Immortal Guanyue continued casting spells to control the Five-Colored Altar. The golden formation atop it had grown dim, and the golden heavenly gate above had vanished.
Yet he did not stop casting. Both hands still flashed through incantation gestures.
The formidable magic power within him surged, extraordinarily potent and domineering. But Shen Luo could see clearly that the power of his blood essence had almost burned away completely. He was strong on the outside but hollow within, and could not hold out much longer.
Shen Luo sighed inwardly, then shifted his gaze to examine the other four.
He had already met Daoist Huang Tong and Qinglian Fairy, but he did not recognize the elderly man in his sixties or the burly, bronze-skinned man, so he gave them a closer look.
He had just discreetly asked Black Bear Spirit about them. Their names were Ming Yu and Di Zhong, and they were both elders of Mount Putuo. However, they spent years at a time in secluded cultivation and rarely appeared within the sect, so most disciples did not know them.
The elderly man's magic power was as weighty as a mountain; he had clearly cultivated an earth-attribute technique. Though aged in appearance, his body was exceptionally robust. His bones, in particular, had a strange earthy-yellow hue, with lines of Wutu Spirit Inscriptions appearing upon them. He must have cultivated some body-refining divine ability.
The magic power within the bronze-skinned man surged like fire, extraordinarily restless. He cultivated a fire-attribute technique.
The man had a hulking frame, but his physical strength was not especially formidable. His build resulted from the vast quantities of pure magic power contained within his flesh, which had stimulated the growth of his muscles.
Through some unknown divine ability, this bronze-skinned man had actually stored magic power within