Death Like Dust Motes

"Hmm?"

Just as the Devil Ancestor, Ming Fan God Monarch, and the others continued exploring the depths of the Bottomless Abyss, the leading Ninth Heaven Divine Lord among them, Kong Huan God Monarch, suddenly halted, a flicker of surprise passing through his eyes.

Immediately afterward, the other five Ninth Heaven Divine Lords, including the Devil Ancestor, also stopped. All of them looked toward the Void ahead, their faces showing uncertainty and suspicion.

They saw—

Amid the pitch-black gloom of the distant Nihility, a phantom had appeared at some unknown time. Its features could not be seen, only its outline, yet merely looking directly at it brought an inexplicable palpitation to the heart.

Yet strangely, while its outline could be seen with the eyes, it could not be sensed at all. Whether through Life Profundity, Myriad Spirits, Causality Profundity, or any other means of perception, every attempt at probing it yielded only one result: there was nothing ahead but a stretch of Nihility, with not a single living being present.

"What is this?"

Someone stared gravely ahead, his expression wary.

This was the depths of the Bottomless Abyss, no place of good fortune. Though they were all Ninth Heaven Divine Lords, when confronted with something they could not comprehend, vigilance rose in every heart. For a time, no one dared act rashly.

"It cannot be sensed, yet it seems to truly exist. What strange power is this? Could it be some aberrant Abyss Beast?"

"Everyone, should we take a detour?"

Kong Huan God Monarch took the initiative to suggest it.

Under normal circumstances, even if Abyss Beasts stood in their way, the six of them would have no fear when joining forces and would never deliberately avoid them. But what they had encountered now lay beyond their understanding and was clearly