Ten tentacles carrying endless torrents crashed toward Fang Yun and the others like the heavens collapsing and the earth caving in.
Each tentacle carried eighty percent of the power of a peak Ancient Demon King's all-out strike. Together, the ten tentacles were almost equivalent to seven or eight Ancient Demon Kings attacking at once.
Various Great-Scholar defensive Literary Treasures appeared in the Grand Academicians' hands. More than a dozen rays of light flashed, and multiple Great-Scholar Protective War Poems instantly took shape above them, becoming mountains, clouds, or cities, each forming a different kind of defensive barrier.
At the same time, the trapezoidal Literary Platforms suspended high above the Grand Academicians' heads stood ready. The moment the Protective War Poetry shattered, they would meet the attack with the power of their Literary Platforms.
The ten enormous tentacles crashed down simultaneously onto the layers of Protective War Poetry.
Bang!
The outermost layer of Protective War Poetry shattered.
Bang!
The second layer of defense shattered.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A full five layers of power formed by Great-Scholar Literary Treasures were broken.
Everyone was horrified. The War Poetry sealed within Great-Scholar Literary Treasures held power infused by Great Scholars before their deaths. In other words, even if five ordinary Great Scholars were here, forbidden from using Literary Treasures, Literary Platforms, vast righteous qi, Subtle Words, Profound Meaning, Lingering Echoes, Destiny, or similar powers, and allowed only War Poetry and Lip Spear and Tongue Sword, they might not defeat this Ancient Squid King.
"Hm? You actually have the power to defend yourselves?" The Ancient Squid King attacked again as he spoke, and during that attack, the source of his voice shifted from inside the hall toward the entrance.
Everyone realized that the Ancient Squid King had already used his ink to accelerate, rushing ahead