At this moment, the darkness of the forest was no longer a natural night; it had become an abyssal domain, a sanctuary for the two hunters of the Shadow Hall.
The fifth brother's laughter was a ragged, grating sound that seemed to vibrate the very air, carrying with it the cold arrogance of one who had transcended the limits of mortality.
With his power artificially surged to the 8th Stage of the Nirvana Rebirth Realm, every breath he took caused the air around him to warp and buckle.
"Kekeke!" he cackled, his eyes fixed on Huo Yue, "Now, obediently hand over your lives! To die by the hands of a Shadow Hall enforcer is a mercy you do not deserve!"
He made a casual, sweeping motion with his hand, and itt was as if the firmament itself had fractured; a massive, invisible pressure descended from the clouds, crushing the trees into splinters and forcing the earth to sink several feet.
The weight was conceptual, aimed at the soul as much as the flesh.
