Boom!
Like a thunderclap exploding, like an Immortal King ending the world!
A floating island at the entrance of Tianhe Marketplace was directly blasted into four pieces by a terrifying surge of spiritual power that crushed everything in its path, then broke into chunks of rubble that fell below.
The violent shockwave spread outward in rings, carrying an aura that seemed capable of destroying all things as it ravaged the clustered floating islands of Tianhe Marketplace.
All the cultivators at the Ascension Ceremony stared at this scene in stunned disbelief. Nearly everyone lost the ability to think for a brief moment.
"This..."
"Were my eyes playing tricks on me? Someone was attacking Tianhe Marketplace?"
"This was unprecedented in a thousand years! One of Tianhe Marketplace's floating islands had actually been sunk!"
"Hiss! Where had such a brazenly audacious person come from, daring to dig dirt on the head of the Grand Guardian?"
"..."
At this moment, Heavenly Spiritual Roots and the Ascension Ceremony alike seemed utterly insignificant. No matter how great a matter was, compared to what was happening before their eyes, it appeared trivial.
Very quickly, some rogue cultivators finally came to their senses. Without caring about anything else, they rushed toward another direction in Tianhe Marketplace, terrified of being caught up in this great chaos.
"Run! Hurry and run!"
"The protective formation seems to have been blasted open with a gap! Someone was about to charge in!"
"This is a third-tier formation. The attackers were likely Golden Core cultivators! Retreat at once!"
"..."
Faster to react than them were the Foundation Establishment elders of Tianhe Sect stationed here. The instant they noticed the disturbance at the entrance, they soared into the air and, with remarkable coordination, rushed toward every direction of the marketplace.
Whoosh!
Several streaks of light