Silence and stillness fell upon the cave. Light and fire intertwined where the rock ceiling had been shattered, flooding the space with daylight.
Life Crane and Yang An stood in the light, their shadows stretching long across the ground.
"Take one more step, and you're done as Pavilion Master."
The words suddenly left Life Crane's lips, his voice echoing out of the cave and spreading across the mountain range.
These words were not for Yang An, but for Thirty Flow and the others who, alarmed by the commotion, were rushing toward them.
The disturbance had been so great it had even caused the Floating Island to tremble. Thirty Flow and his men had immediately rushed over to see what was happening.
But at Life Crane's warning, they all halted in their tracks and immediately withdrew.
