Within the Jin Yu Main Hall, time stood still.
The arrival of six towering figures immediately drew everyone's attention. The Dao Venerables of the Three Sects had still been resisting with all their strength, but the moment those six looked down, an invincible pressure descended upon them, leaving them unable to move.
"The Sect Masters of the Three Sects are all here. Good." Lord Qian's gaze swept lightly over everyone before settling on Yuanjin, Chu Mo, and Heavenly Jade, with particular attention to the latter two.
"One captured eight Realm Lords of our realm, and another can summon Heaven's Will... such means are rare indeed."
As he spoke, he raised his hand lightly, and the power of Heaven and Earth descended. It formed a pair of invisible hands that slowly crossed the void, reaching for Chu Mo and Cen Lingyi.
The two felt the heavens and earth freeze and the cosmos lock into place. Everything they could see or sense with their divine thought was immobilized. They could only watch helplessly as those hands reached to seize them.
The gulf between the Seventh Realm and the Sixth Realm was simply too vast. Moreover, Lord Qian stood among the finest of the Seventh Realm, far beyond an ordinary Great Dao Venerable.
Yet just as Chu Mo and Cen Lingyi found themselves helpless, a streak of Geng-White Light slashed over from the other side of the hall, striking straight at Lord Qian's wrist.
Clang-
The power of Geng Metal struck Lord Qian's wrist with the ringing clash of metal.
Lord Qian's hand paused, but not because the Geng-White Light had stopped him. He simply had not expected anyone to dare attack him and challenge his authority.
He frowned and looked toward Yuanjin, whom he had ignored. "An outsider thinks himself worthy of