Having made their decision, Ya Zongyun led Ya Fei, along with her hundred handmaidens and the powerful experts of the Immortal Execution Archipelago stationed at the Boundless Blood Sea, towards the dwelling place of Daoist Priestess Qiushui.
Neither Ya Zongyun nor Ya Fei explained why they were seeking Daoist Priestess Qiushui, but the people of the Immortal Execution Archipelago were still full of anticipation, eager to witness the majesty of the foremost of the Nine Immortals. After all, this elder was the second strongest figure within the Immortal Execution Archipelago.
As for Ya Fei, her face was filled with smugness. Having been humiliated by Qiushui Fuyan not long ago, she now had the chance for revenge almost immediately. She couldn't wait to see Qiushui Fuyan's fearful reaction.
"Rumble..."
However, just as they set off, before they could even reach the floating island where Qiushui Fuyan resided, a thunderous boom suddenly echoed across the night sky.
Looking up, everyone's face drained of color, their eyes wide with shock and terror.
"Ahhhh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
At that moment, those with weaker resolve couldn't help but scream in terror, some even bursting into tears.
Because right now, above the Nine Heavens Stellar River, from within a colossal crack in the sky, a spectral giant hand that blotted out the heavens was descending, striking downwards.
The hand flickered in and out of existence, covered in flowing runes, making it difficult to discern whose hand it was. But one thing was undeniable: everyone sensed a terrifying aura of utter destruction emanating from that giant hand.
"Rumble rumble rumble..."
As the giant hand descended, people could clearly see the void crumbling inch by inch, and stars extinguishing one after another. Alongside the dying stars, countless meteors and shooting stars began to rain down.
In this moment, the sky had collapsed. The sun, moon, and starlight were no longer visible; all that could be seen were fragments of the shattered void.
Yet, despite this, the earth did not plunge into eternal darkness. Instead, it grew even brighter.
This was because the sky was filled with meteors. Countless shooting stars, each at least the size of a continent, burned with raging infernos.
It was precisely these blazing fires that illuminated the land, bathing the earth—which should have been shrouded in darkness—in a fiery red glow. They also made the already crimson Boundless Blood Sea shimmer brilliantly like molten lava.
The previously calm Boundless Blood Sea was now anything but calm, boiling and churning like magma.
"Run! It's really the end of days! Everyone, run!!!"
Witnessing this scene, everyone was terrified out of their wits. There was no time to think of anything else; their first instinct was to flee.
Flee! But setting aside the colossal spectral hand slowly descending from the sky, just the rain of meteors and shooting stars already blanketed the entire Eastern Sea Region. Where could they possibly escape to?
"Grandpa, what do we do?" Ya Fei had completely lost her desire for revenge. The usually proud and arrogant young woman was now scared pale, her delicate body trembling like a child clinging to her grandfather's embrace, not daring to move.
"Don't be afraid, Fei'er. Grandpa is here. Even if it costs me my last breath, I will ensure your safety."
Ya Zongyun held Ya Fei tightly with one arm while simultaneously using his other hand to erect a golden barrier formation.
This golden barrier did not envelop everyone present. It only covered himself and Ya Fei. Despite the desperate pleas from the other members of the Immortal Execution Archipelago, he refused to let a single one inside.