Primal Chaos Azure Fox (Stuck in traffic for over six hours; finally finished writing. Hurry off to bed, everyone)

"Taiyi?!"

"It's young friend Taiyi!"

"True Person Taiyi!"

The Blue-Robed Figure's sudden appearance had certainly taken everyone utterly by surprise, yet Celestial Lord Chao, Gai True Person, and "Bai Liaochan" recognized him at once.

Celestial Lord Chao in particular was both surprised and delighted, yet also worried, when he saw Wang Ba's back suddenly appear. He instinctively blurted out, "Why have you come? This place is incredibly dangerous..."

Unlike Celestial Lord Chao's delighted surprise, however, Madam Hua and the bald-headed man surnamed Jiao wore differing expressions.

Before they could say anything more, their surroundings instantly went dark.

"It's Torch Dragon!"

Celestial Lord Chao, Gai True Person, and "Bai Liaochan," who were familiar with Wang Ba's methods, reacted immediately. Though startled, they did not panic.

They were merely astonished that True Person Taiyi dared risk coming in person, and that this Torch Dragon Divine Ability seemed to have improved considerably.

Madam Hua and the bald-headed man surnamed Jiao, however, felt somewhat uneasy. As Mahayana cultivators, they could not see through even a fraction of this darkness that had appeared out of nowhere. Their five senses and Divine Sense were completely ineffective, and they had entirely lost track of the other Mahayana cultivators around them. Naturally, they were both startled and suspicious.

At the same time, however, Wang Ba's voice rang out beside all five of their ears:

"Everyone, don't resist!"

As his voice rang out, a hollow abruptly formed within the surrounding darkness, swiftly restoring the five Mahayana cultivators' senses.

Gai True Person also realized how critical their situation was, and further sensed a considerable change in Wang Ba's presence upon his sudden return. Though he did not understand the reason, he weighed things up in that instant and immediately said, "Everyone, don't resist!"

At his words, Madam Hua obeyed Gai