"Golden clouds cover the sky, sun and moon fall from the heavens! Shen Luo really advanced to the Heavenly Venerable Realm! How is that possible? He was clearly only at the mid-stage Taiyi Realm before!" Zhen Yuanzi's face revealed disbelief, but even more joy.
Kong Xuan, beside him, looked grim. After glancing at Zhen Yuanzi, the five-colored light around him flickered almost imperceptibly.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Zhen Yuanzi suddenly turned, the golden whisk in his hand lashing out like a mad dragon tearing through the sky and striking viciously at an empty spot dozens of yards away.
With a ripping sound, the void there split open into a Spatial Rift over thirty feet long, and another Kong Xuan tumbled out from within.
"I never expected you to be skilled in clone techniques as well, but don't think you can fool me!" Zhen Yuanzi swept both sleeves out, covering both Kong Xuans at once.
The situation had completely reversed. It was now Zhen Yuanzi who held Kong Xuan back.
On the other side, Nie Caizhu saw this phenomenon. Having received instruction from her sect, she recognized it as a sign of Shen Luo's breakthrough and was immediately overjoyed. She hurriedly activated the Willow Branch and Jade-Purity Vase, unleashing all manner of Mount Putuo divine abilities to entangle Ma Xiuxiu.
Inside the great formation, Demon Wind and the others looked livid. Yet the True Solar Fire pouring down from the sky was the bane of demonic qi. Their strength was insufficient, and they could not approach at all.
"We cannot let Shen Luo advance successfully. I have heard that breaking through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm requires reforging one's body with Solar True Essence and Lunar True Essence. As long as we interrupt that process, Shen Luo will not