The calm voice seemed to come from all directions at the same time, clearly resounding in the ears of everyone in front of the Imperial Palace gate.
The sound wasn't loud, but it possessed a strange penetrating power, sending a shiver down everyone's spine.
How can a person's voice come from all around at the same time?
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the heavily injured Elder Xuan, but he immediately recognized Zhang Yu's voice, and his worry deepened.
Although he knew that Zhang Yu possessed some extraordinary abilities and had once frightened away Grandmaster, the Li Shan before him was Great Grandmaster.
Zhang Yu's appearance at this moment is tantamount to walking into a trap.
Emperor Xiao Zhengfeng recognized Zhang Yu, and his expression turned even more unpleasant.
He hoped Zhang Yu could resolve the crisis, but he also worried that Zhang Yu's youthful impetuosity might put him in danger.
Xiao Fenghua was so anxious that her face turned pale. She wanted to shout for Zhang Yu to leave quickly, but she was afraid of exposing him. She even bit her lip until it bled.
Li Shan frowned, his cloudy old eyes gleaming with a sharp light as he warily scanned his surroundings.
This method of "hearing the voice but not seeing the person" is definitely not a simple matter of Voice Transmission; it seems more like... some kind of sophisticated Formation or Divine Ability?
As Great Grandmaster, his senses were incredibly sharp, yet he couldn't pinpoint the source of the sound, which aroused a sense of vigilance and unease within him.
Li Feitian was taken aback at first, then flew into a rage.
As the Young Master of the Crimson Blood Sect, how could he have ever been so mocked?
He immediately shouted angrily, "Who's playing tricks? If you've got the guts, show yourself to Young Master!"
"Weren't you looking for me? Why are you asking who I am?"
Zhang Yu's voice remained calm.
But this time, everyone clearly sensed that beneath this calm surface lay a chilling, bone-chilling Killing Intent.
He has just completely connected all the Grand Formation throughout the Imperial City, successfully forming a new Formation.
At this moment, with the help of the Formation that covers the entire Imperial City, he can carefully observe every plant and tree in the city, and at the same time use the Formation to transmit his voice over thousands of miles.
Just now, Zhang Yu clearly saw Li Feitian's arrogance and Li Shan's ruthless actions.
He didn't want to reveal too much too early; he just wanted to stay in the Heavenly Prison and focus on getting stronger.
Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone Zhang Yu?
Although he and Xiao Fenghua were not formally married, they had been intimate, and he had long regarded her as his woman.
These two, Li Feitian and his servant, dared to humiliate his woman and seriously injure his nominal father-in-law and relatives. Their actions had already crossed him.
"Since you're courting death, then I'll use you to test the first edge of my Imperial City Grand Formation."
Zhang Yu sneered inwardly.
With a thought, he used the immense power of the Imperial City Grand Formation to conjure a phantom image in front of everyone.
The person in the image stands tall and straight, hands behind their back, as if they are above the entire Imperial Palace, looking down at the people below.
"So you're Zhang Yu."
After seeing the image clearly, Li Feitian felt much more at ease.
According to the intelligence he received, Zhang Yu was merely an unfavored legitimate Legitimate Son the Marquis Yong'an's Estate, possessing some Evil Dao. At most, he could deal with Grandmaster, so what was there to fear?
It seems that these images and sounds are nothing more than some kind of illusion or Law Artifact effect, just a bluff.
Zhang Yu!
Li Feitian pointed his halberd at the illusory figure in the air, his voice filled with disdain and Killing Intent:
"You forced Miss Hu Qingxuan to become a maid, you deserve to die."
"I 'Young Master you one chance to commit suicide as an atonement. Otherwise, not only will you die, but the entire Wei Kingdom will be buried with you."
In the air, Zhang Yu's illusory figure seemed to move slightly, and a calm yet undisguisedly mocking voice rang out, still coming from all directions:
"Ridiculous."
"It's all in black and white; a bet is a bet."
Hu Qingxuan made a bet with me, and fulfilling the bet is a matter of course. How can there be any question of coercion?
"What kind of bullshit bet is that? Bets only ever bind the weak; even if the strong lose, they still win."
In Li Feitian's heart, only the strong are respected; what bet is nothing but a piece of waste paper.
"Okay, okay!"
Zhang Yu paused, and when he spoke again, his voice was as cold as the deepest ice in the netherworld:
"Today you bullied the weak, trespassed into the imperial city of Wei, killed and wounded soldiers, seriously injured a prince, treated human life as worthless, and frequently threatened to destroy the country..."
You think this is nothing special, simply because you consider yourself a strong person.
Zhang Yu's gaze turned coldly towards Li Feitian and Li Shan:
"According to your theory, if I am stronger than you, you should die without regret."
As the last word "death" fell, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth above the entire Imperial City seemed to pause slightly.
Although the phantom did not exude any substantial pressure, the unease in Li Shan's heart suddenly intensified.
