The Death of Kong Mingzi

Chu Ming took a deep breath and gave up resisting.

He reached out, grabbing Qingwei and Thunder Splendor on either side and pulling them close. The light of his domain blazed forth, firmly shielding the three within it. The next instant, the suction force reached its peak.

The four figures vanished into the rift in an instant.

No one knew how much time passed.

Chu Ming opened his eyes and found himself lying on a desolate expanse of land.

All around him was a dim, gray sky. In the distance lay broken mountain ranges and dry riverbeds.

Why did this place... look so familiar?

He struggled to his feet and looked around.

Then he froze.

Wasn't this the shattered domain with the abnormal flow of time from before?

But that wasn't right.

The last time they had entered, there had still been mountains, palaces, and skeletons here.

But now, all of them were gone.

Nothing remained but endless desolation.

As though ten million years had passed.

"Qingwei? Thunder Splendor? Senior Lingfeng?"

Chu Ming shouted loudly.

There was no response.

His expression changed. His body turned into a streak of light as he sped off in every direction.

A moment later, he found Qingwei and Thunder Splendor beside a dry riverbed.

The two were unconscious, but their breathing was steady, and there were no obvious external injuries on them.

Chu Ming let out a breath of relief and woke them.

Qingwei opened her eyes. The moment she saw Chu Ming, her eyes instantly reddened.

Thunder Splendor, meanwhile, sprang to his feet in a tumble, axe in hand as he looked around. "Damn it! Where are those bastards?"

Chu Ming shook his head. "There are no enemies. Just us."

Venerable Lingfeng had also awakened. He struggled to his feet, his face somewhat