Published: November 30, -0001
“What?”
“What happened?”
“Didn’t we break open the protective formation? How can it still be activated?”
The crowd instantly fell into chaos. Boom, boom, boom, many martial artists standing at the back began to attack the protective formation frantically, but it was useless; the entire formation was surrounded by ripples, showing no signs of being broken.
“We are trapped.”
The crowd became a bit flustered.
Because the attack had gone too smoothly, as soon as a problem arose, it immediately caused a stir among the crowd.
“Everyone, don’t panic. It’s just a mere protective formation. It must be that the Piao Miao Palace repaired the formation at the first moment. Since we could break such a formation from the outside, we can naturally break it from the inside. Don’t be flustered; it’s unbecoming.”
Mu Xun, the deputy palace master, shouted coldly, his expression stern and imposing.
However, he felt a slight heaviness in his heart. For some reason, at the moment the formation closed, an inexplicable sense of unease arose within him, as if he were the prey entering a hunter's trap, with every hair on his body standing on end.
This was derived from his instinct as a strong warrior. He had grown to this point and become the deputy palace master of the Artifact Palace, a giant in the martial realm; such intuition had saved his life countless times, and he believed firmly in it.
“Everyone, listen to my orders. First, pause the attack on the Piao Miao Palace. We need to break the formation first and exit to clear it completely.”
He commanded sternly, directing the forces of the Artifact Palace to attack the formation. He could not find peace in his heart without breaking the formation.
Moreover, so far, the palace master of the Piao Miao Palace, Shangguan Xi'er, had not appeared yet, which was what weighed heavily on his mind.
“Since you’ve come, why rush to leave?”
Just as this thought crossed his mind, suddenly, a cold voice rang out. From within the Piao Miao Palace, countless strong warriors soared into the air. Leading them was a person wearing a veil, like a goddess high above, looking down upon the masses.
A terrifying aura that dominated the world instantly spread, enveloping this space.
It was the Shangguan Xi'er he had been so concerned about.
Whoosh!
The terrifying aura approached like suddenly transitioning from day to night, causing everyone’s hearts to sink, feeling inexplicably breathless, as if they couldn’t catch their breath.
Is this the number one person on the continent, the Empress of the Piao Miao Palace, Shangguan Xi'er?
Gulp!
The crowd swallowed hard, their hearts inexplicably racing.
“Hmph, Shangguan Xi'er, you finally appeared.”
Mu Xun shouted coldly, a blinding radiance erupting from his body. Boom, a terrifying aura surged, connecting heaven and earth, sweeping in all directions.
“Shangguan Xi'er.”
Boom! Boom!
Sikong Gu and Xuanyuan Emperor also shouted coldly, their true essence surging, turning them into blazing suns, radiating blinding light as they firmly confronted Shangguan Xi'er.
The three formed a terrifying aura that surged forward, intending to suppress Shangguan Xi'er with their might. “With just you few worthless chickens, you dare to run wild in my Piao Miao Palace?” Shangguan Xi'er scoffed, not at all concerned about the aura emanating from the three. She waved her hand, as if dusting away, and the terrifying aura they created instantly dissipated into thin air, turning to ashes.
In the next moment, an even more overwhelming aura shot into the sky, transforming into an invisible pressure that enveloped Mu Xun and the others in an instant.
What? The hearts of Mu Xun and the others sank, trembling violently. This aura struck them, and they felt as if everything before them turned dark, as if everything in the world had vanished, leaving only Shangguan Xi'er alone, like the sovereign of heaven and earth, radiating endless light.
Before this endless light, Mu Xun and the others felt as insignificant as fireflies competing for brilliance with the bright moon.