"Junior, prepare to die!"
The Big-Eyed Elder roared, and the Golden Light Sphere finally burst forth.
In an instant, the entire world fell into absolute silence.
Xu Yi realized that he had been firmly locked in place by the Golden Light Sphere. He couldn't move a muscle.
As the enormous sphere was about to engulf Xu Yi completely, despair filled Xuan Lengyan's beautiful eyes. Just then, an ancient tree towering into the heavens suddenly appeared in the sky. It was so enormous that words could not describe it, and seemed to grow larger with every passing moment. Its vast canopy soared into the clouds, its dense branches spread wide, and golden light shone from every inch of it. It looked like a Divine Tree that had split the heavens open.
"Th-this is a spiritual root?"
"Am I—am I seeing things?"
"Th-this damn thing is a sacred mountain!"
"..."
The spiritual root, towering into the clouds, suddenly swayed violently. Millions upon millions of golden leaves trembled together, like a sudden shower falling into a bamboo grove, rustling all around.
The giant tree rustled and swayed. The Golden Light Sphere, already hurtling toward them, abruptly halted. Then, with a soft pfft, it dispersed like a bubble of smoke.
The Big-Eyed Elder stared in stupefaction, unable to believe his eyes.
Xu Yi showed no mercy. He unleashed the Star Flow Fire Technique with all his might. Countless volcanoes erupted, and within the vast attack zone, everything became a sea of fire. Several cultivators failed to dodge in time and were refined away by the might of the exploding fireballs.
"Elder Long!"
The surviving encircling cultivators cried for help as they scattered in every direction.
The Big-Eyed Elder's thoughts were in disarray. This was nothing like how things were supposed to go.
He had