Chapter 643

Its surface bore no superfluous decorations. Only a lifelike ink-black lotus was engraved on the front—the Ashen Ink Immortal King's mark. The moment the shield-tablet appeared, it radiated an imposing aura as heavy as a mountain. The purple lightning above the Heaven Abyss was instantly dispersed by that aura, and the surrounding space ceased rippling, as though the shield-tablet itself symbolized "stability."

"Th-that's the Ashen Ink Immortal King's shield-tablet!"

A cry of shock and disbelief came from the Foreign Realm camp. The one who cried out was a gray-haired Foreign Realm Supreme. He had once been a follower of the Ashen Ink Immortal King and had personally witnessed him wield this shield-tablet during the Immortal Antiquity War. At this moment, he pointed at the pitch-black shield-tablet, his body trembling uncontrollably. His voice was hoarse, and his eyes were filled with complicated emotions—nostalgia, fear, and a trace of disbelief.

His cry was like a stone cast into a still lake, instantly stirring up a huge uproar among the Foreign Realm beings. "What? The Ashen Ink Immortal King's shield-tablet?" "The shield-tablet that withstood the combined strike of three Immortal Kings during the Immortal Antiquity War without taking even the slightest damage?" "An Lan Immortal King actually brought out this shield-tablet?" ... The Foreign Realm beings began discussing it one after another, the shock on their faces growing stronger. They all knew that the Ashen Ink Immortal King had once been one of the Foreign Realm's supreme Immortal Kings, renowned for his defense. This Ashen Ink Shield-Tablet was the artifact with which he attained the Dao. In terms of defensive power, it was unquestionably number one among all Immortal King Artifacts in the Foreign Realm.

What shocked them even more was that An Lan actually possessed this shield-tablet. An Lan had always been