The gray-blue sky pressed heavily on Lianyu City.
At the center of the city, a bronze Pill Furnace stood quietly, standing over a meter tall. The mouth of the furnace was deep and dark, with no sign of fire but a faint ominous red glow that was unsettling.
Beside the furnace, several figures wrapped in dark purple robes held in their hands bells that appeared neither metallic nor jade-like, their color was a ghastly white, as if made of bones.
"Ding…ling…ling…"
The sudden ringing of the bells was not piercing, yet it was like a bone-attaching sore, carrying a chilling penetration that swiftly engulfed the entire city.
As the sound of the bells reached their ears, the townsfolk curled up in corners, hiding under beds, or even frozen stiff in the streets, abruptly stiffened. Immediately, an indescribable pain erupted from deep within their bodies!
"Ah—"
