[The ground of the entire Xuanji Hall lit up at the same time.]
[The Formation Patterns that had lain hidden underground for ten thousand years began spreading outward from the Main Peak.]
[They passed through the plaza, through the streets, through the City Wall, through the ruins, like Dragon Veins awakened one after another, winding and swimming deep within the earth.]
[A brand-new golden light screen rose from beneath the ground, enveloping the entire Xuanji Hall and forcibly pushing the approaching Abnormal Army back.]
[Gluttony's fist smashed into the light screen. The light screen shook violently, but it did not shatter.]
[Gluttony's expression changed. His fist was going numb.]
[You watched Chen Xuanji slowly collapse.]
[He lay at the center of the Formation Patterns, his white hair spread across the ground, his face so aged it looked like a weathered rock.]
[But a faint smile hung at the corner of his mouth—a relieved smile, the kind that only appeared after one's mission had been fulfilled.]
[He was still breathing. He was still alive, but he would never stand again.]
[Facing his direction, you said softly:]
["Senior, leave the rest to me."]
[Then you turned around, faced those seven Great Emperors, and tightened your grip on the Dingjun Sword.]
[Gluttony looked at that light screen, then looked at you.]
["Three days."]
["This light screen can hold for three days at most."]
["After three days, I'd like to see what other tricks you have left."]
[You said, word by word:]
["Three days is enough."]
[Gluttony turned and dropped back into the Abnormal Army, vanishing into the darkness.]
[The other six Great Emperors also descended one after another, each returning to their position.]
[The million-strong army re-formed outside the light screen, surrounding Xuanji Hall so tightly it was like an iron barrel with