There was naturally a reason Xu Yue's protector had approached Yan Ruyu to borrow a weapon.
The divine spirit of the Azure Emperor's imperial weapon was dormant and had not received offerings for many years. Its connection to the Azure Emperor's lineage was far less intimate than that of the Void Mirror.
Once obtained, it required almost no preparation to normally unleash the power of its passive enhancement.
Indeed, the combat strength of an awakened imperial weapon spirit differed enormously from the strength it could display when controlled while dormant.
But even so, an attack unleashed by a Dao Severing King wielding an imperial weapon was something even an Ancient Sage had to avoid!
This was the protector Xu Yue had summoned to guard him.
Under the current circumstances, he was undoubtedly one of their own.
If he had not appeared and shattered that Black Dragon Claw, everyone would probably be dead by now!
This was clearly a long-prepared, premeditated ambush. Its target was likely to wipe out the prodigies of several factions, along with the two imperial weapons!
So Yan Ruyu did not hesitate. She directly handed over the Azure Emperor's imperial weapon, the Chaos Green Lotus.
The protector snatched it up and viciously smashed it toward Gru.
The Forbidden Artifact he had thrown earlier was no ordinary item either. Even against an Ancient Sage, it possessed tremendous destructive power.
Unlike divine weapons, Forbidden Artifacts were generally consumables, but their power was exceptionally formidable.
Gru had just donned the Advanced Military Formation and was preparing to slaughter everyone when the Forbidden Artifact struck him head-on, leaving him in quite a miserable state.
"I'll kill you!"
Just as he broke through the lingering shockwaves of the Forbidden Artifact and prepared to continue following the plan by killing the strongest Dao