The ancient door was covered with the evidence of ancient time. It had obviously seen many, many things, like an old man who had lived for countless years and as a result could see deeply into the core of any person. The black color of the door also contained rot, as if that same old man had grown numb due to the misery of the world around him.

Stifling. Gruish. Sinister.

Those were the things Xu Qing felt when looking at the door.

As it opened, he also realized that everything around him was suddenly very quiet. There was no sound at all. The wind went still, and the clouds stopped moving. It even seemed like his own heart had stopped beating. It was the same with everything, even Master Shengyun, who currently stood atop the opening door.

It was as if the power of this door was too boundless. Too bizarre. Neither the target nor the person using it was spared from its effects. All lost the ability to move.

Xu Qing had experienced a sensation like this before. Four years earlier in the forbidden region outside the scavenger basecamp, he had encountered the Singing. On that occasion, he saw a pair of women’s boots walking through a blood fog. The feelings were the same. Back then as now, he felt immobile...