"Found it... We really found it..." Renxiao murmured, tears welling in his eyes. The ultimate goal that countless predecessors had dreamed of and pursued at the cost of their lives now stood before him!
But before the two could try to approach the Primal Chaos Azure Lotus—
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A succession of incomparably heavy roars, as though they could crush stars beneathfoot and shake the universe, suddenly erupted from all directions and from deep within the dense deathly aura!
The entire space of the Annihilation Lotus Pool shook violently!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the next instant, more than a dozen gigantic "bronze pillars," as thick as mountains and gleaming with cold metallic light, their surfaces carved with ancient barbaric battle patterns, emerged from the deathly aura with lightning speed. In an instant, they sealed Zhang Shuai and Renxiao within a relatively narrow circular space!
"What?!" Renxiao's expression changed drastically. Instinctively, he activated his divine power, unfolding his Eternal True God Domain to protect himself.
His Divine Sense immediately swept outward, trying to make out the attackers.
But after that sweep, Renxiao's heart sank even further. An uncontrollable chill shot from his tailbone straight to the crown of his head!
These were no "bronze pillars"!
They were clearly more than a dozen giant legs—corded with muscle, as thick as mountain ranges, their skin bronze-colored and covered in heavy keratin and mysterious battle patterns!
Looking upward along those massive legs, they saw more than a dozen towering giants over ten thousand zhang tall. Like primordial Chaos divine mountains that had existed since ancient times, they stood silently within the deathly aura, surrounding them completely!
The savage, ancient, valiant, terrifying pressure rolling toward them seemed capable of tearing apart the heavens and trampling the Xinghe beneathfoot. It was nearly suffocating!