The floating island seemed close at hand, but once they actually flew toward it, it proved absurdly far away.
Space was scrambled in this stretch of emptiness, and their sense of distance had begun to grow unreliable.
From afar, they had seen only flashes of spiritual light; up close, the sight was even more horrifying.
Only when they truly approached did they discover that the entire floating island already showed signs of breaking apart under the battle.
Huge chunks of rock peeled away from its edges, falling into the endless darkness below.
Cracks covered the island, and every shock wave from the battle widened them a little more.
In the relatively open area at its center, an azure radiance struggled to hold on amid the sky-filling demonic energy, like a lone lamp in a storm.
Flying slightly behind, Zhou Yan swept his gaze over the battlefield. His fanning hand stopped, and his eyes narrowed slightly. "It's Fairy Luo."
At the center of the battlefield was the only woman they had seen outside the valley: Luo Qingyin, seventh on the Azure Profound Ranking.
She hovered in midair, both hands poised before her as though playing an invisible Ancient Zither.
As her fingers moved, moisture roiled around her, turning into rippling sound waves that spread outward. Those ripples swiftly took tangible form in the air, sometimes condensing water into weapons, sometimes transforming into enormous dragons.
Her opponent was a demon beast shaped like a giant ape, over a dozen zhang tall, its muscles knotted and its whole body wrapped in demonic energy like burning flames.
Fourth tier.
The giant ape's eyes were blood-red. The sonic attacks clearly agitated it, and it let out deafening roars from time to time.
Its attacks were simple: smashing and charging. But its fourth-tier rank was undeniable,