"Let me repeat myself. You should return from whence you came and not disturb my peace."
A voice tinged with anger came from within the palace.
"Senior, I'm afraid not. We will not leave until we have found those we are looking for.
Forgive our offense!"
Hearing the voice from inside the palace, the five Earth Immortals' faces darkened. Sect Master Li was the one who spoke, his voice now turning cold.
These five Earth Immortals were all overlords in the Main World, each dominating a region. No one dared defy them!
Exchanging a glance, the five Earth Immortals simultaneously moved towards the palace doors. Majestic waves of energy pressure erupted from their bodies, constantly battering against the palace gates, causing the entire structure to shake violently as if it could not withstand the force.
"Get lost!"
An angry voice of the Great Strength Demon God erupted from within the palace.
Then, a fist solidified from energy suddenly shot out from inside the palace, striking towards the five Earth Immortals.
"You'd rather refuse our polite request and suffer the consequences!
In that case, there's nothing more to say. Today, we'll annihilate this remnant soul of yours and let you know the result of meddling in others' affairs!"
Monk Taishan of the Western Sect gave a cold laugh, took a step forward, and sent a palm strike forth. His palm continuously enlarged, glowing with golden light. Vaguely, the phantom of an ancient Buddha emerged from the center of his palm.
BOOM...
The fist extending from the palace collided with Monk Taishan's palm.
"How is this possible!"
Monk Taishan was shocked. His body was shaken back repeatedly, his entire arm sore and weak.
"This is the energy of restrictions! That remnant soul dare not confront us head-on, but before his fall, he made extensive arrangements here. Now he's utilizing the power of the restrictions to fight us!"
Sect Master Li realized the truth at a glance and said solemnly.
"Let me try!"
Prime Minister Wang of the Qiantang Empire charged forward. Opening his mouth, he spat out a sealing seal engraved with a dragon's head. It continuously enlarged, smashing towards the palace gates.
CLANG! The palace doors shook fiercely.
The power of this sealing seal was immense, but dense, mysterious symbols streamed forth from the palace doors, protecting them. They were not damaged in the slightest.
"The methods of this remnant soul from his lifetime are somewhat profound. The restrictions he laid down possess remarkable power. If he were at his peak in life, we might not necessarily be his match!
It seems the Ancient God Ruins truly harbor crouching tigers and hidden dragons!"
Sect Master Li couldn't help but frown as he witnessed this.
"So what if he was formidable in life? Now he's just a remnant soul! Since he dares provoke us like this, there's no need to be polite. Everyone, attack together! Let's join forces and kill our way in to annihilate him!"
Monk Taishan shouted loudly.
"Alright then, don't wait any longer. Attack together!"
Sect Master Li nodded.
Then, the five Earth Immortals erupted simultaneously. Terrestrial Immortal energy terrifying to the extreme surged skyward, seemingly about to completely overturn this piece of heaven and earth.
"Mere Earth Immortals dare come to provoke me like this!
Truly, a tiger fallen on the plains is harassed by dogs!"
Inside the palace, the Great Strength Demon God was utterly enraged. Pointing a finger, the various restriction energies he had laid down within the palace long ago all erupted at once.
Outside the palace, the five Earth Immortals then saw vast numbers of weapons and magic treasures killing their way out from inside the palace in a grand, mighty torrent.
Blades, spears, swords, halberds, axes, whips...
At the same time, a flood of profound symbols also poured out from within the palace like swarms of deep-sea fish, drowning towards the five Earth Immortals.
The five Earth Immortals, shocked and enraged, each displayed various advanced techniques and martial arts to defend.
Soon, the five Earth Immortals realized that facing the various attacks surging from the palace, the power was dreadfully formidable. They could not gain the upper hand, only barely fighting to a stalemate.
"Impossible!
That remnant soul's restriction energy laid here must have endured for ages, yet it still possesses such might!"
The five Earth Immortals found it somewhat hard to believe.
During the battle, the five Earth Immortals fought with all their might, unleashing their most powerful techniques, wanting to breach the palace. But no matter how hard they tried, they could not set foot even half a step past the palace gates.
Inside the palace, the Great Strength Demon God sat cross-legged, focusing entirely on activating the restriction power within to attack the five Earth Immortals outside the gates.
"Mere five Earth Immortals. If it were back in the day, I could slaughter them all with a single punch.
But now, dealing with them is actually this strenuous.
Who would have thought I would have a day like this."
The Great Strength Demon God shook his head and said with a bitter smile.
At his peak, not just five Earth Immortals, but even five Golden Immortals or even five Heavenly Immortals would not have fazed him.
Yet now he was being bullied by five Earth Immortals right at his doorstep. The feeling was stifling.
"Dammit! With our combined efforts, we five cannot even defeat a single remnant soul!"
At this moment, the five Earth Immortals outside the gates also felt utterly frustrated.
With their combined strength, five joining forces could practically dominate the entire Main World. But now, facing a mere remnant soul, they were unable to break through even after prolonged assault. It was downright humiliating!
"Better activate all the formations I set up in those years. Save some effort."
Within the palace, the Great Strength Demon God muttered to himself.
Constantly activating the restriction energy inside the palace to oppose the five Earth Immortals outside was tiring his remnant soul.
Before his fall, he had laid down many restrictions within this palace, and also set up several powerful ancient formations. This was his headquarters after his death. To protect his own remnant soul left behind, he had expended considerable effort and treasure in those years.
BOOM BOOM...
The Great Strength Demon God directly activated three ancient formations!
Three large formation light screens manifested one after another, overlapping to envelop and protect the entire palace.
Formations were different from restrictions. Formations were more complete, larger in scale, capable of encapsulating an entire space, and their power was greater. Restrictions, in comparison, were relatively scattered but more flexible, versatile, and served more purposes.
If a large number of restrictions were laid down, their combined effect would not be weaker than large formations, and their utility might be even broader.
In short, formations and restrictions each had their own strengths.
Within this Small World, the Great Strength Demon God had laid down an astonishing number of various restrictions and also established many formidable formations.
"It's three ancient formations!"
Outside the palace, seeing three ancient formations erupt simultaneously, the five Earth Immortals were shocked and furious once more.
"Break the formations together!
It seems these three ancient formations are of high grade and possess considerable power."
Sect Master Li's expression was extremely grim as he spoke solemnly.
For the subsequent period, the five Earth Immortals attacked the three formations with all their might.
"That kid brought me no small trouble.
The energy within these three formations is probably already half-depleted. I wonder how long they can withstand them."
The Great Strength Demon God said with a bitter smile.
"Damn it!
Originally, we could have smoothly killed Su Qingluo!
Who would have thought that kid would pop up halfway, and now this remnant soul emerges, preventing us from killing Su Qingluo even now!"
Monk Taishan gritted his teeth in anger.
These five Earth Immortals understood clearly in their hearts: if they failed to kill Su Qingluo this time, it would lead to endless future calamities!