Chapter 15: The Mysterious Force in the Shadows
"When two tigers fight, the hidden serpent strikes."
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Xiao Tian vs. Mo Tianhai – A Battle of Titans
The skies above the Dark Abyss Palace raged with power.
Xiao Tian hovered in the air, his golden sword of divine energy humming with unimaginable strength. Lightning crackled around his body, illuminating the battlefield below.
Opposite him, Mo Tianhai stood atop a floating platform of black mist, his Immortal Realm aura distorting space itself.
The world trembled.
"Xiao Tian!" Mo Tianhai's voice boomed like thunder. "You are strong, but strength alone is not enough to defy the Dark Abyss Palace!"
Xiao Tian smirked, his eyes filled with absolute confidence.
"I don't need to defy it," he replied. "I'm here to erase it."
Without another word, he vanished.
BOOM!
In an instant, golden sword light clashed against black mist, shaking the heavens. The sheer force split the clouds apart, sending waves of destruction crashing down onto the ruined palace below.
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The Hidden Threat Reveals Itself
As the two titans clashed, neither noticed the silent force watching from the shadows.
Deep within the void, beyond mortal sight, a figure in a blood-red robe stood with arms crossed, observing the battle.
His presence was so perfectly concealed that not even Xiao Tian's divine senses could detect him.
A slow, amused chuckle escaped his lips.
"Interesting… so this is the so-called 'Heavenly Cloud Sect Master' who dares to shake the balance of this world?"
Behind him, dozens of hooded figures knelt in silence.
This was the Crimson Night Pavilion—an ancient, forbidden force that even the Dark Abyss Palace feared.
Their leader, Blood Lord Xuan Ye, watched the battle with predatory eyes.
"Mo Tianhai… you old fool. You thought yourself untouchable, yet now you struggle like a cornered beast."
He slowly raised a hand, and a blood-red sigil formed in the sky.
"Let's see how this Xiao Tian reacts when his enemies come from all sides."
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The Sudden Betrayal
Back on the battlefield, Mo Tianhai suddenly grinned wickedly.
Xiao Tian's sword was about to land the final blow—
When suddenly, an explosion of blood-colored energy erupted from within the Dark Abyss Palace!
BOOM!
A terrifying pressure descended onto the battlefield, causing even Xiao Tian's brows to furrow.
The ground cracked apart, and from the ruins, dozens of Crimson Night Pavilion assassins emerged, their eyes glowing red with killing intent.
Mo Tianhai's laughter echoed through the sky.
"Xiao Tian! You thought this was a battle between just the two of us? Fool! You've fallen into MY trap!"
But Xiao Tian remained unshaken.
Instead, he smiled.
"A trap?" His voice was calm, yet mocking. "I was about to say the same thing to you."
Mo Tianhai's face froze.
Then—
A massive golden formation activated above the battlefield!
> [Ding! The Supreme Heaven-Sealing Array has been activated!]
[All enemies within the array are trapped!]
The Crimson Night assassins and Mo Tianhai's forces suddenly realized—they couldn't move!
Xiao Tian's trap had been set long before the battle began.
He gazed at Mo Tianhai and the hidden forces of the Crimson Night Pavilion.
"Now… shall we begin the real extermination?"
The battle had only just begun.