As Lin Ming led the Five Elements Sect members out of the main hall without looking back and disappeared into the passage leading to the main hall, within just a few breaths, that soul-chilling roar and ancient syllables thundered from behind.
"Great... Heaven... Creation... Palm!"
Even though they were far from the main hall and in the winding passageway, the voice, imbued with a destructive will, still pierced their ears like a demonic chant, causing their Qi and Blood to surge.
Immediately following behind was an indescribable, terrifying pressure that swept in from behind like a tidal wave, causing rubble to fall from the walls of the passage.
"Quick! Speed up and escape!"
In response, Lin Ming immediately gave a low shout, and his escape speed suddenly increased again.
He understood the terror of the "Great Heaven Creation Palm" better than anyone else; it was not merely an explosion of energy, but a destructive force involving the Spatial Origin!
At this moment, the rest of the Five Elements Sect members also sensed this terrifying aura. Without Lin Ming saying a word, they automatically accelerated to keep up with their Sect Master, Lin Ming, causing the light of their Dou Qi to streak across the dim passage.
Meanwhile, inside the main hall, a scene of utter devastation had unfolded.
As the intermittent ancient sound faded, the crimson color that had already faded to the extreme on the body of the Dou Sheng Skeleton seemed to receive some ultimate summons, and suddenly boiled over! Like Hundred Rivers Return to Sea, all the crimson energy instantly converged on the skeleton of his right hand!
"Hiss!"
The flow of energy produced a subtle yet teeth-grinding sound.
In the blink of an eye, the jade-white right palm bone was rendered as if it had been soaked in a pool of blood for thousands of years, presenting a dark and eerie color that chilled the heart, as if it had condensed all the killing and death in the world.
"Roar!"
The skeleton let out another silent roar, and suddenly raised its right palm! In its palm, a black dot about the size of a soybean quietly appeared.
That black dot was pure black, an extreme black! It seemed not to be the absence of light, but the annihilation of "existence" itself.
If anyone were to focus their gaze upon it at this moment, they would immediately feel as if their soul were being stripped away and swallowed up. This very aura caused everyone still in the hall to feel a fear stemming from their very life force, gripping the hearts of everyone present!
The next moment, the bone palm, which contained all the scarlet energy and endless deathly silence, slammed heavily onto the incredibly hard floor of the hall, carrying that strange black dot.
The expected deafening explosion did not occur.
Where the bone palm landed, the stone slab, which was strong enough to withstand the onslaught of Dou Zun expert, did not shatter, but instead... vanished without a trace! As if it had never existed in this world, revealing the dark brown, uncarved rock foundation beneath it.
"Laugh!"
As the stone slab disappeared, a barely perceptible black halo appeared from where the bone palm had landed.
Immediately afterwards, the halo of light spread out suddenly, like ripples created by a pebble thrown into a calm lake!
Sizzle sizzle sizzle--!
The black halo spread faster than anyone could imagine! Everything touched by the edge of that black halo—whether it was the thick stone floor, the massive stone pillars supporting the dome, the scattered fragments of weapons, or the corpses that had died in the previous struggle—vanished completely the instant they came into contact!
No explosion, no powder, no residue. It was wiped out cleanly and decisively, completely erased from the material level! It was as if all information about their existence had been ruthlessly erased by that black halo.
This feeling is strikingly similar to that of the most mysterious and terrifying celestial body in the universe— Black Hole! It devours everything and annihilates all things!
"Run!"
This horrific scene, beyond comprehension, sent chills down the spines of all the survivors. Boundless fear poured over them like ice water, causing them to let out desperate screams.
The crowd went completely mad, no longer caring about direction, and fled desperately in the direction away from the black circle of light.
"Ah--!"
However, how could they possibly outpace the ripples of death?
The black halo not only spread at an astonishing speed, but was also accompanied by an irresistible and terrifying suction force!
Some of the stronger individuals who were closer or reacted a little slower were pulled back by the powerful suction force the moment they leaped into the air, as if grabbed by an invisible giant hand, and sent flying backward.
Their faces were filled with extreme fear and despair, their limbs flailing wildly, their Dou Qi erupting without reservation as they tried to break free.
But all of this was in vain.
Under these circumstances, the moment their bodies touched the edge of the black halo, they vanished completely, like water droplets merging into the ocean, without even a ripple, leaving not a trace of ash behind.
The piercing screams rose and fell, each abrupt cessation signifying the complete annihilation of a life.
Inside the main hall, a brutal and merciless massacre was unfolding.
"Damn it!"
Tang Zhen, Venerable Feng, the leader of the Nether Python, and the Venerable Void, these strongest Dou Venerate, were all pale-faced and their hearts were clenched.
