Shen Chong desperately wanted to say yes.
But if he searched his heart, he would have to put a huge question mark over that answer!
At that thought, Shen Chong's already racing heart grew even more frantic, and even his control of the formation slowed for an instant.
But even without that moment of distraction, Lu Yuan had already reached the Palace-Protecting Grand Formation rising over the Azure Jade Palace, appearing before the Azure Jade Palace Master!
"Sir! How has the Azure Jade Palace offended you?!"
The purple-clad Azure Jade Palace Master's face twitched. Faced with the seemingly boundless, overwhelming aura emanating from Lu Yuan, the palace master felt no confidence whatsoever, even with the formation's support, and spoke in a particularly shrill voice.
The grandeur of Lu Yuan's presence was like a blazing sun, and the dazzling Dharma Form behind him shone brilliantly along with it.
Against that radiance, the Azure Jade Palace's so-called Palace-Protecting Grand Formation looked especially frail.
Lu Yuan clenched his fingers into a fist and viciously smashed his fair knuckles into the seemingly immovable Palace-Protecting Grand Formation before him!
In an instant, a clash of energies erupted within the Azure Jade Palace, palpable to every living being.
Boom-
The towering formation, only just assembled, exploded apart. The Azure Jade Palace Master, serving as its core, suffered devastating backlash in an instant, plummeting to the ground and being smashed into a mangled ruin by the tremendous force.
Within the Azure Jade Palace, countless stewards and elders felt an immense impact strike them.
Despite protecting themselves with their cultivation, their internal organs ruptured and their bones and sinews shattered beneath that single punch.
Their bodies abruptly crumpled, and crimson blood flowed uncontrollably from all seven orifices.
Shen Chong was sent flying by a punch that clearly had