At the end of the Star Remains Plain, a pitch-black silhouette crouched on the horizon like the skeleton of some colossal beast.
That was Exploding Star City.
The naturally formed Profound Gang Rock in its walls gleamed beneath the perpetually overcast sky in a color mixed from rust and dried blood. A dense dark-gold barrier covered the entire city like an overturned bowl. Flickering runes slowly flowed across its surface, linked together by tiny phantom stars. This was the defensive formation that could withstand the bombardment of a peak Golden Immortal cultivator for three days without breaking.
Outside the city walls, Zhang Tie stood suspended in the air. His gray cloth robe matched the dust of the plain, and he had reined in his aura. Standing there, he looked like a weathered stone. Only as he watched the dark-gold barrier did cold light occasionally flash deep within his eyes.
He moved.
He formed no hand seals and chanted no spell. He merely took half a step forward with his left foot.
The void beneath him exploded, and cracks spread like a spiderweb for more than thirty yards. A scorching wave of air, visible to the naked eye, burst forth from the center of his body.
"Nirvana Transformation."
Before his words had faded, a Golden Body Dharma Idol a hundred yards tall with Three Heads Six Arms appeared!
The runes flowing across Exploding Star City's dark-gold barrier suddenly accelerated. The hum rose in pitch, turning shrill. Countless figures flickered atop the city walls, while formation lights lit up one after another.
Zhang Tie's three faces and six eyes simultaneously fixed upon a single point at the center of the barrier. Without pausing, he launched into the second transformation.
"Kunpeng Transformation."
This time, the Golden Body Dharma Idol's aura abruptly grew heavy