As soon as these figures flew out, they directly rushed towards Zhou Xuanmen.

And these figures, their strength was not low, with at least two of them in the late stage of True Gods.

As soon as these True Gods appeared, they immediately released terrifying divine light, causing panic towards Zhou Xuanmen.

Zhou Xuanmen was caught off guard, hurriedly waving his hands to gather the temple to resist, but found himself somewhat flustered on the spot.

"Recklessly showing off!"

Lady Shenfeng saw Zhou Xuanmen's state and couldn't help but smile with her lips pressed together.

She was clearly interested in Zhou Xuanmen's awkward appearance.

But she quickly stopped concerning herself with Zhou Xuanmen and instead looked at Xiao Mu, Zhu Ke, and Wang Yuan on the ground.

"Greetings to Senior Lady Shenfeng."

Xiao Mu didn't expect Lady Shenfeng to arrive just in time, and in his delight, he quickly bowed and saluted Lady Shenfeng.

"Greetings to Lady Shenfeng!"

Zhu Ke and Wang Yuan also recognized Lady Shenfeng, and, given her formidable reputation, they bowed in salute to Lady Shenfeng along with Xiao Mu.

"No need for formalities!"

During the conversation, Lady Shenfeng landed on the ground and began to beckon Xiao Mu, Zhu Ke, and Wang Yuan, "Let's talk, people from the Heavenly Court have already entered the Eastern Desolation, ready to attack it, but because Old Zhou and I have blocked them this time, they probably won't dare to attack rashly for a while. We have some time to discuss our plan."

As she spoke, Lady Shenfeng waved her hand, and right then, a building rose from the ground, demonstrating the ability of a governor, something Lady Shenfeng, as a governor, could easily accomplish.

Presently, Lady Shenfeng invited Xiao Mu, Zhu Ke, and Wang Yuan into the hall.

Inside the Grand Hall, there were various tables and chairs, and Lady Shenfeng invited everyone to sit down before asking about the situation before her arrival.

Xiao Mu earnestly conveyed the situation to Lady Shenfeng.

Upon hearing, Lady Shenfeng immediately pondered deeply.

The situation in the Eastern Desolation was quite serious, and that Black Stele seemed like an extremely terrifying World-opening Treasure. If the Black Stele were allowed to grow, it might eventually open a passage between the Heavenly Court and the Human world, which would be very unfavorable to humanity.

She worriedly said, "The people of the Heavenly Court want to open a passage between the Human world and the Heavenly Court; we must handle this seriously and not let them advance even a step further."

At this time, suddenly outside the Grand Hall, a figure flashed, and Zhou Xuanmen rushed in.

He looked a bit embarrassed, with multiple injuries on his body, but the injuries weren't serious.

Xiao Mu, Zhu Ke, and Wang Yuan all rose to salute Zhou Xuanmen. After reciprocating their salute, Zhou Xuanmen sat down and started recounting the matter.

After listening to Lady Shenfeng's description, Zhou Xuanmen also became concerned, "The Heavenly Court wants to break the passage between the Human world and the Heavenly Court. This Black Stele is the tool; we must prevent them from casually releasing the Black Stele."

Lady Shenfeng nodded, agreeing with Zhou Xuanmen's thoughts.

At this moment, from a distance, towards the north, a loud voice suddenly came, and it was Yan An speaking, his voice clearly entering the Grand Hall. He was evidently speaking to Divine Phoenix, directly inviting, "Divine Phoenix, since you've come, why not come out and meet me? Or are you afraid?"

"Would I be afraid of you? Yan An, you've overestimated yourself!"

Divine Phoenix sneered, flying out directly; she knew that Yan An was using a provocation tactic, but she didn't care. She flew out straightaway to meet Yan An.

"Let's go out and have a look."

Zhou Xuanmen waved his sleeve and flew out swiftly.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu, Zhu Ke, and Wang Yuan also flew out following the scene.

When the three flew out, they saw in the distance, Divine Phoenix and Yan An were already at a relatively close distance, almost standing face to face, with the Human Emperor's Seal in Divine Phoenix's hand, while a gigantic Black Stele stood behind Yan An.

