The Dark Year arrived right on schedule.
Neither early nor late.
It was as though its timing had been set in advance.
Chen Lin went outside and saw that the entire expanse of the void had plunged into darkness, without the slightest glimmer of light.
Even the stars in the firmament seemed to have vanished.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless cultivators streaked through the sky. Shouts rang out everywhere as the city descended into brief chaos.
Some even took advantage of the confusion to rob shops in the Market.
Chen Lin ignored everything else and stood at the entrance, concentrating on sensing the fluctuations of vital essence between heaven and earth.
Then a look of surprise crossed his face.
It really was just as the rumors claimed. During the Dark Year, only the light disappeared; nothing else changed. The Heaven and Earth Essence Qi had even grown somewhat stronger.
But the disappearance of light was itself abnormal.
The Dark Year affected the entire Youlong Star Domain. This was no small star domain, and many of its celestial bodies emitted their own light. They could not possibly turn dark merely because something blocked them.
Some external force had to be responsible.
"Ah!"
As he pondered this, a scream suddenly came from beside him.
Chen Lin glanced over.
He saw Lin Xinyi collapse to the ground, her body curled up like a shrimp as she rolled about incessantly.
At the same time.
Dark red light flickered between her brows, as though something was about to bore its way out, emanating an aura that made his heart tremble.
"My lord, what has happened to Miss Lin?"
Shock crossed Elder Qin's face. He tried to step forward and help Lin Xinyi up, only to discover that he could not approach her.
A Formless Barrier surrounded