Netherblood Island lay several hundred thousand li south of Nine-Dragon Island. It was a large island, and the nearest and only island in the vicinity of Nine-Dragon Island; the others amounted to no more than clusters of coral reefs.
Netherblood Island had originally been an uninhabited island without a proper name. Yet its scenery was beautiful, with demons dwelling throughout it and three Sea Clan tribes living there for generations. It had been a rare haven of peace and tranquility.
Now, the entire island was shrouded in billowing demonic mist, black tinged with crimson. Nothing on the island could be seen from outside. Ghosts wept and spirits howled, while gusts of chilling wind made it resemble a dark hell. Countless departed souls and fiends flickered in and out of the black mist. This was the Ten-Directional Eternal Darkness Demon Domain Formation, a renowned supreme formation of the Demon Realm. None who entered survived; only eternal darkness awaited.
On this day, countless demonic beasts and sea beasts filled the sky and sea. Some rode clouds and mist, some soared on outstretched wings, and others rode the waves, surging toward Netherblood Island from the north like a terrifying tsunami in a vast, spectacular procession.
Upon reaching a point several hundred li from Netherblood Island, the countless demonic beasts and sea beasts slowly split into two streams, encircling it from both sides. More than thirty thousand members of the Witch Clan and over four hundred thousand cultivators left the backs of the demonic birds, hovering in the air like myriad shining stars and instantly expanding their ranks. Together with the enormous bodies of the demonic beasts and sea beasts, they completely surrounded the mist-shrouded island. Their savage, chilling demonic aura pressed down upon the demonic mist like dark clouds overhead.
"Roar..."
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