A voice rang out, brimming with danger and overwhelming dominance, as waves of air swept outward.
Behind the Heavenly Gate stood a terrifying figure, mountainous in size, like a star.
The young prodigies froze for a moment, unable to react.
The being behind the Heavenly Gate was simply too terrifying, beyond even their comprehension.
Even Ye Tian frowned slightly, standing where he was with both fists clenched.
"Roar!!!"
With that roar, the enormous figure came into view. He was a qilin, but unlike other qilin, crystals surrounded his body. His frame was imposing, his four limbs powerful and muscular.
His two eyes shone upon the crowd like suns, divine light radiating from within.
"I am the guardian of the Heavenly Gate!"
"None of you shall set even half a step inside the Supreme Hall!"
His words radiated dominance, and the vast heavens and earth seemed to dissolve into chaos.
"Who could have imagined that a Jade Qilin would be behind the Heavenly Gate?"
"I knew it wouldn't be this simple. If Ye Tian hadn't acted, we wouldn't even have been able to break through the Heavenly Gate."
"First the Six Paths of Heaven's Road, then the Heavenly Gate. Aren't there far too many trials for this Supreme Hall?"
Long Xiaotian and the others cried out, feeling considerable pressure as they looked at the Jade Qilin.
At the same time, they inwardly complained that the Supreme Hall had set far too many trials.
They had already paid far too much for this so-called key to the Ancient Immortal Great World. Now they could neither advance nor retreat, trapped in an awkward predicament.
Yet the Jade Qilin roared again, his deafening bellow accompanied by an outpouring of powerful energy. Even Long Aotian had to circulate his mana to withstand it.
The Jade