"Indeed. That Butcher knocked down a Reception Ancient Hall earlier, then a group of fallen beings surrounded him and drove him away. But afterward, the fallen beings actually scattered, leaving even the Reception Ancient Hall behind. It's on the island ahead."
One of the giants spoke. Presumably, one of the two men had frightened the fallen beings away back then.
Shi Hao and Su Ying exchanged a glance, both somewhat shocked. That Butcher truly was bold, knocking a Reception Ancient Hall down outright. What they did not know was that the Butcher's ancestors already had karmic ties to the darkness. There was no escaping it; even those Heavenly Emperors of the Immortal Domain had been erased by the darkness.
Perhaps, however, that was precisely what had nurtured a being like the Butcher. Behind destruction lay a powerful rebirth.
"Fellow Daoists, an earth-shattering upheaval will erupt in the Boundary Sea. You must not linger. Return as soon as possible."
Shi Hao offered this warning, then the two set out again, heading straight into the depths of the Boundary Sea.
As Shi Hao and Su Ying advanced, the dark aura grew ever denser. A shattered black ancient ship drifted through the mist. Dark runic patterns had corroded it, stripping away its original colors and leaving it pitch-black.
When the black ancient ship broke through the mist and fully emerged, Shi Hao shuddered. He boarded it, emperor qi spreading out to dissolve every dark runic pattern and strand of order. The space around him became a pure land that nothing could approach. The hull seemed to regain its former glory, ancient and imposing, its colors restored. This was a King's Ship. How could it possibly be ordinary?
Su Ying wondered why the Desolate Heaven Emperor had stopped, then noticed a tattered banner aboard