"Gulp—"
The strange sound spread across the four corners of the world.
The Void Island Rift had stirred! At that moment, countless spirit cultivators looked up at the sky, including those in East Heavenly King City and the various trial-takers in the Yunlun Mountain Range.
When the sky had previously split open with a crack, it had drawn everyone's attention.
That spatial rift had remained dormant afterward, showing no further disturbances, so no one continued to investigate it.
After all, ordinary people could not reach such extraordinary phenomena of heaven and earth. If the heavens split, if the sky fell, the people of the Holy Spirit Hall would naturally bear it overhead.
But not investigating did not mean everyone had stopped paying attention.
Thus, when that gap in the heavens ceased lying dormant and instead released this strange sound that echoed throughout East Heavenly King City—
Nearly every spirit cultivator at the Throne Stage and above throughout the surrounding regions heightened their vigilance to the utmost.
"What happened?"
"The Holy Spirit Hall has sealed off all information about that spatial rift. We can only vaguely speculate that it has something to do with Sky City."
"It had never stirred over the past few days, but now it has suddenly changed. Something huge must be about to happen!"
East Heavenly King City was gripped by panic.
If an ancient majestic city suddenly appeared above any city, while a massive crack also tore open in the heavens above the nearby important mountain range, it would be enough to incite terror.
Following that mournful cry, everyone was utterly tense, craning their necks in fearful anticipation.
A heavenly anomaly had descended.
The eerie wail continued for more than a quarter of an hour.
Then, Sky City, that towering ancient city above East Heavenly King