Li Guanqi's terrifying pressure surged unceasingly through the First Layer.
In a distant courtyard, Song Bin's expression shifted slightly, and he flickered out in an instant.
Gazing toward the White Jade Tower where Li Guanqi and his companions were, his heart churned with dread.
Earlier, Li Guanqi had only possessed the strength of the mid Mahayana realm, yet he had already posed a threat to Ye Mohan!
Now that Li Guanqi had broken through to the late Mahayana realm, that terrifying pressure sent chills even down Song Bin's spine.
If he had previously possessed some confidence in escaping Li Guanqi's grasp, he now could not muster the slightest thought of resistance!
Indeed... Li Guanqi's aura was just that monstrous!
He had clearly only just broken through, yet his aura showed no trace of instability whatsoever. Such a solid foundation and natural, effortless breakthrough were truly terrifying.
*Whoosh!*
Song Bin vanished from where he stood. But just as he was about to leave, he turned back.
Because... Ye Mohan had arrived!
Ye Mohan stood in midair, his profound gaze fixed on the distant White Jade Tower.
A sharp gleam flickered in his eyes, and his presence diffused faintly outward, faintly holding its own against Li Guanqi's!
Sensing this aura, Li Guanqi turned his head slightly and spotted the man a thousand zhang away at a glance.
Li Guanqi gave a cold sneer. His white robes drifted gently in the breeze, faint streams of light coursing across the fabric, his posture straight as a drawn sword.
Peak Sword Soul realm sword intent faintly took shape behind Li Guanqi as a blood-red phantom.
Behind Ye Mohan, meanwhile, stood a pitch-black, twisting shadow. Sensing the man's terrifying sword intent, Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes.
A dangerous chill flickered deep within them. Sword intent that had touched the threshold of the Sword Po realm...
A sword intent this terrifying was something he had not witnessed even in Nangong Xuandu!
As powerful as Nangong Xuandu was, he only wielded sword intent at the peak of the Sword Soul realm.
As for the Sword Po realm... had it not been for the sword spirit beside him, Li Guanqi might never have known about it in his entire life.
Yet right at this moment, Li Guanqi's aura as the Thunder Lord erupted with a boom!
In an instant, sudden claps of thunder shook the sky above the White Jade Tower!
*Rumble!*
Void lightning suddenly flared into existence, thousands of thunderbolts gathering beneath Li Guanqi's feet like subjects prostrating before their sovereign!
The terrifying pressure made Ye Mohan's breath hitch. A solemn look crossed his face as he murmured softly,
"Thunder Lord! He's actually the Thunder Lord..."
Before he could finish, Song Bin snorted coldly beside him, his terrifying pressure instantly bursting forth.
Ye Mohan's face darkened, and he barked in reprimand, "Stand down!"
"This is a contest between the two of us. What right do you have to interfere!"
A flash of displeasure crossed Song Bin's eyes, but he slowly reined in his aura.
Yet with Ye Feng's explosive temper, could someone just back down whenever they pleased?
If it were only a contest between Ye Mohan and Li Guanqi, that would be one thing. What right did a lackey have to meddle in their business?!
*Boom!*
An exceedingly fierce burst of Geng Metal power instantly formed a ten-zhang-thick pillar of light that shot straight into the sky!
Ye Feng's golden hair whipped wildly in the wind. Having spent this time consolidating his realm, his aura had grown increasingly profound and heavy.
Treading on golden steps, Ye Feng strolled over to stand before Li Guanqi.
Parting his lips, he uttered softly, "Apocalypse: Wrath Slay."
*Hum!*
*Crack!*
The golden steps beneath Ye Feng's feet shattered instantly!
Pointing his sword at Song Bin, he said in a voice dripping with frost, "This is between my big brother and Ye Mohan. What kind of thing are you to jump out?"
Song Bin was an arrogant man himself. Disregarding Ye Mohan's warning, he took a fierce step forward.
He was actually a sword cultivator of the same element as Ye Feng!
An ancient-styled golden longsword flew out from the torn void and into his hand.
