Ghosts and Shadows Fill the Sky

A colossal gateway.

At that moment, the old man discovered that an area spanning an unknown number of hundreds of thousands of miles had been completely shrouded by black clouds. From above, the region where the rain fell clearly resembled a towering, majestic gateway standing between heaven and earth. They were now trapped within this very gateway.

"Damn it!"

The old man gritted his teeth. He had been careless!

His arrogance as a Sea of Suffering Realm cultivator over countless years had made him somewhat dismissive of every enemy. Aside from a rare few, none could truly command his attention. If he had left immediately before the gateway fully took shape, or struck to disperse it, then even with Lin Cheng's current surge in strength, it would have been difficult for him to trap a Sea of Suffering Realm expert.

But there were no ifs in this world.

Carelessness was carelessness. This time, the old man would have to pay for his mistake and arrogance.

"Rumble—"

Sheets of rain came crashing down. What had begun as a soft rustling grew heavier and heavier, swiftly turning into a torrential downpour, like waterfalls stretching across the sky and cascading from above. It sealed off a corner of heaven and earth. Countless creatures were terrified, stunned, even horrified, yet they could only watch helplessly as it happened.

They could not stop it. They could only be at its mercy.

Even the Sea of Suffering Realm old man found it difficult to break through the seal of this gateway-world when he struck again.

"..."

For a moment, the atmosphere grew heavy. The faces of the many Heavenly Star City experts, including the old man, darkened, looking incomparably grim.

In the sky.

Lin Cheng held a black oil-paper umbrella in one hand, his calm gaze