Chapter 5899

Outside Earthfire Pavilion, black clouds sagged so low they seemed to crush the peaks, a city-wide weight of storm and smoke.

Thousands of Malevolent Path Hall cultivators swarmed like locusts, hemming Earthfire Pavilion in an unbroken ring.

Each invader wore an ink-black robe and a snarling demon mask; the weapons in their fists leaked a stench of fresh slaughter.

The entire sky had curdled into dark crimson under their nether aura, choking even the sunlight that dared approach.

Under the unceasing onslaught, the defense formation’s protective light shuddered violently, flickering like a candle struggling against the wind.

Sparks danced where the shield mended itself, yet the wounds only widened with each heartbeat.

“Hit it again! We’re about to break the formation!” a masked steward shouted as he sent his scarlet sword crashing against the barrier.