In the bitter cold of the northernmost reaches of Tiannan Continent,
Amid the snow and wind that filled the sky, a crowd of half-human, half-Half-Demon creatures came into view. Some had horns on their heads; others had the bodies of beasts.
They let out strange, beastlike growls as they crouched on all fours, performing an eerie ritual.
The low growls of those taking part in the prayer grew louder and louder.
Above the Far North of Tiannan Continent, in a pitch-black night sky where one could not see a hand before one's face,
a strange aura began to emerge.
The instant it appeared, the creatures seemed to be seized by a frenzy.
Eyes bloodred, they kowtowed without pause. Many split their foreheads open, yet none showed any sign of stopping.
"What are these neither-human-nor-demon bastards up to?"
On a low, snow-covered hill not far from the ritual, Luo Yi watched the scene with a curious smile.
When he had noticed something amiss in the Far North, he had come at once without hesitation.
As it happened, he had arrived just in time to see them conducting this ritual.
He did not know what they were up to, but instinct told him something was wrong.
After all, when the Ten Thousand Demon Lair still existed, these people had dared to fuse their own organs with those of its beasts.
Now that the Ten Thousand Demon Lair was gone, they looked only more unhinged.
At the thought, he suddenly appeared high above them, in the Heavenly Firmament.
"I was busy dealing with the beasts of the Ten Thousand Demon Lair, then hurried off to see the new world beyond Tiannan Continent. I nearly forgot about you insects hiding in the gutters."
"Tell me. What exactly was that ritual you were performing?"
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