Facing the surging, towering Heartlight Seal, Lian Qiang and Cai Xun could only release their respective defensive artifacts to shield themselves. Two streams of spiritual light rose from them: one like dense, heavy clouds, the other shaped like a barrier of light, both keeping the Heartlight Seal at bay.
Even so, the two were like isolated islands battered by a raging ocean, swaying and trembling without cease. The spiritual light around them flickered unsteadily, as if it could be overwhelmed at any moment.
At this moment, the depth of their foundations revealed itself. Though the protective spiritual light outside them looked ready to collapse the next instant, it possessed remarkable resilience and always maintained that final thread without scattering.
Only after a long while did that savage momentum finally begin to weaken.
The two were invigorated. By their usual understanding, anyone's aura rose and fell like the tides. Once a wave of attacks had passed, it would inevitably subside. While defending, they too had been gathering strength, and this was precisely the moment to launch a counterattack.
But just as they were about to act, they saw a tide of Heartlight Seal even greater than before surge toward them. Clearly, there was no imagined weakening. What faced them were wave upon wave, and after one wave passed, an even greater crest would come crashing in.
The sight made both their breaths catch. Zhang Yu was so overbearing that they were shocked and furious alike, secretly cursing, If you're this formidable, why are you still a Guardian of Rectitude? Why not become a Court Executive?
The two felt they could not continue wearing each other down with Zhang Yu here. Setting aside whether they could defeat him, even if they truly fought him, victory or defeat could not be decided in