Dharma Master Su Xin's expression darkened when she heard this.
She knew the Radiant Night Palace Master's temperament well-this silver-haired woman had cultivated for hundreds of years and cherished her life above all.
If it truly came down to life or death, she would abandon Su Xin without hesitation and flee alone.
"Fine... Blood River Old Devil, you've done it now! You're courting death!"
She crushed a Command Token viciously in her hand.
Her eyes blazing with fury, Dharma Master Su Xin suddenly bit through the tip of her tongue and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto Su Xin's Horsetail Whisk in her hand with a sharp spurt.
The whisk abruptly let out a shrill, piercing shriek.
Its severed strands grew wildly like living snakes, countless twisted, distorted human faces appearing at their tips.
Every face opened its mouth and wailed. They were the souls of devotees Lesser Cold Temple had refined over the years using the secret technique of the Ultimate Bliss Treasure Compendium.
More spine-chilling still was what happened below, in the direction of the Nine Great Guard Islands:
From East One, East Two, North One, North Two, and the other islands already overrun, as well as those that had yet to fall, billowing black smoke suddenly came bubbling up.
Densely packed human figures flickered in and out of sight within the black smoke.
Monastics and laypeople, old and young, men and women-all were remnants of souls, wailing as they drifted skyward, only to be sucked into the whisk.
"Elysian Rebirth Aspect!"
Dharma Master Su Xin formed seals with both hands at a dazzling speed.
The whisk's strands snapped taut with a swish. Millions of human faces opened their eyes at once, shooting out sinister pink light.
Those sinister rays intertwined in midair, coalescing into a naked