There was also a phantom whose features Xiao Yan could not make out clearly. Yet, sensing the aura around him, Xiao Yan felt an inexplicable closeness, as though he had met an elder relative after a long separation. Though the phantom's face remained indistinct, Xiao Yan could tell that his gaze had been fixed on him all along.
The glow surrounding the Void Heavenly Emperor seemed somewhat clearer. He was not entirely incorporeal, and a faint smile rested on his face as he looked at Xiao Yan and nodded encouragingly.
The Void Heavenly Emperor then turned to the many Dou Di-level experts and solemnly bowed. "Everyone, it was my momentary negligence that caused a breach to appear in the continent, allowing this creature to invade. Fortunately, you Dou Dis buried your power within the continent as this world's final barrier. Please join forces and destroy this creature completely, leaving no future trouble!"
"Only right!"
"This world raised us. How can we allow foreign enemies to covet it?"
"After ten thousand years, let me see whether my power is still as sharp as ever."
"Words are useless. Just act."
"We must strike with all our might. Leave no room for mercy."
"We absolutely cannot leave disaster behind for future generations!"
As he listened to these words, the doubts in Xiao Yan's heart gradually dispersed.
This strange person formed from black mist—or perhaps it was not a person at all—did not belong to the Douqi Continent. Like Lu Huangtian, it came from beyond the Douqi Continent and bore immense hostility toward it.
The identities of the figures who had appeared were extraordinary. They had once been born upon the Douqi Continent and had successfully reached the pinnacle of the continent, attaining the realm of Dou Di.
They had long foreseen the