The aura resonated with the totem on the ground, revealing the enormous phantom image of a Nine-Headed Monster Serpent.
The many demonfolk on the ground seemed not to see it, however, for nothing unusual appeared in the sky. Only bloody light spread and layers of clouds piled up, as though night were falling and the heavens were growing darker and more terrifying.
The Earth Rank Demon Generals were no different. They could feel the origin energy of heaven and earth surging violently all around them, and a familiar sense of calamity swept over them, sending chills down their spines. Yet it gathered without erupting, hovering overhead all the while.
Only Celestial Pivot and the others whose cultivation had reached the Heaven Tier could see through the illusion with the aid of their Dharma Eyes and face the being directly.
He had nine ferocious, terrifying python heads and long necks, but his body resembled a tangled skein, hidden behind the pitch-black void.
An indescribable sense of obscurity emanated from him, as though he were without limit, without beginning, without name, without form-a mystery within mysteries.
This was precisely the manifestation of Nether Heaven that the Heavenly Pivot Holy Envoy had mentioned: "Great Sage Xiangliu."
He had already merged with Nether Heaven, becoming an existence in the Heavenly Dao Realm. He had even developed this Dao path to full mastery, far outstripping the countless outstanding heroes throughout history who had sought to reverse the Dharma-Ending Age and find a way forward.
"The true body of such an existence has long since become indescribable and inconceivable. Even when he appears before others, he remains imperceptible and chaotic, approaching the true essence of the Dao. Yet he also has manifestations, and many of them."
"This 'Great Sage Xiangliu,' manifested through past karmic ties, is