"Hmph!"
Just as the man's raised right foot was about to land, an extraordinarily deep, muffled snort suddenly reverberated through heaven and earth.
In that instant, even the frenzied True God Outer Realm Demon Spirit charging forward jolted in alarm and looked up at the sky in terror.
Their footsteps came to a halt.
The man stopped as well. He raised his head and looked toward the sky.
Up above.
The demonic qi, as dense as an ocean, twisted incessantly until a blurred face emerged within it.
At the sight, the man's towering body slowly sank to its knees.
Whoosh...
The terrifying pressure slowly receded. In an instant, the terrified True God Outer Realm Demon Spirit returned to normal.
One after another, they continued through the Qiankun Demon-Subduing Grand Array, charging toward the battlefield on the Qiankun Continent's side.
Yet the kneeling man remained motionless, with terrifying pressure still bearing down on him.
This pressure targeted him alone.
"Are you trying to ruin my grand plan?" An ancient, indifferent voice, laden with boundless authority, fell upon the man's ears.
His body trembled. Keeping his head bowed, he answered hoarsely, "I wouldn't dare!"
"Hmph!"
The ancient voice snorted and said noncommittally, "You had better not."
After a pause, the ancient voice softened slightly, though it remained full of authority. "Luo Wei, we all know you wish to avenge your younger brother, Luo Ming. But you cannot leave now."
"Star River Ancestor is stationed at the Qiankun Continent's rear military camp. He is a Six-Star Ancestral God, half a step from Seven Stars, and immensely powerful."
"With my demonic might and demonic qi concealing this place, Star River Ancestor will not discover the breach in the array anytime soon. But if you leave of your own accord and expose your Ancestral God