Half a day earlier...
At the borders of Great Hua...
Great Hua's Nation-Guarding Grand Array activated, keeping the Upper Realm's Immortal Cultivators outside...
The old man from the Cloud Sect turned toward the old woman Lei Li and slowly said, "I'll leave it to you. Breaking the array will still come down to your Thunder Sect's Thunder Spirit."
The old woman Lei Li glanced at the old man from the Cloud Sect and nodded.
"Thunder Spirit!"
The old woman gave a soft shout and raised her hand. Countless clouds gathered, and rumbling filled the air.
In an instant, the gloomy clouds overhead began to churn, and dark clouds within ten thousand miles converged above the old woman's head.
The roiling clouds were like towering waves crashing against the shore, surging with tremendous force.
Streaks of purple lightning began to appear amid the interweaving clouds, and thunder rumbled without end.
At last, a tiny, translucent blue-violet figure descended from the clouds.
The Thunder Spirit opened its eyes, lightning surging wildly within them, and rammed straight into the Nation-Guarding Grand Array's barrier of light.
Boom!
Struck by the Thunder Spirit, the barrier of light shuddered violently. Ripples traveled along the barrier encircling all of Great Hua, spreading throughout its territory.
People looked toward the barrier in the sky, terror written across their faces.
Despair rose in their hearts. Some embraced and wept; others sat waiting for calamity to arrive...
The Human Emperor of Great Hua stood outside the hall doors, his gaze fixed on the sky. A golden Four-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared behind him, its eyes filled with sorrow.
"This day has finally come after all..."
The golden dragon raised its head and nuzzled the Human Emperor's cheek, desolation and anguish in its eyes.
The Human Emperor of Great Hua turned toward