Within the shadow inside the Black Stele, the silhouettes of True Gods from the Heavenly Court could be faintly seen, clearly showing that Yan An was not alone but accompanied by many others.

On the human side, besides Divine Phoenix in the forefront, Zhou Xuanmen, Xiao Mu, Zhu Ke, and Wang Yuan stood a bit far back, providing support to Divine Phoenix.

"Divine Phoenix, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. The Black Stele had just appeared on my side, and you showed up. Have you been watching the Eastern Desolation all along?"

Yan An was initially surprised by Divine Phoenix's rapid support, but he was secretly observing Divine Phoenix as well.

"The Black Stele is so gigantic; there's no place in the Human world where it cannot be seen." Divine Phoenix chuckled, "With the big commotion you made over the Eastern Desolation, how could we possibly not notice?"

"However, you're over-praising me for saying my support was fast. I had the help of the Human Emperor's Seal, so reaching here wasn't difficult."

"Alright then, I admit my ignorance. Still, Divine Phoenix, with the Boundary Tablet out, opening a passage between the Heavenly Court and the Human world is only a matter of time; you can't stop us."

Yan An laughed, then, with confidence, started to accuse Divine Phoenix again.

"Since we can't stop you, why don't you give it a try? Why waste so much nonsense?" Divine Phoenix wasn't affected at all.

"Haha!"

Yan An, seeing his thoughts exposed, laughed and said indifferently, "I'm telling you this only to prevent you from making futile efforts. But since you're determined to stop us at all costs, let it be. Just make sure not to regret when you're injured or driven away by us."

"Since you're so confident, why not give it a try?"

Divine Phoenix still remained unaffected, "Are you not ready yet?"

Seeing his intentions revealed, Yan An chuckled, "Mutual indeed, you aren't ready either, are you? Divine Phoenix, if your people were ready to break the Boundary Tablet, wouldn't you already be attacking without retreating?"

Divine Phoenix sneered, "And neither are you! If you were ready with the Black Stele, wouldn't you have already launched an attack instead of standing still? What are you planning?"

"Haha! Divine Phoenix, you're indeed a smart person. I knew our scheme couldn't be hidden from you. But your thoughts aren't hidden from me either. How about you and I each retreat to prepare and fight once we are prepared?"

Yan An laughed and casually made a suggestion.

"Preparing first to fight again is rather dull. Why not fight now? Whoever wins stays, and whoever loses should die. How about that?" Divine Phoenix proposed with a smile, looking directly at Yan An.

"Haha!"

Yan An laughed again, completely unabashed, "Divine Phoenix, you know I'm no match for you, so what's the point of such a proposal? I, Yan An, am not afraid of embarrassment; I admit I can't beat you. So what? Will you directly attack the Black Stele now? If you had the ability, you wouldn't be here saying so many nonsensical things."

"I have no intent to speak further with you; let us each return and prepare for the Great War."

Saying this, Yan An began to retreat. His figure quickly withdrew and soon was back inside the Black Stele.

And in the air, just at the moment when Yan An retreated, suddenly, there was a brilliant flash of a curse. Zhou Xuanmen's figure suddenly disappeared from beside Xiao Mu and the others, the next moment appearing right where Yan An was originally standing, with a Cursed Divine Cannon slowly forming in his hand, aiming at the spot where Yan An had stood and firing.

The Cursed Divine Cannon spewed out terrifying divine light from its barrel, but unfortunately, Yan An had already retreated early, causing Zhou Xuanmen's sudden shot to miss its target immediately.

"Zhou Xuanmen, I knew you would do that. Shameless fellow, you thought I'd give you a chance?"

From inside the Black Stele, Yan An's cursing voice came out, sounding extremely furious.

Evidently, Zhou Xuanmen's sudden move to attack earlier almost caught him off guard, yet he successfully avoided it, getting him very angry.

So, this leader of the Heavenly Court immediately started cursing Zhou Xuanmen.

"Consider yourself lucky for dodging quickly, quite clever, Yan An, you almost died if you were a step slow."

Zhou Xuanmen didn't care at all about the insults, sneering while looking in Yan An's direction.

Meanwhile, Divine Phoenix appeared very much in sync with him and suddenly put away the Human Emperor's Seal at this time.

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