The Witch King's lips trembled as he stared at the youth before him, unable to utter a single word.
Nothing remained in his heart but endless regret and terror!
He regretted trying to be clever and proposing that utterly idiotic contest!
He dreaded the fate that awaited him!
Yet just as everyone thought this farce would end with the Witch King's submission...
A flash of utter malice and madness suddenly crossed his clouded, fear-filled eyes!
He jerked his head up, a hideous, eerie grin spreading across his face!
"Heh... hehehe..."
"Yue Changlong! Yue Xiaofei!"
"Did you think you'd won?!"
"Wrong!"
"Dead wrong!"
He cackled like a madman.
"That contest was nothing but a stalling tactic!"
"Now my array is complete!"
He bit through the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the ground beneath his feet!
"With my blood, I offer sacrifice to the Witch God!"
"Witch God Array! Activate!"
"Today, I'll make sure you and your father stay here forever!!"
As the Witch King's crazed, curse-like roar rang out...
Rumble!
The entire Golden Palace, along with the mountain it stood upon, began shaking violently!
It was as though a primordial behemoth were awakening deep underground!
Across the floors, walls, and pillars of the resplendent palace atop the mountain...
Eerie runes drawn in blood appeared out of nowhere!
The runes writhed and twisted wildly, as though alive!
They radiated an evil, ominous aura so dense it became tangible!
Then...
"Aaaah!"
At the foot of the mountain, the hundreds of Miao Borderlands residents kneeling in devout worship all let out agonized screams!
Some invisible force seemed to drain every last shred of vitality from their bodies in an instant!
Their skin rapidly shriveled, and their black hair turned white!
In just a few seconds...
They went