The voice was ethereal and elusive, yet every word thundered. It was Li Hanqiu speaking through the All Living Beings Seal.
"Who's speaking!"
Beneath the massive gate, Sword Douluo was the first to look up. His hand settled on his sword hilt, keen sword aura swirling around him.
Yu Yuanzhen burst from his tent with a rustle. His blue robes billowed, draconic might crackled all over him, and every strand of his black hair stood on end.
The smile on Chrysanthemum Douluo's face faded somewhat, uncertainty flickering across his handsome features.
He looked toward the sky, his pupils narrowing slightly. At some point, the golden chrysanthemum in his hand had bloomed, shimmering with golden light.
"Enough of these ghostly tricks!"
One bold Soul Master shouted, but his voice came out terribly dry, betraying the fear in his heart.
No one appeared. Only that voice echoed between heaven and earth.
[The All Living Beings Secret Realm opens today.]
No one could tell whether the voice belonged to a man or a woman. They only felt as though it had descended from the Ninth Heaven, its force tightening everyone's heart.
Then the second sentence rang out, unhurried.
[This secret realm is open to everyone under heaven. No individual or faction may monopolize it.]
Beneath the massive gate, some people's expressions abruptly changed.
A Red-Clothed Cardinal from Spirit Hall mustered his courage and shouted, "Our Supreme Pontiff has decreed that the All Living Beings Secret Realm belongs to Spirit Hall..."
[No one may monopolize it.]
The voice repeated itself, its tone as measured as before.
But the moment those words fell, the Red-Clothed Cardinal who had shouted felt an invisible, crushing pressure squeeze toward him from every direction.
His legs buckled, and he dropped to his knees with a thud, his face deathly