A figure appeared inside the great hall without so much as a sound. Before it even spoke, neither Chu Feng, nor Yusha, nor Eggy had sensed its arrival in the slightest.
It was an old man, yet he stood a full thirteen meters tall and was built like a fortress. Were it not for his snow-white hair and face deeply etched with wrinkles, his physique would have had nothing of the elderly about him.
Moreover, the old man wore black armor and carried a sword at his waist, giving him a most imposing appearance.
But his eyes were hollow, and an overwhelmingly powerful aura radiated from his body.
That... was an Asura Evil Spirit!!!
And its strength was tremendous.
Not only was it powerful beyond measure, but its armor and sword were clearly more refined than those of Chu Feng and Gongsun Yuntian, indicating that its status was far from ordinary.
"Damn it."
Upon seeing the elderly spirit, Eggy wasted no words. She gripped the Scythe of Death and charged straight at it.
Snap— But the moment Eggy drew close, the old man simply reached out and caught her Scythe of Death in his hand.
Once seized, Eggy's face twisted in pain as she struggled with all her might, yet she could do nothing.
It was clear that Eggy had been subdued. The elderly Asura Evil Spirit's strength was far beyond hers.
Seeing this, Yusha's brow furrowed tightly as well.
Eggy was their trump card. If even she couldn't defeat their opponent, they stood no chance at all.
"In the bitter cold of the endless night's frost, there comes a time when the dawn shines once more."
Yet in this moment of extreme peril, Chu Feng suddenly spoke.
And those words... were the secret phrase that the Black Fiend Old Demon had told him.
"Sent by the Black Fiend?"
Hearing the phrase, the old man turned his gaze toward Chu Feng, and his fierce eyes softened considerably.
Relieved, Chu Feng let out a long breath. In truth, he had only been making a guess. The old man's aura was far too formidable to seem like someone sent to receive them. Yet Chu Feng had never expected that he truly was.
"Senior, this junior was indeed sent by Lord Black Fiend."
Chu Feng hurriedly bowed in respect.
Upon hearing this, the Asura Evil Spirit released Eggy and then asked, "Is it only you? Wasn't it supposed to be two?"
These words further confirmed his identity.
He was indeed the one responsible for meeting and escorting Chu Feng.
It was just that Chu Feng had never imagined that the person coming to receive them would be an Asura Evil Spirit — and one of such terrifying power at that.
"Senior, a situation arose, and currently it is only this junior who remains," Chu Feng replied.
"Have your Spirit World creatures return to your Spirit World."
"You will follow me. Remember — unless I speak to you, you are to say nothing at all."
The elderly evil spirit spoke with a harsh, commanding tone.
Chu Feng did not hesitate. He immediately instructed Eggy and Yusha to return to the Spirit World within him.
Afterward, he followed behind the evil spirit like a guard.
Once they stepped outside the great hall, what appeared before Chu Feng's eyes was a world of breathtaking beauty.
Overhead stretched a blue sky with drifting white clouds, and beneath his feet lay verdant mountains and clear waters. The great hall behind them had been built atop a towering mountain. Gazing into the distance, Chu Feng saw rivers and landscapes scattered everywhere — a vast world so immense that even his line of sight could not reach its borders.
This was nothing at all like the Asura Burial Ground he had imagined.
He had assumed the Asura Burial Ground would be as terrifying as the depths of hell.
He never expected it to look like this. The scene before him was no different from a normal cultivation world.
"Is this an illusion cast by a formation? I can't spot a single flaw."
"This must be the work of an extraordinarily powerful Spirit World Master."
"The Asura Burial Ground truly is no ordinary place."
Although the scenery before him was stunningly beautiful, Chu Feng knew that it was an illusion. The Asura Burial Ground still lay deep beneath the earth.
Whether it was the azure sky or the brilliantly shining sun, all of it was fabricated by barrier formations. Even the verdant mountains, clear waters, and vast oceans had been conjured by those same formations.
It was just that the formations were so powerful that even though Chu Feng knew it was all fake, he simply could not detect a single imperfection.