Primordial Lord of Heaven stood with his hands behind his back, the corners of his lips slightly raised, a trace of impossible-to-hide arrogance flashing in his eyes.
"Roar—!"
Bai Xuan's eyes erupted with crimson light. White radiance boiled around his body, while Geng Metal Qi poured backward like an enraged sea and instantly coiled around him.
A beastlike growl rolled from his throat. His muscles and bones swelled inch by inch, his robes burst apart piece by piece, and his bulging veins writhed like Horned Dragons as he struggled with all his might against the restraints.
The other three also fought as though their lives depended on it. Vast magical power erupted, stirring monstrous waves within the Four Symbols Space. Surging air and howling astral winds swept through the area, even causing Primordial Lord of Heaven's expression to darken slightly.
Crack...
A clear, crisp sound rang out, like ice splitting and jade shattering. To Primordial Lord of Heaven's ears, however, it exploded like thunder.
His heart jolted. He immediately formed a hand seal and drew in light, pressing the Dao Seal fiercely against the chain—but in the end, he still dared not strike with lethal force. All four were Sages' Direct Disciples; even the slightest mishap could bring disaster enough to overturn the Heavenly Court.
He could restrain them, but injuring their foundations was absolutely forbidden.
Yet fine cracks, dense as a spiderweb, had already crept silently across the chain's surface.
Bang!
With a muffled boom, the chain exploded and scattered into billions of glittering fragments.
The four staggered to the ground. Their chests heaved violently, the veins at their temples still throbbing, their magical power nearly exhausted and their breathing rough, like bellows being pumped.
Clap, clap, clap...
Applause rang out at an unhurried pace. The four looked up