Limitless Ancestor frowned when he saw the man.
Yet that was not the end.
As the light from the blood-red portal reached its peak, a terrifying demonic might slowly spread from within, like an ancient Demon God awakening from slumber. It made the souls of every living being present tremble, including Netherdark Ancestor, who had only just appeared.
Then another indistinct elderly figure stepped out.
He seemed to be of ordinary height, yet every step he took made the void shudder and groan.
No demonic energy swirled around him. Instead, he existed in a strange state of emptiness. Yet that very emptiness seemed to devour all the light and sound around him, making him the center of the universe. His vast aura far surpassed Netherdark Ancestor's, reaching an inconceivable realm.
This old man was the foremost ancestor of the Eastern Extremity Demon Abyss, a terrifying being who had already survived two heavenly tribulations as a loose immortal.
His appearance placed immense pressure on everyone present.
Loose immortals had nine ranks, each stronger than the last. A ninth-rank loose immortal was an unconventional kind of immortal who rivaled a true immortal, or even surpassed one.
A Two-Tribulation Loose Immortal could utterly crush an expert one realm below.
And there were two of them.
Strictly speaking, although these demonic cultivators' tribulations were called loose immortal tribulations, they cultivated the demonic path and followed the road of true demons. They should therefore have been called loose demon immortals. In essence, however, their levels were much the same, so they could also be called loose immortals.
The old man's calm gaze swept over everyone before finally settling on Limitless Ancestor. "Fellow Daoist Limitless, since you have awakened, let us settle the ten thousand years of karma between us today."
Their two factions had clashed