The moment Chu Feng's words fell, ten war warriors charged toward the Lord of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, great blades in hand.
In an instant, high above the void, blinding golden light intertwined with overwhelming barrier energy, and terrifying pressure descended from the heavens.
"Deploy the formation!!!"
Seven Saint-level Elders took the lead, and all the other elders followed suit. A massive barrier screen, vast enough to blot out the sky and sun, took shape, sealing off the expanse of heaven and earth.
They were not merely protecting the juniors of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion — they were protecting the Sacred Mansion itself.
A battle of that caliber could generate aftershocks powerful enough to level heaven and earth. Without sealing the area, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Yet after only a few stray waves of force crashed down, cracks already appeared in the barrier screen the Saint-level Elders had jointly constructed.
At the sight of this, the Saint-level Elders turned deathly pale.
Clearly, the barrier they had set up could not withstand those residual impacts. If the barrier shattered, they themselves might barely survive, but what about everyone else?
Hummmm—
But just then, a far more powerful barrier screen descended, layering over the one they had erected.
Three elderly figures appeared simultaneously.
One of them had wild black hair that whipped about like a raging storm.
"Grand Elders!"
Upon seeing these three, the Saint-level Elders looked as though they had found their salvation, and every one of them breathed a sigh of relief.
These three were Grand Elders of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. The black-haired elder, in particular, was the Head of the Ling Clan — one of the most formidable combat forces in the entire Sacred Mansion today.
"What are you standing around for? Deploy the formation together!"
The Head of the Ling Clan called out in a booming voice.
The moment he spoke, the Saint-level Elders and the other elders hurriedly joined in, combining their power with that of the Grand Elders to sustain the colossal formation that sealed off the battlefield.
But within that arena of combat, it was not just Chu Feng and the Lord of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion — there was another presence.
That figure stood at the heart of the battle, and despite the overwhelming waves of destructive force raining down around him, not a single scratch marred his body.
This man was none other than the Sect Master of the Celestial Immortal Sect.
The Saint-level Elders could not make out the details of the battle high in the void, but he could see everything with perfect clarity.
The ten war warriors were ferocious beyond measure. Even the Lord of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion struggled to gain the upper hand against them, forced to fight at full power.
If not, with the Lord's capabilities, would he have simply allowed the residual shockwaves to fall and injure his own people?
It was not that he did not want to protect them — it was purely a matter of being stretched beyond his limits.
Those ten war warriors were far too terrifying!!!
"Spirit Realm Immortal King, why did you give an outsider such a powerful formation? Are you not afraid the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion will be destroyed?"
The Celestial Sect Master naturally did not know that the mark left by the Spirit Realm Immortal King would only activate when its bearer encountered mortal peril.
From his perspective, had the Lord of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion been absent today and Chu Feng gone on such a rampage, the Sacred Mansion would likely have been doomed.
But as this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly recalled something, and his gaze drifted toward the depths of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, a flicker of expectation in his eyes.
"Still, if the legendary existence truly resides here, would they be so easily moved?"
"It seems the Lord of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion will have to handle this himself."
With this inward sigh, he cast his gaze downward toward Chu Feng.
Chu Feng was still shrouded in a barrier screen, but perhaps because summoning the ten war warriors had drained him so severely, the barrier had shrunk dramatically.
Previously, it had covered an enormous area. Now it clung close to Chu Feng's body alone.
Compared to before, it had weakened beyond measure.
Moreover, Chu Feng's eyes were shut tight, his hands clasped in seals.
Even though the ten war warriors were not under his direct control, commanding them to fight on his behalf still exacted a tremendous toll.
And so, a glint of sinister cunning appeared in the Celestial Sect Master's eyes.
With a flick of his wrist, a stunningly beautiful sword — as though carved from pure white jade — materialized in his aged hand.
Yet this exquisite blade radiated a supreme divine might.
It was a Divine Weapon.
"Audacious Chu Feng, daring to cause a ruckus within the Sacred Mansion! If left unchecked, how many more lives would be lost at your hands?"
"This old man shall carry out heaven's justice today and slay you, wretched beast!"
With those words, the Celestial Sect Master gripped his Divine Weapon and charged straight toward Chu Feng.
But the very instant he was about to reach Chu Feng's barrier screen, two formation nodes in the array beneath Chu Feng's feet blazed with brilliant light.
Then, two more war warriors materialized, great blades in hand, and lunged at the Celestial Sect Master.
In the blink of an eye, the three figures clashed in fierce combat.
Though the Celestial Sect Master stood three meters tall, his body powerful and imposing, before the two war warriors — each standing a full kilometer high — his frame was no larger than an ant.