Chapter 542: The Martial Domain Emerges

The crack of the ancient jade hadn't fully faded before the space above the Valley twisted into utter distortion. It wasn't a common surge of force, nor some wild energy backlash. It was… the manifestation of rules themselves, a whisper from heaven and earth. From the boiling clouds within the Back Mountain Forbidden Area, a hunched figure rose slowly into view. He was gaunt enough that a stiff breeze might have toppled him. A washed-out, threadbare gray Taoist robe hung from his shoulders....