"Swift!" Chen Fan soared into the air, his gaze sharpening as he shouted in a deep voice. Grasping the ancient painting in one hand, he swung it fiercely at the nine enormous palms bearing down on him!
Boom!
In an instant, the entire ancient painting unfurled. The Fat Daoist within was blasted apart, transforming into streams of radiant runes that flowed out like a river. Dazzling golden light flashed, rainbow rays streaked forth, and an even larger hand extended from the painting. Its fingers clenched into a fist before it smashed forward!
Bang!
As enormous ripples spread outward, the fist from the ancient painting shattered all nine giant palms in one blow. The tremendous force made Immortal River City tremble. The nine protectors who had formed the palms all went pale at once, coughing up blood as their Divine Souls suffered grievous wounds. Their faces were filled with shock and disbelief, even a trace of panic.
"What is that?" countless people cried out, unable to believe that such a terrifying fist could emerge from an ancient painting and severely injure nine protectors in an instant!
In midair, the fist showed no sign of stopping after punching through the giant palms. It shot straight toward the formation barrier above Immortal River City, its momentum fierce enough to make hearts quail.
Before the fist even arrived, Immortal River City was already shaking violently as though an earthquake had struck. City Lord Guo's expression changed as he shouted, "Protect the defensive formation!"
This formation was the treasure that had allowed Immortal River City to stand until now—the very foundation of the city. It absolutely could not be destroyed!
Yet no one dared step forward to stop it. Even the nine powerful protectors had been severely wounded in one strike. Without the cultivation of