From Huo Jiang overestimating herself, ignoring her allies, and trying to strike down eight Grandmasters single-handedly.
To infighting on Lin'an's side, with Li Yue of Clearwater Workshop and Le Qinghong, a Clan Elder of the Le Family, unleashing True Astral Divine Abilities to stab Jiang Jingnian in the back.
Only a single breath had passed.
Grandmasters clashed as swiftly as the wind, as fast as lightning.
In particular, this betrayal from within Lin'an occurred at the very same instant Huo Jiang swung her Crimson Flame Divine Fist and the Lin'an Grandmasters joined forces to counterattack.
The timing was perfect.
Never mind the martial experts watching from afar, who could neither react nor even follow the scene with their naked eyes-even Grandmasters Gong Xin and Lin Rong, who were right there, could only watch helplessly as Jiang Jingnian faced enemies from both front and rear.
"You two beasts, switching sides in the middle of battle!"
Hu Wen, a Clan Elder of the Hu Family, was so furious his eyes nearly split. He forcibly twisted his body at an impossible angle, transforming into a massive boulder as he tried to shoulder part of the devastating impact of the falling heavenly-fire meteor for Jiang Jingnian.
However.
He was still a step too late.
Boom! Rumble!
The deafening blasts shook heaven and earth, and the entire summit of Heavenbright Peak rocked wildly.
Waves of heat rolled outward. Among the spectators struck by the shock wave, Grandmaster Momentum of various colors spilled forth, steadying the many juniors standing behind them.
And in the next instant.
Before they could even reel from this sudden upheaval.
Moonlight Essence spread, its clear radiance mingling and swirling madly. Every Grandmaster present shuddered, and even the circulation of their own Grandmaster Momentum faltered.
Then the scorched earth flowing across the