"Bzzz!"
The statue trembled more and more frequently. Eventually, with a crack of shifting stone, an opening slowly split apart in its chest.
A soft radiance suddenly spread from within the opening. Like a thin veil, it draped over everyone in the square.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
As the soft radiance settled upon them, Hun Tiandi and the others abruptly paled. Their bodies slowly bent, their bones creaking beneath the pressure, and their faces flushed red.
"Bang! Bang!"
Their resistance did not last long. Unable to withstand that terrifying pressure any longer, they crashed heavily onto one knee.
This was not the half-baked pressure of the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill from before. It was Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's true imperial might, something the few Dou Sheng experts present could not possibly resist.
For a moment, the only person still standing in the square was Gu Xun'er. Wreathed in several kinds of heavenly flames, she had awakened the Ancient Emperor's pressure and remained unaffected by it.
Seeing this, Gu Xun'er clearly realized something. She wiped the blood from the corner of her lips, a soul-seizing gleam flashing in her eyes.
The thin radiance swept across the square, then began to withdraw from Hun Tiandi and the others. Finally, it became a beam of light that enveloped Gu Xun'er where she stood.
"Damn it, this is..."
At the sight, Hun Tiandi shouted in shock and fury.
"Compared with the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill you fought over earlier, this is probably Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's true inheritance. Although the Emperor Pill contains a trace of origin qi that could help you break through, the energy in this inheritance seems far more overwhelming. If this girl truly absorbs it, she might leap straight from an early-stage nine-star Dou Sheng to a Dou Di!"
The Old Dragon Emperor