This situation was completely wrong!
Where was the Immortal Path they had promised? Where was the ascension to the Immortal Domain they had promised?
Why had a group of Ghost Soldiers that looked like they had crawled out of a graveyard emerged from that imposing heavenly gate?
Looking at the dense mass of Ghost Soldiers filling the sky, radiating an ominous aura of death and silence, Xiao Yang was utterly dumbfounded.
He even suspected that the heavenly gate had opened in the wrong place and accidentally connected to the Underworld of the Nine Netherworlds.
"By order of the Heaven Edict!"
Just then, the leader of the Ghost Soldiers slowly spoke. He wore a general's armor, held a battered battle halberd, and possessed the aura of a peak Quasi Emperor.
His voice was hoarse and dry, devoid of the slightest emotion. It sounded like two rusted pieces of metal grinding against each other, making one's scalp tingle.
"The Immortal Slaying Sword is an ominous weapon. Its emergence will trigger a great calamity spanning the ages and bring disaster upon all living beings."
"Today, we have come by the will of Heaven to reclaim this sword and seal it within Heaven's prison, where it shall never see the light of day again!"
"Sword Wielder, hand over the sword, and you may enter the cycle of reincarnation."
"If you dare resist..."
The Ghost Soldier commander's empty eye sockets suddenly turned toward Xiao Yang. Two clusters of ghostly green flames leaped violently within them.
"Kill without mercy!"
The final four words rang through the heavens, carrying a chilling killing intent that brooked no argument!
As his voice fell, the tens of thousands of Ghost Soldiers uniformly raised their weapons and aimed them at Xiao Yang below!
A terrifying aura formed from an endless mixture