Although it was merely pressure, that was an extremely powerful pressure.
This pressure possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth. Wherever it passed, space shattered, and the world plunged into chaos.
Yet, no matter how that formidable pressure swept past them from the side, the three remained utterly unmoved. Not only were they unharmed by any attack, they were not even affected in the slightest.
At this sight, forget about Dong Cha Tian Shi’s face turning ashen; even Wu Dao Saint Venerable’s complexion grew grim.
Though he had known from the start that these three were no ordinary figures, it was only now that Wu Dao Saint Venerable realised he had still underestimated them.
“Old man, I am here for Dong Cha Tian Shi. Do not get in my way.”
“Get out of my sight immediately, or do not blame me for being impolite to you.”
The young man leading the three spoke again.
“You…”
Originally, when his own pressure failed to shake the opponents, Dong Cha Tian Shi had already planned to back down.
But he had not expected such arrogance from them. These words went beyond mere disregard; they were intolerable for Wu Dao Saint Venerable, who was accustomed to being revered by all major factions.
“Ignorant junior, I do not know who you are.”
“But for your lack of manners, this old man must teach you a lesson today.”
As Wu Dao Saint Venerable spoke, his boundary spirit robe began to flutter. From within his body erupted a dazzling orb of light: that was the power of boundaries.
And accompanying this boundary power came an even more formidable pressure.
That was pressure far exceeding a first-grade Martial Venerable.
That was power comparable to a third-grade Martial Venerable.
Yet, it was clearly boundary power, not martial force.
Sensing the immense strength of this boundary power, Dong Cha Tian Shi was overjoyed at once.
Such potent boundary power could only mean one thing!!!
“Congratulations, Master, on your successful breakthrough and mastery of the Dragon Transformation’s sixth layer.”
Dong Cha Tian Shi knelt halfway to the ground in excitement, offering his master a grand salute of congratulations.
His master’s boundary arts were already the strongest in the Holy Light Heavenly River.
When the ancient spirit domain opened, his master had been the most likely to claim the inheritance.
Now, his master had grasped the sixth layer of Dragon Transformation Insight, gaining power on par with a third-grade Martial Venerable.
Who could now rival his master?
Once this news spread, his master’s status and prestige would rise yet again. No one could threaten his master’s position.
“It seems you are determined to refuse the courtesy.”
Suddenly, a voice rang out. It was that young man.
As soon as the young man uttered these words, Dong Cha Tian Shi felt a destructive aura abruptly emerge.
But before she could even discern that power clearly,
A muffled thud echoed.
By the time she reacted, the Wu Dao Saint Venerable who had stood before her moments ago had vanished.
Peering towards the interior of the hall, Wu Dao Saint Venerable had crashed into the depths of the grand hall. His entire body slumped like a puddle of mud, plastered against the wall.
At this moment, Wu Dao Saint Venerable was unrecognisable. Even his aura was exceedingly feeble, like that of a man on the verge of death, clinging to a single breath.
“Master!!!”
At this scene, Dong Cha Tian Shi hurriedly rose, wanting to tend to Wu Dao Saint Venerable’s injuries.
“Halt.”
But at that instant, a voice sounded from behind her.
As soon as that voice rang out, Dong Cha Tian Shi dared not move.
Not only did she dare not move, her entire body trembled. Her hairs stood on end, and waves of chill swept from within to without, enveloping her frame.
That voice was still the young man’s.
Yet now, as it resounded again, to Dong Cha Tian Shi it sounded like the call of a devil, a harbinger of death.
Her master had mastered the sixth layer of Dragon Transformation Insight. Not only had his boundary power surged, he had also gained strength comparable to a third-grade Martial Venerable.
A third-grade Martial Venerable: what a supremely powerful existence that was?
Yet even her master, so mighty, had been beaten into this state by the opponent.
She had not even seen the opponent strike. Her master, too, had not managed a single cry of agony before passing out.
