Before the vortex of the Heavenly Road, the purple-gold light suddenly surged.
"Overestimating one's abilities."
Hu Qu, who was leading the group, snorted coldly, his contempt almost overflowing.
He didn't even make a move himself; he simply picked up a palm-sized bronze cauldron from his storage ring and flicked it with his finger.
The small cauldron transformed into a stream of light, passing through the vortex of the Heavenly Road, and hovered above the defensive formation of the Cangxuan Realm as if it had a life of its own.
It looked unremarkable, yet it exuded a pressure that transcended the rules of the formation. The patterns on the cauldron lit up, and with a gentle touch, it touched the formation's light barrier—
"Click...click click!"
A teeth-grinding cracking sound rang out.
The nine defensive formations that the Star Luo Sect had painstakingly set up were as fragile as paper, cracking inch by inch from the point of contact. The runes on the light screen quickly dimmed, and in just three breaths, the two outermost formations exploded with a "bang," turning into countless points of light!
Without stopping, the bronze cauldron continued to crash into the inner array. Another shattering sound followed, and then the third, the fourth... In just ten breaths, seven of the nine great arrays were destroyed by this small cauldron, leaving only the last two core arrays struggling to hold on. The light screen trembled violently, as if it would collapse at any moment.
"What...what kind of magical artifact is that?" someone in the alliance exclaimed in shock, their voice trembling.
The black-robed elder of the Star Luo Sect was deathly pale, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth—the formation was connected to his mind, and its shattering had caused him a backlash: "It's...it's a Dao-proving level magic artifact from the Upper Realm! It contains spatial laws and is specifically designed to counter formations...we can't stop it!"
Qian Gan's hand, gripping the sword hilt, turned slightly white.
He knew there was a difference in strength between the two sides, but he did not expect the difference to be so huge—the other side casually threw out a magic weapon and broke through their proud defense. How could they fight like this?
The surrounding cultivators were also stunned into silence by this scene. The morale that Qian Gan had just ignited was instantly doused with cold water, and a solemn expression once again appeared on everyone's face.
Only Xiao Chen, Jiang Li, and Shi Tou remained calm. Shi Tou even muttered, "This little cauldron doesn't look as hard as my fist..."
Just then, twelve auras emanated from the Heavenly Road vortex, like twelve towering mountains, crashing down upon the Cangxuan Realm.
"Buzz—"
The entire world seemed to tremble, the air became thick and sticky, and the weaker Mahayana cultivators were directly forced to their knees, their faces flushed red, and they even had difficulty breathing.
More than twenty Dao Inquiry Realm elders worked together to erect a spiritual energy barrier, barely managing to protect the people behind them. However, they themselves were also sweating profusely, and the barrier kept collapsing under the pressure of the opponent.
Twelve figures in purple-gold dragon-patterned robes stepped out of the Heavenly Road vortex and descended onto the land of the Cangxuan Realm, ascending a purple-gold staircase of light.
Hu Qu, who was in the lead, stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the members of the alliance as if they were a group of ants.
When his gaze swept over Qian Gan and the other twenty-odd Dao Inquiry Realm cultivators, his brows furrowed slightly, then turned into undisguised disappointment: "That's it? The top combat power of the Cangxuan Realm is just a group of Dao Inquiry Realm cultivators? Not even one of them can withstand a single move from me?"
The middle-aged powerhouse beside him sneered, "Elder, have you forgotten? This small world is suppressed by the rules of heaven and earth, and at most it can only give birth to the Dao Inquiry Realm. How can it compare to our Upper Realm?"
"Indeed." Hu Qu nodded, his tone growing increasingly arrogant. He took two steps forward, his purple-gold dragon-patterned robe fluttering without wind, and his oppressive aura surging once more.
"I was hoping to find someone to fight and stretch my muscles, but it seems I was overthinking it."
He looked at Qian Gan as if he were looking at an insect he could crush at any moment: "Was it you who was shouting for a fight just now? With you? Or with this bunch of trash behind you who can't even touch the Dao Proving Realm?"
"We, the cultivators of the Cangxuan Realm, though inferior in strength, will not tolerate your insolence!"
Ancestor Pan Shi roared, and his black iron armor flashed red light as he tried to resist the opponent's pressure.
"presumptuous?"
Hu Qu, as if he had heard a joke, suddenly burst into laughter, "In this Cangxuan Realm, we are the heavens! Killing you is like slaughtering dogs! Don't talk about being presumptuous, even if we turned your world upside down, what could you do?"
Arrogant! Overbearing!
But no one dared to refute them. Their oppressive aura was almost tangible; the mere presence of the twelve of them caused the spiritual energy of the entire Cangxuan Realm to become chaotic. This strength was enough to justify their arrogance.
Qian Gan took a deep breath, suppressing the humiliation and fear in his heart, and gave a look to the Dao Inquiry Realm elders behind him.
The twenty-odd cultivators at the Dao Inquiry Realm understood each other and silently moved closer, their spiritual energy intertwining to form a more solid barrier.
They knew that facing any one of the powerful beings from the upper realm alone would only lead to certain death; only by joining forces could they perhaps fight for a glimmer of hope.
Hu Qu watched them huddle together, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes, but he didn't make a move immediately.
Because more figures emerged from the vortex of the Heavenly Road.
They were a group of young people dressed in purple and gold dragon-patterned outfits, numbering about several hundred, each with a calm demeanor and sharp eyes.
The eighty-odd people at the forefront exuded the pressure of the Dao Inquiry Realm. Although not as powerful as Hu Qu and the others, it far surpassed that of other cultivators of the same level in the Cangxuan Realm.
The hundreds of people behind them were all at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, and their spiritual energy was as refined as that of the Dao Seekers of the Cangxuan Realm.
"These...disciples from the upper realm?"
Jiang Li's pupils contracted slightly as she silently counted the number of people—more than eighty people at the Dao Inquiry Realm and more than three hundred people at the Tribulation Transcending Realm!
This power is almost equivalent to all the top combat forces in the Cangxuan Realm!
Xiao Chen also frowned.
The enemy's disciples alone number this large, and with those twelve unfathomable domain lords, this battle is more difficult than imagined.
Stone clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking: "So many people... this is enough to keep us fighting for a while!"
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