The figure was no broken face. Instead, he was a whole person.4

What was more, he looked a lot younger, and he was wearing different clothing. There was something ancient about him. It was as if this wasn’t the lieutenant governor, but rather, the true form of Bai Xiaozhuo from Sea-Sealing County in the Sovereign Kingdom of Violet and Cyan. As he stood there in the middle of the thirty-three swords, looking out at heaven and earth, he eventually turned to the huge eye of Emperor Ancient Spirit. Expression bleak, he bowed to the eye.3

“I am a minister from the Sovereign Kingdom of Violet and Cyan, which came to exist in later generations. I offer greetings, Emperor Ancient Spirit. Since you aren’t willing to let me leave this place, sir, and are determined to devour me, then I have no choice but to employ the methods I’d intended to use on the outside.”0

Emperor Ancient Spirit’s huge eye remained the same as ever, but deep inside, something mysterious flickered briefly.1

Bai Xiaozhuo then pointed at Xu Qing.0

“Emperor Ancient Spirit, I will now open the door to Cruelmurk. When Cruelmurk and your Ancient Spirit world combine, the catastrophic consequences are not due to my wishes, but rather,...9