Swish, swish, swish!
The Red-bearded Elder, Elder Yelü, and the Wanyan Family's Middle-aged Man, who had been empty-handed, all summoned their natal sacred weapons from their dantians.
Lu Yang's gaze swept over them. Their expressions had grown more solemn than ever.
After passing the first ten thousand meters, they had been sheltered by a lotus dais every two thousand meters they climbed.
This time, however, they had to ascend six thousand meters in one go.
Lu Yang had a faint inkling of what was coming.
At twenty thousand meters above the sacred mountain, the pressure emanating from it was already incredibly formidable.
With every meter they flew upward, it felt as though countless heavy hammers were repeatedly pounding their souls.
The Soul Suppressing Pearl had fallen silent and could no longer offer any protection.
Lu Yang could only use the incomplete technique from the Thought Blade to urge his Spiritual Sense into forming shield after shield around the source of his soul, warding off the pounding at the level of the spirit.
The force striking their souls was simply too powerful. Before they knew it, everyone's flying speed had slowed.
As usual, the old woman flew at the front. She glanced down without thinking and saw Lu Yang following behind at an unhurried pace. A trace of surprise flickered in her eyes.
During the first two thousand meters, the sacred mountain's pressure had increased considerably, but everyone had managed to fly through by relying on their own abilities.
By the next two thousand meters, they were already deeply exhausted.
Their speed slowed once more, and Elder Yelü took over from the old woman, flying at the front.
At this stage, halos of Law began streaming down from the sacred mountain without pause.
Those halos of Law were like ribbons. As