In the valley, the tense standoff between Zhang Yue and the Desolate Ancient Beast was shattered entirely by a massive, sudden vortex appearing in the sky. The vortex resembled a deep, solitary eye, gazing coldly down upon the earth. The eerie purple light flashing along its edges looked like a sinister gaze prying into all things in the world. The surrounding air was whipped into a frenzied agitation, emitting a sharp, piercing howl as though countless wronged souls were weeping and wailing together. Dust and debris from the ground were sucked into the vortex, forming a towering pillar of dust that stabbed straight into the clouds, plunging the entire valley into a state of chaos and terror.
Zhang Yue's brow furrowed tightly into two tangled caterpillars, his eyes brimming with vigilance and confusion. He muttered inwardly to himself, "What kind of ghost is this now? Why does this Mysterious Space keep churning out such bizarre freaks of nature? Is Heaven upset that I didn't die fast enough, so it had to pull this kind of stunt on me?" Despite his lingering anxiety, he instinctively shielded Lin Wan'er behind him, staring fixedly at the sky with a steadfast gaze that seemed to declare to the unknown danger: "No matter what you are, if you want to hurt Wan'er, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"
Hiding behind Zhang Yue, Lin Wan'er had a face as pale as death, resembling residual snow in the depths of winter without a trace of color. Her hands gripped the hem of Zh…
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