Boom! Boom! Boom! ...
In midair, more than a dozen Saint Martial Grandmasters stood around the Circular Rift.
An old man's true essence surged violently within him. His eyes burned as he slammed his palm down.
Another wielded a Flowing Light Sword, bringing it down in a thunderous slash!
Qin Hao saw Hall Master Bai Ze and Great Elder Mu Changfeng strike with overwhelming force as well. Their terrifying true essence formed enormous palms several yards across, which crashed heavily into the Circular Rift!
Every one of them wanted to shatter the rift and enter the inner world.
Yet...
As one terrifying explosion after another rang out, the varied attacks of more than a dozen Saint Martial Grandmasters struck the Circular Rift...
With a hum, they sank as though into a mire. The space around the Circular Rift rippled slightly, then returned to normal.
All their attacks seemed to lose their power, having no effect whatsoever on the Circular Rift.
Not only that, a force surged out of the Circular Rift instead, striking each of the dozen or so Saint Martial Grandmasters who had attacked it.
"Hmph!"
"Fall back!"
"What a powerful seal!"
The Saint Martial Grandmasters all retreated swiftly.
An uproar erupted!
Everyone throughout the Ink Forest Mountains saw the scene clearly.
In an instant, cries of astonishment rose everywhere.
More than a dozen of the Southern Reach's greatest experts, Grandmasters with Saint Martial Realm cultivation, had attacked together, yet failed to shake the Circular Rift in the slightest!
They had even been driven back by the Circular Rift's sealing power!
"Hiss! What kind of seal is this? How can it be so powerful?"
Qin Hao could not help drawing a sharp breath.
"Of course it's powerful!" Lingxiaozi's voice, tinged with a faint smile, sounded directly in Qin Hao's