Above Tian Shu City, space suddenly split open with a jagged tear.
From within the spatial rift, Four-Winged Unicorns flew out one after another. Atop each unicorn, soldiers of the Black Annihilation Army clad in uniform armor arranged themselves neatly in the air.
At the front of the Black Annihilation Army, Seventh Commander Ling Quan of the Black Annihilation Army held his head high and his chest out, gazing at everyone inside Tian Shu City with undisguised contempt in his eyes.
Besides him, there were four others positioned ahead of Ling Quan.
At the very front was Elder Gu Yang, followed by Elder Tongxuan, then an Eight-Rank Nine-Color alchemist of the Ancient Clan, and finally Gu Feng, a member of the previous generation's geniuses of the Ancient Clan whose cultivation had reached the First-Turn Dou Venerate. Though he had not yet grown to his peak, he already possessed the cultivation of a First-Turn Dou Venerate, and future achievements of reaching the low-star Dou Sheng would be a walk in the park.
At the very front of the procession, Gu Yang stared at Xiao Yan for a few seconds, then waved his hand. An Ancient Character Token manifested, and as he poured Dou Qi into it, it suspended itself above Tian Shu City.
Meanwhile, above the Ancient Realm Plaza, a token of identical appearance emitted a faint radiance, then projected an image into the sky that encompassed the entirety of Tian Shu City.
Inside the small courtyard, Xiao Yan asked Xiao Xun'er what this token was. Although Xiao Xun'er was not currently in the Ancient Clan, she understood many things and instantly guessed the token's function: it projected the imagery from this place to another location.
She informed Xiao Yan of all this.
Upon learning that everything he was about to