Even if that were not the reason, the six Imperial Stars alone would draw countless experts rushing in, all wanting to seize Zhao Fu and pry from him the earth-shattering secret within.
The Sun Elf and the blood-haired youth sensibly moved away from Zhao Fu. Faced with so many terrifying experts, they were powerless as well and might very well die here.
The other nine peerless geniuses gave Zhao Fu looks of sympathy, pity, or regret, then swiftly withdrew from his surroundings. They had even less power to change anything. If those experts charged in and killed them, even their factions would be unable to seek justice.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
Deafening booms rang out without pause as those experts continued battering the defensive barrier with terrifying power. Waves of shocking aura spread outward, while more and more cracks split across the barrier. It would likely be broken very soon.
Zhao Fu's heart sank. He could not think of any way to escape.
Seeing the ever-growing cracks in the secret realm, the countless experts smiled and attacked the defensive barrier even more fiercely.
At that moment, in a room at the deepest part of the Otherworld Ten Academies, a silver-haired old man slowly opened a pair of profound white eyes and gazed ahead. His gaze seemed able to pierce through everything; no one could obstruct it.
The bodies of countless experts stiffened, and a chill rose in their hearts, as if an incomparably terrifying monster were watching them.
Those eyes watched the crowd as the old man slowly raised a hand and pressed it toward the ground. A massive magic formation emerged, and a terrifying ripple spread outward.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Heaven-shaking explosions erupted as the thirty-four race statues standing at the entrance radiated intense ten-colored light. They burst forth with