Silence lay over the ancient realm, broken only by the youth's heavy breathing and occasional muffled grunts of pain.
Outside, meanwhile, everything had already descended into utter chaos.
As a gigantic dragon of black-and-white flames flew out of the spatial rift, the people outside were first startled, then struck by calamity.
"Is that the Yin-Yang Saint Flame?" A crowd greeted the flames with delight, only to watch in stunned disbelief as the enormous fire dragon, hundreds of zhang long, exploded with a thunderous blast.
In the next instant, flames blotted out the sky, forming a sea of fire that engulfed a hundred-li radius. Countless wisps of utterly uncanny black miasma then began spreading from within.
"Not good! That's the Black Miasma from the Yin Side!" Before anyone could react, the Black Miasma had already closed in.
"Everyone, hurry and use your Dou Qi to protect your bodies! This stuff is terribly strange!"
As the Black Miasma spread, the elder of the Black Wind Gate, who knew its horrors best, paled dramatically.
He had barely finished speaking when a Dou Huang expert already touched by the Black Miasma let out a miserable scream.
Within moments, red hair sprouted all over his body. His eyes turned dark red, his bones twisted violently, and his face became sinister and terrifying.
In less than a quarter of an hour, this Dou Emperor had completely transformed into a Red-Haired Monster that knew nothing but slaughter. With a low growl, he began attacking the companions nearby.
"Everyone, run!" someone cried, fleeing into the distance as fast as he could.
Hearing the shout, the others also fled at top speed. Even so, several Dou Huang experts and one Dou Zong expert were accidentally touched by the Black Miasma.
Red hair sprouted all over the Dou Emperors almost