Inside the stone island, an ancient aura permeated the air. Amid the rubble, spiritual light flickered as figures flashed into existence one after another.
The moment he entered this space, Liu Bai felt his spiritual energy being suppressed by a special force.
This did not surprise him too much, as he already knew this would happen. However, after sensing it carefully, he discovered that fifty percent of his spiritual energy had been suppressed. In other words, the spiritual energy he could currently mobilize had once again fallen back to the level of a Sixth Grade Sovereign.
Of course, the most important point was that because the surrounding spiritual energy was incomparably dense, the power of Spiritual Arrays was greatly weakened. Even setting them up had become far more difficult.
Liu Bai tried it out. The High-level Earth Grade Spiritual Array that he could previously deploy instantly was now impossible to achieve. Even a Low-Level Earth Grade Spiritual Array required him to activate his True Heart Eye and enter the Minor Heart Demon State.
It could be said that his combat power had been directly reduced by eighty percent.
At this moment, the people of the Great Heavenlaw Domain beside Liu Bai also discovered this change.
The Sleeping Emperor, whose eyes were usually drowsy, now had sharp light flickering within them, exuding astonishing pressure. He frowned and clenched his fist. "The spiritual energy within my body has been greatly suppressed!"
"My spiritual energy has also been restricted!" The Sky Vulture Emperor and the Spiritual Pupil Emperor both had slightly changed expressions.
The various Kings hurriedly sensed their own spiritual energy. Soon, their expressions turned unsightly as well. Clearly, they had reached the same conclusion.
Taking a deep breath, the Sleeping Emperor's expression became unprecedentedly solemn as he said in a deep voice, "Seventy percent of my spiritual energy has been suppressed. Right now I can at most display the level of a Seventh Grade Sovereign."
"We have been suppressed by about sixty percent," the Sky Vulture Emperor and the Spiritual Pupil Emperor said after exchanging a glance.
"We have been suppressed by nearly half," Jiu You and the Asura King also spoke.
Liu Bai nodded as well. "Mine is the same…"
At this point, everyone understood. Within this stone island, the stronger a person was, the greater the suppression of their spiritual energy.
"This stone island is indeed not simple," the Sleeping Emperor said with a frown. In this way, their group's combat power had been discounted to a rather miserable degree.
"The people from the other forces should have suffered the same suppression. So relatively speaking, we are not at much of a disadvantage. The only thing we need to worry about is the danger inherent within this space itself."
Liu Bai spoke calmly.
Everyone nodded at his words. Then the Sleeping Emperor raised his head and looked toward the depths of the stone island. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Then we will move together and find the Spiritual Divine Liquid first."
Naturally, no one objected.
Although moving together would certainly affect search efficiency, their safety could be guaranteed, which was equally important.
However, what followed along the way surprised them, because the journey was too smooth. Without encountering any obstruction, they arrived at the center of the stone island and saw a massive lake stretching for tens of thousands of feet at its heart.
"This is the center of the stone island and also the region where spiritual energy is the most vigorous. The Spiritual Divine Liquid must be here!" The Sleeping Emperor stared at the lake and said.
The Spiritual Pupil Emperor swept his gaze around. Spiritual light flickered in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice, "Someone is coming!"
Just as his voice fell, Liu Bai and the others sensed urgent sounds of wind breaking through the air. Soon, several streaks of light rapidly swept over and finally transformed into figures landing on the surrounding mountain peaks around the vast lake.
"These fellows are truly lingering like ghosts," Jiu You said coldly.
Liu Bai smiled faintly and explained, "Those other Earth Sovereigns are not fools. Whatever Mandala can think of, they can think of as well. Since the objective is the same, sooner or later we were bound to run into each other."
"For now, ignore them. The Spiritual Divine Liquid is the most important!" the Sky Vulture Emperor said.
Given Liu Bai's past behavior, the people of the Great Heavenlaw Domain were now afraid that he might lose patience and directly start a massacre.
Under normal circumstances that would not matter. These people might not necessarily be able to do anything to Liu Bai.
But the environment here was extremely special. Not only was the spiritual energy of those who entered suppressed, but methods like Spiritual Arrays that relied on the power of heaven and earth were also greatly restricted.
In other words, among everyone present, the one most severely limited was actually Liu Bai.
In response to the Sky Vulture Emperor's words, Liu Bai nodded.
He was not in a hurry now. He would wait to see who made the first move and deal with them first. Others would certainly be able to deduce that he was heavily suppressed here as well. It was just a matter of which unlucky person would be the first to step forward.
At that moment, whirlpools suddenly formed on the lake's surface. Then clusters of light were spat out from the whirlpools one after another.
