"Only, at this point... do we still have a way out?" Xiao Hua gave a bitter smile as he looked at the turbulent currents behind them. Without magic power, he had no confidence at all that he could escape from those currents.
He raised his head again toward the heights of Star Moon Palace, where the Demon Emperor had appeared earlier. Xiao Hua narrowed his eyes, bit his lip, and pondered for a moment before waving his hand. "Fellow Daoists, Star Moon Palace is rather strange. It seems none of our divine abilities, including magic power, can be used. Since Demon Spirit Xiao Hua is also affected, the Demon Emperor presumably cannot be much stronger than us. There are five of us and only one of him, so we hold the advantage. Let us go. If we do not ambush and kill the Demon Emperor today, I fear we will have no chance in the future."
"Good!" Dragon Vein Xiao Hua and the others all nodded and cried out in agreement, without objection.
Xiao Hua set aside some of his caution and carefully climbed the steps toward the palace gates of Star Moon Palace. After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, the five finally arrived before the gates. The gates were fully a thousand zhang tall, engraved with countless patterns. The patterns seemed like talismans, yet also like inscriptions, and bore some resemblance to dragon patterns. However, when Xiao Hua and the others looked upon them, they all felt dizzy and muddleheaded. Xiao Hua's already-heavy mind became even more unclear.
Xiao Hua raised his hand, intending to push the gates open, but as his arm extended, it passed straight through the gates as though they were intangible. Xiao Hua turned his head, pointed to either