As Su Xiaobai's array neared completion, the spiritual energy around Sword Peak surged unnaturally, crackling with a power that stretched far beyond the sect's borders. The air shook with an eerie light, and for a brief moment, the heavens seemed to hold their eyes.
Unseen by those gathered, the ripple did not stop at the Xiantian Sect.
Across the continent, the disturbance reached the Black Tortoise Empire—a celestial ripple that would shatter more than just peace.
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Black Tortoise Empire, Imperial Castle – A Night of Screaming and Shadows!
The Imperial Castle gleamed beneath the night sky, its jade towers and golden spires an arrogant declaration of wealth and might. Yet, within the emperor's private chambers, disorder had replaced splendor.
The source of the disorder? A coffin.
