By the Immortal Ascension Pool, Lin Qi's body suddenly began to tremble slightly.
As the Immortal Ascension Pool's core consciousness revived, the Osmanthus Tree continuously transferred ever more powerful energy and ever greater quantities of supplies to it. Since all that energy and material passed through Lin Qi's body as a relay, his body began trembling beyond his control.
The Guardian God Palace guards keenly noticed that something was wrong with Lin Qi. They all rose to their feet and walked toward him.
"Lord Wan En Longshan, over here..."
Before they could finish speaking, a faint mist suddenly rose above the Immortal Ascension Pool. Within the white mist appeared one hundred and eight warriors, clad in battered, bizarre armor. They were tall and handsome, each with a vertical eye set in the middle of his brow.
Unlike the plate armor and chainmail familiar to Lin Qi from the Western Continent, these warriors wore armor primarily in gold and silver. Their battle armor was linked from hundreds of scales of different sizes, while fierce, savage beast-head reliefs adorned their shoulders and chests. Red streams of light also draped their bodies, ribbon-like currents rolling around them and radiating immense fluctuations of power.
A fist-sized red plume crowned each of their helmets. As they walked, the plumes quivered faintly, making them appear all the more valiant and extraordinary.
As for their weapons, Lin Qi pursed his lips. Every one of these warriors carried a halberd over three meters long. Two-colored light of water and fire coiled around the golden halberds, and whenever those energies collided, great swathes of purple lightning shot forth at once.
"Who would have thought some of them had actually survived!" The Osmanthus Tree laughed in delight. "Are they the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Divine Generals who guarded the