Outside Azure Gate, the sky gradually darkened. In the distance, heavy black clouds rolled across the horizon, thick and suffocating.
Shiloh's eyes snapped open from meditation. She said, "I have to go! This journey will take me deep into the darkness, straight to the Dark Clans' stronghold!"
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On top of Azure Gate, night fell fast, and the cold wind cut like knives. Philip stood before the gathered powerhouses from every faction, his voice low and thunderous.
"Anyone willing to join the exp