“Scoff!”
A terrifying aura surged from Luo Zhong’s hand, the fearsome pressure of a Martial Emperor enveloping the air. A Martial Emperor’s phantom appeared in their line of sight.
This phantom was unmistakably that of Emperor Luo.
Clearly, this was the Martial Emperor’s battle seal left by Emperor Luo. Once activated, it struck without hesitation, unleashing a vast, unmatched palm force that blasted towards Lin Xiao and everyone else.
The rolling power came like a tidal wave, overwhelming and inescapable.
“Attack with full force!”
The half-step Martial Emperor from the Spear Dragon Sect frowned, a long spear appearing in his hand. His body radiated a surging righteous energy as he hurled the spear, carrying a torrential force that collided with the palm of the Martial Emperor’s phantom.
The strongest power of a half-step Martial Emperor was extraordinarily terrifying.
The other elders of the Spear Dragon Sect, along with Zhan Lan, unleashed their most powerful attacks.
The three half-step Martial Emperors from the Nine Heavens Sect, Zi Gong, and other powerhouses also acted, their most formidable attacks bursting forth, radiant light illuminating the entire sky.
Lin Xiao,借助 the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar, rapidly unleashed the power of his Nine Nether Demon Body. His entire body turned pitch black, the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar trembling as it swept down, a vast black radiance surging through the air.
The Luo family’s sudden activation of the Martial Emperor’s battle seal caught them off guard. They hadn’t expected that the half-step Martial Emperor of the Luo family, who had taken a battle seal to attack the Zi family, still had another one in reserve.
Moreover, Luo Zhong was decisive. Seeing the situation turn dire, he immediately crushed it.
The Martial Emperor’s battle seal acted without hesitation, launching an attack that enveloped them all in its range.
However, it was merely a battle seal, not the true body of a Martial Emperor. They had six half-step Martial Emperors, over a dozen Ninth-Stage Martial Lords, including several century-old Ninth-Stage Martial Lords, and the rest possessed the strength of high-tier Martial Lords. Their combined power should be enough to withstand the might of the battle seal.
Thus, Lin Xiao did not crush Dongfang Kaiyuan’s battle seal, his strongest life-saving trump card, which he would not use unless absolutely necessary.
At that moment, the power of thirty to forty powerhouses flooded half the sky, charging towards the overwhelming palm of the Martial Emperor’s battle seal.
“Boom!”
A deafening roar erupted, as if a hurricane had burst forth in the sky. The surging energy flow exploded, mainly rushing towards Lin Xiao and the others, as well as in all directions, like an unrestrained sea, instantly submerging the area where Lin Xiao and his group stood.
“Undying and Unbreakable!”
In an instant, Lin Xiao unleashed the Undying and Unbreakable technique, a golden barrier condensing in front of him, surging with righteous energy to block the attack.
At other positions, the rest also defended immediately. Zi Ling and Ling Hu were shielded by the half-step Martial Emperors of the Nine Heavens Sect.
Zhan Lan did the same.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
The vast, sea-like energy flow crashed onto them, and even the half-step Martial Emperors couldn’t help but cough up blood.
Lin Xiao’s defensive barrier was shattered by the impact, the terrifying force causing his blood to churn, forcing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
Fortunately, the Undying and Unbreakable defence had mitigated the blow, preventing fatal injury and leaving him with only minor wounds.
The Seventh and Eighth-Stage Martial Lords of the Zi family suffered the most severe injuries, like driftwood in a stormy sea, sent flying backwards by the shock.
The Ninth-Stage Martial Lords and half-step Martial Emperors were also forced back.
Zi Ling and Ling Hu fared little better, blood trickling from their mouths.
Lin Xiao could hardly imagine the power of this Martial Emperor’s battle seal. Despite their formidable strength, they still couldn’t gain the upper hand.
Thankfully, they managed to block the palm strike, causing it to collapse.
Otherwise, if that palm had struck them directly, they might all have perished.
Now he understood the extraordinary reserves of a Martial Emperor family.
Even without a Martial Emperor present, annihilating such a family was no easy task.
The Yin family had been the same, and now the Luo family had thwarted them.
At this moment, the Luo family members opposite them were stunned.
The power of this strike from the Zi family’s side made them sweat with fear. Without the Martial Emperor’s battle seal, that attack could have wiped out most of them.
Fortunately, the battle seal had the upper hand, blocking the enemy’s force entirely and sending most of the shockwave back towards them.
With such a terrifying energy impact, surely the opponents were either dead or gravely injured?
Yet, when the dust settled, the Luo family saw figures still standing in the distant void.
Though bloodstained, most of them seemed to retain their fighting strength.
“How is this possible? They actually withstood it?”
Luo Zhong’s brows twitched, a sense of unease rising. He shouted, “Retreat, activate the defensive formation!”
With that, Luo Zhong’s figure shot backwards, and the others followed suit.
Immediately after, lights flared around the Luo family estate, as if a massive formation had been activated, enveloping the entire Luo family. The Luo family members all took shelter within the formation.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
Lin Xiao’s side launched an attack at once, but their combined force struck the defensive barrier, unleashing massive waves of energy that surged in all directions.
All their attacks were blocked by the Luo family’s defensive formation.
“Our Luo family has stood for centuries. Did you think we had no trump cards, Zi Gong? Destroying our Luo family won’t be so easy!” Luo Zhong’s booming voice erupted from within the estate.
Even now, he avoided mentioning the Nine Heavens Sect or the Spear Dragon Sect.
It was clear from their techniques, but even at this moment, he dared not acknowledge them.
Though the Luo family could align with other families or even receive covert support from other forces, they did not dare openly oppose super sects.
At this moment, despite the defensive formation, the Luo family members’ faces were etched with grave expressions.
Lin Xiao was genuinely shocked. The Luo family even had a powerful defensive formation. How could they break through it?
They were all injured now. He was relatively fine, but from the earlier attack, none of the Zi family’s Seventh or Eighth-Stage Martial Lords had acted, as they were healing.
It was clear that the Seventh and Eighth-Stage Martial Lords had lost their combat strength.
The Ninth-Stage Martial Lords’ attacks were much weaker than their initial strike, and the half-step Martial Emperors were also diminished.
Clearly, everyone was injured.
In this state, how could they breach the Luo family’s defensive formation?
Moreover, it was unclear what level of attack this formation could withstand.
Would they have to wait outside until the formation’s energy was depleted?
By then, if word spread, other forces might come to cause trouble.
But with the Luo family’s main forces within reach, would they really give up and retreat?
