As everyone waited in silence, the space above the peak of the Soul Burial Mountain Range suddenly rippled in circles. Almost everyone sensed the disturbance at the same instant, and their gazes turned sharply toward that patch of space.
The space there seemed to be torn open from within by an invisible hand, slowly splitting apart to reveal an ink-black opening.
Three figures strolled calmly out of the Spatial Rift.
The one in the lead was a young man who looked barely over twenty.
He wore a green robe, with handsome features and black hair casually tied behind his head. In every gesture, he exuded an indescribable composure and confidence.
Most startling of all were his eyes. One was ink black, so deep it seemed capable of swallowing all light, while the other glowed pink, as though everything would be purified within it.
The occasional sharp gleam that flashed through those eyes made even the Veteran Experts present, who had dominated the land for years, feel a chill in their hearts.
Though this youth looked far too young, the instant he appeared, smiles unconsciously surfaced on everyone's faces atop the mountain. They were smiles born from the depths of their hearts, filled with respect and trust.
There was no other reason. This youth was Lin Ming, the only peerless expert on the Dou Qi Continent to reach the Half-Emperor realm, as well as the initiator and absolute core of this campaign against the Hun Clan.
Beside Lin Ming stood a woman whose bearing was noble to the extreme.
Her dreamy purple hair had been carefully arranged and secured beneath a Purple-Gold Crown. Several loose strands fell beside her fair, jade-like neck, adding further grace and majesty to her appearance.
Her purple-gold pupils carried an innate authority, as though she had