"What?!" The arrogance on Yu Ji's face froze instantly, her almond-shaped eyes widening.
But the clash had only just begun.
The Four Symbols Ding seemed to sense the East Emperor Bell's provocation, and its body trembled violently.
The three great totems of the White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise lit up at once. The earth, water, fire, and wind Deity-Transformation Laws intertwined into a destructive torrent that swept toward Chen Lin, blanketing the sky.
Chen Lin's gaze turned icy. He brought his hands together and struck the East Emperor Bell again.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Three peals rang out in succession.
Golden sound waves surged upward like a tsunami.
The ultimate collision between two Divine Transformation Spirit Treasures erupted across hundreds of kilometers of sky above Yicheng.
The sky was ripped open, leaving a massive black hole several kilometers across. Violent turbulence of laws swept in every direction like a storm.
"Fall back! Hurry!"
High Priest Zhuge Xuan let out a distorted howl. Without even retrieving his Bone Staff, he desperately burned his essence blood and hurtled backward.
The Star Moon Demon Saint's expression also changed drastically. Relying on the strength of the Deity-Transformation Shell, the demon saint forced a retreat through the turbulence while steadfastly guarding the space above Yicheng's barrier.
But it was already too late.
The shock waves from the collision of the two forces of laws rippled across the battlefield.
Below, the Ancient Shu Royal Court's Nascent Soul commanders had been watching the battle. Those standing even slightly too far forward vaporized, physical bodies and Nascent Souls alike, the instant the shock wave touched them, without so much as a scream.
The late Nascent Soul cultivators who had retreated a little farther shuddered as though struck by lightning. All of them spat blood and plummeted toward