Arriving at the Door (First Update)

Outside Red Cloud City, in the wilderness.

Thirty cultivators were fighting desperately against streak after streak of 'lightning.' These lightning streaks were incredibly fast, ghostly and unpredictable, and there were a great many of them—over two hundred in all.

Riiip!

The North River Emperor's body was slashed by a lightning streak. A claw vaguely tore through part of the North River Emperor's flesh, even ripping off one of his legs!

"Break!" The North River Emperor's face twisted savagely as sword-light crashed like a river against that lightning streak, forcibly driving the bizarre streak back.

The North River Emperor's body rapidly regrew.

"Quick, shake them off..."