But in the blink of an eye, the land that had just been filled with countless people was empty.
After the flames died out, everything returned to how it had been.
Cracked earth, scorching wind, a lifeless forbidden land.
There was not a single person in sight.
Not even ashes remained.
It was as though those densely packed crowds had never existed at all.
The dog standing above had already hidden behind Lou Benwei.
If he could, he would have loved to burrow straight into his boss's black robe...
The Spirit King and Ye Feng hid on the dog's back, while Naigai curled up without moving, his teeth chattering.
Too terrifying...
That fire was fucking terrifying...
While the dog and the others were still immersed in the terror of being dominated by hellfire, Lou Benwei waved a hand, and the scene before them rapidly flashed past.
The towering flames within the Dual Forbidden Cosmos and the blood within the Ice Cosmos quickly vanished.
Everything was receding.
Before long, the scene around them shifted, and they returned to the graveyard.
Ahead stood the same gravestone.
Beside it was the same rust-stained sword.
Now, when the dog and the others looked at that gravestone again, there was no longer the slightest trace of contempt in their eyes.
Only... the dog glanced at the words on the gravestone—Ancestor of the Piao family, Piao Yun Chu.
"Boss, how did this Piao Yun Chu end up here?" the dog voiced his confusion.
Wasn't he someone from that realm?
Lou Benwei raised a hand and brushed a speck of dust from the gravestone. "After the Dual Forbidden Cosmos was torn apart, he fell into Spatial Turbulence and, through a twist of fate, arrived here."
"For a hundred thousand years, he still never managed to return home!"