(The Starlight Cafe arc was more slice-of-life, but it was quite interesting.)
Though this was also Terra, and also an imperial palace, the Imperial Guard here was far weaker than the ones guarding the Golden Throne next door.
Perhaps Bai Ye and the others' surprise attack had come too abruptly. Even the well-trained Yan Imperial Guard had been caught off guard.
The guards surrounding Bai Ye had no idea what kind of monster they were facing.
"Holy Word."
Hovering in midair, Bai Ye pressed the Holy Emblem in his hand. As holy light surged, he chanted sacred verses in the ancient Elven tongue.
The sacred words, filled with the power of Dawn of Creation, echoed through the palace hall. Visible ripples of energy spread through the air like waves across water.
This was a language that should never have existed in this world, enough to be called forbidden. Even as the Imperial Guard covered their ears and erected spell barriers, the sound still pierced through every obstacle and entered their minds.
Moments later, even the last Imperial Guard could no longer hold on and collapsed to the floor.
This was suppression by rank. Between Bai Ye and the Imperial Guard lay a gulf that neither skill nor technique could bridge.
After knocking down the guards, Bai Ye flew out of the palace and hovered above it.
Light scattered as Bai Ye cast a Holy Light Barrier. A massive hemispherical barrier enveloped the entire palace.
With that, the palace was completely cut off from the outside world.
The great barrier lasted for roughly four hours.
Numerous factions gathered before the palace, yet neither attacks nor analysis through Originium Arts could do anything to the barrier shrouding it.
The seemingly thin pale-gold shield withstood magical bombardment from dozens of experts.
Every effort