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Chapter 1197: Black Hole in the Sky

Before the events of today escalated, Bai Yuanhua had secretly rejoiced upon learning that Bai Jiumeng had successfully advanced to the Five-tailed Demon King realm. After all, a Demon King could indeed bring considerable aid to their White Fox Clan, significantly bolstering their clan's strength.

However, the arranged marriage for Bai Jiumeng was his direct order. Bai Jiumeng's choice to flee Snow Fox Mountain to avoid it was a severe slap to his old face, gravely impacting his prestige within the clan. Thus, even with Bai Jiumeng's successful advancement to the Five-tailed Demon King realm, he had no intention of letting her off.

Of course, at that time, he harbored no thought of expelling Bai Jiumeng from the White Fox Clan. He merely wished to impose some symbolic punishment on Bai Jiumeng, temporarily imprisoning her. In his view, this punishment was not severe; after all, it was only temporary confinement, not permanent. During this period, he could use various methods to persuade Bai Jiumeng, making her agree to the arranged marriage.

As long as Bai Jiumeng agreed, he, as the patriarch, would have a graceful way out of this awkward predicament, allowing him to maintain his authority before his clansmen. Bai Jiumeng's imprisonment would also end, and their White Fox Clan would gain an additional Five-tailed Demon King thanks to her presence.

Though he knew that imprisoning Bai Jiumeng would inevitably breed resentment in her heart, he believed that by reasoning with her and then providing ample compensation to Bai Jiumeng and her family, he could absolutely help Bai Jiumeng overcome that emotional hurdle.

This was merely one of his initial considerations. His other idea was that if Bai Jiumeng remained unyielding after her imprisonment, and even with all means exhausted she still couldn't accept the arranged marriage, he likewise wouldn't want to lose Bai Jiumeng, this Five-tailed Demon King. He wouldn't dwell on the arranged marriage issue anymore, but instead, he would send Bai Jiumeng to undertake various dangerous missions, allowing her to accumulate enough meritorious service. At that point, her merits would offset her demerits, and her imprisonment would be lifted. This approach would similarly not undermine his authority, nor would it cause him to lose Bai Jiumeng, the Demon King.

He had originally devised countermeasures for this matter, but man proposes, God disposes. He had utterly failed to foresee that the situation would escalate to its current point in such a short time, completely exceeding his control. This forced him to make the decision to expel Bai Jiumeng from the clan, for in his eyes, only by doing so could he salvage some face.

Naturally, his decision was also tinged with a degree of personal emotion. He attributed full responsibility for today's events to Bai Jiumeng, so his anger towards her was exceedingly intense. He truly wished not to keep this troublemaker within the White Fox Clan any longer. If circumstances had allowed, he would have even wanted to abolish Bai Jiumeng's cultivation before expelling her from the clan!

“I just said that today, I will surely expel Bai Jiumeng from the White Fox Clan. No amount of pleading will change that. It seems you two simply don't understand what I'm saying. No wonder you raised a daughter like Bai Jiumeng—she's equally incapable of listening. ”

Bai Yuanhua’s cold reprimand left Bai Jiumeng’s parents speechless, kneeling on the ground, not daring to move. But Bai Jiumeng was not as timid and subservient as them; upon hearing his words, a look of fury immediately flared across her face, as if she were about to retort to Bai Yuanhua.

It was at this very moment, however, that a colossal roar suddenly erupted from the summit of Snow Fox Mountain. This earth-shattering sound caused the entire Snow Fox Mountain to shake violently, and even the mountain's protective grand array shattered with a thunderous crash under its might.

Although the previous sounds of Bai Jiumeng clashing with the Enforcement Hall members had been intense and perceptible to everyone on Snow Fox Mountain, compared to this colossal roar, they were like the faint flutter of a mosquito's wings against the peal of thunder in the heavens.

Under the force of this mighty roar, some of the weaker White Fox clansmen saw stars, their brains buzzing. Some even vomited blood and collapsed into unconsciousness.

Everyone paled in shock. In that instant, who had the leisure to bicker? All eyes turned upwards. Their first thought was an enemy attack, but as they gazed at the sky above, they realized the true situation was vastly different from what they had imagined.

For, there was no one in the sky above them. What they saw were enormous fissures, these cracks spreading across the space overhead like a colossal, eerie spiderweb!

The people present were no strangers to cracks appearing in space; tearing space to form spatial rifts was not an unfamiliar concept to them. However, the scene they witnessed now was incomparable to mere spatial rifts. These fissures were not only numerous but also incredibly vast in area, entirely different from the spatial passages formed by tearing space.

