“Th-that… what is that?”

“The sky—why is it all golden? That aura is terrifying…”

“It’s the Celestial Palace! That’s their uniform—that’s their army!”

“Dear heavens… so many cultivators… a force like this… is the Celestial Palace here to wipe out Cloudhaven City?!”

Terror swept through Cloudhaven City in an instant—fast and vicious as a plague.

The calm that had rested on every face vanished in a heartbeat, replaced by raw fear.

Order collapsed with it.