurel."
"He hasn't truly transformed."
Jiang Qiao stared.
He swiftly corrected his earlier views and conjectures.
Even so, the terrifying pressure emanating from the man in imperial robes still made him wary.
Whatever the case.
This man was frighteningly powerful, seemingly beyond the scope of an ordinary Ninth Rank.
That much was undeniable.
Jiang Qiao did not stand around waiting. He took one step, and his figure instantly appeared high in the sky, approaching the majestic pass of his own accord.
Above the gates were two large, bloody characters: "Heavenly Pass!"
The characters were a piercing crimson.
Some strange aura flowed across them.
An ordinary person would feel a stabbing pain in their eyes after a single glance, unable to look directly at them. Anyone slightly weaker might even go blind on the spot.
"What a grand claim."
"Heavenly Pass."
Jiang Qiao was naturally unaffected.
Not only was he unaffected.