"Kui Shadow Soul-Entering Art?" The Skycloud Devil Venerable had been watching the battle all along. Seeing the Kui Beast phantoms drift up inside the towering walls, he jumped in alarm and hurriedly retreated over a thousand miles, lest the battle engulf him.
How could anyone sleep soundly beneath another's bed? If he got too close, the other party wouldn't care whether he meant to join the fight—they'd drag him into their schemes all the same.
The Crystal Kui Old Monster had made his name far earlier than he had, and this wasn't the first time he'd dealt with him.
Though he too was at the Immortal Lord level, he had always lived in the other man's shadow.
Back when they were both Primordial Spirits, he had already clashed with him.
At the time, he had been searching for treasure at Mirror Lake. Five of them had traveled together, but later they ran into the Crystal Kui Old Monster.
Relying on this very divine ability, the other man had split their group of five apart inside the giant city. Three had died after their Primordial Spirits were devoured, and only he and one other had escaped by sheer luck.
He remembered the Crystal Kui Old Monster's divine ability with bone-deep clarity. At the same level of cultivation, the other man had fought five at once and won a resounding victory.
That battle had truly terrified him. His survival hadn't been due to any great strength of his own; he had simply been farther from the other man and luckier than the rest.
Seeing him use such a technique again brought back some very unpleasant memories.
Later, after the Skycloud Devil Venerable had successfully advanced, he had even considered seeking revenge on the Crystal Kui Old Monster. Who could have guessed that