After another two hours, the light barrier around the high platform had become extremely thin, as if it could be broken at any moment. At this moment, the atmosphere of unity suddenly changed. Many Low Rank Open Heaven Stage masters’ eyes flashed as they looked around, as if each of them was a competitor, and some of them were even quietly moving about, ready to take action at any moment.
“Don’t be distracted, it’s time for the final attack.” At this critical moment, Madam Lan suddenly shouted and changed her hand seals, activating the five side formation and the Open Heaven Stage masters sending out several dozen blast towards the transparent barrier.
With a loud bang and a cracking sound, tiny cracks appeared on the light curtain.
“It’s broken!” Old Hong's expression became serious, his eyes shining brightly.
With a cracking sound, the restriction light barrier began to collapse, and everyone’s eyes were fixed on the Sun's True Gold in different directions. Yang Kai’s heart was also burning with desire, but at this moment, not to mention that Yang Kai wasn’t Open Heaven, even if he had already broken through to Open Heaven, it would be too late. Previously, in order to conceal his figure, he didn’t dare to get too close, now he was still quite far from the platform.
At this moment, Yang Kai suddenly frowned and looked towards the Golden Crow’s corpse on the high platform. Just now, he seemed to have seen the Golden Crow’s eyes move.
He thought it was just his imagination, but upon closer inspection, he saw a trace of mockery in the Golden Crow’s eyes.
This guy wasn’t dead!
Yang Kai’s expression changed drastically, and without even thinking about it, he quickly retreated, not forgetting to send a message to Wei Que before he left.
At this moment, the restriction around the high platform also collapsed, and dozens of Open Heaven Stage masters rushed up from all directions, each of them reaching out towards their targets.
Wei Que was also ready to attack, but just as he was about to attack, he heard Yang Kai’s voice transmission and his expression changed slightly. He grabbed Tao Rongfang’s arm and dragged her away.
Tao Rongfang was stunned, “Senior Brother?”
She didn’t understand why Wei Que had retreated at the last moment. If he had wanted to leave, he should have done so earlier. Now that the restriction had been broken, it was the perfect opportunity to snatch the Sun's True Gold. If he retreated now, all of his previous efforts would have been in vain.
Wei Que didn’t have time to explain anything. After all, he had only heard Yang Kai’s voice transmission, so he had no choice but to take a step back. He simply couldn’t determine if Yang Kai’s words were true or not. Staring at the Golden Crow, he felt his hair stand on end.
He discovered that the Golden Crow’s eyes moved slightly. This fellow really wasn’t dead!
“Let’s go!” Wei Que shouted as he pulled Tao Rongfang back.
On the high platform, Yuan Xiaoman and the others all turned to look at the same Sun's True Gold. This Sun's True Gold was the one that Madam Lan had intentionally or unintentionally observed, while Madam Lan herself was the one who had rushed towards the other one.
Seeing this, Yuan Xiaoman and the others almost spat out a mouthful of blood. How could they not know that they had all been played by Madam Lan? Previously, Madam Lan had been observing the Sun's True Gold from time to time, causing them to think that this Sun's True Gold had the best quality, so they naturally wanted to snatch it, but who knew that she was just misleading them…
At this moment, the restriction had been broken and the quality of the Sun's True Gold was clearly visible. They quickly sized up Madam Lan’s target and found that it was indeed a Seventh Order Sun's True Gold. On the other hand, the one they had snatched was only a Sixth Order!
Everyone’s reactions were also fast, and when they noticed that something was wrong, they immediately changed targets, but at this moment, they could no longer think about competing with Madam Lan for anything. Her strength was already the highest, and now that she had used a small trick to divert the attention of others, the Seventh Grade Sun's True Gold had already been obtained.
“All of you, scram!” Old Hong's strength surged as he pushed the group of Low Rank Open Heaven Stage masters around, quickly arriving in front of a piece of Sun's True Gold and grabbing it before stuffing it into his Space Ring.
On the other side, Yuan Xiaoman also relied on her speed to easily obtain one.
Zhang Qi’s entire body was filled with a cold killing intent as he held an Open Heaven Stage corpse in his hand. Taking the Sun's True Gold and Space Ring from his hand, he casually tossed the corpse aside.
The remaining Ji Tian Xing also set his sights on his target. The Low Rank Open Heaven Stage that grabbed the Sun's True Gold saw Ji Tian Xing rushing towards him, secretly complained in his heart. Gritting his teeth, he threw the Sun's True Gold towards Ji Tian Xing, “For you!”
Ji Tian Xing stretched out his hand to receive it before stopping and lowering his head to examine it, only to discover that it was only a Sixth Grade Sun's True Gold, causing his brow to furrow again.
However, before this, Madam Lan had said that they would only take one Sun’s True Gold each, and the remaining three would be ignored. As such, even if he was unwilling, he didn’t have the courage to fight for anything, otherwise he would force Madam Lan to attack him.
Three breaths after the restriction on the high platform was broken, the five Sun's True Gold had their own masters, and the remaining three flew back and forth between the dozens of Low Rank Open Heaven Stage masters. No one was able to successfully obtain them, and once someone obtained them, they would be attacked from all directions. In the blink of an eye, several Open HEaven Stage masters had fallen, causing the battle in the hall to become even more intense.
