Xu Changqing rode the Grand Unity Azure Lotus Throne, speeding through the skies of the Central Region.
As he drew ever closer to the Fallen Immortal Abyss, the atmosphere around him grew increasingly strange.
The once-rich spiritual energy gradually thinned, replaced by a stench of blood.
The mountains and forests along the way grew ever more desolate. Human voices were scarce; only howls and roars rose and fell.
Before long, something appeared ahead.
Over a hundred demons were besieging three Demon-Hunting Teams.
The demon horde was made up of many different kinds.
There were wolf demons covered in blue fur, their fangs jutting out.
There were enormous bear demons clad from head to toe in black armor.
There were also bone-winged bat demons with wingspans of several yards, their shrieks piercing to the ear.
Every one of them had a ferocious gleam in its eyes and radiated a savage aura.
The ground was stained red with blood. Broken magical artifacts lay scattered everywhere, and several cultivators' corpses were sprawled across the ground. The scene was too ghastly to bear.
"How did demons from elsewhere end up at the Fallen Immortal Abyss?"
"Something is wrong. We need to send someone back to the outpost to report this!"
"Everyone, hold on!"
The three Demon-Hunting Teams had no more than twenty people combined, and most of them were already wounded. The magical artifacts in their hands were covered in cracks.
"Roar!"
At that moment, an earthshaking roar came from behind the demon horde. Then, a black-armored bear demon far larger than the others slowly emerged.
It stood a full five zhang tall, its black armor gleaming with a cold metallic sheen.
Its eyes were blood-red, and a vicious scar ran across its back.
It was the leader of this demon horde, the Black-Armored