The black water came without warning! Incredibly viscous, it gushed from the warped spatial rift and instantly flooded a thousand feet of the Void Passage ahead. The putrid stench that struck them head-on made their divine souls recoil with nausea!
"You court death!"
Old Ancestor Cangwu reacted fastest. The sword at his waist rang out! Azure Sword Light surged from its sheath, slashing straight at the black water. Advance without retreat, cut down every obstacle ahead—this was the sword path he had cultivated all his life.
"Stop!"
Zhou Xuan's voice was not loud, yet it shook both men to their cores! The Sword Light stopped forcibly in midair, making the surrounding void turbulence stall. Old Ancestor Cangwu looked at Zhou Xuan, his face full of bewilderment.
His face pale with fright, Old Ancestor Xuanming retreated again and again! Almost pressed against the stern railing, he cried in terror, "It caught up! That damned stuff! Fall back! Hurry, let's retreat to the Immortal-Burying Abyss!"
Ignoring his cries, Zhou Xuan stared at the black water as it writhed and spread, his brows slightly furrowed.
"This water reeks of the Court Guardian Pavilion," he said calmly. "Slashing it with sword qi will only send this filth splattering everywhere. Then we'll really be screwed."
Old Ancestor Cangwu dispersed his Sword Light, his expression turning grave. He could sense the corruption within the black water! It shared a source with the Court Guardian Pavilion Master's power, but this aura was even more insidious and primal.
"They can extend this trap into a Void Passage?" Old Ancestor Cangwu asked grimly. This went beyond his understanding. Void Passages existed in the gaps between laws and were extremely unstable! Setting anything up here was extraordinarily difficult.
"Looks like whoever's at the East Sea Abyss has found a way