And that grey pillar symbolizing authority, like an ephemeral blooming flower, completely vanished into the void.
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Ghost Lamp Abyss, Without-Sun City.
The Clan Protection Formation had been over-frequency activated for a while, with no fewer than forty Supreme Saint-level Guardian Saint Spirits stationed at the heaven-reaching stone pillars, taking turns to replenish the formation with energy.
However, the Five-Colored Divine Palace pressing over the city's skies shimmered with Runes, with halos interweaving, continually casting down rainbow beams, focusing intensively on a single point.
"Pu—! Pu pu pu!!"
The sound of corrosion was unceasing; within a short time, surely one or even several Guardian Saint Spirits spat blood, tumbled down from the pillars, and disgracefully collapsed on the ground.