Li Chen naturally understood that he could not afford the slightest carelessness in this matter.
At such a critical moment, in such a critical place, even the smallest mistake would harm both others and himself.
The reason he had been able to persuade so many Puppet Dao Grandmasters to lend their aid this time was not merely that his promised rewards were generous enough to tempt them. His immense potential, promising future, and astonishing contributions to the Puppet Dao had also played a part.
But none of those factors mattered as much as the fact that the risks were indeed manageable.
If the risks had been greater than even these grandmasters could bear, they would never have readily agreed to come.
Trading the safety of seven grandmasters for one grandmaster's possible breakthrough would also have been exceedingly unwise.
Thus, everything rested on the premise that Li Chen had truly seized the formation's authority and could control the Sacred Spirit Grand Formation single-handedly.
Han Tong said, "There's no time to lose. Let's begin."
Li Chen nodded. The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Dharma Form appeared around him, radiating light like a blazing sun.
He had already sealed off the surroundings with his magic power. He also deployed the Sacred Spirit Grand Formation's inherent ability to seal space and time, turning the area for several miles around into an unknowable, unfathomable realm of unseen, unheard chaos, beyond all perception.
Great Qian's authorities had a specific name for a realm of this kind: the Divine Realm!
This was no place that mortal flesh could reach. It also connected to the Netherworld and extended through the Chaos Void; in fact, it was part of the Chaos Void itself.
With that, he could reveal his aura without worry. His immense presence swept across heaven and earth, spreading