Between heaven and earth, only two gigantic hands were slowly approaching each other. Time seemed to pass extremely slowly, yet at the last moment, there was a sudden burst of speed, and with a loud boom, they collided violently, the rumbling sound resonating almost throughout the entire Star Stone.
The two giant hands simultaneously disintegrated and vanished, leaving only the swirling yellow smoke and blood mist entangled in the sky.
A gust of wind erupted from within, swiftly dispersing the smog, revealing a refined cultivator dressed in a black robe and high crown emerged from within. Atop his head was a blood-colored Gang Cloud, which was originally singular but as he walked down from the cloud, it slowly expanded, one into two, two into three. He stopped a hundred feet in front of Zhang Yan, bowed, and said, "True Master Zhang, Gao Ruowang of the Blood Essence Sect greets you."
