"Didn't they say those big shots wouldn't act lightly?"
For a moment.
It wasn't just Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Black Emperor who felt uneasy.
Li Yao, Ji Haoyue, Jiang Yifei, the Great Evolution Holy Son, the Jade Lake Holy Maiden, and the others, who had been watching one another warily as they prepared to rush forward and seize the ancient scroll, also couldn't help their expressions changing drastically.
The Holy Lands and Desolate Ancient Families had long since reached an agreement.
Unless the situation spiraled beyond control, the big shots would not intervene.
Even the Great Sects second only to the Holy Lands and families had to abide by it; a consensus had long since been reached.
Had someone torn up the agreement? Were those Older Generation Powerhouses about to barge straight in?
Meanwhile.
A dozen or so miles from the Underground Palace.
Two figures faced off, their auras astonishing.
One figure blazed with dazzling light, its radiance reaching an extreme, illuminating the night until the entire Heavens were as bright as day.
108 Divine Rings encircled him, as though they contained 108 Small Worlds, filled with mystery and indescribable majesty.
Facing him stood an exceptionally handsome youth clad in a five-colored Treasure Garment, his entire body shining with five-colored radiance.
He looked only fifteen or sixteen, yet his imposing presence was terrifying to the extreme.
He was like an unrivaled Demon God descended into the world.
Utterly terrifying.
"Peacock King?" Li Daoqing stared straight at the Peacock King before him, his gaze filled with coldness. "Already so impatient to seek death?"
"Li Daoqing, it's time we settled our accounts!"
The Peacock King sneered.
He made no effort to conceal his killing intent.
"Brother Li, I'll lend you a hand!"
The void tore open.
Another brilliantly radiant figure