Previously, because he had failed to sense the descent of immortal magic, Dark Underworld Venerable had been unable to save Yang Xuanzhou within the secret realm. This had left him consumed with guilt.
Now that he had heard of Yang Lingrui taking such risks, even if it meant risking the collapse of the entire secret realm, he had to intervene.
If, after Yang Xuanzhou, even this Fate Official of Canglan were to perish here, he would truly have no face left to meet Chen Yang.
Buzz!
Just as Dark Underworld Venerable prepared to take control of the entire secret realm, a sudden hum rang in his ears.
Along with it came a vast phenomenon, like an inky shadow spreading across the heavens.
"This is!"
Whoosh—
Dark Underworld Venerable flashed away, arriving at the very pinnacle of the sky in an instant.
Looking out in every direction from there, he saw that this phenomenon had not appeared only in the northern region. The entire central lands—even all of the Canglan Continent—were now shrouded beneath it.
This sudden change instantly reminded Dark Underworld Venerable of the scenes from the past, when strange phenomena had filled the sky.
Yet compared to the two previous times such phenomena had descended, this one possessed an obvious difference. It was no longer merely the shadow of a phenomenon; it had already become capable of connecting with the Great Dao of Canglan and truly exerting an influence upon every person and thing within the Canglan Continent.
For instance, the object-controlling art cultivated by Dark Underworld Venerable now felt distinctly sluggish between the forming of a thought and the casting of the technique beneath this sky-filling phenomenon. He could no longer make spells follow at the command of his mind as he once had.
As for the vast