Dao Hua True Man's eyes shone with clear light as he looked up at the heavens. Beyond that layer of shadow, grim demonic qi surged like a tide, transforming into a thousand strange phenomena, savage and terrifying. Though it had not truly struck, it still possessed the power to shake souls and assail the defenses of the heart. Especially since others lacked his cultivation of the Heavenly Water True Eyes, they might be eroded by demonic intent without even realizing it, and their circumstances would only grow more perilous and unpredictable.
Beside him, Ghost God Sword was likewise gazing at the sky, though his eyes shifted far more frequently. His main concern was observing how the Void Rifts throughout the Eastern Splendor Peaks changed as the shadow spread. He possessed some attainment in Void Divine Abilities; the nickname "Ghost God Sword" came precisely from his sword light's wandering leaps, its ability to disregard the laws of space. Still, for this sort of observation, he had to rely on specialized instruments.
The nine-zhang-high platform where he, Dao Hua True Man, and the others stood was Donghua Palace's Star Observation Platform. Back in Donghua's original Self-Created World, this high platform had been one of its hubs, able to survey the conditions of every peak according to prearranged formations.
But after the spiritual veins of the peaks had been removed and the formations damaged, it no longer possessed its former marvels. Sword Discussion Pavilion had transplanted another set of "Heaven-Measuring" magical instruments here and arranged them into a formation. Stationed within it, they could use the formation's power to sense information from all directions, especially changes in the laws of space. Yet compared to the original arrangement, it was ultimately far inferior. It could not investigate the minute changes in every region, and