At once, a faint mist drifted from Xu Yi's brow, taking the shape of a rope as it wound around the Soul-Summoning Banner, the mid-grade Spirit Stone, the Soul-Shaking Bell, and the other items in turn.
Then he gripped a boundary tablet and leaped toward the Starry Sky Gate.
As soon as Xu Yi leaped through, the Crystal Jade Skeleton followed. Before long, a colossal beast came barreling toward the Starry Sky Gate, its head crowned by the sky's rolling thunder.
The gate was smaller than the Fierce Rhinoceros, yet its terrifying bulk passed through with ease.
It seemed everything had stopped, even his heartbeat and breathing.
It seemed everything was spinning away at tremendous speed, his body racing to catch up with the galaxy.
It seemed this journey through the starry sky would never end.
It seemed the passage through the Dark Mountain had lasted only an instant.
It was a wondrous sensation. Xu Yi couldn't see or hear; it was as if his body had dissolved, leaving only his consciousness adrift in the boundless Yin River.
Yet he could clearly sense the Soul-Summoning Banner, the Spirit Stone, the Soul-Shaking Bell, the iron essence, the Coral Horn, and the Jade Bone Skeleton. His six divided souls were like six blood vessels extending from his body.
He felt no passage of time, but his divided souls gradually grew weary, and his consciousness began to blur.
Can't hold on much longer? He sensed trouble.
But just as the thought arose, his vision blurred, then the clear blue sky and the blazing sun appeared before his eyes.
The next instant, wind roared past his ears like thunder.
His heart lurched. Only then did he realize he was plummeting from high above. He tried to unleash his Killing Intent, but his Qi Sea