489 I Am Tian Shuaizi! (1/2)

The second barrier… was clearly stronger than the first. The spirit energy it exuded alarmed everyone in the catacombs!

The purple protective barrier expanded as soon as it appeared. It looked like a veil of purple light, and waves swept outward and collided with Li Xingwen, who had been standing at the front of the party.

Alarm flashed across Li Xingwen's face. He couldn't fight back and was pushed backward by the light. The Governor and the remaining Core Formation realm cultivators were even more powerless to defend against the light. Shocked and alarmed, they were all shoved back by the light instantly.

The Governor's breathing quickened as she fell back. Alarm fell across her face. It was clear that she hadn't expected this, that she hadn't expected there to be another purple light barrier behind the first barrier. She even sensed that someone might be controlling the eruption of the second barrier.

Could it be… that this Divine Armament, this Dark Artifact, really has an owner? Doubts arose in the Governor's mind. She spared a quick glance at Li Xingwen as she retreated and noticed a similar suspicion in Li Xingwen's eyes then.

It was clear that this light barrier held no ill will towards the cultivators. It merely forced them back and didn't injure or harm anyone. Regardless, it still sent the crowd reeling in shock. Many gasped.

Wang Baole was amongst this group of people, apparent shock coloring his face as he gasped.

There was no question… that the strength the barrier had displayed had exceeded their expectations. As the party fell back, Li Xingwen's pupils contracted, and a jade slip appeared in his hand suddenly. Should he shatter it now, it would trigger the launch of the Anti-Spirit Bombs and the activation of the Solar System Array Formation. He didn't do so immediately. Doubt and uncertainty colored his eyes as he tilted his head and appeared to glance at Wang Baole.

It was then that an overpowering spirit energy that stirred the heavens erupted like a storm from within the purple light barrier!

The force of the spirit energy surpassed that of the Core Formation realm and overpowered that of the Nascent Soul realm. It filled the entire catacombs and appeared to transform into a consciousness that swept across everyone, including Wang Baole. Everyone's heads seemed to buzz, as if their minds were touched by this consciousness.

A stern, authoritative voice, tinged with mild displeasure, rang out in everyone's minds then!

”What a din!”

It was a voice like thunder, and it exploded inside the catacombs and boomed in everyone's ears. Everyone was stunned. They could sense the age in this voice, as if the person speaking had lived for a very, very long time. Even his voice sounded as old as time and as vast as space.

Shock flashed across every cultivators' face when the voice appeared. Some of them had had their guesses about the Divine Armament and had felt that its owner was residing in the Divine Armament, but the Federation had felt that the possibility of something like that was very slight.

Now, though, the voice reverberating in the catacombs proved that this very slight possibility had become reality. The master of the Martian Divine Armament was indeed residing within the Divine Armament!

He was clearly an unfathomable character. His words didn't originate from any civilization but formed a will that had originated from his consciousness and then had echoed in their minds. It was an exchange of minds that crossed the boundaries of language. It was a means that sent everyone reeling back in shock.

There's indeed someone inside! The Martian Colony Governor narrowed her eyes. This was a Divine Armament on her planet, but she only found out today that an extraterrestrial cultivator had been residing inside it all along. Emotions flooded her inside, and she grew extremely cautious. The Mercury tragedy was still fresh in her mind!

Wang Baole widened his eyes as well, displaying a look of complete shock and incredulity. Even his breathing stopped for a moment, and he seemed to instinctively retreat. Li Xingwen might have had his suspicions that Wang Baole had some connection to this Dark Artifact, but he grew doubtful now. He sucked in a deep breath, took a few steps back, then cupped his fists and saluted the purple light barrier.

”Senior, we hail from a civilization on Earth, which is part of the Solar System. This planet… belongs to our civilization. We didn't know you were resting here and disturbed your rest. We seek your forgiveness.”