"World Suppressing Disk!"
Song Qingyuan murmured inwardly. He had already realized what was suppressing the space here. Even if he had not seen that fleeting golden thread, he could have guessed it. Among all the immortal artifacts he knew of, only the World Suppressing Disk that had once been in Crown Prince Hai's hands possessed such a function.
And now that he had seen the World Suppressing Disk within the Five Academies Grand Competition space, a figure involuntarily surfaced in his mind—not Crown Prince Hai, but Azure Dragon!
But at this point in time, Azure Dragon had long since left the Southern Bright Continent. That meant the only possibility was Akatsuki.
Just as Song Qingyuan figured out who had acted, a gap suddenly opened in the crimson barrier. Six figures clad in black cloaks patterned with red clouds slowly flew in. Song Qingyuan recognized only one of them: the man standing at the front, the final Sect Master of the Bright God Sect—Ling Hui!
Or rather, the Deva Path among the Six Paths of Pain controlled by Akatsuki's Zero Burial.
Song Qingyuan did not recognize the other five, but he sensed powerful auras from them. Though black rods were embedded all over their bodies, the bearing they carried made it clear that these five had been exceptionally powerful cultivators in life.
"I never expected that we would meet again under such circumstances," Song Qingyuan said softly. Though he was already trapped in a desperate situation, there was no panic on his face, as though nothing had happened.
"Actually, everything was destined long ago, wasn't it?" the Deva Path said slowly.
Neither of them intended to make a move just yet, even though this battle between them was inevitable.
"Last time, I joined forces with your Akatsuki to fight Crown Prince