The sudden voice made the hearts of all nine people in the formation skip a beat.
They quickly looked around, exchanging glances with the others from afar.
Before they could figure out what was happening, a dense, eerie gray aura abruptly burst forth from around the Venerable Lord of Demon Shadow Palace, deep within the surging Dao Qi.
The aura was exceedingly sinister, containing an incomparably strange and wicked power.
The evil power coiled around the Venerable Lord of Demon Shadow Palace. Though it appeared thin and insubstantial, it not only forcefully blocked the impact of the surging Dao Qi, but also warded off the golden lotus formed from Buddha Essence.
"Hmm? This... this aura..."
"How could this be? Isn't this the aura and evil power possessed by the Sinful Path?"
"This fellow actually has ties to the Sinful Path?"
A strange look flashed through the eyes of both Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei as they spoke at the same time.
Before they could finish speaking, the two turned in unspoken accord and looked together at Wan Jianyi, who had only just arrived.
The change occurring to the Venerable Lord of Demon Shadow Palace made it difficult not to connect him with Wan Jianyi, who had also come from the Sinful Path.
Yet when they saw Wan Jianyi likewise frowning slightly, his face showing bewilderment and surprise,
the two realized before they could speak that this situation should have nothing to do with Wan Jianyi.
At the same time, Wan Jianyi, who was watching the changes on the Venerable Lord of Demon Shadow Palace, suddenly rolled his eyes.
The next moment, as though he had thought of something, he blurted out, "This is bad! It's him? That fellow... is coming!!!"
As his voice fell, the extremely yin True Essence within