And the more he acted this way, the more uneasy Mieshi and Wuliang became. Although Mieshi Immortal's cultivation was far superior to Chu Feng's, and killing him would have been effortless…
Right now, the way Chu Feng looked at him held no fear whatsoever. Instead, it was filled with sheer contempt — as if Chu Feng were the tiger and he the lamb, and Chu Feng could slaughter him whenever he pleased.
Under mounting dread, Mieshi Immortal bellowed at Chu Feng: "Chu Feng, what kind of game are you playing?!"
"Heh…" Chu Feng let out a faint chuckle, then suddenly leaped forward and arrived before the massive formation hovering in midair. He interlaced his hands and formed a peculiar hand seal before speaking: "You want to know? Fine — I'll satisfy your curiosity."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Without warning, the great formation blazed with silver light once more, and this time, streak after streak of silver radiance shot outward like a meteor shower, raining down from the formation.
In the end, every single stream of silver light merged into the strange stones below.
Crack crack crack—
Before long, those peculiar stones began to tear apart and crumble. However, only their outer shells shattered; the stone within remained intact — and not only that, each one had become a living creature.
Some resembled humans, some resembled beasts. Although every one of them had a body made of stone, each stone monster possessed a pair of blood-red eyes that radiated killing intent.
Most importantly, these stone monsters had not only come fully to life — every single one of them possessed the cultivation of a Martial Emperor.
And the number of stone monsters Chu Feng had resurrected through the formation was no less than tens of thousands.
"This… this… this!!!"
At that moment, forget Wuliang Immortal — even Mieshi Immortal was struck speechless with terror.
A full hundred thousand stone monsters, all of them Martial Emperors. The weakest were first-grade Martial Emperors, while the majority ranged between third-grade and sixth-grade.
Though the number of stone monsters above the sixth grade wasn't large, there were still quite a few. The two strongest among them even shared the same cultivation as Mieshi Immortal — eighth-grade Martial Emperors.
"How can this be?! How is this possible?! What in the world is going on — what are these things?!!!"
Mieshi Immortal could barely believe what he was seeing.
It was simply too shocking. Although those strange stones had existed since ancient times, no one had ever imagined that they were such terrifyingly powerful beings.
"Weren't you curious about what secret the Five Elements Ancestor left behind within the Five Elements Secret Technique?"
"Then let me show you exactly what that secret is."
"Kill them." Chu Feng pointed at Mieshi Immortal and Wuliang Immortal as he gave the command.
ROOOAAAARRR—
The moment those words left his mouth, all one hundred thousand stone monsters unleashed an ear-splitting roar.
And in the same instant, the massive horde surged forward like an army obeying a general's order, converging on Mieshi Immortal and Wuliang Immortal from all sides.
The two stone monsters with eighth-grade Martial Emperor cultivation charged at the forefront. In the blink of an eye, they had already closed in on Wuliang and Mieshi.
Each of these stone giants stood a hundred meters tall, like a pair of small mountains. They were humanoid in shape and draped in stone armor — like two great generals on the battlefield.
Before Mieshi Immortal, they were true colossi.
And although the weapons in their hands were made of stone, every time they clashed against Mieshi Immortal's Emperor Armament, they erupted with blinding radiance and devastating power.
Under such pressure, Mieshi Immortal no longer dared to engage in close combat. He retreated into the sky and launched his attacks from a distance using martial techniques.
However, those two stone monsters were not only fearsome up close — their ranged attacks were equally formidable. They opened their maws wide and could breathe clouds of mist and fire. The five elements — Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth — were wielded by them with perfect mastery. At their most terrifying, their power reached the level of Heaven-restricted martial techniques.
Boom boom boom boom boom—
In moments, Mieshi Immortal was locked in fierce battle against those two stone monsters.
It was worth noting that while the two sides clashed, the weaker stone monsters — of which there were many — did not intervene. Instead, they stood aside and watched.
Truthfully, had they joined in, they would only have been a liability. Their individual strength was far too low to kill Mieshi Immortal. So retreating to observe was, in fact, the wisest course of action.
Wuliang Immortal had witnessed every bit of this. He glanced up at Chu Feng hovering in the sky above.
His mind raced — if this entire array was being controlled by Chu Feng, that was one thing. But if these stone monsters were acting on their own will… that was truly terrifying.
One hundred thousand stone monsters, the weakest at the first-grade Martial Emperor level. If they were thrown into the battlefield between the Dark Hall and the Ancient Elves, the Dark Hall's current advantage would not only be completely wiped out — they would be thoroughly overwhelmed.
But just then, Mieshi Immortal suddenly opened his mouth wide and spat out a large mouthful of blood.
He had been wounded. The great Mieshi Immortal, an eighth-grade Martial Emperor, had actually been injured by two stone monsters.
"Let's go."
Seeing the situation had turned dire, Mieshi Immortal dared not linger any longer. He grabbed Wuliang Immortal and made to flee.