The instant Li Yunjing and the others rushed into the rift leading to the Ghost Prison, their surroundings abruptly distorted.
The once-clear sky became a murky gray ghost domain, and the air reeked of decay.
"Watch out!"
Old Ancestor Ouyang suddenly shouted.
Countless pallid skeletal hands burst out of the ground, frantically clawing at their ankles.
Thunder Talismans flew from Li Yunjing's hands, clearing a patch of ground in an instant.
"This is no ordinary ghost domain."
Old Ancestor Gongyang's expression was grave. "We've been transported to the Nether Bone Sea, one of the most dangerous death zones in the Ghost Prison!"
Li Yunjing's heart jolted.
According to ancient records, the Nether Bone Sea had formed from the remains of the Ancient Battlefield and nurtured countless savage bone demons.
Even worse, the law of space here was chaotic, making it all too easy to lose one's bearings.
Moreover, the Nether Bone Sea was not on Huangze Continent. It lay at the farthest edge of the east, on the outskirts of the so-called Boundless Demon Domain!
No one had imagined that they would travel straight from a location near the northernmost reaches to the easternmost edge!
And it had happened in a mere instant, without even the weightless sensation of teleportation.
Meanwhile, the Spirit Transformation True Lords and Nascent Soul True Persons outside stirred restlessly. Now that someone had taken the lead, the others could no longer sit still.
"Roar..."
Above the heavens, nine dragons roared, spreading golden light across ten thousand miles.
Emperor Huangze sat in the Nine Dragon Chariot, wearing a purple-gold crown and the Nine Dragon Imperial Robe. Faint imperial dragon qi encircled him, and with his every movement, even the laws of heaven and earth seemed to bow beneath his feet.
"The Ghost Prison has opened, and