During the short time that Nighteye and Qianye were in spatial transit, the Azure King’s ancient castle had been reduced to nothingness. Even the mountain peak had been leveled.

There were wisps of black smoke rising from the ruins, filled with an inexplicable sense of decay. There were also scorching flames hovering in the air that were composed of daybreak origin power.

With one hand outstretched, the Azure King was supporting a green barrier around him. Several mysterious experts clad in black cloaks were bombarding the barrier with bullets. At set intervals, one of the cloaked men would send a wisp of black energy drifting toward the Azure King’s shield.

This energy looked rather unassuming, but it was apparently quite strong since it would cause the Azure King’s shield to fluctuate intensively.

The great dark monarch seemed rather strained under the furious combined assault. The black-robed expert at the center possessed an aura as vast as the sea, perhaps even a bit stronger than the Azure King himself. Yet every wisp of dark energy fired would cause his body to tremble ever so slightly—the drain was apparently quite significant as well.

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