The vortex above rumbled more loudly than thunder. The sound of it filled Revered Ancient. It was like a heartbeat slamming into the hearts and minds of all living beings.0

At the same time, poisonous plants in all regions of the Revered Ancient mainland, which had previously been withering... suddenly swayed as if they were dancing. It was as if they were offering a welcome! A deeply purple pestilential energy swept out of the vortex with mountain-toppling, sea-draining force. As it surged into the world, it obscured the sky and blocked the sun.0

Within the pestilential energy was a tall figure, as black as a shadow. The moment he appeared, all the poisonous plants in Revered Ancient bloomed! A will of poison flourished within the natural and magical laws. The source of it was that figure in the pestilential energy.6

He stepped out into the open. His robe was as black as the deep of night. It was decorated with frosty crystals made from the canon of poison, all of which glittered with a bizarre light. His unbound black hair swept out like the wings of a crow, shimmering with dark green fire that looked like millions upon millions of tiny, hissing vipers.1

Most shocking of all were the twelve flower petals on his forehead, which intertwined with each other to create the distorted...0