Elven cultivators

Limestone Pass.

The towering cliffs on both sides cut the sunlight into a narrow line.

Zieg and Brock stared intently at the distant entrance, their expressions grave.

Suddenly, Zieg's gaze sharpened.

"They're here."

As he spoke, a silver-white sword light shot into the pass like lightning and instantly arrived in front of him.

The sword light receded, revealing Anton's figure.

The sword pellet hovered beside him, rising and falling slightly.

Behind them, the sound of something cutting through the air suddenly drew closer.

Five figures rushed in from the entrance of the pass almost simultaneously.

Seeing that Anton had stopped running, the five governors also stopped, but spread out in a fan shape, subtly blocking all of Anton and his two companions' escape routes.

The five powerful auras of the Golden Peak were released without reservation, like five invisible mountains pressing down on the pass.

The air seemed to grow heavier.

Zieg and Brock exchanged a glance, their expressions becoming even more serious.

The fact that all five governors acted together was the worst-case scenario they had anticipated.

They had initially held onto a sliver of hope that if only four governors arrived, they would have a better chance of winning against four opponents.

Unexpectedly... Kreisor Dragon City is really cautious, not giving them any chance at all.

In contrast to the solemn expressions of Zieg and Brock, the five consuls, upon seeing them, all revealed a mixture of astonishment and ecstatic joy.

"I originally thought that you wouldn't fall for such an obvious trap."

The leading governor swept his cold gaze over Anton and his two companions, and sneered.

"I didn't expect that not only did you come, but all three of you came together."

"This saves us a lot of trouble. As long as we take you down here, the Meteor Dragon Society's branch in Eldron Plains will be no threat."

Just then, the governor standing to his right suddenly said, "Wood, the energy fluctuations here are not right. There must be a magic array set up."

Anton's gaze fell on the governor who was speaking, and the corresponding intelligence immediately came to mind.

Kenneth, a dragonborn governor who ascended to the pinnacle of the Gold rank 123 years ago, awakened the power of the law called "Ripple".

This is a secondary derivative law of the power of the water element.

Awakened beings can perceive "ripples" of any energy fluctuation within a certain range, like a pebble thrown into water; the stronger the fluctuation, the clearer the ripples.

In addition, it can clearly perceive the flow of magical energy within living organisms, thus enabling it to make predictions in advance.

What may seem like a mere auxiliary law actually has a considerable impact on enhancing combat power.

Upon hearing Kenneth's words, the other four governors showed no concern, but rather an expression of "I knew it."

No wonder the Meteor Dragon dared to ambush them; it turns out it had this advantage.

But... a magic circle?

Do you think a mere magic array can threaten them?

That's ridiculous.

Ordinary offensive magic arrays can't even handle the defenses of ordinary gold-tier warriors, let alone those at the peak of gold tier who have awakened the power of laws.

Even if the magic array in front of you is a non-offensive trapping array or illusion array, it's still a waste of effort.

The Golden Peak and the realm below the Laws are two completely different levels.

Any means that do not involve the power of laws are useless in front of them.

"To actually pin your hopes on a magic circle, how foolish," Wood scoffed repeatedly.

The other four governors also displayed undisguised disdain and contempt on their faces.

Brock's face immediately turned ugly as he was mocked without any politeness by his long-time nemesis.

If Zieg hadn't given him a meaningful look, he, with his bad temper, would have been ready to unleash a torrent of abuse.

Anton remained calm, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"Then let me show you."

The moment he finished speaking, he flipped his wrist, and a small array banner appeared out of thin air in his palm.

With a forceful swing, the surrounding air instantly underwent some kind of change.

At the same time, five consuls also rushed forward.

Their figures transformed into five afterimages, rushing towards Andong from different directions.

Although they didn't think the opponent's magic array could threaten them, they had no intention of just watching their opponent activate it, so they didn't hesitate to intercept it.

Zig and Brock's expressions changed slightly, and they were about to intervene.

But at that moment, Anton raised his other hand again, and five small command flags appeared out of thin air in his palm.

As he waved his command flag, five-colored light burst forth instantly, like smoke and mist, spreading across the land.

Amidst the light, figures leaped out.

Six hundred and twenty-five divine soldiers from the five battalions appeared, arranged in the five elements.

In an instant, five colors of light—blue, white, red, black, and yellow—soared into the sky, weaving together to form a five-colored light curtain above the pass.

The five governors' momentum was abruptly halted by the five-colored light barrier, and in the blink of an eye, they were trapped in the Five Elements Formation formed by six hundred and twenty-five divine soldiers of the five camps.

"What is this?"

The five consuls' pupils constricted, their faces filled with shock.

Alchemy puppet?

But it's not quite the same as the alchemical golems they've seen before.

But once they actually engaged in combat, their shock only increased.

These strange alchemical golems in front of us, each with an individual combat strength of only around the peak of the silver rank, actually managed to suppress our attacks when they formed an array.

