Entering Darkness

Rather than sit and wait for death, it was better to strike first. At least then, the initiative remained in their own hands.

For the first time in centuries, Lu Shan rose from his cross-legged position and stretched his body.

The blood-and-vitality power emanating from him, like that of the sun, slowly withdrew.

The light illuminating humanity's territory continuously dimmed as he reined in his power.

The Black Shadows around humanity immediately grew far more restless, and the intensity of the battlefield abruptly surged.

However, Lu Shan had already warned the Human Race before retracting his strength.

Thus, many human powerhouses appeared at the boundary between darkness and light, slaughtering the Black Shadows rushing out of Endless Darkness.

The Phantom Beasts of the other two Martial Emperors also returned to humanity's territory, spreading out in all directions to assist with its defense.

The Demon Race was in much the same situation. After the five peak Demon Emperors withdrew, the remaining Demon Emperors stepped up to fill the gap.

Yet compared to when those five were present, they could only barely maintain stability. As time passed, the territories of both the Human Race and Demon Race would be compressed even further.

So Lu Shan and the others did not have much time.

Lu Shan led his six Phantom Beasts and the five Demon Emperors headlong into Endless Darkness.

A golden sun enveloped them. Rays carrying temperatures of tens of millions of degrees radiated from it, burning to death every Black Shadow that tried to approach.

Black crystals rained down like raindrops, yet before they could touch the ground, an attractive force seized them and drew them toward a black speck on the sun, which swallowed every last one.

Some especially powerful Black Shadows, after withstanding the scorching rays, were torn apart