The Heavenly Mechanism's Tricks

Thud, thud, thud...

A steady succession of rhythmic, muffled booms rose and fell, as though invisible giants were beating heavy war drums high above the nine heavens.

With every drumbeat, Lu Ye felt the Blood Qi in his chest churn.

Looking around again—

Li Baxian, Feng Yuechan, Jujia, and even Hua Ci, the Medical Cultivator, all had their auras surging and their battle intent blazing.

"Don't panic. It seems that before every Cloud River Hegemony, there is a Heavenly Anomaly like this. It is the Heavenly Mechanism at work, meant to inspire morale and stir up battle intent," Li Baxian said.

Only then did Lu Ye relax. For a moment just now, he had thought something had gone wrong.

The drums sounded eighteen times.

Afterward came three long, drawn-out horn calls. Within those horn calls, one could vaguely hear thousands upon thousands of troops charging through the sky, carrying with them an aura of iron and blood.

The entire Cloud River Battlefield was steeped in a grim, murderous atmosphere.

Lu Ye's expression turned strange.

He could not understand why the Heavenly Mechanism of the Nine Provinces had to put on such a show.

A short while later, the horn calls slowly faded.

Then it seemed as though giants roared in fury above the vault of heaven.

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

Even with Lu Ye's resolute mind, this whole spectacle ignited his battle intent. He desperately wanted to find a worthy opponent and fight a great battle to vent the feelings in his heart.

Then Lu Ye saw a ripple suddenly sweep across the Heaven's Mystery Pillar and spread in all directions. As it expanded, Li Baxian vanished first, followed by Jujia. Hua Ci and Feng Yuechan disappeared almost simultaneously after that.

At the same time, the Battlefield Mark on the back