Mist churned.
Gu Qingshan raised the World-Defining Divine Sword and pointed it toward the enormous shadow deep within the mist.
"What do you think?" the World-Defining Divine Sword asked.
"Let's see what it is first," Gu Qingshan said.
An invisible force surged from the long sword, transforming into a colossal Sword Aura that blotted out the sky and swept straight into the mist.
"Scatter!" Gu Qingshan said sharply.
The immense Sword Aura shuddered violently, unleashing a raging gale in every direction.
The mist scattered.
The enormous shadow gradually took on some semblance of shape—
It was a cluster of towering mountain peaks.
Darkness shrouded the mountains, which stretched beyond sight. No one could tell just how vast the range was.
An ancient, eerie aura emanated from the mountains.
"My divine sense is being blocked... So be it. I'll investigate in person!"
Gu Qingshan leaped into the air and flew toward the dark mountains.
He hadn't flown far when a sudden crash rang out in the void—
Bang!
Gu Qingshan slammed face-first into the void, stopped by a barely visible membrane of dark light.
The World-Defining Divine Sword dropped, wobbled in midair, then flew back up and settled beside Gu Qingshan. "Does it hurt?"
Gu Qingshan backed away slightly, clutching his nose. "What the hell is this thing?"
Rows of glowing text suddenly appeared in the void before him:
"Situation Report:" "Within the mist, any being that moves or makes contact must use an Eternal Destruction Ruin as a medium." "If you, as an individual, have not been accepted by some Eternal Destruction Ruin, your only option is to connect your own Eternal Destruction Ruin to it." "—This is an Eternal Destruction rule. It cannot be broken."
Gu Qingshan finished reading and asked, "My Eternal Destruction Ruin... Could it