But in that instant of the opponent’s move, she had sensed that aura.
The terror of that aura was something she had never felt in her life.
Abruptly, Dong Cha Tian Shi turned around.
The moment she turned, she dropped to her knees with a thud.
At this point, she dared not even lift her head.
“My lord, it is I who was blind. Please spare my life.”
Dong Cha Tian Shi’s voice trembled uncontrollably.
“Dong Cha Tian Shi, do not fear.”
“I seek you to ask for your aid, not your life.”
The young man said.
“My lord, what aid do you require? Please speak.”
Dong Cha Tian Shi said.
“Trouble you to divine for me: if I force this item open, what fate awaits me?”
As the young man spoke, an object floated forth and slowly descended before Dong Cha Tian Shi.
Upon seeing that object, Dong Cha Tian Shi nearly fainted from sheer fright.
It was a black box, one emanating an ancient aura.
This box, Dong Cha Tian Shi recognised.
It was an artifact of the Holy Light Clan.
In the past, when the Holy Light Clan obtained this treasure, they had invited her master to help unseal it.
She had gone along to assist with the divination.
At that time, she had already made a prophecy regarding this item.
Thus, the Holy Light Clan had long known it could not be opened and would not seek her out again on this matter.
And though the Holy Light Clan was mighty, they could not possibly disdain her master to this degree.
All signs pointed to one conclusion.
These three had obtained the Holy Light Clan’s supreme treasure.
But they were certainly not of the Holy Light Clan.
It was highly likely that these three had stolen the Holy Light Clan’s supreme treasure.
“My lord, I can perform the divination for this treasure.”
“But if I do, my lord, you must keep it utterly secret. If word spreads, my life will surely be forfeit.”
The renowned Dong Cha Tian Shi, as she spoke now, wept like rain.
No matter how great her fame or prowess, she was ultimately a woman.
Faced with such an overwhelmingly powerful being, faced with such a perilous situation, she could scarcely bear it.
“Rest assured, I will keep it secret for you.”
As the young man spoke, he bent down.
He drew closer to Dong Cha Tian Shi, but the light on his body grew even more radiant. Dong Cha Tian Shi could not see his features, nor did she dare look. She was so terrified that her body involuntarily shrank lower.
And at that moment, the young man’s voice rang out once more.
“Oh, right. You had best not deceive me, or I shall make you suffer worse than your master.”
“I dare not, I dare not.”
Dong Cha Tian Shi shook her head repeatedly.
“Good that you dare not. Begin.”
With these words from the young man, how could Dong Cha Tian Shi hesitate any longer?
She hastily initiated the divination ritual, foretelling the outcome of forcibly opening the box.
And this time’s result was identical to the previous one.
“My lord, in truth, I had divined this box before.”
“I cannot divine what precisely lies within this box.”
“But I can divine the result of forcibly opening it.”
“This divination matches my previous one without deviation.”
Dong Cha Tian Shi said.
“Spare the nonsense. Tell me directly: what is the prophecy’s outcome?”
The young man said.
Dong Cha Tian Shi dared not deceive him and relayed the prophecy’s result to him in full honesty.
“I see. Many thanks.”
Upon learning the prophecy’s outcome, the three took back the box and departed the place.
Their disappearance was as traceless and sudden as their arrival.
They had appeared from thin air and now vanished into it.
And once they had left, Dong Cha Tian Shi collapsed to the ground.
At this moment, she was so thoroughly terrified that she lacked even the strength to rise, feeling as though her body no longer belonged to her.
“Has my Holy Light Heavenly River been invaded by powerhouses from other heavenly rivers?”
A long while later, Dong Cha Tian Shi uttered this lament.
In her view, to seize this treasure from within the Holy Light Clan,
No one in the Holy Light Heavenly River could accomplish it.
Since no one in the Holy Light Heavenly River could do so, it must inevitably be experts from other heavenly rivers!!!
