The instant the Ranch Owner's incarnation descended, a thunderous roar rose from the silent abyss, one that made countless souls tremble to their very core.
Was it a hymn or a shriek of misery? It was impossible to tell.
Simply existing here, those living hallucinations streamed endlessly into their minds, filling every gap in their wills, occupying all space for thought, and freezing every soul in place.
Prostrate yourselves, worship, submit, return, revere, believe...
And even... happiness!
Happiness! Happiness! Happiness! Happiness! Happiness!!!!!
An unprecedented sense of happiness rose from their hearts. His mere presence here made them feel as though they had found something to rely on, somewhere they belonged.
The Black God roared.
The Sword of Ultimate Evil was held in reverse as it slashed across every teammate.
How laughable. The happiness brought by the god of hell now had to be purged with the malice of the Human World.
More regrettably, that bizarre happiness was like weeds: destroyed as soon as it appeared, yet growing back just as quickly.
Before that could happen, Zhu Jiuyin opened his mouth and swallowed the canonized saint, who had fallen into a stupor and gone rigid. He sank into the Pool of Myriad Sins, swept Yuan Jixian and the others along, and plunged into the realm of darkness.
Then Hoder's eyes snapped open.
The darkness filling the sky vanished without a trace.
Along with it, they returned to the Present Realm.
But the next instant, they discovered that they seemed to still be standing where they had been. Nothing had happened at all. Only happiness filled their hearts, so overwhelming that tears flowed uncontrollably.
They retreated once more, returned to the starting point once more, and then once more sank into an even deeper layer of peace and happiness.
It was like