The enormous valley looked as though it had been gouged out of a mountain peak. Deep black rocks covered its surroundings, glinting faintly with a metallic sheen. Those densely packed black rocks formed an unbroken expanse, making the mountain range look like a mineral vein.
Vegetation was sparse throughout the Mountain Range, leaving a desolate landscape. Only an occasional dead tree broke the emptiness, its fallen branches scattered over the black rocks. Gnarled limbs stretched askew like bleached bones, lending this barren, pitch-black Mountain Range an even more hideous, terrifying appearance that made one's hair stand on end.
This was the mountain range where the Demon Flame Valley's headquarters stood. At that moment, in a square deep within the valley, a densely packed crowd had split into two groups facing one another.
Everyone in both groups unleashed a fearsome aura as they confronted the other side. The atmosphere was heavy with tension. Dou Qi surged, and all manner of energies intertwined, warping the air in the area and throwing the energy of heaven and earth into utter turmoil.
Su Qian wore a grave expression as he watched a blood-haired elder not far away, whose aura clashed faintly with his own. The elder wore a yellow robe patterned with skulls. His face was gaunt, his skin stretched tight over his bones, as though there were no flesh beneath it. At first glance, his head resembled a skull. An eerie light shone in his deeply sunken eyes like ghostly flames, exuding a strange, sinister air.
"Earth Demon Old Ghost."
Su Qian spoke the skeletal elder's name in a solemn tone.
"Su Qian, I noticed your little maneuvers a few days ago. I never thought you'd actually dare come knocking at my door."
The Earth Demon Old Ghost stood in midair. Murderous intent