Inside the great formation.
Overhead, a sword diagram slowly revolved. Below it lay currents of razor-sharp energy, while brilliant swords rose into the air on every side.
Just then.
Golden light suddenly blazed around Jiang Ning. Countless rays burst from his body, bathing the surrounding courtyard in gold once more.
In an instant, a towering figure stood in the courtyard.
Golden light shrouded the figure from head to toe, blurring his face until only the outline of his features remained.
He stood sixteen feet tall, half a body higher than the courtyard walls, like a being that had stepped out of myth.
As the towering figure appeared, the air around him seemed to thicken.
The transformation took only an instant. Yun Shanhe and his companion saw it, and their eyes twitched. Wariness flashed across their faces as they grew more guarded.
Suddenly, crimson flames erupted from the towering golden figure, warping the air around him.
A mighty aura burst forth.
This is bad! Yun Shanhe's heart seized with dread.
Even from ten yards away, merely looking at the golden figure wreathed in crimson fire filled him with a powerful sense of impending death.
It was an aura he could not withstand, one that could kill him.
Just then.
"Die!"
The towering figure's roar shook the surroundings and made Yun Shanhe's heart jolt.
Then he saw a flash of fire streak across the distance like a rainbow.
Fast as sunset rays, swift as lightning.
It swelled in his pupils until it filled his entire field of vision.
Every part of him screamed the same warning.
Run!
Run as far as possible!
If I don't run, I'll die!
Boom—
A thunderous blast rang out.
Yun Shanhe stared in shock. Before the ordinary-looking man beside him could offer any resistance, he exploded into