Whoosh— Suddenly, from Jie Tianran's direction, several more chains shot through the air.
At the same time, the formation chains that had been trapping Jie Ranqing below also surged toward Long Zhuoyan and Chu Feng.
And the figure of Jie Ranqing trapped within the formation simply dissipated.
It was indeed a fake.
But whether it was the chains within the formation or the new chains released by Jie Tianran, they were all wrapped with triple-layered barrier power, and in terms of sheer might, they were far stronger than the barrier chains from before.
"Hmph."
Long Zhuoyan didn't speak. She stood motionless, only letting out a soft snort. The barrier scythes that had previously sliced through the chains began to swing in every direction.
In an instant, booms erupted and sparks flew.
Everything happened too fast for Chu Feng to even see the movements clearly.
But he could feel that the barrier scythes, which had effortlessly cut through the chains before, could only hold their ground against the incoming chains this time — they couldn't slice through them at all.
Whoosh~~~ Suddenly, several more chains shot from Jie Tianran's direction. These chains were massive, like enormous dragons, and this time each one was wrapped with five layers of barrier power.
The chains spiraled around one another, like several colossal dragons working together to lay down a heaven-shaking formation.
Looking from the inside out, there was no gap to be found. That oppressive pressure made Chu Feng's scalp tingle.
"Your dead grandfather — how did he suddenly get so powerful?" Even Egg couldn't help but marvel, a trace of lingering fear flowing through her beautiful eyes.
It was a good thing that last time, when they had brought Old Cat along, Jie Tianran hadn't been there. Otherwise, they might not even have had the chance to flee.
Jie Tianran was far more powerful than they had imagined.
"Like he said, he must have been hiding his strength before, right?" Chu Feng said.
Compared to last time, when Chu Feng had borrowed the power of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace's formation to wreak havoc within the Seven Realms Sacred Palace — this time, Jie Tianran's strength had completely reached another level entirely, a level that Chu Feng currently could not touch.
Never mind that he couldn't execute the Nine Layer Heavenly Thunder Slash — even if he could, he absolutely would not be Jie Tianran's match.
Soon, the chain formation took shape, and its power surged dramatically.
Even the barrier scythes protecting the two of them shattered.
But soon, Long Zhuoyan released new barrier power. However, that barrier power didn't hold for long either and quickly crumbled as well.
Fortunately, Long Zhuoyan's barrier power seemed inexhaustible. As soon as one layer broke, the next appeared. Even if it could only hold for a moment, at least it could hold.
"Regardless of who you are, regardless of what status you held in the ancient era — to provoke me, Jie Tianran, you've picked the wrong person."
Jie Tianran's voice drifted from the distance. Only his voice could be heard, not his person, but it seemed to have changed somewhat — growing more confident.
"Just because you obtained a primordial inheritance, you dare look down on those of the ancient era?"
"Perverted little brat — the good things from the primordial era were all taken long ago by my generation. What good could you possibly have gotten? All you obtained was trash that we couldn't be bothered with."
"Today, I'll show you what true primordial methods look like."
As Long Zhuoyan spoke, her hand seals shifted, and raging flames surged forth. Those flames not only blocked the constantly pressing chains, but under their burning, the chains began to melt.
In the end, only the chains imbued with five layers of barrier power remained.
"Your tricks are nothing more than this."
Jie Tianran's contemptuous voice rang out, and several more chains coiled forward like massive dragons — only this time, they were wrapped with six layers of barrier power.