The sight before them was as if the sky above was on the verge of shattering. How could it be compared to the formation of ordinary spatial rifts?

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No one present had ever witnessed such a soul-stirring sight. Forget the ordinary White Fox clansmen; even Yang Haoran and Bai Yuanhua, neither of them had ever seen anything like it.

Though this scene delivered a powerful visual shock to everyone present, not a single person cheered. All of them felt an immense sense of oppression, as if the sky itself were about to collapse. Under such tremendous pressure, how could they possibly feel joyful? After all, they all believed that the appearance of this sight boded ill!

Yet, this was only the beginning. Under the gaze of the shocked or terrified crowd, another tremendous roar echoed from the sky. The heavens, already riddled with fissures, suddenly shattered, much like a mirror that, after a heavy blow, first cracks and then completely breaks apart.

A black hole emerged into everyone's view. The black hole slowly rotated, sucking in and devouring the spatial fragments. Though it appeared to spin sluggishly, that was only because Yang Haoran and the others were a considerable distance away. If one were to approach the black hole, it was obvious its rotational speed would be far from slow.

As vast amounts of spatial fragments were swiftly consumed by the black hole, it grew larger and larger, as if it intended to swallow the entire sky. The feeling it evoked became increasingly oppressive, increasingly terrifying.

However, these were merely the changes in the sky. The ground, too, was undergoing immense transformations. As the black hole devoured spatial fragments, the earth convulsed violently, mountains swayed incessantly. In the blink of an eye, bottomless fissures appeared across the land. Birds and beasts fled in panic, as if some monstrous creature were about to burst forth from beneath the earth.

Snow Fox Mountain, where Yang Haoran stood, also shook violently and ceaselessly. This mountain, once breathtakingly beautiful, now resembled an earthquake disaster zone. Unidentifiable small creatures incessantly shrieked in terror, scurrying about like headless flies. All flying birds soared into the air, chirping frantically as they circled overhead, utterly daring not to land. The very trees where they once frolicked and rested now toppled one after another as the ground violently shook.

Snow rolled down, landslides occurred, the ground cracked, and birds and beasts scattered in chaos. The once exquisite beauty of Snow Fox Mountain was utterly gone, replaced now by a scene entirely indicative of impending destruction.

Atop Snow Fox Mountain, the White Fox clansmen had devolved into utter chaos. Although they didn't comprehend what was happening, the violent shaking of Snow Fox Mountain and the fissures appearing in the ground all conveyed that the mountain seemed on the verge of collapse. Even without understanding the exact cause, their hearts were still consumed by terror. Though they were demons and not ordinary beasts, they remained profoundly insignificant before the might of nature.

“Don't panic, everyone! Calm yourselves! ”

Seeing his clansmen in a state of disarray, the Enforcement Hall Master quickly shouted a stern reminder. Though his own heart was equally filled with dread at that moment, as the Enforcement Hall Master, he absolutely could not reveal his inner terror before the assembled clansmen.

The reason he was sternly admonishing his clansmen now was because he knew that the more dire the situation, the more composure was required. Chaos would not only fail to improve matters but could even make the situation more complex and uncontrollable. Therefore, he had to make his clansmen calm down so they could better face the series of misfortunes that might follow.

The Enforcement Hall Master also held a certain degree of prestige within the White Fox Clan, so his warning had some effect, though it was limited. Many clansmen, whose inner terror was too intense at that moment, could no longer be placated by a mere verbal reminder from him.

The Enforcement Hall Master watched this scene unfold, and while his face betrayed no emotion, his heart was consumed by anxiety. He looked towards Patriarch Bai Yuanhua, hoping Bai Yuanhua would personally speak to calm the clansmen. After all, Patriarch Bai Yuanhua held the greatest prestige within the White Fox Clan; as soon as he spoke, the clansmen would surely cease their current pandemonium.

However, when he looked towards Patriarch Bai Yuanhua, he saw Bai Yuanhua with a face full of utter shock, his gaze tightly fixed on the black hole above, which was devouring spatial fragments. He had completely failed to notice his clansmen, who had descended into chaos. It was as if, in Bai Yuanhua’s world at that moment, only the slowly rotating black hole in the sky remained, with no room for anything else.

Immediately after, the Enforcement Hall Master noticed that it wasn’t just Bai Yuanhua; even Yang Haoran, the Yin Division Guardian, was reacting identically to Bai Yuanhua, his expression a mask of shock, his gaze locked firmly onto the rotating black hole above!