The fierce palm strike rang out like a dragon's long, roaring cry.
In an instant, its terrifying force surged toward the distance like a mighty torrent piercing a rainbow!
Boom!
A crash like the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting came from afar, and the world shook.
Inside the Great Dao Sect, in the Council Hall.
Ever since Sect Master Azure Dragon Daoist had divined the Great Dao Sect's impending calamity half a month earlier, gloomy clouds had hung over the sect, and everyone had lived in fear.
At that moment, all the elders had gathered to discuss their troubles when an explosive crash suddenly thundered in their ears, shaking the skies.
Their bodies swayed, and the floor beneath their feet split into a web of fist-wide cracks.
The next moment, even the four enormous stone pillars supporting the main hall showed signs of collapse, crisscrossing cracks spreading along their surfaces.
"This is bad! Everyone, run!"
Azure Dragon Daoist's expression changed drastically. He roared at everyone in the hall and shot outside with a whoosh, the first to flee.
Everyone followed close behind. Just as the last person barely cleared the threshold behind them, a deafening boom erupted.
The magnificent building that had towered there collapsed into rubble in an instant.
Only swirling dust and a crowd at a loss remained.
The screams of disciples elsewhere in the sect kept reaching their ears.
Everyone's expression changed. Alarm bells rang in their hearts, and they braced themselves.
Several pavilion masters were about to rush toward the areas under their supervision when a disciple hurried over to the sect master behind them.
"Sect Master! Some unknown force just razed most of the sect's towering buildings to the ground!"
Upon hearing this, Azure Dragon Daoist flew off first, with the elders and pavilion