"Invite... the True Martial Great Emperor into the formation?"
Ji Ye's cry left the Seventh Princess, Chu Tiancheng, momentarily stunned, her gaze full of confusion as she looked toward the Golden Scale Platform.
At that moment, many cultivators present were just as lost as Princess Tiancheng.
Only when a Qi Pillar formed from sound waves and blue-green Gang Qi suddenly rose from the ground amid the soaring zither music, filled with the clash of weapons, did the confusion on their faces turn to horror.
For with the appearance of that Qi Pillar, a heart-palpitating pressure crashed heavily against their chests, as though a mountain were bearing down upon them.
Then.
Wave after wave of aura fluctuations whipped up surges of air, slamming violently against the barrier before the stands.
More importantly, each wave was stronger than the last, making everyone's hearts tighten for no apparent reason.
The restrictions within the Golden Scale Pool seemed to sense this as well. Amid the piercing bangs of collisions, the barrier before the stands of the Golden Scale Pool grew from one layer to two, then finally to five, before the incessantly flickering radiance of the runes stabilized.
"Boom!!"
Almost at the same instant those five layers of barriers rose, the towering Qi Pillar, a full three zhang in radius, abruptly exploded, unleashing a blast of aura that seemed capable of cleaving mountains and splitting stone.
"Bang!"
Amid the piercing crash, three of the five barriers before the stands of the Golden Scale Pool shattered in an instant.
The sight sent cold sweat pouring from Princess Tiancheng's forehead. Ping'an, whom she held against her chest, nearly suffocated and only managed with difficulty to squeeze free and draw two deep breaths.
Even so, Princess Tiancheng's wide eyes never blinked as she stared at the Golden