Crash!
The River of Time stretched across the sky, then split in two. Within each branch lay dynasties and kingdoms, landscapes of mountains, rivers, clouds, and seas, and countless living beings evolving within them! A heavy aura spread without cease, pressing on their hearts and weighing down their thoughts.
"What is that Daoist's background?"
Inside the shield of light, Qingxiangzi and Dianyunzi were pinned down by that heavy aura. Their magic power and spirit light gradually congealed, leaving them aghast. They exchanged a look.
Even with their limited cultivation, they could tell that True Person Taihua Soaring, already unrivaled in the Mortal World, was faintly being suppressed by the one who had struck!
"Those infiltrators have truly gone mad! Ruining our Kunlun Immortal Realm wasn't enough; now they've cast aside all martial virtue and ambushed True Person Soaring!" Qingxiangzi was furious and alarmed. "What exactly are they trying to do? Could it be..."
A thought suddenly sprang into his mind, making him shudder.
"Could they be using the escapees as bait, devouring the reinforcements one after another? Is that why they lay in ambush in the river?"
At that thought, Qingxiangzi could not help worrying about what might befall his fellow disciples who had fled the Secret Realm.
"There's no point thinking about that now. If True Person Soaring cannot hold out, never mind you, me, and our fellow disciples—the entire Mortal World may fall into calamity!"
Dianyunzi spoke at just the right moment, his expression especially grave. The ancient will within him had already issued a warning—
"The one who launched that ambush is certainly not among the thirteen Incomplete Dao Masters from before! He stands above them and has already stepped into a higher realm! His methods and spells may even surpass Chen Cuo's! You must be extremely