The Human King Tribulation in the Celestial Vault was still ongoing.
Gai Shi charged into the sea of lightning. He used his physical body as a foundation, enduring the tempering and baptism of the thunderbolts. With his fists as weapons, he shattered the tribulation bolts that tried to swarm him.
Everyone was staring at Gai Shi in the Celestial Vault.
No one noticed...
...that on the ground by the Ice Lake, a stream of blood suddenly flowed out, dyeing the ground red.
The fresh blood converged toward the Ice Lake.
But as soon as the blood entered the lake, it refused to disperse. Instead, as if weighed down by an immense burden, it sank toward the lake's depths.
CRUNCH! CRUNCH!
A faint chewing sound, enough to make one's skin crawl, rose up, but it was masked by the roaring thunder, unheard by anyone.
By the edge of the Ice Lake.
