For the sake of the Star Palace's reputation, he had no choice but to act.
"In that case," Jin Kui said coldly, "I shall act on behalf of the Star Palace and eliminate these four for everyone."
His gaze swept over Zhu Chen and the others. Without hesitation, his hands formed seals as he activated the restrictions of the Void Heaven Palace.
"Damn it…"
The instant Jin Kui's eyes passed over him, Han Li sensed imminent danger.
He sent a single message into the group chat—Run!—and immediately turned to flee toward the palace entrance.
But it was already too late.
The Void Heaven Palace had been sealed by an invisible force.
—Buzz!!!
A deafening roar suddenly resounded through the heavens.
The entire Void Heaven Palace began to shake violently.
Everyone instinctively looked up.
The palace projection hanging in the sky was slowly descending, like a colossal mountain pressing downward.
With every inch it sank, the pressure on Zhu Chen and the others doubled.
Yet the remaining cultivators felt nothing at all.
Clearly, the restriction was aimed solely at the four of them.
"So the palace projection truly carries killing power…"
Zhu Chen stared at the descending palace, fighting intent surging within him.
He was cultivating the Invincible Path.
What that path demanded was an invincible will.
And today, the suppression of the Void Heaven Palace was the perfect trial.
"You three be careful. I'll break this restriction."
Zhu Chen spoke calmly. Spreading his wings, he forcibly resisted the terrifying pressure and shot straight toward the descending palace.
—Chirp!
A piercing phoenix cry echoed through the heavens.
In midair, Zhu Chen transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang Vermilion Bird wreathed in blazing crimson flames.
The sky-filling fire instantly engulfed the entire Void Heaven Palace.
With wings spread wide and aura overwhelming, the Vermilion Bird forcibly lifted the sinking palace projection, halting its descent and slowly pushing it upward.
"So you've revealed your true form. It seems you really are a demon beast."
Jin Kui's eyes turned icy. "In that case, this old man will show no mercy."
He channeled his full cultivation, rapidly forming seals to activate layer after layer of the Void Heaven Palace's restrictions.
—Bang!
—Bang!
—Bang!
Dazzling golden light erupted from the palace projection as terrifying suppressive power descended from above.
At this moment, the once-illusory palace seemed to solidify, stretching across dozens of miles and radiating majestic heavenly might.
The palace began to sink once more—this time even faster.
With every inch of descent, the void trembled violently, spatial ripples spreading outward like raging waves.
The palace carried the will of heaven itself, determined to crush Zhu Chen completely.
"Brother Zhu!"
"Go help him—now!"
Xiao Yan and Lin Dong immediately sensed the danger and rushed skyward without hesitation.
Even Han Li gritted his teeth and summoned half of his Golden Thunder Bamboo Sword.
Now, whether the four of them could survive depended entirely on whether Zhu Chen could shatter the palace's restrictions.
If Zhu Chen failed, all of them would perish here.
"Stop them!"
Jin Kui shouted urgently.
Wan Tianming and Man Huzi instantly moved, intercepting Xiao Yan and Lin Dong.
Without exchanging a single word, they began fighting.
Han Li, however, was targeted by the Extreme Yin Ancestor.
Unlike the others, Han Li did not attempt a head-on confrontation.
He activated every escape technique at his disposal, using the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning of the Golden Thunder Bamboo to resist the corpse flames while continuously dodging and repositioning, making use of the surrounding terrain.
Though his cultivation was a full realm lower and his speed inferior, with the assistance of the Vermilion Bird wings and interference from his Extreme Realm divine sense, even the Extreme Yin Ancestor could not defeat him quickly.
The most miserable among them was Lin Dong.
His cultivation was the lowest, and he lacked a substitute fighter.
If not for the Primordial True Understanding—allowing all his techniques and divine abilities to undergo sublimation—he would not have lasted more than a few exchanges against Wan Tianming.
Even so, he still suffered heavy injuries.
"…Thunder and fire converge—laws manifest!"
"—Break!"
Zhu Chen roared as his aura surged explosively.
Behind the Vermilion Bird form, five divine-ring grotto-heavens manifested, radiating boundless divine light.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moment the grotto-heavens appeared, torrents of violent lightning erupted from them, surging into the Vermilion Bird avatar.
Now, the Vermilion Bird was not only ablaze with divine flames capable of incinerating the void, but also wrapped in endless tribulation lightning imbued with traces of thunder laws.
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