Any ordinary God Emperor who recklessly entered would be instantly suppressed by the array, their divine soul utterly annihilated.
Lin Feng did not rush to attack. Instead, he slowly retreated, sat cross-legged upon the White Jade Platform, and closed his eyes in concentration, bringing his own Dao resonance of the God Emperor into order. He knew this was the God Emperor Sect's life-bound array. Only the flawless, pure essence of the Great Dao of the God Emperor could resonate with it. Breaking it by force would only drain his cultivation and might even trigger a backlash that destroyed the inheritance treasures within the hall.
He stilled his mind, cast aside every distracting thought, and fully released the Great Dao of the God Emperor. Pure golden Dao resonance wreathed his body, gradually matching the rhythmic pulse of the runes on the hall doors.
One moment, two moments, three moments...
After a full half-incense stick of time, the Dao resonance around him finally aligned perfectly with the ancient hall's runes. The array's savage, restraining pressure slowly softened, and the outer layers of spiritual power seals loosened one after another.
But just as the barrier over the hall doors was about to dissipate, the array's inner Heart Demon Restrictive Seal suddenly erupted!
Dark black mist spewed from the gaps between the runes, instantly engulfing Lin Feng. Countless hideous, terrifying illusions appeared within it—the God Emperor Sect's elders and disciples slaughtered during its destruction, the bloodthirsty grins of Heavenly Demon Sect experts, the horrific scenes of World-Devouring Beast Tides massacring living beings, and visions of his own cultivation stagnating, leaving him in despair with no hope of revenge.
Countless negative emotions, obsessions, and distracting thoughts battered his sea of consciousness, seeking to shake his Dao Heart, plunge him into heart demons, and send his