"Hm?"
Everyone looked up at the sky at once. They were all among the strongest beings in this world, and their reactions were exceptionally swift.
"He's here," Master Zunsheng said gravely.
A layer of blood-red color spread across the sky as a sinister, baleful aura swept in, turning the entire world into a hazy crimson.
That was only the beginning. The next moment, a blood-red glow appeared in the distance, followed by a soul-shaking river of blood.
The entire sky turned crimson. A blood river stretching for countless miles blotted out the heavens and sun, filled with the wails and shrieks of ghosts. Who knew how many wronged souls were trapped within it?
As the blood river pressed in, all of Mount Wutai trembled.
Master Zunsheng shouted, "Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation!"
With a cold cry, tens of thousands of golden lights illuminated all of Mount Wutai. Countless monks appeared, their sutra chants shaking the heavens, as a golden barrier emerged and enveloped the entire mountain.
A golden lotus bloomed beneath their feet. Master Zunsheng said, "This golden lotus is the power of the barrier. Once it withers, Mount Wutai will fall."
Yamamoto Genryusai's expression darkened as he watched Youquan descend with boundless power, his heart growing even heavier.
With a wave of one hand, Xuan Tianzong summoned a strange blue longsword into his grasp. His gaze sharpened as he soared into the air.
"Youquan, come and fight to the death!"
With a swing of his sword, a streak of blue sword energy tore across the sky toward the blood river above.
"Xuan Tianzong, a leftover remnant of the Kunlun Sect. Are you that eager to die?" A piercing voice rang out.
It sounded somewhat like an infant's.
Then, a blood-red beam met the attack, and the two lights collided in an