When Gu Qingfeng counted the first number, it was as if radiance vanished, as if darkness descended.
When he counted the second number, it was as if stillness enveloped, as if dead silence fell.
When he counted the third number, it was as if the heavens collapsed and the earth split, as if destruction arrived.
At this moment.
Everyone present had faces ashen with terror, expressions panicked, their Heart-Minds filled with fear, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Those who wanted to run, those who wanted to flee, those who wanted to leave—none ran anymore, none fled anymore, none left anymore.
It wasn't that they didn't want to, nor that they couldn't, but that they dared not.
Yes.
Dared not.
This feeling of radiance vanishing, stillness enveloping, darkness descending was like endless fear, sweeping over them overwhelmingly, imprisoning their bodies, minds, and even their souls completely.
Strangely, the Great Desolate remained the vast, boundless Great Desolate; the heavens had not collapsed nor the earth split.
The Profound Heaven Secret Realm of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds still hung in the sky like stars in the night, radiance still present, not vanished.
Everything, everything, was as normal as could be; nothing had changed.
If so, then where did this feeling of radiance vanishing, stillness enveloping, darkness descending come from?
Suddenly.
Those seasoned Immortal Dao experts within the scene recalled a terrifying attainment: Absolute Divine Sense, also known as Great Divine Sense Authority.
In legend, when Divine Sense is cultivated to a miraculous, transcendent realm, one can manifest Authority through Contemplation Vision.
Powerful Divine Sense Authority could not only intimidate an opponent's Heart-Mind, but also shatter their will, even crush their consciousness, and erase a person's soul.
However.
Divine Sense was a type of spiritual power.
Relying on miraculous Immortal pills, formation assistance, and so on was useless.
From ancient times to the present, there had never been any shortcuts; only through bit-by-bit tempering could Divine Sense grow stronger.
What kind of realm it was to cultivate Divine Sense to a miraculous, transcendent state was also rarely known.
The only certainty was that anyone who possessed Great Divine Sense Authority deserved the title of 'Great Power,' and their existence was beyond ordinary imagination.
Previously.
No one believed Gu Qingfeng was the famous You Di.
Even now, enveloped by Great Divine Sense Authority, trapped in endless fear, not daring to move, they still didn't quite believe Gu Qingfeng was You Di.
But that was no longer important.
What was important was that at this moment, they had all realized that even if Gu Qingfeng wasn't You Di, he was still someone utterly beyond the ability of so-called Immortals, so-called Upper Immortals, so-called Immortal Dao experts like them to provoke.
Most people in the scene deeply regretted it, regretted coming to join this spectacle, should never have come to witness this spectacle.
The group of Immortal Dao experts from Five Spirits Immortal Realm also deeply regretted it, regretted coming to seek vengeance for Yuanwu, and upon discovering the situation was amiss, should not have stayed here.
Those who likely regretted it most were Mo Baiyu, Yunzhou, Mufeng, Fuying, Shangguan Dong, and the others.
They all hated themselves for stepping forward recklessly for the sake of showing off and making a name.
They also hated why they had been so impulsive earlier.
They hated even more why they hadn't listened to Elder Jin and the others' advice.
But now, regret was too late.
And at this moment, they had no extra mental capacity for regret; every inch of skin on their bodies, every acupoint, every meridian, including their internal organs, Heart-Mind, consciousness, and soul were all enveloped by intense fear.
This fear pressed down on them, making it hard to breathe, making them dare not speak, dare not move, not even dare to beg for mercy.
This feeling was like awaiting the judgment of the God of Death; besides waiting for death, they could only wait for death.
On the Profound Heaven Vessel.
Lixin Xianzi and High Immortal Qingqing stood with heads bowed, properly and respectfully at his side, not daring to look up, their hearts filled with trepidation.
Speaking of Great Divine Sense Authority, for others it might be a legend.
But for them, Great Divine Sense Authority was not unfamiliar.
Although neither of them had cultivated Great Divine Sense Authority themselves, the Eternal Life Pavilion had many Great Powers who had cultivated it, and both had witnessed Great Divine Sense Authority many times.
In their impression, Great Divine Sense Authority was like sonic or aura authority; if it enveloped one person, it might intimidate their Heart-Mind, but if it enveloped two, three people, as the number increased, Great Divine Sense Authority would inevitably weaken somewhat. Moreover, if the opponent's Heart-Mind was sufficiently strong, their will sufficiently resolute, it wasn't necessarily impossible to resist Great Divine Sense Authority.
They had never seen such vast Great Divine Sense Authority that, once unleashed, could envelop thousands of people in the scene.
And this Great Divine Sense Authority did not weaken because it enveloped so many; on the contrary, it was terrifyingly powerful.
Whether it was Lixin Xianzi or High Immortal Qingqing, they had both witnessed and experienced many types of Great Divine Sense Authority.
They clearly knew that even the most terrifying Great Divine Sense Authority could be resisted. Although they might ultimately fail to resist, that didn't mean it was impossible to resist. Even the Great Divine Sense Authority of High Immortal Qingqing's master, Furious Life Emperor Lord, she could fortify her Heart-Mind and resist for a while.
But facing Gu Qingfeng's Great Divine Sense Authority, they simply could not resist.
No!
To be precise, it wasn't that they couldn't resist.
But that they hadn't even reacted before Gu Qingfeng's Great Divine Sense Authority swept over them overwhelmingly, enveloping them like crushing dead wood and decaying vegetation. The feeling was like suddenly falling into an endless abyss; no matter how you struggled, you ultimately couldn't escape.
How could one resist in such a situation?
The answer was certain.
No resistance possible, no blocking possible.
What made their hearts tremble even more was that the Great Divine Sense Authority they had witnessed, while encompassing all things, ever-changing, profoundly mysterious, and full of wonders, they had never before encountered—nor even heard of—Great Divine Sense Authority where radiance vanished, stillness enveloped, darkness descended, as if heaven and earth were being destroyed.
One must know that any Great Divine Sense Authority was manifested through Contemplation Vision.
Who would Contemplate Vision radiance vanishing?
Who would Contemplate Vision darkness descending?
Who would Contemplate Vision stillness enveloping?
Who would Contemplate Vision dead silence falling?
Most terrifying of all, who would Contemplate Vision world-destroying authority?
They didn't know.
Nor could they imagine what kind of person, what kind of experiences one must have gone through, to Contemplate Vision such terrifyingly extreme Great Divine Sense Authority.
Suddenly.
Lixin Xianzi recalled a saying.
The great sun falls, twilight envelops, darkness assaults, You Di descends, Immortals and Demons face dusk, heaven and earth meet their doom...
Looking again at the Great Divine Sense Authority here—radiance vanished, darkness descended, dead silence enveloped...
World-destroying authority.
Heavens!
Could he truly be the Nine Nethers Emperor from the Ancient Era?
Boom!
With this thought.
Lixin Xianzi could no longer hold on, once again collapsing in terror onto the deck.