Nether Spring and the other three launched another fierce assault. At last, the Primordial Limitless Formation was completely shattered, freeing Nether Spring and the others from their restraints. They immediately lunged toward the gates of the Heavenly Puppet Palace once more.
The bloodlight on the gates had already faded. The final layer of the Grand Profound Restriction had clearly been burned away, and the tightly shut gates were slowly opening, revealing threads of golden light.
A flicker of excitement passed through Nether Spring's eyes. He transformed into a streak of black light and shot toward the widening gap in the gates, and the other three did the same.
Within the bloodlight outside, the golden radiance around Shen Luo's body suddenly blazed brightly. He sprang up from the ground, having fully regained his mobility.
Seeing Nether Spring and the others about to enter the hall, anxiety flashed through his eyes. With a sweep of his sleeve, a crimson light wrapped around the Enlightened Heavenly Beast and Nie Caizhu, drawing both of them into the Free-and-Easy Mirror.
At the same time, golden lightning burst from Shen Luo's arms and poured into the Cloud-Chasing Lightning-Pursuing Boots on his feet.
Rumble!
Vast swathes of purple lightning engulfed his body. He vanished into thin air and fled toward the interior of the hall.
Five figures rushed into the grand hall beyond the gates almost simultaneously. It resembled a reception hall, its floor paved with pale golden tiles. Rows of oddly shaped chairs stood along either side, while at the far end of the chairs sat a black table two or three zhang long...
Those chairs were merely ordinary carved rosewood furniture, but the black table was extraordinary. Its entire body was dark, crystalline, and lustrous, as though cast from ten-thousand-year Black Jade. One glance was