The surrounding cultivators were so frightened they barely dared to breathe. One after another, they lowered their heads, and no one dared look up at Qianlong. They knew perfectly well that Qianlong's methods were viciously ruthless; anyone who offended him would never come to a good end.
Qianlong withdrew his palm and dusted off his hands, his expression still calm, as if he had merely slaughtered an ant just now, without the slightest ripple of emotion. He turned back toward the light screen, no longer hesitated, and strode straight into it.
Violent ripples spread across the light screen, but it did not bounce him out. Instead, it slowly opened and wrapped around him.
Qianlong's figure gradually blurred within the light screen, and the aura around him began to change as well. His originally steady presence slowly turned cold and berserk, mixed with dense Hell Yin Energy.
Lin Taichu stared fixedly at the light screen. He could sense that Qianlong's aura was rapidly transforming. It was no longer that muddled presence from before; instead, it was metamorphosing in the direction of a demon.
Clearly, Qianlong's ascension this time was not toward the Heavenly Realm. Instead, he had chosen Hell, to become a demon.
Qin Feng and the others also noticed the change in Qianlong's aura, their faces filled with astonishment. "Senior Qianlong actually chose to become a demon?"
"Presumably, the Heavenly Realm's path of ascension could no longer satisfy Senior Qianlong's needs. Only Hell's path of advancement could let him climb another floor higher," another cultivator said in a low voice.
The light screen fluctuated for a moment, then slowly drew back in. Qianlong's figure vanished completely behind Chaotian Gate, leaving only a dense demon aura lingering before the gate, refusing to disperse for a long time.
Clearly, he had already