At that moment, the evil qi grew ever stronger!
Blackish-gray mist surged wildly from the circular gateway, as though a devil cavern sealed for ten thousand years had been opened!
Wherever the mist passed, space warped, spiritual qi scattered, and even the sunlight was devoured without a trace!
"This is bad!"
Linghu Xuanji's expression changed drastically. His hands repeatedly formed seals, sending countless formation patterns pouring down to suppress the evil qi!
But it was useless!
Those runes fell into the blackish-gray mist without raising so much as a ripple, corroded away completely in the blink of an eye!
"How is this evil qi so strong?!" Tuoba Shanhai's expression changed as well. Earthen-yellow light blazed around him, shielding a radius of thirty feet, yet the blackish-gray mist was actually corroding his Great Wilderness Divine Light!
"Aah-!"
A scream rang out!
An aristocratic clan elder at the Nascent Soul Early Stage failed to withstand the evil qi's corrosion. His eyes turned crimson, and the true essence throughout his body ran wild. He actually struck his own chest with his palm!
Bang!
Blood and flesh flew!
The man hurtled backward, his chest caved in, blood spraying wildly! Had his companion beside him not reacted quickly and grabbed him, that palm strike would have taken half his life!
"Wake up!" his companion bellowed, striking his back with a palm and pouring true essence into him to resist the evil qi inside his body.
The elder shuddered all over, his eyes regaining their clarity. Then his face turned deathly pale, cold sweat streaming down him.
In that instant, he had felt as though an eternity had passed. He had seen his beloved female disciple, whom he most enjoyed fondling, being raped by his second elder brother, while he himself lay gravely wounded and unable