The hand was pure black, without the slightest gleam, as though it could swallow even one's gaze. The instant it appeared, it set space trembling. Ripples spread in waves, scattering the black mist and widening the fissure.
The surrounding black mist cleared, and Ji Hao and the others saw a long river stretching across the void. Its waters were a murky, bloody yellow, flowing silently, with neither its source nor its destination visible.
A black sun rapidly approached the fissure, crushing space into collapse as though the end of the world had arrived.
From the moment the pitch-black hand appeared, Ji Hao and the others had been unable to move. Their bodies and souls were cowed by an utterly terrifying pressure. Space became a cage that slowly tightened around them.
What a terrifying demonic overlord!
As the Black Sun drew closer, Ji Hao felt his body grow heavier. His bones, muscles, and organs creaked under the pressure, as though they might turn into a puddle of pulverized flesh at any moment.
The Blood Sea Channel sank into complete darkness-not because there were no sources of light, but because all light poured into the fissure, rushing toward the Black Sun.
With a crashing surge, the ever-rising Jin River suddenly heaved into waves over a hundred feet high.
"Eight-Nine Xuan Gong, transform!" Ji Hao let out a long cry. The true blood within him boiled, changing at its very root. Streams of fallen, filthy energy rose, and his eyes turned from black and white to scarlet.
Bloody markings spread across his face, while a blood-red sun at his brow illuminated the Blood Sea.
Terrifying divine soul power erupted, merging with the surrounding Dao principles and making everything around him seem dreamlike.
Unity of Heaven and Man!
Eight-Nine Xuan Gong!
By combining the