Above the Void.
All that met the eye was a vast expanse of gray, without up or down, north or south.
Gray and dim, it seemed an eternal hue, cold and ancient.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
The radiance of spells illuminated the Void, which had lain silent for who knew how many ages. Countless currents of chaos suddenly surged into being, only to burst like bubbles beneath an even more overwhelming force.
Upon the inverted throne, "Death" sat as before. Far across from it stretched a magnificent rainbow bridge. A pure-white carriage, elegant and splendid, rested upon the bridge; through gaps in its five-colored bead curtains, "Chui Yu" gazed out with indifferent eyes.
The auras of both sides surged like towering whale-waves, swallowing ten thousand miles and leaving all who sensed them breathless.
Neither side wanted their battle to spill over into Wushi Villa, yet they had fought all the way from the villa's territory into the Outer Void.
Beside the pure-white carriage stood ranks of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, their armor gleaming, each one as valiant as a dragon. Their commander sat high upon a war chariot, mighty and imposing, as if he could order his troops to trample everything beneath their boots.
Above the army, mountains loomed faintly in the Void. Celestial flowers and jeweled grasses surrounded Jade Palaces, while flying waterfalls and clear streams wound around purple terraces and jade cities, revealing the full splendor of an immortal realm.
Countless divine weapons hung in the air. Towering trees stood dense, waters surged vast and mighty, flames roared, fierce winds raged, and ten thousand bolts of lightning streaked across the heavens...
Around the inverted throne, Death Qi was so thick it was almost tangible. Countless red eyes crowded within it as black rose branches spread rapidly, their pure-white