The moment the manifested projection within Upper Firmament Heaven was slain, the white-robed cultivator immediately sensed it. Knowing that all reinforcements had been cut off, he could only rely on himself to overcome the trial before him.
Under the impact of countless streams of light, the Myriad Transformations Thorn Sun exploded several times in succession. Yet after each shattering, it gathered together again and returned to its original state within one or two breaths.
More than that, Wei Mao and Guan Liang existed by relying on this object. So long as it was not destroyed, the two of them would not perish. Moreover, they retained a measure of the original bodies' combat awareness and experience.
After enduring the fierce bombardment of All Realms Share Daylight, the two swiftly found a countermeasure. They continuously drew more crimson flames from the Thorn Sun and joined forces to form a round-mirror-like barrier before them. It was formed entirely from brilliant streams of fire. Every starlight strike sent ripples of varying size spreading across it, and rings of wave patterns could often be seen surging outward over its surface.
But this also held the two of them in place, leaving them unable to interfere further with Daoist Zhan Kong's gathering of the force of heaven and earth.
The three Court Ministers watching the battle saw this, and Court Minister Lin remarked, "This artifact has gathered an immense amount of refined essence. Fortunately, only Wei Mao and Guan Liang have had their bodies, minds, and consciousnesses manipulated. If there were several more people, it would likely become a calamity."
Chen Yu and Wu Qingxu both nodded.
In their view, the refined essence gathered by the Myriad Transformations Thorn Sun was enough to sustain five or six manifested Profound Venerables. If that truly came to pass,