Don't let the ancient tower's exterior fool you — once you stepped inside, it was an entirely different world.
But Chu Feng had come prepared. Even though the interior was a labyrinth of complexity, he moved with unwavering purpose, not wasting a single moment as he pressed forward at a brisk pace.
Chu Feng had already deduced that this ancient tower had once been sealed by a barrier.
For some reason, however, that barrier had been lifted.
But regardless of the reason, without the barrier's seal, the tower was laid bare before Chu Feng's eyes — like a blank sheet of paper. Everything inside was as clear as day to him.
Which meant that even while he had still been outside, Chu Feng had already seen through the entire structure.
He had not only pinpointed the location of the Lord of the Dark Night, but also discovered that the Lord was currently in an extremely weakened state.
This was absolutely not the Lord of the Dark Night's true level of power.
Chu Feng speculated that the Lord's current frailty likely had to do with having only recently awakened.
He even surmised that the Lord of the Dark Night's command to the guard captain — to offer up everyone as a sacrifice — was probably an attempt to restore his own body.
Which meant that now was the perfect opportunity to deal with the Lord of the Dark Night. If they waited until the Lord truly recovered, it would be their heads on the chopping block.
Before long, Chu Feng arrived in a vast hall.
The hall was enormous — so large that one couldn't even see the other end of it. It was like an entire miniature world constructed from brick and stone.
At the very center of the hall stood a grand formation, rectangular in shape, resembling a coffin. And within it lay a figure.
It was the figure of a person, except its body stretched over thirty meters in length — clearly a giant.
Moreover, two horns protruded from its forehead, giving it the appearance of a humanized beast.
But its skin looked scorched, as though it had been burned to a crisp, so only its silhouette was visible — its features remained indistinguishable.
And this, without question, was the Lord of the Dark Night that the guard captain had spoken of — the master of the Dark Night Divine River.
From a distance, Chu Feng had been unable to get close enough to gauge the Lord's cultivation. He had only known that the Lord had recently awakened and that his cultivation was likely in a regression state.
But now, having drawn closer, even with the Lord in a dormant state, Chu Feng could faintly sense the extent of his cultivation.
As it happened, the Lord's cultivation was identical to the Asura King's — Fourth Grade Half-God.
And that level of cultivation was something the current Asura King could absolutely handle.
"Master."
The Asura King looked to Chu Feng, his gaze a silent request for orders.
"Kill him."
Chu Feng did not hesitate. He issued the kill order immediately.
Right now, the Lord of the Dark Night was emitting a faint aura of cultivation, but his consciousness was not yet fully lucid — this was the optimal moment to strike.
The instant the words left Chu Feng's lips, the Asura King launched his attack. He didn't even need to move his body — through sheer force of will, a torrent of black qi erupted from within him.
That black qi coalesced into a colossal hand stretching ten thousand meters long, which came crashing down upon the Lord of the Dark Night.
But just as the black-flame giant hand was about to make contact with the Lord's body, it suddenly froze mid-air.
It hung there as though pinned in place by an invisible force.
BOOM—
The next instant, a deafening explosion erupted, and the black-flame giant hand shattered into ripples of dark energy that radiated outward in every direction like a tidal wave.
A surge of power had torn the colossal hand apart with brute force.
Seeing this, the Asura King immediately positioned himself in front of Chu Feng.
The remaining Asura realm spirits likewise drew their weapons, forming a disciplined formation around Chu Feng to shield him.
They all realized it — the Lord of the Dark Night had not truly been dormant at all. He was wide awake.
And what awaited them next would undoubtedly be a titanic battle!!!
CRACK—