The instant eight Saint Tier streaks of light shot madly toward Apocalypse City, the restrictions of the Merit Tower exploded.
It was not a thunderous bang, but the "wail" of laws being torn apart.
The gilded halo enveloping the thousand-zhang tower was like glazed glass clenched in an invisible giant hand; spiderweb cracks instantly spread across its surface, while Runes flickered and struggled within them.
The tower trembled ever more violently.
The walls cast from Soul-Congealing Jade began peeling away in great chunks. They did not fall, but were ground into powder by the pull of two forces, churning with the chaotic currents.
The once-orderly halls collapsed layer by layer. The sound of beams and pillars snapping was swallowed by the hum of resonating laws. The moment shattered stone flew out, it was crushed into even finer dust by the violent currents tearing through the surroundings.
Outside the core hall, several remaining Merit Restrictions blazed to their limits, yet they were like candles guttering in the wind.
The Demon Shadow prowled beyond the restrictions. It did not rashly attack; the aura leaking from its body alone made the restrictions shudder violently.
Golden and black currents coiled around that Black Shadow. Merit Golden Light was originally the bane of demons, yet True Demon qi forcibly dragged and twisted it, turning it instead into a sharp weapon that tore apart the restrictions.
Within the core hall, two Saints stood back to back, their faces pale as paper.
The Merit Golden Body around the Saint on the left had only half condensed. His feet were sunk deeply into an Earth Vein node beneath the hall, golden patterns spreading along the floor tiles as he tried to reinforce the defenses with the foundations of the entire Merit Tower.
Yet with every tremor of demonic