Wu Shi nodded slightly. He was not making baseless guesses.
Just moments ago, he had sensed someone spying on his aura, and the source had been within Ascension Iron City.
Thinking of the jade talisman he had previously left for Wu Chen, Wu Shi guessed that Lin Yi was likely using the aura on the talisman to investigate him.
In that instant, the black mist behind him suddenly erupted with monstrous ferocity!
"Trying to run? All of you die!"
The violent, overbearing roar shook heaven and earth. After pursuing them for half a year, the Rhino-Fire Evil Ape had been thoroughly enraged by Wu Shi. It would never watch its prey escape into Ascension Iron City to seek refuge.
Surging waves of black mist churned and swelled. It opened its mouth and spat out clusters of dark brown evil rhino fire. Its Emperor Fire origin burned fiercely, spreading wantonly through the black mist and instantly covering the skies.
The evil flames filling the sky were like infernal rain falling from heaven, pouring down from above and covering tens of thousands of miles of airspace. Their overwhelming might blanketed vast areas outside Ascension Iron City, sealing off every route of escape.
The sky outside the city darkened in an instant. Evil fire illuminated the black heavens, and a destructive pressure shrouded every corner.
"This is bad! The heavens have changed—it's an Emperor Evil killing move!"
"We're finished! We can't possibly withstand an attack of this level. We're doomed!"
Desperate roars, wails, and panicked cries suddenly rang out in waves beyond the city walls.
The cultivators stranded here were all top experts from various small realms. Years ago, they had followed the trails of black mist and drifted here, enduring countless dangers before finally reaching the borders of Ascension Iron City.
Yet