Everyone watched this scene vigilantly. When they saw the various shaped objects within those light clusters, their eyes instantly turned red.
"These should be the Spiritual Artifacts within this secret treasure!" The Sleeping Emperor's eyes gleamed as they continuously moved among those light clusters. "The Spiritual Divine Liquid should also be among them!"
"Then make your move! We must seize the Spiritual Divine Liquid!"
The instant Liu Bai's voice sounded, he had already rushed out.
Immediately afterward, the Sleeping Emperor, the Sky Vulture Emperor, and the Spiritual Pupil Emperor shot out almost at the same time, heading straight toward the dazzling light clusters erupting from the massive lake.
At the same moment, the strongest individuals from the other directions also shot out like ghosts.
Violent spiritual energy erupted almost instantly around the enormous lake, and a brutal melee completely unfolded at this moment.
"Everyone be careful. Focus entirely on defense!"
Liu Bai's sudden words left the people of the Great Heavenlaw Domain somewhat puzzled. Should they not be charging forward at this moment? What were they defending against?
However, out of trust in Liu Bai, no one hesitated. They immediately did as he said, each fully deploying a spiritual energy barrier around their bodies.
And at that very moment, splashing sounds suddenly came from the water below.
The lake surface violently exploded, and streaks of emerald green cold light shot out fiercely toward the crowd.
The sudden attack startled the experts of all sides. Fortunately, everyone had been somewhat on guard. After all, they all knew that this Earth Sovereign secret treasure was fraught with danger. A single moment of carelessness could cost them their lives.
Thus, spiritual energy surged around the various experts. Amid loud shouts, all kinds of spiritual light flickered. For a time, fist winds and sword lights swept across the area. Some experts even displayed Divine Artifacts, and powerful might spread out.
Chi chi!
However, although they were prepared, everyone had clearly still underestimated the danger contained within the lake.
Streaks of emerald cold light shot over. The instant they made contact, they directly pierced through the spiritual energy defenses of quite a few powerhouses, and miserable screams immediately rang out.
Although Liu Bai had given a reminder, some of the weaker individuals among the various Kings were still struck.
After all, not everyone possessed defensive Divine Artifacts, and this attack seemed to have extremely strong penetrating power against spiritual energy defenses.
"Cannot block it, retreat!" Sky Vulture Emperor immediately roared upon seeing this.
Very quickly, only Liu Bai and the other three Emperors, along with Jiu You and Asura King, a total of six people, remained on the side of the Great Heavenlaw Domain.
As for the other factions, they were more or less the same. Aside from the Divine Pavilion and Netherworld Palace, the other forces each only had four or five people left. Their strength was clearly a level weaker than those three parties.
Only at this moment did everyone finally see clearly the true appearance of the emerald cold lights.
Within the light were small emerald snakes about a foot in length.
These small snakes were rather peculiar. Their bodies were flat and long like blades. When their scales stood upright, their entire bodies resembled sharp sword edges.
Most astonishing of all, their bodies were covered with ancient runes, and an unmatched sharp aura radiated from them.
Liu Bai personally tested them and discovered that even his spiritual energy could not block the penetrating power of these peculiar little snakes. However, relying on his Dragon Phoenix Body along with the True Dragon Mark, he was not afraid of their attacks.
"The attacks of these little snakes are comparable to a Low-Level Divine Artifact. With so many densely packed together, even a Sixth-Grade Sovereign cannot withstand them!"
Sleeping Emperor and the others nodded upon hearing this.
"It seems only a few of us can make a move. Let us go!" Sky Vulture Emperor shouted in a low voice, then directly flew toward the center of the lake.
Liu Bai and the others immediately followed.
In just a few breaths, the six of them were the first to approach a light cluster.
A sharp light flickered in Sleeping Emperor's eyes. He grabbed forward, and suction surged violently. The light cluster swiftly shot toward his palm.
"Hmph, leave it for this old man!"
However, just as Sleeping Emperor was about to seize the light cluster, a thunderous angry shout suddenly exploded.
Following that shout came a sinister cold palm wind capable of piercing space itself. The palm wind howled with extreme cold power, and wherever it passed, the air instantly froze.
Facing such fierce and cold offensive, Sleeping Emperor merely sneered.
He reversed his hand and struck out with a palm. Vast spiritual energy gathered beneath his palm, forming a huge vortex. Within the vortex, violent fluctuations raged.
Whoosh!
The vortex roared out and clashed head on with the suppressing cold palm wind. As the spiritual vortex twisted, it swallowed the cold palm wind in one gulp and forcibly shredded it into countless specks of light.
