"An impressive move." Venerable Xuanji nodded. "The second move—watch closely."
He no longer attacked with one hand, instead forming seals before his chest with both hands.
The instant the seal formed, the starlight crown above his head blazed brightly, scattering a hazy radiance of stars.
The starlight gathered before him, transforming into three continuously spinning silver spheres of light.
Fine star runes surfaced across the spheres' surfaces. Invisible lines of gravitational force connected them, forming a stable triangular structure. "Three Stars Suppress the Mountain." Venerable Xuanji gave a soft cry and pushed both hands forward.
The three silver spheres flew out in the shape of a triangle. They were not fast, yet they carried a crushing momentum like mountains rolling over the land.
Wherever they passed, the void emitted a low hum, and even the jade floor of the Stargazing Platform was pressed into three shallow dents by the invisible pressure. The core of this move was suppression and confinement.
The triangular force field formed by the three spheres would lock down the space around its target, leaving nowhere to evade and forcing them to endure the ever-strengthening force of suppression head-on. Once trapped, one would be like an insect encased in amber, left to the butcher's knife.
Chu Ming's gaze narrowed slightly.
He could feel the surrounding space becoming viscous, invisible pressure surging in from all directions, attempting to pin him in place.
The three spheres were still rotating slowly. With every turn, the pressure increased by another measure.
He could not wait for them to fully take shape.
Chu Ming raised both hands. Order's golden radiance surfaced in his left palm, while chaotic gray mist churned in his right.
The two forces met before his chest without merging. Instead, they entwined and revolved around one another, forming a