Black energy surged skyward like a towering, raging tidal wave, swiftly swallowing the forests along its path and spreading rapidly in every direction.
Ren Ye and the others trembled at this sudden phenomenon. Just as they prepared to flee for their lives, the Human Emperor Seal unexpectedly flew out on its own, spreading a field of rosy light that enclosed all five of them.
Whoosh!
The black tide swept over them in an instant, but as it approached, it veered around the field of rosy light on its own, flowing past both sides and continuing to spread.
Within the boundless darkness, only that patch of rosy light shone, looking tranquil and lonely.
After everyone stood stunned for several seconds, Old Liu finally released the stale breath trapped in his chest. "Fuck, that nearly made me piss myself. Thank goodness Brother Seal is here. Otherwise, that black energy looks poisonous. We'd probably all turn into Eight-Penis Mutants."
Ren Ye ignored him and controlled the Human Emperor Seal, trying to move it forward.
It drifted slowly through the air. Wherever it passed, the endless black energy moved aside on its own. Neither opposed the other, nor did they make any contact.
"This works. Hurry!"
Ren Ye inwardly breathed a sigh of relief and beckoned everyone onward.
The five of them walked as though through a land of eternal night, relying solely on the rosy light from the Human Emperor Seal as they felt their way forward.
The oppressive atmosphere left everyone's chest unbearably tight and their hearts uneasy.
Yet compared with the pursuers behind them, their situation could hardly have been better. When the black energy swept through the dense forest, many low-ranked Supernatural Ability Users instantly lost all vitality, becoming desiccated corpses that fell into the darkness.
Even the Third Grade