After a moment's thought, Chen Cuo did not hesitate. Golden Flame burned across his body, his flesh and bones gradually turning translucent. A pillar of vital essence shot straight into the sky, cleaving the clouds and rippling across the Cloud Firmament!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Golden Light flames erupted from the twelve-armed Bronze Man as well, soaring upward until they seemed to set half of Chang'an's sky ablaze!
An overwhelmingly fierce Aura Pressure burst forth, sweeping across the eight wastes. It surged like a Sea-sized tsunami, and its spreading aftershocks became wild winds that sent people throughout the city sprawling!
The three figures rushing toward him each sensed it. Their advance slowed slightly, and one of them used a Divine Ability to twist their position in space and time, making their figure flicker unpredictably!
The many cultivators had to circulate their Mystic Arts just to steady themselves!
"Who is this, to possess such might? It's no weaker than the Grand Duke's was earlier!"
"Naturally. I'm sure you've all grasped the situation, but taboo keeps you from saying it aloud. I'm different—I fear no taboos, so I'll say it! The Grand Duke's defeat is already settled, and it was this man who brought it about! His cultivation must now stand at the pinnacle of the Mortal World! If he survives today, he'll surely become a giant in his own right!"
"He must belong to one of the Eight Sects. What you may not know is that I was born with a special gift. Though the Five Aggregates clouded my sight, Divine Abilities concealed things, and even strange transformations blocked my view, I could still glimpse something crucial. Just now, I saw a Great Divine Ability User deliberately take the Sect Leaders of the Eight Sects into his sleeve for protection, then entrust