It even gave them a sense of disorientation, a feeling of awkwardness and frustration that they had power but couldn't fully utilize it.

Despite their relentless efforts to break through, they were unable to achieve their goal.

Zieg and Brock were relatively calm.

They had already learned from Scott that Anton possessed information about a magical alchemical golem.

In the battle against Marcus, Anton used this puppet to exhaust most of Marcus's physical strength and magic power before finally managing to kill him.

The only difference is that the number of puppets in front of us is much greater than described in the intelligence.

Even so, when they saw with their own eyes a group of peak Silver-level alchemical golems actually blocking the five governors' breakout attempt, the two couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the moment when the five governors were stopped, Anton had successfully activated the magic array.

In an instant, seven heavenly thunder banners burst forth from the ground, transforming into seven banners each about ten feet tall, arranged according to the positions of the Big Dipper.

The banner was jet black, with silver-white thunder patterns embroidered on its surface. The thunder patterns meandered like dragons and snakes, and quickly lit up with dazzling light as Anton's true essence was poured in.

Thirty-six Five Thunder Jade Talismans flew out from the rubble, hovering in mid-air and rotating around the seven stars. Dense thunder patterns appeared on the surface of the jade talismans, flashing with electric light.

Rumble!

The sky suddenly darkened.

Countless fine bolts of lightning emerged from the void, crisscrossing and cutting the entire sky into countless fragments.

The lightning grew denser and brighter, illuminating the pass as if it were daytime.

Nine Heavens Thunder Suppressing Formation, activated!

In that instant, both Sieg and Brock, as well as the five consuls, felt a terrifying pressure descend from nowhere, enveloping every inch of the space around them.

They felt a dull ache in their chests, as if a heavy boulder had rolled down.

"What is this?"

Kenneth looked up at the sky filled with lightning, his eyes filled with horror.

The next instant, a blinding white light tore through the sky.

Nine thick, silver-white lightning bolts, as thick as beams, crashed down from the void, striking the five governors directly.

Wherever the lightning bolt passed, the air was ionized into a pale blue mist, emitting a sickening hiss.

The five governors reacted very quickly.

At the very instant the lightning flashed, they activated their power of the laws almost simultaneously.

The rocks beneath Wood's feet melted instantly in the extreme heat, and crimson magma, as if alive, climbed up his legs, instantly solidifying into a dark red rock armor on his body.

Layers of pale blue water appeared around Kenneth, flowing like gentle, supple waves.

The other three governors also employed their own methods, with dazzling halos of light, invisible deflection fields, and distorted gas explosion barriers all appearing simultaneously.

Lightning then poured down like a waterfall, instantly engulfing the five people.

Wood's magma armor cracked rapidly in the lightning, sending scalding boulders flying everywhere.

Kenneth's water curtain shattered layer by layer, and the fragments turned into steam and dissipated in the air.

The light wheel, the deflection field, and the gas explosion barrier also collapsed simultaneously.

The five governors groaned repeatedly, staggering backward amidst the lightning. They struggled to activate the power of the laws to barely maintain their footing and avoid being crushed by the first wave of lightning pillars.

Before they could catch their breath, the second wave of Thunder Scripture crashed down.

Then came the third wave, the fourth wave... the thunder continued relentlessly, wave after wave, without any pause.

The five consuls were pinned to the spot and unable to move for a time.

The ground beneath their feet cracked, melted, and vitrified in the thunder and fire.

The rubble turned to dust in the lightning, and a strong, scorching smell filled the air.

Zig and Brock were dumbfounded.

This is actually a magic circle?

The two looked at each other, both seeing an almost absurd shock in each other's eyes.

Especially Brock, who had previously mocked Canglan for wasting his time setting up the magic array, was now thoroughly humiliated.

At this moment, they could clearly sense a rich aura of law from the lightning that descended from the sky.

The power contained in each bolt of lightning is probably not much less than the full-force attack of a Golden Peak cultivator who has awakened the power of lightning element.

Such a magic array is simply unheard of!

"So that's how it is... This is his real trump card."

Zieg's gaze toward Anton changed several times.

He realized that he had underestimated Canglan.

This person... is far more unfathomable than anyone imagined.

In the center of the pass, An Dong stood calmly, holding the array banner in one hand and continuously pouring true essence into the Nine Heavens Thunder Suppressing Yuan Array.

A continuous barrage of thunderbolts trapped the five governors in place.

His gaze pierced through the lightning and landed on Kenneth.

The Ripple Law has a unique advantage in sensing energy fluctuations and predicting enemy movements.

However, its defensive capabilities are not very good.

At this moment, Kenneth was the most disheveled of the five governors, with numerous scalding wounds on his body.

Three drops of water, as black as jade, appeared out of thin air in the palm of my hand, hovering above my fingertips and slowly rotating.

Dark and damp!