Long Baitian let out a roar, and all the palace maids and eunuchs present fell to their knees.
Not only were they afraid of Long Baitian’s power and influence, but when he roared, a wave of invisible might pressure surged over with his voice.
If not for Liang Zhu’s cultivation having skyrocketed, Liang Zhu probably would have knelt too...
However, it was also troublesome that Liang Zhu had not knelt.
Among the people who had fallen to their knees across the ground, Liang Zhu and the two palace maids stood out especially clearly.
Liang Zhu looked at the two palace maids. Their figures were relatively sturdy, so they were probably martial arts masters hidden among the palace maids, specially assigned to handle emergencies.
With these two older sister palace maids taking the brunt of it, Long Baitian probably would not notice him, right?
Yet Long Baitian happened to charge over like a deranged vicious dog, heading straight for Liang Zhu.
“Why aren’t you kneeling?!” Long Baitian glared at Liang Zhu and roared. “Why aren’t you kneeling?”
Long Baitian’s roar had two meanings:
First, your identity is lowly, so why aren’t you kneeling?
Second, the roar just now contained battle qi. You can’t do anything, so why didn’t you kneel?
This time, all of Long Baitian’s might pressure was concentrated on Liang Zhu alone.
Fine. Liang Zhu shrugged and forcefully endured Long Baitian’s lion’s roar.
At the same time, Liang Zhu secretly brought out the Heaven Measuring Ruler.
Seeing that Liang Zhu was not the least bit afraid of him, Long Baitian’s face sank like water as he prepared to walk over and teach this little eunuch a lesson.
However, when he took one step, Long Baitian felt that he could not move his foot forward!
That was not quite accurate either...
Long Baitian had intended to take a large step, point at Liang Zhu’s nose, and reprimand him with full aura.
Or simply slap him across the face.
But this large step stubbornly refused to come out, turning into a timid little step instead.
It was as if something had tripped Long Baitian’s foot.
Caught off guard, Long Baitian nearly fell.
Long Baitian was greatly startled. He stopped his footsteps and nervously looked around.
The square before the Imperial Palace was empty, and there was no suspicious person to be seen nearby.
【Mission Prompt】 Long Baitian’s current Fear Value: -5.
Liang Zhu was inwardly delighted.
Long Baitian had begun to feel afraid!
Just now, Liang Zhu had used the Heaven Measuring Ruler’s “strict laws” ability to give Long Baitian a little hardship.
At Liang Zhu’s thought, the Heaven Measuring Ruler’s “law” ability activated: Within ten zhang of Liang Zhu, everyone except Liang Zhu had a distance of only fifty centimeters between their footsteps.
In other words, within the domain, everyone had to slowly shuffle forward in tiny steps.
But Long Baitian’s strength had not been damaged—if it truly came to a life and death battle, Long Baitian could still kill Liang Zhu.
Unfortunately, this was the Imperial Palace, and Long Baitian could not kill people recklessly.
Liang Zhu was also helpless.
Because the Heaven Measuring Ruler’s law power was still very weak, he could only use this little trick to disgust Long Baitian.
Long Baitian cautiously took another step.
This time, Long Baitian confirmed that his footsteps were restricted by some invisible force, leaving him able to move forward only a little at a time.
Who possessed such unfathomable methods that they could actually imprison him?
【Mission Prompt】 Long Baitian’s current Fear Value: -19.
As everyone knows, defeating an opponent in a martial arts competition is not difficult.
But if you wanted to show off especially arrogantly in a martial arts competition, taking some peach blossom branch or little wooden sword to fight someone, you had to possess an overwhelming advantage.
Long Baitian now felt certain that some super peerless master was hiding in the crowd, secretly imprisoning him in order to warn him: Do not act rashly, or you, Long Baitian, are certain to die.
【Mission Prompt】 Long Baitian’s current Fear Value: -37.
Long Baitian frowned deeply. Could it be the legendary “demigod”?
Martial arts cultivation was like an endless sea of learning.
Although Long Baitian was a titled martial saint, he knew that beings with even greater strength existed above him.
For example, “demigods.”
A demigod’s strength was usually comparable to that of a deity, equivalent to half a god walking through the mortal world.
【Mission Prompt】 Long Baitian’s current Fear Value: -55.
Demigods lived freely, paid no heed to worldly affairs, and were usually arrogant.
If a demigod really were here warning him, they could simply show themselves. Why would they hide among the palace maids and eunuchs?
Long Baitian, whose heart was filled with uncertainty and alarm, flicked his sleeve and prepared to leave.
As a result, the fearful Long Baitian failed to notice what was beneath his feet and fell on the spot.
“Thud!”
The Duke of Yan, weighing more than one hundred ninety jin, fell onto the imperial palace square, cracking three blue bricks!
Long Baitian was not injured, but he was so frightened that he leaped up with a yelp.
【Mission Prompt】 Long Baitian’s current Fear Value: -64.
Long Baitian was scared out of his wits. He wanted to assume a defensive posture, but his feet still could not move freely.
Crash!
Lord Duke of Yan, titled martial saint classmate, the famous Long Baitian, fell again.
【Mission Prompt】 Long Baitian’s current Fear Value: -97.
The people around him were all dumbfounded. What exactly was the Duke of Yan doing?
He kept falling over again and again. Could Long Baitian have suffered a fit of hysteria?
Long Baitian’s confidants hurried forward and helped him up.
Exceptionally clever, Long Baitian soon understood as well: his feet had been imprisoned, leaving him able to walk only a little at a time.
With the support of his confidants, Long Baitian walked some distance before suddenly feeling the pressure beneath his feet loosen!
The imprisonment had been lifted!
Having regained freedom of action, Long Baitian turned around in fear and looked at the palace maids and eunuchs.
That martial artist in the demigod realm should be hidden among those lowly people!
If the other party had wanted to kill him just now, it would certainly have been effortless!
【Mission Prompt】 Long Baitian’s current Fear Value: -106.
Trembling with fear, Long Baitian bowed toward the palace maids and eunuchs, then slipped away in a sorry state.
All the palace maids present were dumbfounded.
Why had Long Baitian even bowed to lowly maidservants like them?
As Long Baitian hurried away, the system message on Liang Zhu’s side immediately refreshed.
【System Prompt】 Congratulations, host, on completing the mission!
【System Prompt】 Reward: one gold treasure chest!
Only a gold-grade treasure chest?
Liang Zhu was somewhat disappointed. With such a high difficulty, why had he not received an epic-grade reward?
Bored out of his mind, Liang Zhu lazily clicked open the treasure chest, then instantly became energized.
Holy crap, although this was a gold-grade treasure chest, what came out was truly heaven-defying, explosively powerful, invincible beneath the heavens, and capable of instantly emptying the air!
【System Prompt】 Congratulations, host, you have obtained the cultivation technique “Great Joy Bright Chant”! Would you like to begin practicing it?