A frost on the grass heralded the coming freeze.
News of the Jade Void Immortal Venerable's disappearance swept across the Immortal Realm at an astonishing speed, raising a ten-thousand-zhang tempest.
Sky Devil Mountain, the land shrouded in eternal night.
The ancient Stone Forest, which had lain silent for tens of thousands of years, suddenly split apart. Amid the cracking sounds of rock layers buckling under an unbearable burden, it shattered into powder that filled the sky.
Immediately, a pitch-black demonic eye large enough to blot out the sky and sun abruptly opened in the night, coldly casting its gaze toward the Heavenly Domain.
"Bringing death upon yourself."
A deep voice quietly rang out from the deepest part of the grotto-heaven.
Eternal Night Devil Venerable.
This supreme giant who dominated the Hong Domain had completely awakened from his long meditation.
A cold smile surfaced on his pale face, as though he were watching an absurd farce. His eyes were filled with mockery and amusement.
"Go. Bring back that kid who knows the inside story... to me."
As soon as his voice fell, the entire dark Stone Forest shook with a thunderous rumble. Dozens of blood-red pillars of light shot into the sky, tearing apart the endless night.
That ferocious, matchless Killing Intent startled countless Spirit Beasts in the distance into fleeing for their lives. They feared that if they were even a moment too slow, they would become dead souls beneath those claws.
"We shall obey the Devil Venerable's decree!"
Cold, orderly replies rang out simultaneously from all directions.
The pressure radiating from these Demonic Shadows was actually no weaker than the Evil Dragon King's. Clearly, they were the elite forces that Sky Devil Mountain had kept hidden for a long time.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Then, streak after streak of