Staring at Sikong Jing, whose entire body was covered in black scales, whose enormous wings were spread wide, and who was wreathed in demonic energy, everyone aboard the Divine Shuttle Ship froze, their pupils shrinking in terror one by one.
Just as they had thought, the humanoid fiendish beast had truly been lying in wait in Wuji Town, waiting for the hare to crash into the tree stump!
Thud...
Heavy footsteps rang out as Sikong Jing took a step forward, crushing the stones atop the ruins into powder.
That single step shook their hearts, as though it would shatter the entire Divine Shuttle Ship to pieces...
Boom, boom, boom, boom...
In that instant, every Venerable erupted with waves of true energy, forming terrifying clouds above Wuji Town. Even Ten Thousand Ice City and places farther away could sense the Venerables' power.
Yet Sikong Jing remained unmoved. He said indifferently, "Thank you for sparing me another trip. Now, I'll send you all on your way to the afterlife."
Boom...
As his words fell, demonic smoke seemed to surge wildly from beneath Sikong Jing's feet. His wings whipped up fierce whirlwinds toward the Divine Shuttle Ship, and then his figure passed through the ship's hull. After several bangs...
The entire Divine Shuttle Ship scattered into fragments and rained down to the ground.
The Venerables amid the wreckage widened their eyes and hurriedly darted upward.
Yet before even the blink of an eye had passed—before the Venerables could even rush out of the Divine Shuttle Ship's fragments—the Venerable who had previously slapped the Ice King Sect Master to death shrieked repeatedly, "Save me! The fiendish beast is here! Hurry... Aah!"
That final cry had already turned into a scream. After that, only echoes remained.
At the same time, the spiritual consciousness of all