The gray mist grew ever denser, and everyone's nerves tightened, afraid of being the first to come under attack and lose their lives.
Yet after some time had passed, everyone was rather puzzled.
Forget powerful Reincarnation Beasts—even the low-level Devourers that had appeared before were nowhere to be seen!
A trace of curiosity surfaced on Mu Qing's face as well.
There was clearly a powerful presence within the gray mist, one that could effortlessly devour the power within their bodies, yet it was not making a move now.
Was it waiting for something?
Mu Qing could not figure out what that presence in the gray mist was thinking.
But he did not let down his guard. This place was extremely dangerous; one slight misstep could lead to death, just like that nine-times-tempered Heavenly Pride from Heartless Hall earlier!
Mu Qing knew that when the monster in the gray mist—or rather, the Reincarnation Beast—made its move, it would definitely devour all the power in their bodies at the same time.
Therefore, should anything happen then, they had to react quickly and use either the power of their physical bodies or the power of the Death Ancient Tree at once.
Mu Qing had already told Zi Jinyuan and the others about the presence within the gray mist that devoured power, so all eight people from the Ancient Immortal Realm knew of it.
Originally, Mu Qing had thought Zi Jinyuan would tell Heartless Hall and the Heavenly Court about this, since those present were more or less grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Yet Zi Jinyuan had not done so.
Zi Jinyuan likely had his own thoughts, or perhaps the three sides had never truly intended to join forces from the start. That was why Zi Jinyuan had kept this secret to himself.