The incident happened suddenly.
Both sides locked in fierce combat were stunned—whether it was the Mingzhou Prefecture City God, Great Grandmother of Fengyin Mountain, or Yan Yishu and the others controlling the "Metropolitan City God" atop the pyramid.
No one had expected it.
After Jiang Qiao approached Gou Chen, he did not help Gou Chen slay the Lost Ghost.
Instead.
He actually attacked Gou Chen?!?!
What the hell?
What was this supposed to be?
"You dare!" Yan Yishu was the first to react. Seeing Jiang Qiao cover Gou Chen with the Thunder Pool, he flew into a rage!
Gou Chen possessed no true self-awareness.
It came from the pyramid's hexagonal altar. It was the Incarnation of Rules.
All its actions and movements were instinctive.
Normally speaking.
If someone attacked it, it would naturally retaliate. As a divine beast in the latter half of the Divinity Ninth Tier, Gou Chen could very well kill Jiang Qiao outright with his current strength if he faced it directly.
But the problem was.
Earlier, in order to allow Jiang Qiao to use the Thunder Art to protect everyone's mental consciousness.
When the various City Gods controlled the formation.
They had let Jiang Qiao pass.
To put it simply, they had granted him a safety authority, pulling him into the whitelist and giving him immunity. Otherwise, the moment he used the Thunder Art on the altar, he would have triggered the pyramid's attack.
But nothing happened.
That immunity had now caused a problem.
Gou Chen, having emerged from the formation, felt no hostility toward Jiang Qiao. Even when the Thunder Pool expanded and completely enveloped it, it made no attempt to resist.
This was easier than catching a kitten or puppy!
"Stop him!"
Even if Gou Chen died, it would merely return to the formation