"Don't—!"
"Master! Calm down! You have to trust our senior!"
"That's right, Master! Our senior is changing the fate of the Interception Sect against the will of Heaven!"
The two disciples held Master Tongtian back, earnestly trying to persuade him.
Held in place by his disciples, Master Tongtian could only watch helplessly as his lawless daughter went to smash the gates of Zixiao Palace.
It was over!
Everything was over!
Master Tongtian closed his eyes in despair, unable to bear watching the bloody scene that was about to unfold.
He could practically see his daughter being struck into a blackened corpse by the Heavenly Dao's divine thunder.
And yet...
The expected thunderclap and screams never came.
"Huh? Why's it so quiet?"
Master Tongtian waited for a long while without hearing a thing, then cautiously opened one eye.
The gates of Zixiao Palace still stood intact.
The terrifying restriction, imbued with the supreme power of the Heavenly Dao... had developed crack after crack, spreading rapidly from the spot where the Milk Bottle had struck.
"Crack... crack..."
"H-How is this possible?!"
Master Tongtian stared at the fractures, disbelief written all over his face.
The Heavenly Dao's restriction... had actually... been cracked?! Where was the thunder?!
The Interception Sect disciples were all dumbstruck, as if they had just witnessed a miracle.
"It... it broke?"
"It really broke!"
"Little Senior Sister is mighty! Little Senior Sister is invincible!"
After a brief silence, thunderous cheers erupted inside the hall.
"Hmph, I told you it was just a lousy lock."
Xiruan looked at her handiwork and clapped her hands in satisfaction.
This lock was a little tougher than the ones she had encountered before, but it only took a bit more effort to break.
She turned and proudly lifted her little chin at Master Tongtian.
"Daddy,