Liu Bai and the others looked over and saw that the one who had attacked was a gray robed old man with pale hair. His cultivation was at the Eighth-Grade Sovereign realm, though he too was being suppressed considerably.
"West Pavilion Master of the Divine Pavilion, it seems your Divine Pavilion is determined to oppose my Great Heavenlaw Domain!"
"The name of Sleeping Emperor of the Great Heavenlaw Domain is indeed well deserved. However, today my Divine Pavilion wishes to test just how capable your Great Heavenlaw Domain truly is!"
West Pavilion Master said gloomily. As his voice fell, streams of light shot in from three other directions, finally transforming into three old men standing in the air.
Liu Bai looked at Jiu You and Asura King and said, "You two go search for treasures. Leave these four fellows to us!"
This time, the Great Heavenlaw Domain had four Emperors, perfectly matching the four Pavilion Masters of the Divine Pavilion.
West Pavilion Master was still somewhat inferior to Sleeping Emperor. After one exchange, the strongest among the four Pavilion Masters, East Pavilion Master, took the initiative to confront Sleeping Emperor.
As for West Pavilion Master and North Pavilion Master, they faced Sky Vulture Emperor and Spiritual Pupil Emperor. The four of them were evenly matched, all at the Eighth-Grade Sovereign realm.
The remaining Ninth-Grade Sovereign, South Pavilion Master, once again sought out his old opponent, Liu Bai.
"Hehe, little brat, here I want to see just how capable you still are!"
Liu Bai smiled faintly. Truly, enemies often crossed paths.
Previously, Liu Bai had not dared to deal with this old fellow because he was wary of the Pavilion Master of the Divine Pavilion, but now it was different.
"You do not need to know how capable I am. You only need to know that I can kill you."
"Hahaha, boasting!"
"Young brat is quite confident. Let us see whether your strength is as tough as your mouth!"
As his voice fell, South Pavilion Master suddenly opened his palm. Vast spiritual energy, like a raging sea, gathered crazily within it. In just a few breaths, it transformed into a crimson fire feather, upon which blazing flames burned fiercely.
The temperature of this world instantly became scorching hot.
"Fire Phoenix Divine Art, Fire Feather Burns the Heavens!"
After suffering a loss once, South Pavilion Master directly used a Divine Art upon making his move this time, clearly unwilling to give Liu Bai any opportunity.
The commotion here also attracted the attention of everyone within the space. Seeing that the Divine Pavilion and the Great Heavenlaw Domain had begun fighting, the other factions all chose to stand by and watch.
However, they remained wary of one another, and even their movements in seizing treasures became much more cautious.
The people of the Great Heavenlaw Domain all wore grave expressions. They were uncertain whether Liu Bai could block South Pavilion Master.
Yet recalling what Liu Bai had previously said, even Jiu You suppressed the worry in her heart and began seizing the treasures within the light clusters.
She quickly drew the light cluster nearest to her into her hand.
When Jiu You dispersed the light, the cluster transformed into a three foot long green sword. Cold light flowed across its blade, and ancient runes crawled over it like serpents. At the edge of the blade, cold light revolved, even slicing open a crack in space.
This was a high-level Divine Artifact.
The collection within this secret treasury was indeed abundant. With a casual grab, it was already a high-level Divine Artifact. If such a Divine Artifact appeared in the auction houses of the Northern Region, it would likely attract the covetous eyes of many Sovereigns.
Unfortunately, Jiu You's target was not any Divine Artifact, but Spiritual Divine Liquid. Thus, after putting away the long sword, she immediately shifted to the next target.
On this side, South Pavilion Master stood in the air, his sinister gaze fixed on Liu Bai as his withered finger suddenly flicked downward.
Buzz!
The instant his fingertip flicked, the fire feather suddenly shot out explosively.
Boundless crimson flames swept out instantly, as though about to devour heaven and earth. Blazing red flames roared, faintly transforming into a wing spreading Fire Phoenix, carrying world destroying flames as it directly enveloped Liu Bai.
Sensing the power of South Pavilion Master's attack, Liu Bai's expression grew solemn. Golden light burst forth around his body as the Dragon Phoenix Five Elements Armor, a high-level Divine Artifact, covered him. A five colored spiritual disk appeared above his head. Five rays of light merged into one and shot toward the fire feather.
"Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light!"
Boom!
The five colored divine light collided with the fire feather.
A terrifying spiritual energy shockwave erupted. Within a thousand feet, space rippled with waves. Some of the nearby powerhouses were shaken until their blood and energy churned, forcing them to retreat repeatedly.
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