He vaguely sensed that the ground beneath his feet, the surrounding palaces and pavilions, and even the wind blowing by seemed to be under an unusual gaze.
Li Feitian was thoroughly enraged by Zhang Yu's words. When had he ever been so defied and threatened by an ant?
"Arrogant!"
Li Feitian laughed in extreme anger, the Killing Intent in his eyes almost solidifying:
"Since you're courting death, I, the young master, will kill you first, and then raze this Wei royal palace to the ground."
"Old Li, find him for me!"
A cold glint flashed in Li Shan's eyes. He didn't believe that this small Wei Kingdom really had anyone who could threaten Great Grandmaster.
He snorted coldly, raised his withered hand, and was about to launch an area attack on Zhang Yu's illusory figure in the air, as well as the direction from which the illusory figure might be hiding.
However, just as his True Qi surged and he was about to strike—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Without warning, seven or eight thick, crimson pillars of fire suddenly rose from the bluestone floor in front of the Imperial Palace.
These pillars of fire were incredibly hot, carrying the aura of burning everything, and crashed wildly towards Li Shan and Li Feitian from all directions, instantly engulfing the two of them in a sea of fire.
"A trivial skill."
A disdainful snort came from Li Shan amidst the sea of fire.
Li Shan remained motionless, but casually pushed his palms outwards.
Instantly, a powerful and profound crimson True Essence swept out like a raging tide, carrying the unique pressure and scorching attribute of Great Grandmaster, instantly shattering the seven or eight seemingly fierce pillars of fire.
As the sea of fire subsided, it revealed Li Shan, who was completely unharmed, and Li Feitian, who was also unharmed but had a pale face, and whom he had protected behind him.
That's it?
"How dare you boast so arrogantly that you're better than me?"
Seeing that Li Shan had easily deflected the attack, Li Feitian was immediately relieved.
His face regained its arrogance and disdain, and he burst into loud laughter, full of contempt.
Upon seeing this, the hearts of Elder Xuan, Emperor Xiao Zhengfeng, Xiao Fenghua, and others sank to the bottom.
They could sense that the pillar of fire was quite powerful, enough to seriously injure or even kill an ordinary Grandmaster, but it was so vulnerable in front of Great Grandmaster.
However, Zhang Yu's illusory figure in the air, and the sounds coming from all directions, remained calm and undisturbed.
"I was just saying hello and checking the temperature."
Zhang Yu's voice rang out calmly, "Looks like your old bones can still hold up a bit."
"Hmph, playing tricks, get out here now."
Li Shan's eyes sharpened, and without further hesitation, his figure suddenly blurred.
The next moment, he appeared high in the sky, only a few feet away from Zhang Yu's phantom.
His withered hand suddenly shot out, crimson True Essence condensing into a gigantic fiery claw, which fiercely grabbed down towards Zhang Yu's illusory figure and the possible location of his true body.
"Scarlet Refining Divine Claw."
This claw strike was incredibly swift and powerful, as if it could tear apart and burn that space itself.
"That's more interesting."
Faced with a strike capable of instantly killing an ordinary Grandmaster, Zhang Yu's voice remained calm.
At the very moment Li Shan made his move, the entire Imperial City seemed to come alive!
"Buzz--!"
A deep and resounding hum echoed from the depths of the earth, instantly reverberating throughout the entire city.
The seemingly independent Formation nodes in the Imperial Palace, the Heavenly Prison, and even the Imperial City simultaneously erupted with dazzling light.
Streams of energy beams, each a different color and with different properties, shot into the sky, then, guided by some mysterious force, rapidly intertwined and merged above the Imperial City.
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder... all kinds of elemental energy from heaven and earth were frantically extracted and gathered, forming a three-dimensional Formation Diagram phantom that covered the entire Imperial Palace area.
The Formation Diagram slowly rotated, emanating a terrifying and immense pressure, as if it had become one with the world.
Li Shan's Scarlet Refining Divine Claw, powerful enough to shatter mountains, was blocked by a pale golden Light Screen composed of countless fine Formation Runes when it was still three feet away from Zhang Yu's illusory figure.
"Laugh--."
The crimson fiery claw collided with the pale golden Light Screen, producing a piercing sound.
The Light Screen fluctuated violently, but it did not shatter!
Instead, an overwhelming force ripped out from within the Formation Diagram, sending Li Shan flying dozens of feet backward through the air.
Li Shan steadied himself, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror, and exclaimed, "What... what kind of Formation is this?"
He felt as if his attack had struck not the Light Screen, but the very Earth Vein of the Imperial City, and the entire world above.
That vast, unfathomable power made even a Great Grandmaster like him feel a chill run down his spine.
"This is the Zhoutian Star-Dou Imperial City Composite Formation."
Zhang Yu's voice rang out leisurely, carrying a hint of composure as if he controlled everything, "Welcome to my home turf."