Someone had gotten there first!
The fighters locked in fierce combat suddenly froze.
"Heaven Underworld Palace is open!"
"Emperor Wang Gui wants to get there before us!"
"Get in!"
Why had everyone gathered here?
Had they come just to fight Luo Chen to the death?
Obviously not!
Almost instantly, they made their choice.
While Heaven Underworld Palace stood open, figures hurtled inside one after another, with the Mother-Child Ghost Fiend and the other Great Ghost Emperors moving fastest.
Luo Chen, left behind, found that no one paid him any attention.
The sudden turn of events was almost too much to take in.
Luo Chen paused, then chuckled.
"Better to arrive at the right moment than to arrive early!"
He glanced at the Luo Tian Sect members trying to follow from afar and waved a hand.
"Don't go in. Wait outside."
With that, he strode into the palace.
The Luo Tian Sect members looked worried. Gu Cai Yi, who had been silent until now, blurted out, "But..."
Deng Taiyue stepped in front of everyone, cutting her off.
"Brother Luo's abilities have surpassed anything we can imagine. Going in with him would only make us a burden."
As he spoke, his eyes were plainly filled with fear.
They recalled the brief battle outside. Surrounded by Ghost Emperors, Luo Chen had remained utterly composed. That alone showed how strong he had become.
And given how often his attacks covered vast areas, going inside really might hold him back.
Deng Taiyue was right.
But this battle concerned the entire sect. Was it truly right to leave their Supreme Elder to face it alone?
Wang Yuan said grimly, "All we can do is cover what he might miss. If anyone seizes the Ming Water Spring Eye and escapes, we kill them!"
Deng Taiyue looked at