The show was about to begin.
Rumble—!
The woman kept walking toward them, one step at a time.
Behind her, thunder boomed and lightning flashed. At her feet, the vast ocean churned with rolling waves. Beside her, fierce winds howled and torrential rain poured down.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
At that moment, most of the people in the hall froze as if facing a great enemy. Some instinctively held their breath, while others drew and gripped their magical weapons. A few couldn't help edging backward.
But no matter what they did, they could only stare blankly at the approaching figure in white. Not one dared to speak first.
Because...
That woman was like a white asura returned from hell.
And yet she was also like a celestial maiden descended to the mortal world.
She was breathtakingly beautiful, yet so cold that she seemed capable of freezing the soul.
Rumble—!!!
Another bolt of thunder exploded. Lightning struck the sea, and by the time its blinding flash had faded, the white-clad woman had somehow drifted through the air to a point just outside the mountain gate.
She showed no sign of coming down. Hovering at the same height as them, only a hundred yards from the great hall, she silently faced them.
"She..."
"She's here..."
Someone spoke in a trembling voice.
Though the visitor hadn't announced her identity, and none of them had ever seen her before, those present had already guessed who she was.
That was right!
It was obvious. The woman before them was none other than the culprit who had been rampaging through Jiangnan for the past half month, slaughtering officials, wealthy merchants, and even entire sects, and leaving everyone in a state of panic!
And now, she had come for them.
"Hmph—!"
"Arrogant!"
"Activate the formation!"
"Quick!"