Upon the platform, blood flowed from corpse after corpse, gathering slowly along the fine patterns etched into the ground toward the enormous black Demon Egg.
The dark red patterns on the Demon Egg's surface grew brighter and denser, like countless pulsating blood vessels, exuding an evil aura that made one's hair stand on end.
The Black Robe Person stopped slaughtering and stood beside the Demon Egg with his hands behind his back. At last, his face beneath the hood was revealed in the dim light.
It was a pale, almost translucent face, with deep features and sharply defined contours. Yet his pitch-black eyes, devoid of any whites, radiated an eerie glow that did not belong to a human.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, revealing a cruel, triumphant smile. He slowly raised both hands and pulled back his hood.
A head of long black hair spilled down, drifting gently in the wind.
His appearance was not greatly different from that of a human; he could even be called quite handsome. Yet the coldness and evil seeping from his very bones sent chills through everyone present.
"Everyone," he said, his voice hoarse yet carrying a condescending note of mockery.
"Welcome to... your burial ground."
The entire crowd erupted in uproar!
"Y-you... who exactly are you?!" someone asked tremblingly.
The Black Robe Person—or rather, an Expert of the Outworld Evil Race—smiled even more deeply.
He raised his right hand, and a mass of black demonic energy slowly condensed in his palm.
That demonic energy was so dense it had nearly solidified, exuding a nauseating aura of decay. It was identical to the demonic energy that had once been within Helian Tieshan, yet purer, more violent, and even more terrifying!
"Me?" he chuckled.
"I am Qiong Luo, a Dark Demon General