New Chapter: Thorn at the Grand Gathering

Light was everywhere. People could see nothing; all that met their eyes was eternal brilliance, witnessing immortality bloom in a single dawn.

One slash cleaved open the boundary between life and death, while one Wolf Fang Club shattered the void. After the two weapons collided head-on, they broke apart and melted away, leaving only Imperial Dao runes burning into light.

A vast expanse of holy light ran rampant through the place of discussion. Every pattern on the bluestone ground lit up as five layers of rule formations revived, blocking that light.

Fortunately, the great protective formation around the discussion ground was astonishing enough, the handiwork of Anomalous Beings. Otherwise, if the light of the Imperial Dao runes poured out, it would have been catastrophic.

Even so, the people outside felt a violent aura like mountains and seas bursting through a dam, and an oppressive weight like the starry sky falling. Their hearts palpitated.

In the end, some light still flew out. It was Supernatural Factor purified by the five layers of rule formations, stripped of its Imperial Dao Texture, yet still surging like rivers and seas, with raging waves battering the shore.

Many people were flung away. Though they had not suffered grave injuries, they were still struck by the impact. Some bled from their mouths and noses as they tumbled into the distance.

People thought of the sign here, which had stated things quite clearly: Discussion of Dao was dangerous; observe at close range with caution.

"I was just here to join the fun. I wanted to take a look at just how outrageous a duel between the strongest True Immortals could be, and I ended up breaking three ribs?"

Someone wore a dazed expression, then grimaced and climbed up from the ground. He had merely been a spectator