My expression changed, and I stopped at once. Seeing that I was no longer running, Song Ruo hurriedly asked, "What do we do now?"
"Stop. This attack—does it mean someone from the Proving Dao Realm has arrived?" I said hastily. Song Ruo immediately replied, "That was a Star Sword technique from the Star Heaven Sword Sect! It should be their Grand Elder or perhaps their Grand Sect Master..."
"So not only can we not leave, we have to stay behind." I nodded. In truth, I could leave now without a problem. After all, plenty of people were running away. As for Ling Tian and Hua Ke, I wasn't worried about them, because they had already retreated under layers of protection. Those who remained here were mostly staying to protect the facilities on the floating island.
Now that even a Grand Elder-level figure from the Star Heaven Sword Sect had arrived, there was no need to run anymore. With her here, Dao Tribulation had no chance of turning things around.
Sure enough, after the newcomer's attack appeared, the person herself slowly descended from the sky. The dazzling Star Sword from moments ago naturally didn't end there. Just as Dao Tribulation reacted and prepared to clash with the newcomer, the Grand Elder of the Star Heaven Sword Sect had already unleashed a second attack!
"That's Grand Elder Luo of the Star Heaven Sword Sect!" Song Ruo told me in a lowered voice.
Grand Elder Luo looked no more than thirty-something. There wasn't a single wrinkle on her face, but her hair was already completely white. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe her as having the hair of a crane and the face of a child. As for her actual age, it probably had to be measured in millennia.
The momentum of