The whole world fell silent.
Every grandmaster in the dense forest stared blankly up at the second full moon in the night sky, shaken to the core.
More than twenty miles away, hundreds of thousands of townspeople and martial artists in the prefectural city also raised their heads in bewilderment. They watched, uncertain and alarmed, as a halo of light washed a swath of the night sky moon-white.
"What... is that?"
"Is it the moon? Why has another one risen?"
"That's no moon. It's energy—the shockwave from powerful fighters clashing!"
"Heavens, what kind of fighter could create a sight so vast?!"
"I've seen first-rank grandmasters fight. Their power was nowhere near this immense."
"Then you mean a Celestial?!"
"Celestials are fighting outside the city? Did they come for the Heaven-Balancing Sea-Subduing Ruler too?"
"They won't bring the fight into the city, will they?"
Boom, boom!!
Ji Fan, who was flying toward the forest to reinforce Huang Tian, abruptly halted in midair. He stared in horror at the enormous halo surging up from the trees ahead.
"What's going on? Are Celestial experts fighting?"
A storm rose in his heart, and he wavered. If a Celestial is there, won't Huang Tian be in danger? Should I go over?
After hesitating for two or three breaths, he gritted his teeth. Whatever happens, I have to take a look! If I can help, I will. If I can't, I'll retreat!
Just as he was about to surge forward again, a hearty laugh rang through heaven and earth.
"Huang Tian, hurry up and break through to the Celestial realm! I look forward to the day we truly fight!"
The voice scattered countless drifting clouds and resounded in every ear and heart.
In the dense forest, the man in white from earlier lay unconscious on the