The invisible spike passed through that figure. At the instant of contact, it finally revealed itself, black along its body with a purple tip, as though bearing a poison that could corrode all things.
But the figure also dissipated like a dream or a bubble, as though it had been an illusion all along.
Whoosh!
Gray mist condensed into a claw and struck the spike down from the side.
Although both sides were concealed, they had also noticed each other.
With their moves drawing them into contact, neither could remain completely hidden.
"God Emperor Guantian, actually, I noticed you the first time you entered Dragon Sleep City." The black-robed old man revealed himself, shadows coiling around him as though he were a monarch in the darkness.
Yet his tone was calm, even filled with warmth, just like an old man from next door.
Dongguan watched him without speaking, his brows slightly furrowed.
Although Ying'an Elder was still an elder rather than a Hall Master, he already possessed the strength of a Hall Master.
He had fused with a bloodline and advanced to God Emperor Perfection, but his realm as a Dao Comprehender would not be low either. He was at least a Late God Emperor, and might even have reached God Emperor Perfection.
His control over darkness had already reached the point of permeating space-time and even cause and effect.
This sense of permeation should have resulted from the superimposition of Great Dao power and bloodline power.
When his opponent revealed his aura, Dongguan had a vague premonition. Everything had gone smoothly for him all along, but today, he might be outmatched.
But perhaps fate had always been like this.
He sensed that his opportunity to break through lay here, and that opportunity was very likely "danger."
Breaking through amid