Mu Yuanji murmured under his breath again and again, an unending stream of demonic chants issuing from his mouth. Waves of surging Demonic Yuan intertwined in his palms, forming one bizarre hand seal after another.
The hand seals rose skyward like wisps of green smoke the instant they formed.
In no more than the time it took to snap one's fingers, a ray of dawn cleaved through the profound darkness and shone upon the earth.
Less than the time it took to brew a cup of tea after that first ray appeared, the land once more beheld a bright and open world.
The blazing sun hung high in the sky. Its brilliant radiance stirred countless cultivators and mortals, trapped deep in darkness and on the brink of despair, into uncontrollable excitement.
It also filled the rampaging evil spirits and demon beasts with terror. The sun's qi followed its rays, scattering across the earth.
As yin and yang qi converged, many evil spirits and demon beasts whose strength had surged in the darkness were immediately suppressed to a considerable extent.
But Ascension Mountain was an exception.
Light swept over Ascension Mountain.
Then thunder boomed through the forest as vast masses of dark clouds gathered in a swarm, blanketing the hundred-mile area centered on Ascension Mountain.
"What astonishing Lightning Tribulation. Its power truly rivals the Forty-Nine Heavenly Lightning. And under such circumstances, Lin Wuyou is facing the tribulation in his Heavenly Demon form—his injuries are bound to multiply."
"Let's leave first. Once he dies beneath the Lightning Tribulation, it will be the moment for us to truly break the Demon Sealing Seal."
Even Mu Yuanji, formidable as he was, could not help changing expression as he listened to the rumbling thunder and sensed the aura of destruction emanating from the clouds overhead.