Heavenly River City had become much quieter.
As Lin Cheng strolled around, vast numbers of dark creatures were effortlessly slaughtered. Wherever he passed, more than half of the dark aura from the Abyss was instantly extinguished.
The sky, which had originally been somewhat dim, seemed to brighten at this moment.
Other than the Nine Great Families, and the locations of the Heavenly River Monarch and the Heavenly Demon Emperor, the rest of the city had actually become tranquil.
It was as if the scene of endless dark creatures invading just moments ago had been nothing more than a dream.
Now that the dream had ended, countless monsters had scattered, and everything had returned to normal.
Except... the corpses strewn everywhere across the ground reminded everyone that countless brutal battles had truly taken place just now. Though the monsters had vanished, the bodies of vast numbers of humans remained where they had fallen.
"What just happened?"
The sudden dispersal of vast amounts of black mist within Heavenly River City filled the dark creatures elsewhere with intense unease. Their attacks on the Nine Great Families immediately weakened considerably... even the Abyssal Immortal Emperors hesitated.
What had happened?
Why had their connection to the Abyss suddenly weakened so drastically?
"Something's wrong. There's another powerful expert hiding here!"
In the direction of the Lin Family, the three Upper Immortal Emperors who had been entangling the Lin Family Ancestor suddenly changed expression and swiftly looked into the distance. The black fog in the sky there had suddenly dispersed, revealing threads of light.
This shouldn't be happening!
"Such audacity!" An Abyssal Immortal Emperor flew into a rage, his aura erupting.
"Find that guy! Kill him!" came another furious roar.
The next second, Abyssal Immortal Emperors within the territories of the Nine Great Families instantly broke away