As another Hongjun appeared, purple lightning streaked across the sky.
Giving no one time to react, it struck the ancient cauldron from the side.
The cauldron lurched violently to one side.
The Qiankun energies that had enclosed Hongjun and Luohou scattered at once, and Qiankun Ancestor's expression changed drastically.
Looking up, he saw a figure emerge from the shattered void in the distance, stepping through the lingering lightning.
Immediately afterward, Great Dao fluctuations came simultaneously from two other directions.
Three figures charged into the battlefield almost at the same time.
There was no probing, nor any unnecessary words.
Just as Qiankun Ancestor recalled the Qiankun Cauldron before him, the second bolt of lightning descended.
At the same time, the Taiji Diagram beneath Yin-Yang Ancestor was struck heavily. The black-and-white energies that had only just recovered somewhat were dispersed on the spot.
The space around Yang Mei abruptly distorted. He looked toward Hongjun, his expression somewhat grim. "So that's how it is. You've actually reached this stage!"
As his words fell, Yang Mei began retreating.
Luohou reacted even faster than him.
The Godslayer Spear swept out, forcibly tearing apart a clear Great Dao radiance rushing toward him. At the same time, the World-Destroying Black Lotus rose, blocking the other two attacks beyond its lotus platform.
Luohou raised his eyes toward Hongjun, and true chill finally appeared in his gaze. "What a Hongjun."
Hongjun did not answer. The Three Corpses pressed forward simultaneously.
Qiankun Ancestor, Yin-Yang Ancestor, and Yang Mei had just intended to take advantage of Luohou and Hongjun both being injured and leave them both at Mount Sumeru, but in an instant, all their arrangements were thrown into disarray.
The Qiankun Cauldron rang out again.
Qiankun Ancestor forcibly activated his origin. Boundless Qiankun energies surged from the cauldron, attempting to