Bloodbath at Human Hall Within the slightly warped space lay a vast stretch of black land. Here and there, patches of stark white showed through its surface—broken bones, exuding an eerie, chilling aura...
At the center of this vast region stood a silent black hall, like an ancient ferocious beast crouching upon the ground. A grim and terrifying air slowly spread out, rippling through this sealed space.
Countless enormous black chains extended from within the black hall, plunging deep into the ground. Clusters of black mist coiled around the chains, vaguely gathering into human shapes. From time to time, glimmers of light flickered along the chains before darting into the black mist, making it grow more solid...
The entire area was exceptionally quiet. A strange atmosphere shrouded the place, sending chills down one's spine.
"Whoosh!"
No one knew how long this silence had lasted when over a dozen clusters of black mist suddenly rose from the chains. The mist contracted, becoming more than a dozen expressionless figures. They exchanged glances, then moved and gathered together.
"Let's go. It is our turn to carry out a mission. Hopefully, we can bring back enough souls this time..."
Among them, a figure who appeared to be their leader spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Heh heh, not long ago, that old freak Elder Liu's group ambushed several cities of the Heavenly Mansion. Not only did they bring back enough souls, they were even richly rewarded by Lord Heavenly Venerate. This time, we should massacre a few Heavenly Mansion cities too..."
One of them laughed sinisterly.
"Mm. Remember, do not leave any survivors."
The leading figure gave a grim smile and slowly nodded. With a wave of his hand, the dozen or so figures turned into black mist and shot toward the edge of this