Even the Netherworld Saintess was slightly taken aback. Although she suspected Qinchuan was from the Upper Realm, she couldn’t understand how he could be confident in breaking the Formation.
This Great Formation could at most condense one hundred thousand Dao Swords, each with one hundred thousand variations—truly changing thousands of times. Even beings from the Upper Realm, if trapped in the Formation she personally laid out, would need to be at least of the Immortal Platform Realm to forcefully break through.
"Hmph, arrogant. To think that with the aid of a few ants you can break through this palace’s Great Formation, such overestimation of one’s abilities," she sneered dismissively, her peerless beauty emphasized as the veil over her face fluttered in the wind.
The might of the Devouring Sword Formation was terrifyingly immense. With the continuous barrage of giant swords, even Dao Palace Realm Cultivators would have difficulty resisting the power of the Great Formation if exposed for too long.
Not only did the Netherworld Saintess and her followers disbelieve that Qinchuan could break the Formation, but the many Martial Artists and Cultivators trapped beneath it were also skeptical.
After Qinchuan spoke, the Martial Artists exchanged glances. Aside from Ling Xian’er and two others who absolutely believed in Qinchuan, standing behind him with aura like a rainbow, not a single Dao Palace powerhouse stepped forward.
At that moment, the icy voice of the Netherworld Saintess sounded again.
"Slaughter them all, leave none alive, and offer their essence blood to the guardian fierce beasts!"
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At the command of the Netherworld Saintess, the Killing Formation surged anew, as Dao Magic condensed in the void.
This round, countless crimson giant swords formed—not with the unmatched power of the golden giant swords, nor the density of the ancient azure swords—yet these Dao Magic-formed crimson greatswords were fiery red, emitting dazzling and splendid flames that burned the heavens and scorched the rivers and mountains.
This was not ordinary flame, but a fierce flame that could scorch the soul.
Seeing this, the expressions of the many Martial Artists grew even uglier, and no one dared to step forward to break the Formation.
Some Martial Artists, sheltered under the barrier raised by the four stone statues, even began to loudly declare.
"This Great Formation is deadly upon touch. It took the enemy decades to set it up. How could we possibly break through it?"
A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples; as one voice spoke out, suddenly, a multitude of Martial Artists echoed in agreement.
"That’s right, this Sword Array is too terrifying; we’re no match for it!"
"Since these four stone statues are transformed from Ancient Fierce Beasts, with their protection, we will surely not be harmed by the Formation!"
Sheltering under the barrier of the stone statues, the Martial Artists all spoke up.
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Ji Huo’er realized that these Martial Artists, thinking they were safe under the shelter, would not risk breaking the Formation. She immediately said in a sweet voice, "Big brother, since no one dares to stand up, then we can only use these four stone statues to assist in breaking the Formation. That should be enough."
Her implication was clear: since you hide inside the statues out of fear for your lives and no Cultivators will help to break the Formation, then we will withdraw the barrier and let you face your doom.
But as soon as her words fell, curses erupted from among the Martial Artists.
"Little demoness, what are you saying? Removing the statues would send us all to our deaths!"
"Exactly, if the statues go to break the Formation, wouldn’t this barrier shatter on its own, leaving us a road to death!"
"We can’t withdraw the stone statues!"
"Right, we can’t use the stone statues to break the formation."
Many martial artists echoed in agreement; for a moment, they seemed to have forgotten who commanded the four fierce beasts!
Ji Huo’er, upon hearing this, was truly fuming with rage, her teeth gritted in anger, "Hmph, all you ingrates should just die!"
As she spoke, her entire body burst into flames, and the stunning figure of a four-tailed Fire Fox emerged, her enchanting fox eyes shimmering with endless coldness, staring coldly at the crowd, sending shivers down their spines.
Just then, suddenly two figures broke through the void, rushing forward.
"We are willing to assist Young Master Qin in breaking the great formation!"
Qinchuan gazed intently and recognized the two newcomers as none other than geniuses from the Absolute Shadow Tower, one of whom was Xiao Changfeng, who had conflicted with him at Chengcheng Gate.
Qinchuan hadn’t expected him to be the first to stand up; it was somewhat surprising.
Seeing someone step forward, three more figures leapt out from the crowd, unanimously declaring, "The Netherworld Saintess is mad and murderous, slaughtering cultivators all over, deserving death from everyone. We are willing to assist Young Master Qin in breaking the formation and subduing this woman!"
The three were Xiao Fengyu and Ye Ruyu from Zixiao Sword Sect, who had entered the Spirit Martial Great Tomb with Qinchuan, as well as Dun Kong from Tianchan Sect. The three had already broken through the shackles of martial artists after spending a long time in the Spirit Martial Secret Realm, rising to the rank of Dao Palace powerhouses. Even Xiao Fengyu from Zixiao Sword Sect had reached the intermediate stage of Dao Palace Realm.
Among them, Dun Kong had the appearance of a Buddha and revealed a strength at the peak of the Nine Layers in the Spirit Martial Realm. His physical body was crystal clear, flawless like jade, without a single imperfection, a Treasured Body of such strength that it was rare in the secular world and could rival that of ordinary Dao Palace powerhouses.
Xiao Fengyu and Ye Ruyu had also made an impression on Qinchuan back then; at that time, Qinchuan himself was only at the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Martial Realm. These few short months had passed, and now Qinchuan was already at the Nine Layers; his rapid progression was truly rare.
Today, having witnessed Qinchuan face off alone against eight great Dao Palace powerhouses, they believed that it wasn’t an empty claim; he truly had the capability, and might indeed be able to break the great formation.
Following the departure of Xiao Fengyu and the others, the Burning Heaven Sword above the formation also began to move, countless swords of Burning Heaven thunderously descending.
"Suppress!"
"Boom!" The giant sword, ablaze with fiery red flames, fell, causing a world-shaking boom. Brilliant light shot up into the sky, and flames that could scorch the soul splattered, spreading across the ground. As the giant sword pierced into the earth, rocks cracked open, and molten lava erupted.
In an instant, apart from the area under the protection of the four stone statues, which remained a sanctuary, the rest of the place looked like a scene from the end of the world, terrifying and startling.
Countless low-rank martial artists, being a step too slow in their movement technique, didn’t make it into the barrier in time; they had just barely survived the previous barrage from the ancient green swords, and now being swept by the Burning Heaven Swords, they were ground to dust one after another, their essence blood overflowing and pooling into streams, continuously flowing towards the center of the Life Prohibition Zone.
In the center of the Life Prohibition Zone, outside an ancient Bronze Gate.
A stone statue of a fierce beast with a dragon’s head and a horse’s body stood guard in front of the Bronze Gate—indeed, it was a Pixiu!
This stone statue of the Pixiu was lifelike, looking down upon all things in heaven and earth with an aura ancient and profound. Its eyes revealed a terrifying divine light that pierced the soul, causing people to shudder in fear.
Essence blood flowing from outside the Life Prohibition Zone was constantly streaming into the mouth of the Pixiu.
As more and more martial artists’ essence blood accumulated, the divine light in the eyes of the Pixiu became brighter and purer, almost as if it were about to come to life.