Just as the two were speaking, a sharp whistling sound suddenly tore through the sky.
A figure plummeted like a comet, carrying endless flames as it fell straight from the nine heavens into the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan's territory—Jiaolong Ridge!
The flames blazed fiercely, their scorching radiance even eclipsing the blazing sun overhead, completely swallowing the figure's true appearance.
The instant it struck the ground, an unimaginable wave of heat swept outward in every direction like a tide.
The surrounding grass and trees turned to ash the moment they touched the heatwave. Even the enormous boulders that had weathered ten thousand years of wind and rain, hard enough to seem indestructible, rapidly cracked and crumbled beneath the searing heat, eventually turning into fine gravel that scattered across the ground.
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion echoed through the mountain range. The earth shook violently, as though heaven and earth themselves were trembling.
Fortunately, Jiaolong Ridge had a clan-protecting grand formation, forged through the painstaking efforts of the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan's ancestors over countless generations.
The moment that terrifying disturbance appeared, the formation sensed it on its own. With a hum, dazzling golden patterns rose from the ground and swiftly wove themselves into a thick curtain of light, firmly shrouding the entire clan territory. The terrifying heat shockwave crashed against the light screen, sending ripples across it, yet was ultimately kept outside.
Even so, such a heaven-shaking commotion put many Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan members on high alert.
In an instant, countless figures darted out from Cave Mansions throughout the area. Some wielded weapons, while others formed hand seals, all eyes fixed upon the blazing inferno.
Ao Jianlie and Qin Gu, who had been talking nearby, noticed that something was wrong at once.
The two exchanged a glance, each seeing the gravity