As an icy chill rose and spread beneath Hun Changqing's feet, it soon shrouded the entire city.
Then, with a burst of earth-shaking, agonized wails that rang through the heavens, all the prodigies gathered in the city from the various dynasties perished!
Looking at the city that had suddenly fallen deathly silent, Liu Ruyan was so terrified that her lovely face turned ashen.
As the princess of a dynasty, she had been pampered since childhood. When had she ever witnessed such a gruesome scene?
Today, a corner of the cultivation world's cruelty had finally been unveiled before her, leaving her hands and feet icy and her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.
Hun Changqing paid no attention to Liu Ruyan's reaction. With a wave of his hand, he drew the spiritual force lingering after death in the corpses throughout the city into his palm.
Looking at the ball of light formed from dozens of strands of spiritual force in his hand, he curled his lips into a sinister grin.
The light shone upon Hun Changqing's face, weaving light and shadow together. Beside him, Liu Ruyan felt a dreadful chill sweep through her entire body.
As a Heavenly Symbol Master, she naturally recognized what the ball of light in Hun Changqing's hand was. For that alone, he had slaughtered an entire city of prodigies.
She had never heard of, let alone witnessed, such vicious and brutal methods!
"Th-they're all dead already. L-let's leave..."
Liu Ruyan spoke in a trembling voice. The mangled corpses below made her feel as though needles were pricking her back. If she stayed any longer, she might well suffer a complete breakdown.
"Leave...? You're the only one left. Where would you go?"
Hun Changqing's teasing voice instantly froze Liu Ruyan's body. She whipped her head around and met his