'I have to move quickly. Every moment I delay, this world sinks further into ruin, and more suffering is born.'
Dong Wanming muttered to himself. Just as he was about to move, his body suddenly went rigid.
An immense sense of danger suddenly erupted within the darkness around him.
In an instant, the hair on his body stood on end. He whipped his head around to face the darkness behind him.
There, standing silently in the shadows at some unknown point, was a tall figure. He wore a magnificent robe and a crown with dangling pearls and jade.
His eyes were filled with a terrifying, predatory light, yet his body seemed to emit no presence at all, as if he were hidden in another dimension.
"Impressive intuition. Detecting my presence within a second of my arrival... that's no easy feat."
The tall figure gazed at Dong Wanming's pupils, now shrunk to pinpricks. The corner of his mouth lifted in a jeer, like someone who had just found an amusing toy.
