"Rumble... rumble..."
A deafening roar rolled in from beyond the Ninth Heaven, as though countless ancient thunder dragons were battling fiercely in the depths of the clouds. Each peal carried enough might to destroy mountains and rivers, shaking the void until visible ripples spread through it and twisting the air for a thousand miles.
In an instant, four Golden Pillars of Light, each a hundred zhang thick, descended from that mysterious upper realm, cleaving through the heavy clouds like giant blades that had split open the heavens.
Everywhere the pillars passed, space cracked inch by inch, exposing deep, pitch-black chaos rifts. Threads of chaotic qi seeped out, radiating a heart-pounding aura of destruction.
Brilliant golden light surged around Jiang Pei, like the blazing sun hanging overhead. Four Golden Armored Warriors, each over a thousand zhang tall and resembling war gods who had stepped out of ancient myths, slowly emerged from the radiance.
Four thousand-zhang Golden Armored Warriors appeared beside Jiang Pei, standing between heaven and earth.
They wore golden armor engraved with ancient runes. As the runes flickered, it seemed as though the laws of the Heavenly Dao were flowing within them.
Each held a different gigantic golden weapon. Every swing caused the surrounding space to tremble.
The four divine generals stood towering between heaven and earth, their immense figures supporting the sky. It seemed as though each could hold up the entire firmament alone, while a terrifying pressure radiated from their bodies.
After all, this was the avatar of an upper-realm powerhouse from the Celestial Race. He had summoned four imposing divine generals to serve as protectors in a single stroke.
Compared with the guardian divine generals summoned by their kin in the lower realm, these four Golden Armored Warriors were far too powerful.
Su Fan stared at the