The moment he stopped, the middle-aged cultivator surnamed Xiang let out an angry shout.
The two of them had been stifled inside the restriction for far too long, and the fury in their chests had long since built to an unbearable pitch. In their eyes, the reason they had been trapped in the formation was not that they were inferior in skill, but that they had been outmaneuvered by that young cultivator.
Two peak Profound Spirit cultivators had been schemed against so thoroughly by a junior who could only display the aura of early Profound Spirit-stage power. Naturally, the anger in their hearts was difficult to dispel.
However, just as the middle-aged cultivator surnamed Xiang spoke, he discovered that Gong Gan was nowhere to be seen on the mountaintop plaza.
His thoughts spun rapidly, and the words that followed changed at once.
The two stopped on the plaza and swept their gazes around. Yet the delighted expressions on their faces gradually dimmed.
"Could it be that the reason we were able to escape the restriction wasn't because Senior Brother Gong took action?" The cultivator surnamed Xiang carefully examined the three great halls of Du Ming Palace and spoke in a deep voice, uncertainty showing in his eyes.
"The Heaven and Earth Origin Energy here has changed violently. It seems fierce fighting must be taking place inside the main hall. If my guess is correct, Senior Brother Gong may be driving the Chaos spirit treasure to attack the restrictions around the hall." Li Ziyang gazed at the towering main hall and slowly spoke, his brows slightly furrowed.
At that moment, on the mountain peak of Du Ming Palace, the vast Heaven and Earth Origin Energy around them was rapidly converging toward the main hall.
At the same time, each of the