Pfft!
How terrifying was a full-force palm strike from a Half-Saint? Even though part of its force had been neutralized by the attacks of those present, the remaining power was still beyond what ordinary experts, at most Peak Dou Zun, could withstand. Under the shockwave, they all screamed as they were sent flying, crashing heavily into the great hall with dull thuds.
That sound turned the faces of many people in the hall pale with shock. The shockwave alone had injured so many Dou Zun experts. If they truly tried to stop him, they would probably have to be prepared to risk their lives.
With that thought, many experts who had originally intended to stop Old Man Dark Evil hesitated. Their movements slowed, though their eyes darted about as they watched those around them, hoping someone unafraid of death would take the lead.
However, the surrounding experts were all old foxes. How could they so easily become the first to stick their necks out? No one made a move. Just as Old Man Dark Evil was about to seize the enormous light sphere in midair, and delight appeared on his face, an extremely tiny sword qi suddenly emerged behind him and, in an instant, closed in on his body.
The sword qi appeared exceedingly small, yet only those with sharp senses could detect the terrifying power contained within it. To compress such dreadful force into such a tiny strand of sword qi required a degree of condensation that even Dou Saint experts would have to take seriously.
Gu He had taken advantage of the others blocking the way and of most of Old Man Dark Evil's attention being fixed upon the light sphere to secretly prepare the fused sword qi of the Profound Gang Spirit Splitting Sword. At the instant