This is bad!
The instant the golden runes on the immortal bone lit up, Lin Chuan realized something was wrong. Every hair on his body stood on end as a suffocating pressure bore down on him.
"Everyone, be careful!" Lin Chuan's voice transmission echoed in everyone's ears through the [Akatsuki] rings.
The moment his words fell, the entire sky darkened. Darkness descended like a gaping, bloodthirsty maw, swallowing everyone present in the blink of an eye.
This was absolute darkness. No light could penetrate it, nor could anyone see through it, because this was an immortal's method—a method beyond the comprehension of cultivators.
Everyone who had been fighting was thrown into panic. The darkness had come too suddenly, leaving them no time to react. More importantly, this was not the first time they had encountered such darkness. During the previous incident, Central River's crown prince had been killed directly inside a private room at the auction. He had been a Fusion Stage cultivator, surrounded by dozens of Fusion Stage experts, yet he had still been slain. It was clear enough that their opponent possessed the strength to kill anyone present.
Darkness itself was nothing unfamiliar to cultivators, but darkness that could not be seen through left everyone at a loss.
Even in the darkest environments, cultivators could normally still make out certain things. Combined with their perception, they would not lose control of their surroundings. Yet this darkness made everyone lose all awareness of their surroundings in an instant.
Such darkness was terrifying and panic-inducing. Even Fusion Stage cultivators felt fear rising from the depths of their hearts.
Buzz!
Lin Chuan's Mangekyō Sharingan erupted instantly. Pupil power gathered frantically in his crimson eyes as he scanned his surroundings.
He had not been present during the last incident, so he did