An unknown stretch of darkness.
In the darkness, the Black Secret Eye bloomed once more, silently, as if receiving some kind of message.
"You're always sneaking around. If you have news, why not share it with me..."
The being on the Dark Throne spoke languidly.
But the Black Secret Eye quickly vanished. From within the darkness, Black Spirit's voice rang out:
"It's nothing."
"Just go back to sleep."
Then Black Spirit disappeared from this darkness.
The being on the Dark Throne gave a helpless smile and said:
"Sleep, huh..."
"You clearly wanted to test that Dao Body of mine before, but now you're terrified... Heh. Did you learn some terrible truth from the person behind you...?"
The being on the Dark Throne murmured to himself:
"Caught in the game, I can't recall so many things, and I can't see the whole picture... It's truly painful. You're right, too. I might as well sleep for a while. Why bother with so much? I'll just wait..."
Black Spirit transformed into a plume of human-shaped black smoke and appeared before a pitch-black door.
"Master, the two Corrupt Slaves I sent out... are dead."
"The Ancestral Qi within them has vanished."
Black Spirit knelt and spoke.
Secret power flowed across the pitch-black door, and a voice came from within:
"I sensed it."
"Those two strands of Ancestral Qi... were left behind by my ancient ancestor long ago. They would only truly appear if they encountered my ancient ancestor. Now that they have vanished... my ancient ancestor must have absorbed them."
The voice seemed to hold a trace of excitement.
"The Darkness Lamp should have been obtained by my ancient ancestor as well... With it, the ancestor can revive and activate the sealed Darkness Origin!"
"Go. Find the next Origin Lamp and kindle the