Darkness Essence!!!

That thought contained no complicated language, yet it conveyed an utterly certain, unequivocal message:

[It won't be discovered.]

Qin Yan froze.

"Not even by the Imperial Realm...?"

The thought came again, just as certain:

[No.]

Qin Yan fell silent.

He knew Little Black never spoke without reason, much less made rash judgments on such a crucial matter.

Yet he still found it difficult to feel completely at ease.

Just then, as if sensing the lingering doubts deep within Qin Yan's heart, Little Black, deep inside the Blood Demon Nest, made an unprecedented move.

Little Black suddenly straightened its slender trunk!

All its branches trembled in unison!

"Buzz—!"

A low, ancient hum rang out.

Then, Qin Yan "saw" countless densely packed black runes abruptly emerge across the seemingly delicate branches of the little black tree. They were as fine as hairs, yet radiated a deeply unsettling, profound darkness...

These runes did not remain still. Like living things, they slowly moved, flowed, and intertwined across the branches' surface.

With every movement, they traced out a path of darkness.

More and more runes gathered.

They left Little Black's branches, spiraling, winding, and weaving through the air.

At last, beneath Qin Yan's disbelieving gaze—

Countless Darkness Runes condensed into chains as thick as thumbs, black as ink from end to end, their surfaces glimmering with a cold, faint light... Darkness Chains!

The chains hung suspended above the Blood Demon Nest, slowly rotating.

Every single chain exuded an aura of darkness so pure it reached the extreme!

Qin Yan's pupils suddenly contracted!

These Darkness Runes...

He had seen them before!

Within the Blood God Hall of Azure Dragon Ancient Mountain, after he had personally slain that frenziedly roaring Dark Mass containing the Dark Demon Emperor's obsession, Darkness Runes had flashed by for an instant.

That