Mockery from Calamity Bewitchers rang out from every direction:
"Hehe, did you really think we gathered here just for a single Heavenly Pillar?"
"Exactly, exactly. To bring down the Heavenly Pillar, one Eldest Brother is enough. The arrangements afterward hold far deeper meaning."
"Zhou Daqian, if you have the guts, kill all of us in one move. Only then can you stop Zai Bo's next move."
High above the clouds, Zai Bo gripped the Heavenly Pillar with all twelve fingers and shook it. The cracks spread wildly.
Crack, crack. Great chunks of stone trembled loose and fell like meteors striking the earth, kicking up clouds of dust. The intense heat generated by their friction with the air set the withered grass and forests ablaze, flames springing up everywhere.
That Heavenly Pillar that pierced the firmament had stood unwavering from beginning to end, without budging in the slightest.
Even though the Southern Border was filled with rebels, none could shake its existence. Beaten by rain and battered by wind, frosted by snow and veiled by drifting clouds, it remained wholly unharmed.
What was the Heavenly Pillar? The answer was simple: a pillar that held up the heavens. None could shake its foundations; it had stood for hundreds of millions of years without falling.
Yet under Zai Bo's actions, the eternally unfallen Heavenly Pillar first swayed, then shook violently, on the verge of toppling over.
And Zai Bo was the eldest of the seven Eldest Brothers. Six more were only slightly weaker than him. Beyond them, even more Calamity Bewitchers were positioned around the Heavenly Pillar, glaring covetously as they confronted Zhou You.
Just as they had said, to stop Zai Bo, they had to sweep away every Calamity Bewitcher before breaking through the encirclement and reaching the Heavenly Pillar. "..."
Lai