"Who are you? You dare block my path? Do you wish to pass on to your next life?" the ancient figure said, solemn and imposing.
"I am someone you cannot afford to provoke!" the woman in the black mist said, refusing to yield an inch before the ancient figure's domineering majesty.
"Interesting." The ancient figure looked at the woman in the black mist. "You are the first person who has dared speak to me like this. So you are his backer as well?"
"You could say that," the woman in the black mist replied.
Thud!
The ancient figure lightly tapped the water with his scepter, producing a muffled sound. In an instant, the surrounding river boiled, and endless forbidden power surged toward the woman in the black mist like a torrent.
"Annihilate!"
The woman in the black mist raised her hand. Her strength was likewise terrifyingly powerful, and she easily blocked the ancient figure's strike.
"There seems to be something wrong with your power."
The ancient figure stared at the woman in the black mist, scenes of collapsing primordial chaos appearing in his eyes. Having deduced something, he said, "It seems there is someone else behind you."
"Since you are so clever, why not guess who stands behind me?" the woman in the black mist said with a soft snort.
"There are many possible answers to that." The ancient figure swept his scepter sideways, and a mighty force instantly struck the woman in the black mist. "But whoever it is, the Black Underworld River fears no one!"
The woman in the black mist retreated into the distance, unharmed. She slowly took a Token from inside her robes and held it upright before the ancient figure. "Then what if it is this person?"
The ancient figure narrowed his eyes. When he