"The Heavenly Dao Alliance!"
The instant the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Sword left Lingyang, Lingyun sensed something was wrong. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
Before he could act, the starry dome above suddenly collapsed. A gigantic hand wreathed in bloodflames reached out from the river of time and space, shattered the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Sword with a flick of its finger, then swept forward and slammed into Lingyang.
Boom—
The figure seated beneath the boundless lightning was blasted apart once more, scattering across heaven and earth. For a time, he could not take shape again.
"Take everyone and leave at once. Fanxi has set her sights on Shi Lan and is trying to summon Shijie back."
As the giant hand fell, Meng's voice sounded in Lingyun's ear. "Return to Shenwu immediately. I'll handle things here."
At that, Lingyun's expression instantly tightened. He exhaled a breath of stale air, and the blood qi in his body began to burn fiercely. He had no time to keep tangling with the two before him; he needed to carve out a path to safety in short order.
Dongxuan was currently held back by Lingyang and could not break free for the time being. If they delayed any longer, the Buddhist Sect might summon Shijie back, and with the Heavenly Dao Alliance sticking its nose in, the situation could very well spiral out of control.
The moment Lingyun began burning his blood qi, Miaoyan and the other True Buddha's expressions changed at the same time, as though they, too, had received some kind of message.
In an instant, the lotus pedestals beneath the two True Buddhas began to wither. Petals fell one by one, their vitality fading, while the Buddha-light shrouding their golden bodies grew ever more dazzling. They had also resorted to forbidden