The instant Prince Jin saw that figure, his expression changed slightly.
"He actually came in person!!!"
That was right. The person who had appeared in the night sky and suppressed even the light radiating from Prince Jin was none other than the chairman of the Dark Council and the controller of the Assassin Alliance. His codename was—Dark Curtain!
This man rarely appeared in the public eye, yet countless legends surrounded him. Those legends circulated only among the upper echelons of the major powers; ordinary cultivators were not even qualified to come into contact with information about him.
According to legend, several prominent figures assassinated throughout history had been connected to Dark Curtain, though none of it had ever been confirmed. Still, as the controller of the Assassin Alliance and chairman of the Dark Council, Dark Curtain was one of the most feared assassins in the current cultivation world.
Even with Prince Jin's cultivation, if Dark Curtain set his sights on him, his chance of surviving would be no more than thirty percent. This alone showed how powerful Dark Curtain was.
"Chairman, I am Eternal Night, the former controller of the Heavenly Court. I was previously plotted against by my disciple, Crown Prince Hai, which led to my reincarnation. I have returned today to reclaim the Heavenly Court that belongs to me. I hope Chairman will not take offense," Liu Yong said respectfully.
Liu Yong had long expected the Dark Council to interfere in this matter, but he had not expected Chairman Dark Curtain to come personally.
However, Liu Yong had nothing to fear from this. The battle was already over, and the Heavenly Court had visibly returned to his hands. It was a done deal now; even Dark Curtain could not say much about it.
When Liu Yong had been