The beast-head pattern was suppressed. Freed from the interference of its mental assault, the Stone Gate became much more docile.
But its physical resistance began to rise wildly.
From thirty yards onward, every inch they opened it multiplied the resistance severalfold!
Fifty yards. Sixty yards.
Fang Chen felt the strength in his body draining rapidly. Just then, the Floating Immortal Ring trembled, and an endless stream of power poured from it into him.
With the ring's energy, his strength swiftly recovered.
"Open!" Fang Chen gritted his teeth and heaved.
Ye Qingci felt much more at ease. Unwilling to hold him back, she gritted her teeth and pushed the Stone Gate forward with all her strength.
But just then, an angry roar came from deep within the Stone Gate.
A pitch-black beast claw formed entirely of the Law of Force shot out and swiped at them with enough might to tear the void apart!
Fang Chen's gaze sharpened. His Left Hand remained pressed against the handprint on the Stone Gate, while his right clenched around the Floating Immortal Sword as it appeared in his grip!
There was no dazzling Sword Move, no Law Fluctuation. Holding the sword with both hands, Fang Chen simply braced the Sword Body before him like an ordinary warrior blocking a blow.
Clang!
The black claw slammed into the Floating Immortal Sword!
The terrifying impact shook Fang Chen's arms violently, and the ground beneath his feet cracked at once.
But the Floating Immortal Sword did not budge. The star patterns on its Sword Body lit up on their own, as though coming alive.
Stranger still, the instant claw met blade, a mysterious energy—pure, warm, and seemingly brimming with the vitality of all things—surged from the Sword Body into Fang Chen, nourishing his body, bloodline, and soul!
His