The Emergence of the Douluo Plane's Awareness, Welcoming the Royal Army

Aquarius Star Dragon had barely finished speaking when ripples spread through the conference room.

The oppressive sensation came without warning, yet it made the hairs on everyone's body stand on end.

It was not pressure on the level of Soul Power, nor was it suppression on the level of spiritual power. It was the crushing weight of the world itself.

It was as if heaven and earth themselves were bearing down on them, as if the land beneath their feet, the sky above their heads, and even the air they breathed were rejecting and squeezing them, trying to grind them into dust.

It was pressure on the level of an entire world plane.

Libra Star Dragon reacted first. He grabbed at the air with his right hand, and the Space-Time Mirror emerged from his palm. Pale green mirror light flowed across its surface, instantly erecting a spatial barrier around the five of them. Distorted space-time shut out the plane's oppressive force, and wherever the mirror light passed, folds in space were smoothed away while time returned to its normal flow.

Sagittarius Star Dragon followed closely behind. He brought his hands together before him, and the Flame Longbow condensed in his palms. The Flame Runes along its body lit up one after another as crimson-gold flames surged from its limbs, enveloping his entire body in blazing firelight. His eyes narrowed as his sharp gaze swept every corner of the conference room, searching for the source of the pressure.

Taurus Star Dragon's response was the most direct. He sprang from his chair, the Heavenly Mansion Axe already in his hand. Lightning flashed along the axe blade, golden arcs of electricity leaping wildly across its surface. He spread his feet slightly and lowered his body, standing like a mountain poised to strike at