The Eerie Silence

Snap!

The crisp snap of fingers echoed through the grand hall.

In an instant, countless deep-blue flowers bloomed out of thin air, floating in the air like a dream.

Each flower was crystal-clear, its petals flowing with an unusual sheen and giving off an intoxicating fragrance.

"This is..."

Tantai Bing Tang's pupils suddenly contracted.

The moment the floral scent spread, everyone in the hall froze, their expressions turning dull and vacant.

The Realm-level experts who had been preparing to attack Gu Sheng suddenly stopped in their tracks, their eyes unfocused as though their souls had been torn away.

Xie Qingxuan was surprised to find that she and the Tantai sisters had not been affected by the fragrance.

She suddenly remembered the pill Gu Sheng had given them earlier and immediately realized that it had been an antidote!

"Ah!"

A scream shattered the silence.

A Myriad Flow Sect elder suddenly began to ooze black blood from his seven orifices, his body collapsing to the ground like rotten mud.

Then came the second, then the third—everyone from the Myriad Flow Sect, including Sect Master Qi and Qi Yinglong, began bleeding from their seven orifices, their faces twisting in agony.

Sect Master Qi barely managed to raise his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"N-Northern Star Flower... You... you are..."

Before he could finish, his body crumbled like a tower of sand. His flesh corroded and dissolved at a visible rate, leaving behind only a skeleton that turned to ash in the blink of an eye.

Tantai Bing Tang sucked in a breath and murmured softly.

"When the Northern Star Flowers bloom, the Emperor's soul is severed."

Xie Qingxuan stared at the scene before her in shock.

"W-What kind of evil art is this?"

"It is not an evil art."

Tantai Bing Tang's