"Playing mysterious tricks! A mere phantom dares to act presumptuously before us!"
Daoist Master Xuanwei's expression darkened, a glint of cold light flashing through his eyes.
In Daoist Master Xuanwei's eyes, regardless of whether Wujie was the reincarnation of a Divine Being, he was ultimately only a junior of the Heavenly Palace.
Yet now, Wujie had appeared before them in such a manner, and in his words, showed not the slightest regard for him.
Naturally, this stirred no small amount of anger in Daoist Master Xuanwei's heart.
Not to mention that Wujie's exposed identity as a Divine Being had brought considerable trouble upon the Heavenly Palace. Before so many cultivators, this was precisely the time to draw a clear line.
Amid his furious shout, Daoist Master Xuanwei flipped his hand, and an octagonal compass the size of a palm appeared in it.
Starlight flowed across the compass's surface. The instant it appeared, streams of stellar radiance descended from beyond the heavens.
In the blink of an eye, the starlight wove itself into a net and shrouded the nine gray-white pillars of light.
"The Heavenly Palace's Star-Fixing Compass?"
"This treasure excels most at deducing the formations of heaven and earth. Perhaps... it truly can uncover this formation's flaw!"
Among the crowd, cultivators who recognized the compass's origins immediately brightened.
But before their words had faded.
The great net woven from starlight had only just touched the nine gray-white pillars of light.
Immortal Runes upon the gray-white pillars immediately lit up.
Crack!
A crisp sound rang out as the starlight net shattered in midair.
A faint crack also appeared upon the octagonal compass in Daoist Master Xuanwei's hand.
"Hm?"
Daoist Master Xuanwei's expression shifted slightly. Seeing that his strike had failed, his hands moved swiftly as he hurriedly put away the octagonal