As he spoke, the rumbling war drums began to resound through the heavens and earth like rolling thunder.
"Rumble..."
As the war drums sounded, Xu Taiping and the others saw the vast, dark mass of troops suddenly begin to form ranks at great speed.
In the blink of an eye, the troops finished forming ranks and parted to open a path before Xu Taiping and the others.
They raised their eyes and looked.
At the end of that path,
a battle general whose burly frame resembled a mountain sat imposing and upright.
"Boom...!!!"
A fierce gale swept forth with an immense, crushing pressure and battle intent, slamming heavily into Xu Taiping and the others.
That pressure and battle intent alone
left Mo Qingzhu and the others struggling to breathe.
Only the two martial artists, Xu Taiping and Bai Yue, fared slightly better.
Just then, Star Lord Wuqu's voice rang out again:
"I hear that you not only wish to issue this Lord a fist challenge and test your blades against me, but also wish to challenge this Lord's ten-thousand-strong battle formation?"
That thunderous voice made their hearts quake violently.
Never mind answering-even breathing was exceedingly difficult.
"Boom, boom...!"
As everyone struggled to withstand that pressure and battle intent, two fierce surges of battle intent suddenly rose like two enormous arms, shielding them from the crushing pressure and battle intent.
They looked up and found Xu Taiping and Bai Yue standing in front of them.
Then Xu Taiping cupped his hands and declared in a clear voice:
"I am Xu Taiping of the Azure Profound Sect. Today, I have boldly come to issue the Star Lord a fist challenge and test my blade!"
As soon as he said this, the pressure and battle intent Star Lord Wuqu had pressed upon them