The Emperor and the Ancient Demon

The boundless Immortal World had prospered after tens of thousands of years of development, its Immortal Qi condensed and abundant. Even regions without immortals to rule or inhabit them were exceptionally beautiful, yet at this moment, a dark region unlike anything ever seen had appeared.

A mass of black aura shrouded a thousand li around it. The surging Immortal Qi and endless vitality in the surrounding area were all swallowed by that black aura. Its terror was like a dreadful plague in the mortal world, sweeping across the Immortal World.

By now, there had long been no living creatures within ten thousand li of the area. Even some relatively powerful Immortal Beasts, divine beasts, and Rogue Cultivators had fled one after another, because that black aura filled them with instinctive fear.

Within this region, news continued to spread. There were also people who refused to believe it and came to investigate, since nothing like this had ever appeared in the Immortal World.

Yet every person who came to investigate and touched that black aura was immediately devoured by it, without a single exception.

Gradually, panic spread. Some people even reported it to nearby Immortal Armies stationed in the area. Unfortunately, the Immortal Army had just gone through a great battle, and most of their forces had been mobilized for another round of war. The only unit sent over was devoured as well. Thus, within a hundred thousand li, no other existence dared provoke that black aura.

Boom... Just as the black aura ran rampant, unstoppable by anyone, a spatial passage suddenly opened. The instant it did, the black aura below immediately surged into it like floodwaters trapped behind a dam finding an outlet.

But with another resounding boom, Dragon Qi erupted. A vast imperial might spread out in an instant,