"Mm!"
Fang Chen nodded. Since they had returned to the Barbaric Continent, he could rest easy. He had waited so many years; another three hours would make no difference.
Two hours later, the Lone Cloud Buddha Emperor brought the Quasi-Emperor Gu Chan to the spot where the Sky-Escaping Shuttle had fallen.
When they tried to approach the Sky-Escaping Shuttle, a powerful force stopped them. It came from the shuttle's defensive Formation Runes, the work of a Great Emperor. Though the runes had not been fully activated, the Lone Cloud Buddha Emperor and Gu Chan still could not break through.
The Lone Cloud Buddha Emperor's strength barely reached the level of a Three-Star Quasi-Emperor. Gu Chan was weaker, at only the level of a Two-Star Buddha Emperor.
"What powerful resistance!"
The Lone Cloud Buddha Emperor frowned. He and Gu Chan circled the Sky-Escaping Shuttle several times before reporting the discovery to the Three Burials Buddha Emperor.
"A Golden Sphere?"
The Three Burials Buddha Emperor's eyes narrowed when he received the message, surprise stirring in his heart.
"Yes, a Golden Sphere. Its surface bears Great Emperor formation patterns. It must be a Supreme Emperor Weapon, but I have no idea what it is!"
The Lone Cloud Buddha Emperor spoke with the Three Burials Buddha Emperor through the Spirit Sword Talisman.
The Three Burials Buddha Emperor replied, "You and Master Gu Chan stay there and keep watch. I'll inform Fellow Daoist Black Flame!"
"Understood!"
The Lone Cloud Buddha Emperor turned to Gu Chan. "The ruler wants us to keep watch here while he sends word to the Glazed Sword Sect!"
"Mm."
Gu Chan nodded and waited beside him.
Few people lived near the place where the Sky-Escaping Shuttle had fallen, and no creatures had approached it.
An hour later.
Clang!
A crack appeared