High in the heavens, crimson clouds of fire instantly appeared. Stretching endlessly, they enveloped the entire Congyun Sea.
In the minds of all living beings witnessing this strange spectacle, a passage naturally surfaced:
"Crimson Flame Immortal Venerable Zhang Haobo practiced the Dao for sixteen years, establishing his Dao Foundation with the Curio, Heaven-Scorning Sword Intent.
He formed his Golden Core with the Wavewind Sword Art, and sacrificed the Soul of Crimson Flame to unite his body with the Dao."
"Fortunate to receive heaven's punishment, his Dao disperses, returning to heaven!"
However, the cultivators on Myriad Immortals Island had no time to admire this shocking scene. Because, the true terror had already descended.
The moment the ink-black figure appeared behind Zhang Haobo and executed him, the white-robed Spirit Transformation cultivator, Immortal Eminence Hong Xi, let out a sharp cry: "Flee!"
In that instant, the inverted mountains, the waters of the Lan Cang River, violet starlight, blinding silver radiance, and chains of black fire all slammed toward the ink-black figure, attempting to buy a moment's delay.
As this unfamiliar Soul Arbiter of heaven and earth descended, the five Immortal Eminences all chose to flee the Congyun Sea, as if by prior agreement.
The aura emanating from this ink-black figure instilled in them a fear that struck at their very cores.
But, it was already too late.
Ink Death lightly lifted Its right hand upward. A black line shot skyward, piercing into the great sun above.
A muffled grunt echoed from within the sun, and a conspicuous black spot abruptly appeared within the gold. Then, like the heavenly dog devouring the sun, it rapidly expanded outward.[1]
Light slowly vanished, and darkness descended upon the Congyun Sea.
Simultaneously, Ink Death split into five, instantly appearing in different locations.
Five thin black lines pierced through the bodies of the five Immortal Eminences in a flash.
The river waters ran dry.
Immortal Eminence Lan Cang was dead!
The black fire abruptly extinguished.
Immortal Eminence Tian Yang was dead!
The mountains crumbled.
Immortal Eminence Hong Xi was dead!
A stalactite hidden within the sky shattered into countless pieces.
Immortal Eminence Hao Xuan was dead!
Within the brilliant river of stars, countless stars exploded in succession. The river of stars suddenly turned incomparably dim. The torn celestial curtain gradually repaired itself. Only a single meteor streaked across the horizon.
Immortal Eminence Zi Yun had fled, severely wounded!
In an instant, out of the five Immortal Eminences, four were dead, and one was wounded.
Immediately after, Ink Death transformed from five into ten thousand. In a flash, they passed through the several hundred thousand white Array Crowns.
Like thick ink dripping into clear water, all the white squares turned ink-black in an instant.
Zhang Zhiliang, who had been relying on the Array Crowns to remain hidden in the sky, could no longer conceal himself.
A single drop of ink casually pierced through Zhang Zhiliang's chest. At the site of the wound, black ink marks manifested. Flesh and blood transformed into countless tiny black particles, instantly engulfing Zhang Zhiliang.
The number one array master of the Congyun Sea, Zhang Zhiliang, was dead!
Above the heavens, the several hundred thousand ink drops instantly writhed and merged back into one.
One Dao Unity Immortal Venerable, four Spirit Transformation Immortal Eminences, and one Nascent Soul Eminence had fallen simultaneously.
Above the celestial curtain of the Congyun Sea, many strange scenes interwove and merged. But they were stained black by the dancing black particles filling the sky, forming a bizarre and fantastical, unpredictable and strange, splashed-ink painting.
The Soul Arbiter of heaven and earth, Ink Death, stood beneath the ink painting, looking down upon all living beings in the Congyun Sea.
Lifting their heads to gaze at the sky, several streams of information, like hellish hymns, arose and intertwined in the minds of the living beings, echoing incessantly.
"Immortal Eminence Lan Cang..."
"...Eminence Tian Yang..."
"...Immortal Eminence..."
"...practiced the Dao for 1653 years..."
"...One thousand four hundred thirty-six years..."
"...Years..."
"...establishing his Dao Foundation with the Curio, White Dragon Flower..."
"...establishing his Dao Foundation..."
"...Dao Foundation..."
"Fortunate to receive heaven's punishment, his Dao dissolves and returns to Heaven!"
"Fortunate to receive heaven's punishment, his Dao dissolves and returns to Heaven!"
"His Dao dissolves and returns to Heaven!"
"His Dao dissolves and returns to Heaven!"