The instant the Immortal Court Prison Ship tore through the barrier of the void, an unbearably thick stench of blood hit them head-on, mingled with the salty dampness of seawater. One whiff was enough to turn their stomachs.
Once the dazzling light faded, a pitch-black sea of death stretched before them without end, its oppressive darkness making it hard to breathe.
The sea was anything but calm. Viscous undercurrents surged and heaved beneath its surface. Could some man-eating monster be lurking below?
The sky was an eerie dark red. The sun, moon, and stars were nowhere to be seen; only a layer of blood-colored clouds bore down heavily overhead.
Most unnerving of all was the enormous hemispherical curtain of light shrouding the entire sea. Just looking at it gave them a sinister feeling.
The curtain was dark red, its surface flowing with countless twisted, blood-colored runes that pulsed incessantly. It had utterly sealed this sea known as the Extreme Abyss away from the outside world—not even a fly could escape.
The aura that oppressed their divine souls and made them sick came from that very curtain.
"Holy fucking shit, what the hell is this place..."
Old Ancestor Xuanming had only just put away his Origin Source Ice Shield, his mouth still twitching with heartache. When he looked up and saw the scene, he nearly flung the shield out again in fright, his calves threatening to cramp.
He pointed at the enormous dark-red curtain, his voice cracking as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"This... what the fuck is this thing? This force field... it's more than ten times tougher than that layer of spirit-nullifying poison miasma outside the Immortal-Burying Abyss!"
Even looking at it from afar sent waves of stabbing pain through his Dao Fruit. Countless venomous thoughts