All the Holy Chosen had selected which city to belong to.
The Heavenly Emperor entered the Heavenly Court first, and Gu Qingshan followed him into Starry Sky City.
Everything was ready.
A sudden breeze swept across the land.
Mountain and Sea Qixia and a group of Holy Chosen from Ten Thousand Beasts Deep Cave came to Gu Qingshan's side.
"It's about to begin," Mountain and Sea Qixia said quietly.
"Yes. I can already feel the seal outside the Great Tomb loosening," Gu Qingshan replied.
Inside the twin cities of the Heavenly Court and Starry Sky City, all the Holy Chosen turned to look outside.
Rumble—rumble—rumble—
The dark river of the tombs began to emit a low, rumbling roar.
Its waters swelled, and thick fog blanketed the river.
The mist surged into the air, gradually coalescing into something—
A colossal Long-Cheeked Skull Head.
Unlike a human skull, its cheeks were far too long, giving it an especially eerie appearance.
The instant the skull head took shape, the entire river seemed to come alive.
Countless strange beings emerged from the dark waters around it. They fled in panic, desperate to get away from the Long-Cheeked Skull Head.
"It's that thing!" Gu Qingshan cried out.
"You've seen it before?" Li An asked softly.
On Starry Sky City, all the other Holy Chosen turned to look at Gu Qingshan.
Gu Qingshan made no attempt to hide anything. "I encountered it once before. It's a true Doomsday. The moment it sees you, the laws of time and space cease to exist around you. You fall into eternal nothingness, and death is your only chance of escape."
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
The Long-Cheeked Skull Head drifted slowly along the river. Everywhere its gaze fell, everything turned to nothingness.
Nothing could withstand its gaze.