Above the stars within his body, pinpricks of starlight began to flicker. A wisp of stellar power escaped from them and slowly coiled around him.
It blocked the terrifying suppressive force descending from the void for him.
The instant the Dao Diagram appeared, the myriad Daos in the sky began to roar, and the deep, distant heavens underwent a change.
Crimson light spilled over the land. Terrifying heavenly might surged out from it, resisting the Dao Diagram's intrusion.
The Third Elder shot out from the Warship. The elders of the Sacred Academy and the Immortal Academy followed close behind, forming Dao Imprints with their hands.
The void behind them split open as well. A long strip of cloth soaked in crimson blood shot out from within, confronting the Dao Diagram head-on.
The moment Shi Qingyun returned to the battlefield, Demoness ran over. Seeing him safe and sound, tears immediately welled in her eyes.
"I'm unharmed. What's going on?"
By then, Shi Hao and the others had gathered around too. As they watched the two Dao artifacts contending in the void, their expressions turned somewhat grim.
"The Ten Worlds Diagram! Rumor has it that it's the supreme treasure of an ancient land beyond the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. To think it would appear here!"
"The Ten Worlds Diagram can travel between worlds and planes. It seems our visitors mean us no good."
"Who are those people?"
Turning their gazes toward it, they saw several figures slowly emerge atop the Ten Worlds Diagram. Even with heaven and earth separating them, the force of their presence reached across.
Everyone felt a killing intent that seeped deep into their marrow.
At the head of the group on the Ten Worlds Diagram stood a middle-aged man. His cold eyes slowly swept over Shi Qingyun