"Chu Tian..."
The bloody characters carved into the Return-to-Silence Heavenly Emperor's forehead were like a curse that had crossed dimensions, searing themselves into Chu Tian's sea of consciousness.
Before Chu Tian could recover from the eerie sight, chaos erupted in the Heavens Federation's council hall!
"Aaaah!"
As the guide blew himself up, the Heavens Ten Directions Formation—the heart of the federation's defenses—suddenly let out a piercing roar as it ran in reverse!
In the hall, the Withered Wood Ancient Ancestor, Yao Xuan, the Starfall God Son, and the other representatives of the ten clans clutched their chests almost simultaneously and collapsed to their knees in agony. On each of their foreheads, a black Inverse Causality Mark identical to the one on the child from the Silent Abyss spread with terrifying speed!
"Not good! The guide's self-destruction was a trigger! He's using the formation's reverse rotation to forcibly awaken the deep-seated corruption inside the ten clans!" Chu Tianwang cried, his face draining of color.
The Heavens Federation had only just established trust and barely found its balance. Now it stood on the brink of collapse!
"Kill... kill everyone in the heavens!"
The eyes of several weaker elders of the ten clans turned pitch-black. They drew their weapons and hacked wildly at the Human Race generals beside them.
"Defend yourselves! No killing!" Chu Yunshang shouted. Her red robes flashed like Blood Lightning. She left the Hongmeng Slaughter Sacred Sword sheathed, striking again and again with its scabbard to knock the berserk elders unconscious and hold the bloodshed at bay.
"Divine Phoenix Purification!" Chu Yueyao revealed her Ancestral Phoenix form. Seven-colored Divine Fire became rings of gentle light, forcibly calming the Ancestral Phoenix descendants who were about to blow themselves up.
"Epoch Stasis!" Chu Xingyao activated the Epoch Ancient Pagoda and used the