"Th-that... what is that?!"
Everyone in Capital City stared up at the sky, their eyes wide.
Two palms had completely filled the vast sky.
A suffocating pressure descended from above.
It was so powerful that it felt as though the entire firmament were about to come crashing down.
"Run! Run for your lives!"
"Demons! It's demons!!!"
Terrified screams rose throughout Capital City, and the entire city plunged into chaos in an instant.
Countless people fled madly toward the city gates, scrambling over one another.
Yet the Heavenly Demon's pressure was utterly terrifying.
Many had barely taken a few steps before that mighty aura crushed them, their legs giving way as they collapsed to the ground.
Some cultivators tried circulating their power to resist, but before that overwhelming might, their powerful bodies were as feeble as toys, unable to withstand a single blow.
Inside the imperial palace, the crown prince of the Great Jing Kingdom looked up at the sky.
Well versed in the classics and privy to many secret records kept by his family, he recognized the being at a glance, and despair spread across his face.
"A Heavenly Demon... this is a true Heavenly Demon!"
"The Xie Family... the Xie Family actually brought something like this here! We're finished! We're all finished!"
The Shenwu Emperor, Yang Yuanchu, stood proudly, a little disappointed by the crown prince's reaction.
He, too, felt the destructive power within that pressure, but he did not lose his composure.
The chief eunuch, Liu He, hurried forward, intending to help him back into the hall. "Your Majesty! Please return to the hall and take shelter!"
Yet the Shenwu Emperor did not budge, his gaze fixed on the enormous figure in the sky.
"Take shelter? Where could we possibly hide...?"
Rumble!
The Shenwu Emperor had barely finished