They could clearly feel the terrifying, all-destroying force behind them, as well as the ever-increasing suction.
"Laugh!"
The four figures, who were rushing forward, clearly felt a powerful dragging force, and their speed involuntarily slowed down.
The suction force was like countless cold tentacles, wrapping around their bodies and dragging them back into the endless darkness.
"Let's give it our all!"
Tang Zhen roared, and with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame surging wildly within his body, his speed increased once again.
The Venerable Feng transformed into a flowing breeze, its trajectory ethereal, attempting to break free from the suction's lock.
Beneath the chilling, illusory scales of the leader of the Nether Python, its tail twitched incessantly.
The body of the Venerable Void becomes somewhat illusory;
At this moment, the four of them were each displaying their unique abilities, desperately sprinting forward.
Behind them, screams echoed incessantly as figures were swallowed up by the black halo as if thrown into a meat grinder.
The desperate screams of those dying beings constantly stimulated their taut nerves.
As for Old Ghost Xing, who was the slowest to react and the last to escape among those besieging the skeletons, he was now utterly terrified.
He could clearly feel that the Protective Dou Qi around his body was fluctuating violently under the suction force, and his body was beginning to become unstable, with a faint tendency to be dragged backward!
"No! How can I, an old man, perish here!"
The Old Ghost Xing felt a chill in his heart, a glint of madness and ruthlessness flashing in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and forcefully twisted his body at this critical moment!
His gaze swept over the powerful figures and Rogue Cultivator from other forces who were being pulled back by the Black Hole's suction force, screaming as they were sent flying backward. A ferocious look flashed across Old Ghost Xing Zhaixing's face.
Without hesitation, he clapped his hands repeatedly, unleashing powerful and chilling black Dou Qi Energy that struck the unfortunate victims like venomous snakes emerging from their holes!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Those who were already unable to resist the suction force were accelerated again by the Old Ghost Xing's opportunistic attack, screaming as they were swallowed into the black light circle and turned into nothingness.
Meanwhile, Old Ghost Xing himself, using the recoil generated by the attack, was as if he had been shoved hard from behind, forcefully pushing his body, which was about to be dragged into the abyss of death, forward more than ten feet!
In this way, he used one precious human life after another as a stepping stone, frantically struggling on the edge of death.
Each time he felt the suction intensify, he would strike backward without hesitation, sacrificing others' lives to save his own.
Their ruthless methods and despicable intentions caused Tang Zhen and the others who occasionally turned back to frown and feel contempt.
Finally, after paying the price of countless "stepping stones," the Old Ghost Xing exhausted his last bit of life, pushing his speed to the limit. At the last moment, when the black halo was about to touch his heels, he rushed out of the main hall, which had been completely annihilated and turned into a huge Black Hole, like a stray dog. He crashed heavily onto the square outside the hall, panting heavily, his face still showing the fear that had not yet dissipated.
Tang Zhen, Venerable Feng, the leader of the Nether Python, and the Venerable Void, thanks to their earlier awareness and formidable strength, were also quite disheveled and exhausted by the suction force, but they managed to arrive at the plaza first without any major incidents.
"Laugh..."
The black halo that had engulfed the entire main hall finally seemed to have exhausted its energy as it spread to the edge of the plaza, slowly ceasing its expansion. Ultimately, under the watchful eyes of those still filled with lingering fear, it dissipated as eerily as it had appeared.
As the halo disappeared, a massive Black Hole, hundreds of feet in diameter and bottomless, was laid bare before everyone. The once magnificent and vast main hall, which held the core secrets of the Ancient Ruins, had vanished without a trace, not even the tiniest fragment remained.
"Gurgle..."
The square was deathly silent.
The survivors, gazing at the bottomless abyss, almost simultaneously swallowed hard; their foreheads and backs were already soaked with cold sweat. The relief of surviving the ordeal mingled with the extreme terror of the black halo, causing their bodies to tremble slightly.
They had no doubt that if they had been even half a step slower, or had been a little less lucky, they would have been completely wiped off the face of the earth, just like that main hall.
The power of Heaven Tier Dou Technique is terrifyingly real!
At this moment, Lin Ming, who had long since left that death zone, was standing at a fork in the road. His Soul Perception spread out like mercury, carefully sensing the gradually subsiding destructive fluctuations behind him. A slight smile slowly curved the corners of his mouth.
"The Great Heaven Creation Palm... truly lives up to its name. Now, it's time for you to be born." He murmured to himself, his eyes gleaming with wisdom and anticipation.
Because from the moment he stepped into this main hall, his true goal had already been determined.