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Boom, boom, boom~

With the rise of the Guardian Formation, the vast sky seemed to shatter into pieces, shrouding the Immortal Court in a terrifying aura that shocked everyone. The sudden abnormality left everyone with looks of intense fear.

All the Immortal officials within the Immortal Court couldn’t leave at that moment, trapped inside the Guardian Formation.

Ironically, this formation was originally created to protect the Immortal Court, but now it had become a powerful tool for the Undying Blood Clan to deal with the court!

“This, this is the Guardian Formation! It only activates when the Immortal Court is facing an invasion from foreign enemies, when survival is at stake!”

Many lower-ranked Immortal officials, gazing at the floating runic barrier in the sky, wore expressions of disbelief.

You see, the Immortal Summit was happening today, and Mi Luo Palace was gathering the strongest forces from the Immortal Realm. Under such a prosperous circumstance, how could the Immortal Court possibly face a major crisis?

Moreover, where was this foreign invasion?

Why hadn’t they seen any?

“Dragon General, could it be that the alien races from beyond are attacking?!” The heavenly soldiers looked puzzled, their gazes drawn skyward, confusion flickering in their eyes.

The Dragon General was just as flabbergasted; he had been guarding South Heavenly Gate without any external threats. Suddenly, the Immortal Court inexplicably activated the Guardian Formation, leaving him utterly perplexed.

“Something’s off; the Guardian Formation doesn’t just activate for no reason! It’s controlled by the Great Dream Immortal Emperor!”

“There’s only one reason for this—an incident at the Immortal Summit!”

“Everyone, follow me quickly to Mi Luo Palace!”

The Dragon General soon realized this and shouted.

“Yes!”

At the same time, the other heavenly generals, sensing something was wrong, decisively abandoned their post at the heavenly gate and rushed toward the center of the Immortal Court with their forces.

A massive wave of heavenly soldiers surged in all directions!

Mi Luo Palace, the most magnificent heavenly palace, began to crack under the overwhelming power of the gathered Immortal Emperors, splintering with loud cracks.

Boom!

Thick smoke billowed and dust flew everywhere.

Watching the terrifying aura of the Guardian Formation, everyone couldn’t help but feel their scalps go numb, frozen in place and unable to continue their attack.

“Hahaha, you didn’t see this coming, did you? My companions have already mastered the Guardian Formation and can obliterate the Immortal Court at any time! This chaos is entirely your Human Race’s own doing!”

Xue Ze, knowing he was doomed, laughed maniacally, filled with ecstatic madness.

Although their plan had been exposed, the ongoing Immortal Summit had gathered the strongest beings from the Immortal Realm, and the Undying Blood Clan could take this opportunity to take them all down!

Sadly, this was something they had to do!

After all, everyone involved in this operation just wanted to return alive to claim credit and rewards; who would want to bury their bright futures in this backward world?

Originally, with the later stages of their plan, they would have been able to manipulate the Immortal Court at will, establish contact with the Nine Nether, and thoroughly conquer the Immortal Realm.

But now they had been publicly exposed, and the unwilling Xue Ze, fueled by endless hatred, vowed to make the Immortal Court pay a heavy price!

“Liu Taishang, why are you still dawdling? Hurry and shut down the Guardian Formation!” Several elders shouted in panic.

They knew all too well how terrifying the Guardian Formation was; if it fell under the control of the Undying Blood Clan, the Immortal Court would be doomed!

Liu Huangshu was flustered, “What are you talking about?! You think you can just shut down this kind of formation? Unless you have the authorization token, no one can close it!”

The Undying Dragon Emperor gritted his teeth, “So you’re saying the authorization token is in the hands of that Undying Blood Clan member? We have to snatch it back!”

After saying that, his figure transformed into a mighty and divine Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, carrying an immense dragon might as he soared toward the Immortal Court.

Roar!

The majestic sound of the dragon’s roar echoed through the heavens.

“Don’t go, it’s dangerous!” Liu Huangshu shouted urgently.

The Undying Blood Clan member with the authorization token was a pale-skinned man in blood robes, known as Blood Ghost by his companions, who excelled at elusive body techniques.

That was precisely why he managed to escape from Mi Luo Palace amidst the pursuit of the Immortal Emperors to activate the Guardian Formation!

At this moment, backed by the Guardian Formation, Blood Ghost exuded confidence, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

Seeing the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon daring to approach, a cruel glint flashed in his eyes.

“You think you can take me down?”

With a flick of his hand, a divine punishment-like bolt of lightning struck down, hitting the golden giant dragon hard.

Under the horrified gazes of countless onlookers, that massive dragon body was almost split in half, charred black, spewing thick black smoke, and blood gushing forth, painting the sky red.

“Ah!” The Undying Dragon Emperor wailed, crashing to the ground, his life aura severely diminished.

“Dragon brother!”

The elders were shocked into a frenzy.

The physical defense of the Undying Dragon Emperor was top-notch, yet even he couldn’t withstand a single blow!

“Everyone, don’t approach! That was just the weakest strike. If he unleashes the full power of the Guardian Formation, we’re all done for!” Liu Huangshu gritted his teeth.

“What do we do then? Should we just sit here and wait for death?!” An elder protested unwillingly.

“It’s a pity Tong Wudi is in seclusion; if he were here…”

“That’s useless! The Guardian Formation is meant to counter Half-Saints; no matter how strong Tong Wudi is, he’s still just an Immortal Emperor!”

“I’d say otherwise; after all, he is the Child of Luck in the Immortal Realm! If he encounters danger, the Heavenly Dao won’t just stand by!”

Everyone was agitated, placing their hopes on Tong Wudi.

Liu Huangshu’s eyes lit up, “Right! With Tong Wudi here, there might just be a turn of events!”

On the surface, the Guardian Formation was the Immortal Court’s greatest weapon, but its real strength came from the invincible Immortal Emperor, Tong Wudi!

Interestingly, Tong Wudi seemed to have suffered some kind of setback before, constantly calling himself the ‘Defeated Emperor,’ which had made Liu Huangshu very concerned about his mental state.

Later on, for some unknown reason, he suddenly declared seclusion and had not made a sound since.

Now that the situation in the Immortal Court was critical, Liu Huangshu hoped Tong Wudi would awaken and step forward to turn the tide!

“Sure enough, this formation is powerful; none of you will leave here alive!”

Blood Ghost sneered.

He continued to channel Immortal Power into the token in his hand, and it shone with blinding brilliance.

Boom, boom, boom~

The entire Guardian Formation operated at lightning speed, a terrifying apocalyptic aura filling every inch of void.

“It’s over; everything is over!”

“Those despicable Undying Blood Clan members, you hateful beasts!”

“Is this summit going to become our burial site?!”

The Immortal Emperors wore expressions of despair, feeling deeply powerless within.

Even someone as strong as the Undying Dragon Emperor couldn’t withstand a blow from the Guardian Formation; even if they had more numbers, facing such an attack was certain death!

Ye Junlin, however, remained calm. After all, he possessed a true sacred physique—the Guardian Formation couldn’t hurt him.

In such a situation, it was up to him to resolve it!

Boom, boom, boom…

Just as Ye Junlin was about to take some action, a terrifying, unparalleled aura erupted from the deepest, most forbidden area of the Immortal Court!

This aura vaguely carried with it a hint of sacred rhyme!

“Who is it?”

Ye Junlin’s expression showed a hint of surprise as he raised an eyebrow toward the source of the aura.

“Could it be that Tong Wudi has emerged from seclusion?!” Liu Huangshu was stunned at first but then was filled with overwhelming joy.

 

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