"Legend has it that the Heavenly Dharma Protector is foremost among those serving the Ancient Buddha of the Chan School. Even the abbots of the great temples must show him deference."
Chu Che's expression grew exceedingly grave.
"That is merely his side of the story. The Chan School has been in decline in Youyun Heaven for thousands of years, and no Heavenly Dharma Protector has ever been seen."
The Princess Consort shook her head, still unconvinced.
Unlike Chu Xiaoxiao, she had once been the disciple of the leader of Youyun's foremost Immortal Gate. She was far more wary by nature than Chu Xiaoxiao and her father, knowing that the world's dangers far exceeded anything the two of them imagined.
Rumble...
Just then, the clouds in the already gloomy sky above them suddenly thickened.
The entire world grew dark.
Yet amid that darkness, a mass of blood cloud swam swiftly through the dense black clouds like a great blood-colored serpent, heading straight toward the Imperial Capital.
As the blood cloud slowly passed overhead, the protective treasures on all of them lit up almost simultaneously.
At the same time, a terrifying pressure, so oppressive that Chu Xiaoxiao could barely breathe, rolled over them like a massive stone mill.
Only after the blood cloud had completely passed overhead could they catch their breath.
"Could... could that be... the Blood Demon Ancestor's lifebound Demon God Weapon, the Sea-Swallowing Blood Cloud?!"
His forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, Prince Zhong stammered as he stared at the blood cloud swimming toward the Imperial Capital.
"Other than that, I doubt any Demon God Weapon could possess such might."
Chu Che frowned.
"Could Brother Xu really have been right? Is a calamity truly going to strike the Imperial Capital today...?"
The Princess Consort, who had still been