The instant the explosion rang out, an invisible gloom suddenly settled over everyone's hearts.
It was hard to describe the feeling. It was as though fear had filled their minds, as though their hearts were being clenched tighter and tighter. In the end, every emotion vanished, leaving only uneasy trembling.
Zhou You did not say a word. With a few leaps, he sprang up to the dome.
He looked outside—and immediately froze.
...Unnoticed, the Blood Moon had already descended. Even its brows and eyes were clearly visible now. That smiling face streaked with bloody tears was still filled with madness, yet it seemed to carry an even deeper hunger and malice that seeped into the bones.
Zhou You had seen this sight not long ago.
It had been the same when the Withering Tide arrived... but Paradise seemed to have a thin canopy overhead, preventing the Blood Moon from descending any farther.
At that moment, an aged voice came from behind him.
"The Wenton Family... it looks like they're going all in. They even brought out something like the Laughing Tongue... They really aren't afraid of being purged afterward."
It was Uncle Wang.
Zhou You was not surprised at all.
Though this man, like the old man from the Zhang Family, looked as if one foot was already in the grave, he had controlled the Lin Family for so long. There was no way he could be useless.
What puzzled Zhou You was something else.
"What exactly is the Laughing Tongue?"
Unlike his previous drowsy manner, Uncle Wang explained fluently from behind him.
"How should I put it? It's probably on the same level as that bead you took out in the theater... It's a special-grade anomalous item. There aren't many of them in all of Paradise... The Wenton Family