After swiftly dealing with the four Sovereigns who had joined forces, no one else foolishly came looking for trouble. Lu Chen proceeded without obstruction and soon began approaching the summit of Golden Pool Peak.
Whoosh!
Purple light streaked across the sky. As space twisted, he flashed a thousand feet away in an instant. Lu Chen looked ahead and saw a dazzling golden platform in the distance.
Golden light flowed across the platform as though it had been forged from gold. He knew that it was the Great Lo Golden Platform, the only passage leading to the Great Lo Golden Pool.
Lu Chen stood in the air, narrowing his eyes as he swept his gaze around. Beneath the golden platform, figures stood quietly at intervals from one another.
Every one of them had sharp eyes like hawks and falcons. Vast spiritual energy surged around their bodies, seeming to summon howling winds.
Clearly, they were all holding one another in check. Whoever tried to approach the golden platform first would be attacked by everyone else.
After pondering for a moment, Lu Chen flicked his sleeve, and five Spirit Pearls radiating different glows emerged, hovering around him.
They were the Five Elements Spirit Pearls.
Lu Chen formed seals with both hands. The five Spirit Pearls bloomed with dazzling light and continuously revolved around him. As they spun at high speed, they gathered into a five-colored curtain of light that enveloped his entire body.
The instant the light curtain formed, Lu Chen's gaze sharpened. He took a fierce step forward, and the Purple Flame Wings rose behind him. He transformed into a brilliant streak of purple light and shot forward!
"Stay right there!"
At once, fury filled the eyes of more than a dozen figures beneath the golden platform. They attacked almost simultaneously, and