"Why did I have this faint sense of unease?"
Flames seemed to burn within his golden eyes, scorching through the void. Gu Lingxiao carefully surveyed his surroundings. Just moments ago, a bad premonition had suddenly risen in his heart, yet no matter how he probed, he could not find the source of danger. Everything appeared perfectly normal.
Yet it was precisely this normality that made Gu Lingxiao even more uneasy. He trusted his perception of danger.
"I must be even more careful!"
With a thought, Gu Lingxiao communicated with his five Dao artifacts and strengthened his defenses.
Just then, accompanied by a thunderclap, the winds and clouds abruptly changed. The restrictions that had originally lain dormant were unexpectedly awakened at this moment.
Rumble! Lightning flashed and thunder roared. Ancient thunder drums emerged, gathering the thunder of heaven and earth, brewing killing intent, and transforming into a torrent of lightning that swept across the world.
Kill! The clash of golden spears and iron steeds rang out as bolts of thunder spirits emerged, riding the torrent from every direction toward Gu Lingxiao and Ying Ling. For a time, all manner of terrifying lightning struck down, nearly drowning Gu Lingxiao and Ying Ling. Fortunately, Gu Lingxiao had been prepared and blocked the first wave of attacks in time.
Seeing this scene and sensing that terrifying power, both Gu Lingxiao and Ying Ling changed expression.
"Did we trigger some hidden restriction?"
Circulating his divine ability to protect himself, Ying Ling turned his gaze toward Gu Lingxiao.
Hearing this, Gu Lingxiao could not give a definite answer either. Logically speaking, this should have been impossible. His Five-Elements escape art was exceedingly exquisite; ordinary restrictions could never detect him. Yet the current upheaval had indeed been caused by restrictions.
Most importantly, he had concealed himself with