Taixing Mountain Range, southeastern sector.
It was around 1:29 a.m. The night sky was draped in darkness, countless stars scattered like glittering pearls, and the silken moonlight made the heavens seem especially pure.
Yet—
The sky, which ought to have been tranquil and serene, suddenly blazed with a sun-like radiance.
“What... what is that?”
“If my eyesight isn’t failing me, the source of that light—should be at least ten kilometers away!” Peerless Jason Jiang, crouched inside the giant bell, pupils contracting sharply, felt his heart tremble.
Gulp.
He swallowed hard and instinctively tried to stand, only to bump his head against the inner top of the bell, producing a thunderous clang.
No help for it.
The inside of the bell was cramped. It could hide two Sect-class Specters only because their ghost bodies could shift in size. But Jason had no such ability; he could only curl up, and any careless movement risked banging the bell.
Still, Jason Jiang wasn’t frustrated.
Soon, he forcibly drove his Internal Power, making himself temporarily weak. In another three to five minutes, he could easily break out of the bell.
“I’m not in a rush.”
But such dazzling light... it doesn’t look like a missile explosion—has nothing to do with current technology.” Realizing this, Jason Jiang was stunned.
He was, after all, a Sacred Spring Sect disciple. Not exactly omniscient, but thanks to the sect’s foundational education, he was at least fairly well-informed.
Simply put—
Jason Jiang had seen missile explosions before, even experienced bombardments firsthand. It was part of Sacred Spring Sect’s regular training.
So he had some insight.
Perhaps—
This radiance blazing across half the night sky was Solidified Core Internal Power of the Martial Lord Realm.