Chapter 5941

A deathly silence fell over the Plain of Resentment. Every cultivator, every defector, every onlooker felt their soul tremble under the presence of the Gate of Reincarnation. Even Zhan E and Blood Nether, who had stood unshakable atop the Twelve Heavens for tens of thousands of years, froze as the overwhelming aura poured out like a tide of divine judgment.

The gigantic humanoid silhouette, forged from gray-and-white flames, hovered high above the gate, its eyes—vast, swirling vortices of void—locking onto the gathered masses below. There was no anger, no favor, no humanity in those eyes. Only the indifferent gaze of an ancient law, as if the universe itself had manifested to judge all mortals at once.

“I… am the Lord of Reincarnation.”

The voice was not a single voice, nor a simple sound. It resonated directly into the mind, bypassing ears and eardrums, vibrating through bone and spirit. It was as if every being in the Twelve Heavens was hearing it at once—the echo of billions of lifetimes, the authority of uncountable cycles of birth and death, the final verdict of all existence.

The gray-and-white flames coiled and writhed like sentient serpents, extending outwards, probing the hearts of every cultivator. Panic, greed, fear, and hope were all exposed under that gaze; no secret could survive. The air itself seemed to crackle with a kind of cosmic resonance, and even the Nine Netherworld Palace’s Blood Nether instinctively tightened the formation of his demonic qi, as if instinctively preparing for a force far beyond his comprehension.

Zhan E’s usual arrogance faltered for the first time. He gritted his teeth, trying to maintain composure, but the hand that had shattered a bone cup merely a heartbeat ago trembled slightly. “What… what is this?” His voice, usually sharp as a blade, now carried the tremor of awe and fear.

Even the defectors who had flocked to the Evil Path Hall felt their hearts seize. The supposed promise of eternal life, the bait that had drawn them here… all of it now seemed insignificant, like ants daring to defy a god.