The sword light in the new sword tomb of Mount Guiji suddenly dimmed, and the spirit swords floating in the air let out mournful cries at once. The moment Chu Mo and Yun Che stepped into Spirit Sword Square, an icy, sinister aura rushed toward them. The Blacksmith Boy ran over, pale-faced, the Hammer Sword in his hand trembling uncontrollably. Black liquid was actually seeping from the newly formed Quenching Patterns on its blade.
"Great Master, the mirrors... the mirrors have appeared again!" The boy's voice trembled with fear as he pointed at the Old Scholar Tree in the center of the square. At some unknown point, the tree rings on its trunk had turned into mirror surfaces. Within every ring was reflected a Black-robed Figure, each with a face identical to the Thirteenth Divine Lord, grinning eerily at the new sword cultivators.
The Eight Great Domain Guardian Envoys hurried over. The Thunder Cloud Sword Tassel of the Thunder Domain Guardian Envoy burst into countless tiny mirrors, each flickering with scenes from the depths of the Void Sea. "Lord Chu Mo, tens of thousands of Hanging Mountain phantoms have appeared along the edge of the Void Sea. They are spreading toward the borders of every domain!" On the jade slip he unfurled, the runes that had originally recorded the Endless Sword Manual began to twist, gradually transforming into the curse inscriptions of the Mirror Abyss Corridor.
Chu Mo clenched his twin swords as the Twin Life Force within him resonated with the Divine Lord Mark. Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the mirror image entity of the Sword Master was toying with the jade plaque bearing the character "End." Chains woven from Void Tentacles circled it, and twelve shattered bronze mirrors hung from those chains. Every mirror reflected a divine