Nearly a hundred Half Emperor presences pressed down from all directions like invisible waves, all aimed squarely at Lajiao.
"Tap tap tap..."
No matter how strong Lajiao was, she was still only a Martial King. Facing the combined pressure of nearly a hundred Half Emperors, her face instantly turned pale, and she swayed left and right like a lone leaf on a vast sea, tossed helplessly by the currents. She looked utterly pitiful.
Hum— However, before this situation could last long, nearly a hundred more Half Emperor presences erupted from the crowd, forming a direct opposition against the Heavenly Dao Palace's pressure and relieving Lajiao from her plight.
"Your Heavenly Dao Palace has people? Does that mean my Hell Palace doesn't?"
The moment that pressure appeared, nearly a hundred figures strode through the air and landed in front of Lajiao.
These nearly hundred Half Emperor experts were both men and women, ranging in age from their thirties to their nineties. The weakest were First-rank Half Emperors, and the strongest were Third-rank Half Emperors.
But they all shared one common mark — every single one of them was from Hell Palace.
At the same time, nearly a thousand disciples from both the Heavenly Dao Palace and Hell Palace appeared, each group standing behind their respective Half Emperor experts.
In that instant, the two most powerful forces among the human race — the Heavenly Dao Palace and Hell Palace — had formed a standoff.
At this moment, many onlookers hurriedly retreated. Though they were pulling back, their hearts were racing with excitement.
It was well known that the Heavenly Dao Palace and Hell Palace did not get along, but those who had actually witnessed them go head to head were few in number.
To have the opportunity today to see the Heavenly Dao Palace and Hell Palace clash was truly a stroke of great fortune in life. How could they not be thrilled?
"The Three Palaces really are different." Seeing this scene, Chu Feng felt a stir in his heart.
While others were watching the spectacle, Chu Feng was reading between the lines. In his eyes, compared to the Nine Powers, the disciples of these Three Palaces were genuinely united.
At the very least, the way they immediately stepped forward to back up a fellow disciple in trouble was something the Nine Powers lacked.
No wonder the Three Palaces had stood tall in the Sacred Land of Martial Arts for tens of thousands of years without decline, remaining the most powerful existences among the human race all along.
People needed to be united. Only through unity could their strength grow greater.
But in this world of martial cultivation, where deception and self-interest reigned supreme, that spirit of unity had become increasingly rare.
"What? Is your Hell Palace looking to start a war?" A white-haired elder from the Heavenly Dao Palace spoke. His cultivation was at the Third-rank Half Emperor level.
Though this elder was less than a hundred years old, his attire was different from the other Heavenly Dao Palace disciples — clearly he was no ordinary member, but rather someone of elder rank within the Heavenly Dao Palace.
"First of all, even if a war were to break out, my Hell Palace would absolutely not fear your Heavenly Dao Palace. Second, just because of us, it wouldn't constitute a war. After all, we are merely Hell Palace disciples and cannot represent Hell Palace. Neither can you."
"Finally, a great number of your Heavenly Dao Palace's Half Emperors are suppressing a single Martial King disciple of our Hell Palace — and a female disciple at that. Even if a fight were to break out, you would be the ones in the wrong." An elder from Hell Palace — also a Third-rank Half Emperor — spoke with a faint smile.
"Ridiculous. Why are we suppressing her? Because she injured our Heavenly Dao Palace disciples," the leading elder of the Heavenly Dao Palace said coldly.
"Ridiculous indeed. Why did she injure your Heavenly Dao Palace disciples? Because your disciples attacked her first. If your skills are inferior, don't bring shame upon yourselves," the Hell Palace elder retorted with sarcasm.
"Twisting logic! For no reason at all, why would our Heavenly Dao Palace disciples attack a little girl? Clearly it was because she humiliated our Heavenly Dao Palace disciples!" the Heavenly Dao Palace elder argued.
"She humiliated him because he spouted lies and slandered Chu Feng."
"He dared to slander Chu Feng — he should have asked himself whether he was even worthy of doing so!" Lajiao couldn't help but interject.
"See? She admits it herself. That Chu Feng has committed countless evil deeds and is a treasonous, rebellious scoundrel. What's wrong with our Heavenly Dao Palace disciples speaking the truth about him?"
"Rather, what exactly is your relationship with that Chu Feng that you would defend him so fiercely?" the Heavenly Dao Palace elder demanded.