Chapter 51

The wind and clouds suddenly shifted, descending like the shadow of the apocalypse. "Look!" A cry pierced the oppressive, deathly silence. Snapped out of their stupor, everyone followed the voice and looked up into the air. There, like a lone boat caught in a raging storm, the battle was instantly swallowed by towering waves. The Soul-Suppressing Banner, which had been suppressing the Evil Spirit like a heavenly deity's halberd, now appeared eroded by darkness, its radiance dimming sharply. Like the final struggle of a falling meteor, it wavered unsteadily in the void, its once-brilliant light reduced to a flickering candle in the wind, weak enough to be swallowed by the Evil Spirit's darkness at any moment. Under the Evil Spirit's tidal counterattack, the Soul-Suppressing Banner trembled violently. Every sway felt like a death knell, the heavy sound crashing deep into everyone's souls as fear spread through their hearts like creeping vines.