Though the others were astonished by Gaishi's teasing words, shocked that he was actually flirting with an Immortal Emperor, Lingxiao Empress remained remarkably calm.
She was an Immortal Emperor, standing above all the Space-time Long River. She had lived too long and seen too much; those so-called emotions had long since faded away.
Her arm revived in an instant. She looked at Gaishi and once more ascended beyond the heavens. As her eyes opened and closed, heaven and earth vanished and reappeared, eras turned over, and a terrifying scene unfolded.
A vast grand formation surged skyward from within spacetime, enveloping Gaishi as it sought to bury him.
After that, one terrifying formation after another appeared, shrouding every era. Formation patterns spread across every timeline, sealing off all of Gaishi's escape routes.
"An Immortal Emperor is hard to destroy, but I will keep you imprisoned here forever and make you stand guard over Lingxiao Dao Realm."
Lingxiao Empress looked down at Gaishi, her voice echoing from every point in spacetime.
The aura of those grand formations made even the Quasi-Immortal Emperors' hearts pound with dread. Any Quasi-Immortal Emperor trapped inside would surely die, refined away in an instant.
These were Imperial Formations!
"Friend, you really are impressive, but it's a shame you ran into me, Brother Gai."
"Because Brother Gai specializes in dealing with flashy tricks!"
Gaishi calmly finished the last of the food in his hand, wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth, and grinned. "Ever heard of Power Breaks All Laws?"
Lingxiao Empress frowned.
Gaishi said no more. He stretched his limbs, then stepped forward. He walked faster and faster until he broke into a run, sprinting through the Space-time Long River and crossing countless timelines and eras.
The Imperial Formations followed him like shadows, like pesky