The oppressive atmosphere here was remarkably pure.
It carried a dual force of physical and elemental destruction.
That destructive force made the space here unstable.
Tiny spatial rifts would appear and vanish from time to time.
The spatial rifts exuded a dangerous aura capable of cutting through anything.
The environmental energy level here was so high that it could instantly crush a sixth-tier epic warrior into dust.
"Dusk Bay... the lair of the Night King's personal guards, the Frost Prison Apostles."
King Ragnar had actually followed along like a little tagalong.
Only, his voice was incomparably grave.
The Winter God's shield also fluctuated violently amid the raging energy currents.
Zong Shen was not surprised in the slightest.
These native factions had originally been assigned a role similar to explanatory NPCs by the Lord System.
This sort of control was akin to a cognitive barrier, ensuring that the natives felt nothing amiss.
That was precisely why those natives who received the chance to awaken were so excited.
"Legend says they can manipulate Everdark Water to freeze space!"
"The node core lies beneath the eye of the storm, at the deepest part of the trench."
At that moment, Blood Ice's voice suddenly came through the storm, carrying a hint of gravity.
"There's a big one... more troublesome than those two combined."
Blood Ice's soul had been condensed from a wisp of Frost Divine Will.
There was no doubting his perception.
As if to confirm his words, everyone saw a colossal black waterspout more than a thousand meters in diameter rise sharply from the center of the distant bay.
That was the so-called Everdark Water.
Nothing could stay afloat on such waters.
Even birds flying overhead would inexplicably fall from the sky.
Because the Everdark Water interfered with the surrounding space.
At the