"Come in? No, it's my turn now."
I stood outside the mountain gate with my hands behind my back. My voice was quiet, but everyone on Taiwei Peak heard it clearly.
"What did you say?"
The voice that had snorted coldly from within the gate fell silent for a moment.
"What? You tried to suppress me twice through this gate. The first time, you used the power of the perfected Celestial Being Realm. The second time, you borrowed the grand array's power, didn't you?"
He immediately fell silent.
I raised a hand and gently pressed toward the inside of the gate.
There were no fluctuations of laws, no spiritual pressure released.
Just a simple press.
Boom.
A muffled crash came from within Taiwei Peak, as though something had been slammed into the ground.
It was followed by the sound of stone slabs shattering and a stifled grunt.
The dao patterns of Taiwei Peak's grand array shone blindingly, but that was all they did. They had no time to form any defenses, just as when he had tried to suppress me earlier.
"That's repayment for the first time." I withdrew my hand, my tone casual.
Silence lingered inside the gate for two breaths, followed by hurried footsteps, as though someone was trying to rush outside.
I raised my hand again and pressed toward Taiwei Peak.
This time, the force was far more than ten times greater.
The entire peak shuddered. Every formation node in the dao patterns covering the mountain went dark simultaneously, from bottom to top. In that instant, the grand array's operation was completely cut off.
Immediately afterward, I lit the grand array up again, only this time, it was entirely under my control.
A dull thud came from inside the gate, followed by the sound of a body