Han Zhenyue deployed the troops, arranging forces from every side.
Li Xuancang said nothing, but inwardly remained on guard.
Three days later, the army's banners blanketed the sky as they surged out of Blackstone Fortress with overwhelming momentum.
"Begin!"
The people of the Sacred Flame Palace formed an array and drew upon the Torch in the heavens, instantly illuminating the Dark Land.
"Ah..."
Piercing screams rang out as countless Demonic Beasts hiding within the Dark Land were reduced to ashes in an instant.
"Boom, rumble..."
The Torch in the sky trembled slightly, its radiance washing over the land and annihilating the Abyssal aura within the Dark Land.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, everyone's souls shuddered. They froze at once, as though even their spirits were about to be sealed in ice.
"Careful, the Abyssal Will has descended."
Everyone's hearts pounded in terror as they loudly warned the companions around them.
Li Xuancang was trembling with fear as well, his palms drenched in sweat.
Even though he was already at the Late-Stage Dharma Body Realm, he was still no more than an ant before the Abyssal Will.
Li Xuancang turned to look at Han Zhenyue and saw his entire body shaking, cold sweat streaming down his face.
"Is even the Cave Heaven Realm nothing more than an ant?"
Han Zhenyue's reaction gave Li Xuancang a deeper understanding of the Abyss's terror, and his heart grew heavy.
Even if he could soon rival a Cave Heaven Realm cultivator, he would still be an ant before the Abyssal Will.
To stand against the Abyss, the road ahead was long and arduous.
"Boom!"
The Sacred Flame Palace cultivators swiftly set up Torches, their light echoing the Torch in the sky. In an instant, the Abyssal Will was driven away, and everything returned to normal.
"Crack!"
A fissure