A Great Monarch's contingency... that really was no exaggeration. At that very same moment, an endless clamor surged in from every direction.
No one knew where the sound came from. It had no source, yet it was everywhere.
It was as though it had appeared out of thin air, and also as if it had always been there, only suddenly triggered into life.
"So that's how it is," Han Li sneered, retreating to Qu Jianlei's side. "And here I was thinking there really was a Great Monarch!"
"Can you stop courting death?" Jin Ge also backed up to Qu Jianlei's side.
Seeing that Golden Wheel's attack was ineffective and that it was still spinning futilely, his face had gone a little yellow. "Was it necessary to provoke them?"
"Don't rush into the Abode," Han Li said calmly.
He knew very well that once he entered the Abode, he would be protected by the mysterious treasure. If the Great Monarch did not appear, no one could do anything to him.
But that was the worst possible option. He also did not want to use this chance to probe True Venerable Qu's trump card.
What he did say was, "This is a reaction that can only be triggered when the treasure is damaged. Let's hold it off first and see what else they have!"
Hearing that, Jin Ge finally caught on. As a walking encyclopedia, he was not lacking in such knowledge either.
"No wonder the Baiyou Merchant Alliance's people didn't show themselves. So... heh, they were just waiting for you to break the palace?"
"That's normal, isn't it?" Han Li replied, though he was too lazy to say more. "Prepare to fight."
The details here were actually very easy to explain. This palace was indeed extremely sturdy, and it truly was