Time ticked away, second by second.
The ancient whispers muttered by the players... had generated a miraculous effect, bursting forth with a radiant aura from the divine artifacts on the Yellow Robed Priest.
The Yellow Robed Priest's expression grew solemn.
The entire Black Fog... vortex surprisingly revealed an aurora.
A projection was thunderously descending!
In the Sky Dome above... layer upon layer of enormous, majestic structures became visible.
"...What is this? A mirage?"
"The Temple's projection from the Anxious Land... Today is the day of Audience for the Anxious Land... the time when the Temple's power is recovering," the Yellow Robed Priest spoke, at this moment his garment exuding a terrifying aura, worn and aged, but the yellow robe danced ethereally, connecting to the projection of the Temple in the Sky Dome.
"I thought you'd summon the actual Yellow-robed Master..."
"Impossible... such a thing could never happen." The Yellow Robed Priest ground out hoarsely, "All the Divines are slumbering! Not a single one's projection can descend into the Present World."
"Next, we'll see if the Temple's projected power... can break through this damn ritual!"
The power of the projection and the prayers of the faithful... even though mediated by the Yellow Robe, it wasn't certain it could destroy the ritual!
The power bursting forth from the Temple's projection collided with the massive ritual!
Su Qi could clearly feel the entire City, even the entire hazardous area, the whole world, tremble!
At this point, the players had also completed their mission, stepping out of their trance, eyes dry and tongues parched as they opened their eyes to look towards the Sky Dome, their hearts profoundly shaken!
Ethan Dawn was shaking Su Qi's shoulders, his face flushed, "Su Buxian! Boss, look!"
"We've actually prayed for such power!!"
Many were nearly overwhelmed to the point of kneeling before the Yellow Robed Priest once again.
The top clubs were also incredibly moved. The reason for so much division within Paradise was because everyone was frantically pursuing truly great power, and now they had the fortune to witness this scene, they couldn't help but be excited.
Su Qi slowly gazed at the Sky Dome, this scene truly grandiose, the Temple's projection and the vortex of darkness... the burst of brilliance caused the entire polluted world to shudder.
The ritual outside had a horrifying aura spreading! A tumultuous roar suddenly thundered, shaking the sky! Everyone felt dizzy, nearly vomiting blood from the reverberations!
Su Qi mentally resisted the impact, suffering no significant effect. His gaze shifted to several enormous figures outside the ritual, each brimming with tremendous abnormality, unleashing power in an attempt to assault the central area.
"The guardians of the ritual... five Sequence 6 monsters..." The Yellow Robed Priest hoarsely spat out a mouthful of black blood, sacrificing his own flesh and blood to feed the yellow robe, his withered palm seemingly stabilizing the connection with the Temple:
"They want to destroy... to prevent the projection of the Temple, but now I am using my Master's artifact with all my might to hold them back, they can't get through for the moment."
Su Qi said, "Temporary sounds very ominous... How long until the ritual can be destroyed?"
He looked at the red exclamation mark, the Destruction countdown proceeding in an orderly fashion, now with only two hours left.
The Yellow Robed Priest looked at the surrounding ripples: "They're calling... all the Pollution Monsters, and the next wave will assault this place."
"You've got no good news, only a stream of bad?"
"In any case, mortal..." the Yellow Robed Priest rasped:
"All the strength I have left is spent summoning the Temple's projection to counter the ritual, the rest I cannot care for..."
"If you wish to survive unscathed... you must aid me."
In this, there was no lie. It and Su Qi shared the same objective, and although it did not want to admit it, at this moment... it needed the help of these mortals!
"Once I am freed, I will surely let you bask in the Great Master's radiant glory!"
This statement... Su Qi glanced above its head, such grand promises, yet hollow.
The Final Home was also stirring.
Countless abnormalities gazed in astonishment at the ground: "An earthquake?"
"The mist is still dissipating?"
"No, the fog seems to be converging in one direction, look over there..."
Someone cried out in surprise, looking towards the distance, the fog being drawn in and gathering towards one point, and the terrifying Black Fog vortex in the Sky Dome... had expanded hundreds of times larger than before, and the mirage-like Temple, bursting with incredible radiance!
The Twisted Ripples began to expand from the City, swallowing everything around it!
All the Pollution Monsters near the stronghold were howling madly, racing toward the Twisted Ripples!
Their numbers, like a tidal wave, made everyone's scalp tingle!
The abnormalities trembled: "What on earth is happening!"
"Like the end of the world!"
The Temple's projection and... the massive ritual collided with intense force, the terrifying sound creating waves of Ripples!
The players were now standing heavily atop the pit, looking towards the edges of the City...
The Twisted Ripples expanded, sending a large number of... Pollution Monsters into the City, though there was the Yellow Robed Divine preventing monsters that it couldn't handle, stalling...
But the roars vaguely coming from all directions made everyone feel an extreme urgency.