At dusk, night fell.
Tonight seemed darker than usual. Black clouds faintly spread across the dim sky, as though a storm was approaching, and an evening breeze rose with a hint of desolation.
In the gloomy night sky, figures stood suspended above the dark clouds, like lords of the underworld treading on black mist.
Rumble-
Thunder rolled past. In the distant clouds, flashes of lightning twisted like horned dragons, briefly illuminating the silhouettes in the sky.
At their head was a handsome young man with a distinctly scholarly air. He stood at the edge of the clouds with his hands behind his back, gazing indifferently down at the city lights. The fleeting lightning reflected in his eyes without changing his expression in the slightest.
Behind him stood more than twenty humanoid figures shrouded in black shadows.
"I have already bestowed a demonic domain prototype upon each of you. Once you find the Heavenly Dog, release your false demonic domains."
The young man glanced at the figures behind him and instructed them calmly, "Together, the false demonic domains will cover most of Su City. Once that space is distorted and severed from the real world, mortals will be unable to enter. You need not hold back. Reveal your true forms and use your full strength. If any cultivators dare enter, kill them."
As soon as he finished, the shadowy figures behind him answered in unison, "Yes, Master!"
A rolling peal of thunder rang out just then, mingling with their earth-shaking response like the furious roar of the heavens.
"On this mission, you must seize the Hidden Dragon Pearl as quickly as possible. Do not waste time. If too many Earthly Immortals arrive, they will pose no small problem."
With his hands behind his back, the young man gazed down at the