Everything around them changed.
As if he had done it deliberately.
The stars pulsed and sang like crimson blood cells, and the universe fell into an abyss of flesh and desire.
It was a battlefield nourished by blood rain.
Upon the scorched earth, cold blood rain formed an iron curtain, withering and decaying everything beneath it.
A demonic tree that climbed toward the heavens spread countless vines, each bearing a grotesque human head twisted into a savage, uncanny smile.
Beneath the tree, the fox-tailed girl with long azure hair held a bow, her features cold and serene, one hand resting against Shuhu's trunk.
As though she were still listening to Its murmurs.
Before that sky-piercing demonic tree stood a divine spirit as vast as heaven and earth, wielding a broad blade. Wrapped in golden radiance, it unleashed boundless divine might.
And within the curtain of rain.
Lacquered golden dragon horns unfurled. His dark-gold pupils were tinged with red. One hand held a crimson umbrella, made even brighter by the blood rain, while the other reached out, his fingertips brushing the black flames wreathed in deathly aura.
"It has been a long time, Shuhu."
Bai Heng slightly raised the crimson umbrella. His tone was gentle, but his eyes carried an icy chill.
Shuhu's thousand heads slowly turned, all facing Bai Heng at once. In identical voices, They said:
"A pawn of Destruction, let us each take a step back. I can wipe away our grudges and forgive your past offenses."
"Regrettably, it seems there is no room for negotiation between us." Bai Heng's tone remained gentle.
Jing Yuan stood atop the Divine General with his hands behind his back.
"Each take a step back? Since when had the Abundance's abomination become so reasonable?"
Those eerie heads turned toward Jing Yuan, their