“Big Sister Lan, you’re lying!” Yuan Xiaoman stood not far from Madam Lan, stomping her feet and pouting.
Madam Lan laughed lightly and was about to say something when she suddenly turned her head towards the Golden Crow’s corpse. In the next moment, her beautiful face paled.
With a light flap of its wings, its pair of sharp eyes were filled with ridicule. At this moment, the mature Golden Crow that should have died suddenly turned its eyes and came back to life.
Brilliant divine might spread out and covered the entire hall, sealing the heavens and earth!
Yang Kai, who was fleeing backwards, crashed into an invisible force and was sent flying back. Feeling the terrifying pressure, the bitterness in his mouth could be felt.
From the moment he discovered that something was wrong with the Golden Crow, he had been running out, but in order to avoid exposing himself, he didn’t dare make too much noise, so his speed wasn’t too fast. At this moment, the entire hall had been sealed off by the Golden Crow’s divine might, so he probably couldn’t even teleport!
Wei Que and Tao Rongfang were also unable to escape. Although they had been warned by Yang Kai and had withdrawn from the chaotic battle in time, the situation they were currently facing was exactly the same as Yang Kai’s.
“It… it’s not dead yet?” Old Hong's face, which had been glowing red all this time, suddenly became pale.
Ji Tian Xing, Zhang Qi, Yuan Xiaoman, all of them wore shocked expressions. Even if they were Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage, under the might of the Golden Crow, they could only tremble in fear.
If all of them were like this, there was no need to mention those Low Rank Open Heaven Stage masters.
As the Golden Crow’s divine might spread out, the hall that had been in a heated struggle suddenly fell silent. Many of the Low Rank Open Heaven Stage masters felt as if their bodies were being suppressed by several worlds and were unable to move, unable to circulate their strength.
On the high platform, the several Low Rank Open Heaven Stage masters watched as the Great Golden Crow lifted its claw and gently pressed it down. Then, everything went black and they couldn’t feel anything.
Against the Open Heaven Stage, it was like slaughtering pig and dog. This was something that had only been heard of in the legends, but at this moment, everyone in the hall had personally witnessed the Golden Crow’s claw crushing a few Low Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivators into minced meat and killing them. Even if they were only Low Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivators, it was still Open Heaven!
After killing a few people, the Golden Crow’s pale golden eyes swept across the hall. Being stared at like this, everyone felt like their souls had left their bodies. Even Yang Kai, who was shrouded by the Shadowless Gauze, felt his body go cold as a deathly aura enveloped him.
The Golden Crow flapped its wings, sweeping up a strong gust of wind that blew everyone away. A few of the nearby Low Rank Open Heaven Stage even burst into a bloody light as their flesh and blood separated, while the Golden Crow’s pitch-black body began to emit an increasingly bright light as a scorching aura spread out.
“Screech…”
With a loud cry and a burst of light, the entire hall was lit up and everyone lost their vision. The Golden Crow seemed to have transformed into a round sun as the Golden Crow’s True Fire, which was capable of incinerating everything, spread out in all directions.
It's Over!
At this moment, almost everyone had the same thought. Everyone had experienced the power of the Golden Crow's True Fire before. Low Rank Open Heaven Stage couldn’t resist it at all, and just a little bit of it was already an incredible injury. Now that the Golden Crow had activated its True Fire, who could resist it? Moreover, there was no place to hide from such a large-scale attack.
The dazzling light only lasted for a moment before suddenly disappearing, along with the terrifying energy fluctuations.
Everyone turned their heads in shock and saw that an umbrella-shaped artifact had appeared on the high platform at some point. On the surface of the light cyan umbrella, there was a beautiful pattern that was rotating, releasing a mysterious force.
It was this umbrella that concealed the Great Golden Crow’s figure, blocking the dazzling light and the terrifying power.
High up in the air, Madam Lan’s tender body trembled as she formed a series of hand seals, her powerful strength finally fully exposed to everyone’s perception.
“Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage!” Old Hong exclaimed.
A Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage was the peak of a Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage, only one grade away from reaching the High Rank, and there weren’t many High Rank Open Heaven Stage in the entire universe.
Although they had long felt that Madam Lan’s strength was not simple, it was only now that everyone realized she was actually a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator!
As for the umbrella artifact that had protected everyone’s lives, it was undoubtedly the one Madam Lan had summoned. Only she had such a profound artifact to block the Golden Crow’s attack.
Having escaped death, everyone was overjoyed and rushed out of the hall, even Old Hong and the others were no exception.
Yang Kai saw this scene and secretly clenched his teeth. At this time, not only did they not want to work together to deal with the Golden Crow, they even wanted to escape. What a fool.
If he could escape, he would have done so long ago, why would he wait until now?
Sure enough, the entire hall had been completely sealed off and there was no way out.
“I can’t hold on any longer!” Madam Lan suddenly grit her teeth and shouted, with a look of hardship appearing on her face.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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