Old Ancestor Cangwu staggered, his robe splitting across his chest as a wound stretched from his shoulder to his waist.
Zhao Tu braced himself against the Stone Platform and cursed through gritted teeth.
“That Old Hag really fights dirty.”
Zhou Xuan said nothing.
He stared at the Four Symbols Heaven-Locking Formation.
The four Longevity Realm cultivators were burning their origin sources, pushing the formation to its limits. Yet the black Command Token in the Court Guardian Pavilion Master's hand was too powerful, and the black torrent was still spreading outward. The Four Symbols Formation had not collapsed, but it was steadily being pushed back.
At this rate, the formation would not hold much longer.
Zhou Xuan raised his Right Arm.
The Token Master Mark beneath his sleeve burned with pain.
The suppressed black qi began to stir.
He pressed down on his arm, circulating Taiyi Divine Power through his meridians to force that restless power back down.
I can't let it run wild now.
Once the aura of "Nothingness" bursts out, the Four Symbols Formation will be the first to suffer.
Emperor Jiang Wu had also spotted the problem.
He looked up at the Court Guardian Pavilion Master, and the State Shrine Seal in his palm plunged downward.
"Alliance Leader, draw in the formation!"
The Alliance Leader paused, then understood.
"You want to suppress her Command Token?"
"It's the only way left!"
Emperor Jiang Wu spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Better to lock down the token than the person!"
The Alliance Leader raised both hands.
The surrounding purple-gold chains stopped winding toward the Court Guardian Pavilion Master herself. All of them changed direction and lunged toward the black Command Token above her head.
The Court Guardian Pavilion Master's expression finally changed.
"You dare!"
She swept the Black Staff across.