Staring dead at Ye Feng, Song Bin hissed, "Ignorant brat, did giving you a little face go to your head?"
*Boom!*
A blaze of azure flame surged into the sky. Cao Yan strode forward, both arms burning with Purple Dragon Thunder Flames.
"Acting haughty on seniority? I'm afraid you don't have what it takes."
Ye Mohan's face darkened. Xu Kai and Wu Jingcheng appeared in a flash, followed closely by the skinny Luo Guan.
Xiao Chen burst out of seclusion in an instant. Like Cao Yan, he was merely a hair's breadth away from the late Mahayana realm!
Silver light flashed in the void as a disheveled, thoroughly annoyed Gu Li hurried forward.
In an instant, nearly three million inscribed talismans enveloped the void. Gu Li cursed as he marched forward,
"Damn it all, does this ever end?! Does this ever fucking end?!"
"Come on, then! If I don't slaughter you bastards today, I'll take your last names!"
As he spoke, Gu Li crushed the storage rings and arm rings on his wrists.
A hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, one million, two million, five million!
A full five million inscribed talismans—counting the three million left unused from last time.
Five million inscribed talismans!
A dense sea of talismans blotted out the sky, sending violent ripples of primal energy rolling outward.
If these exploding talismans were detonated at once, they would likely level everything within a thousand li to the ground!
The two sides stood divided, terrifying auras pouring out recklessly, the atmosphere taut and hostile to the extreme.
Suddenly!
A man clad in golden armor appeared in the clearing.
Long Hou frowned with displeasure. With a press of his hand, he forced Gu Li's sea of talismans down a hundred zhang.
"Put them away!"
Seeing this, Gu Li curled his lip, stiffening his neck as he slowly reeled them in.
"Uncle Long, these bastards have been picking fights non-stop... I... What are you glaring at?! You got a problem with me?!"
Just as Gu Li was about to put away the talismans, he saw Song Bin sneering and rolling his eyes at him from across the way.
That single gesture and look made Gu Li's temper flare instantly.
Rolling up his sleeves, Gu Li began forming hand seals.
"Come on, then! Damn your mother's legs, you really think I don't dare slaughter you?!"
As he spoke, his violent divine sense erupted, and all five million inscribed talismans lit up in an instant!
An aura bordering on pure destruction swept across the entire First Layer!
Startled, Li Guanqi was about to shout a warning when he caught a chilly glint in Ye Mohan's eyes, and Ye Mohan vanished from the spot.
Li Guanqi blew his top. The bastard dared to attack Gu Li?!
"Grab your weapons, take them down!"
Before his voice could fade, the figures beside him shot forward like arrows!
Ten Mahayana prodigies were about to start an all-out brawl right in front of Long Hou.
Long Hou's face twisted slightly, a dull ache throbbing in his chest and belly...
"A bunch of troublesome brats!"
He snapped his hands together. A violent burst of spatial power forcibly severed Gu Li's divine sense control.
"Stop fucking watching the show, lend a hand!"
*Swish! Swish!*
*Clang! Clang! Clang!*
"Stop!"
The Seven Generals had all arrived. Yu Shan had arrived this time in the guise of Ji Yuchuan.
Seeing Tang Ru sitting cross-legged atop the White Jade Tower with Bagua spirit runes gleaming around him, he was frightened into blurting out,
"Fatty Tang... that's too much, way too much... Are you trying to calculate all of them to death?!"
Wu Mian tapped the back of Gu Li's head, laughing in rebuke, "Are you trying to destroy the First Layer..."
Xiang Huaizhi caught Cao Yan's furious punch with a single palm, the shock numbing his arm until he lost all feeling in it.
With his other hand, he caught Luo Guan's longsword between two fingers.
Without sparing Luo Guan a glance, he smacked Cao Yan upside the head and couldn't resist saying,
"You've got quite the temper on you now, kid."
Song Bin's mouth twitched, and he grumbled internally,
"Well then... could you be any more blatant about taking sides?"
Chapter 1179