The instant that furious shout rang out, the seven or eight charging Divine Generals Skeletons suddenly stopped in unison, then all dropped to one knee and bowed their heads, saying together:
"We bow before the Guangmu Heavenly King!"
Hearing this, Xu Taiping glanced back.
He then saw the illusory image of a deity over a hundred zhang tall, scarlet from head to toe, clad in divine armor and holding a Chi Dragon.
Standing beneath that illusory deity were none other than Master Xuanzhi and Dongfang Yuejian, together holding up the Blood Skeleton Head.
Then Dongfang Yuejian and Master Xuanzhi exchanged a glance and gave an order in unison:
"Stand guard outside the hall. Without this Heavenly King's command, you must not allow any living being to intrude!"
The skeletal divine figures answered in unison, then rushed out of the ruined Main Hall without the slightest hesitation and began standing motionless around it, guarding its perimeter.
Once they saw the seven or eight Divine Generals Skeletons leave, Master Xuanzhi and Dongfang Yuejian both let out long sighs of relief, then quickly released their hands from beneath the skull.
In an instant, with a boom, the illusory image of the Guangmu Heavenly King abruptly shattered.
Watching the Heavenly King's illusory image shatter, Xu Taiping immediately asked Dongfang Yuejian and Master Xuanzhi with some concern:
"Now that the Heavenly King's image has dispersed, won't those Divine Generals Skeletons attack us again?"
Before Xuanzhi and Dongfang Yuejian could explain, Immortal Elder Wuji, seated in the center of the Main Hall, spoke:
"Don't worry. Even if the Heavenly King's image shatters, the command he issued will remain within this world, just like a Heavenly Dao Edict."
"It will last several hours at least."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping immediately nodded.
"That's good."
Several hours should have