The Crime Hall's chains blotted out the sky as they met and tangled with the densely packed Sacred Way Chains.
The water around the Sacred Way Chains was forced aside, while seawater enveloped the Crime Hall's chains.
Blood-red and dark crimson intertwined, forming a wall of water at their boundary, ripples undulating across its surface.
The wall of water slowly advanced toward Fang Yun, and the Sacred Way Chains gradually retreated.
"Hahahaha..."
The demons burst into wild laughter once again.
"Anyone can see that the Crime Hall has the upper hand. The Sacred Way Chains may be powerful, but the Crime Hall's chains are endless. It may lack the favor of Heaven, but it holds the advantages of terrain and unity."
"The Human Race still falls far short!"
Lian Pingchao hid behind a Coiling Dragon Pillar, secretly watching everyone as he waited for the final outcome.
The Grand Academicians had been overjoyed to see the Sacred Academy's literary qi, but when the Crime Hall's power emerged, their eyes dimmed once more.
"I think we should give up..." Tan Hemu sighed softly.
"There's still a chance!" Fang Yun said slowly through gritted teeth.
Suddenly, a sharp cracking sound rang out.
Everyone looked toward the sound and saw the White Jade Dragon Tally suspended in midair crack open.
Meng Jingye, Zeng Yue, and the other Grand Academicians from the Saint Origin Continent were dumbstruck. Others might not understand, but they knew all too well how important this Dragon Tally was. It embodied the authority the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace had inherited from the ancient Dragon Court. This very tally was what gave the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace its legitimacy.
That was why Meng Jingye and the others had been so astonished when the Dragon Tally appeared. They could hardly imagine the Eastern