The formation was operating with increasing intensity, like a blazing sun that had descended into the forest, illuminating everything around it.
At this moment, the energy of the formation had already reached its absolute peak.
Crack!
Suddenly, the twenty-four towering beastmen within the formation swung the massive swords in their hands in unison, slashing down at the tall tower situated at the formation's center.
Boom!
The moment the great swords fell, the formation shattered, transforming into a colossal vortex of energy that spun rapidly in place, pouring itself into the great formation.
"We've been tricked."
Upon seeing this, Chu Feng's expression changed immediately — he had realized something was wrong.
There was no tomb here at all. And the formation he had just set up appeared to be a counter-formation. Just moments ago, it had seemingly broken open another formation entirely.
Something was about to be released by his own hand.
"Why did you deceive me?" Chu Feng's eyes blazed with fury as he demanded of the ugly cat.
"Kid, you're only figuring that out now? Seems a little too late for that." At that moment, the ugly cat's face was brimming with the triumphant grin of a schemer who had gotten exactly what he wanted.
"How dare you lie to us — I'll kill you!" Upon hearing this, the Queen's body erupted with terrifying killing intent, and she was about to tear the old cat to shreds right then and there.
Roar!
But just then, a furious roar suddenly echoed out, and at the same time, an overwhelming surge of power spread upward from deep beneath the earth.
The moment that power appeared, a crushing wave of oppressive force sealed off the entire region in an instant.
At this point, forget about Chu Feng — even the Queen could not move a single inch. Both of their powers had been completely locked down by that bizarre and terrifying pressure.
In the next moment, Chu Feng and Eggy could clearly see waves upon waves of energy, visible to the naked eye, surging up from the depths of the earth and pouring into the old cat's body.
This process went on for a full hour. Only after the hour had passed did the world finally fall silent.
And Chu Feng and Eggy's bodies were finally restored to freedom.
However, neither Chu Feng nor Eggy dared to make a move against the old cat now.
Not only did they not dare to attack the old cat, but even the Queen — who was notoriously short-tempered — voluntarily released her grip on him.
That was because they could feel an absolutely horrifying aura radiating from the old cat. It was an aura of such magnitude that it defied estimation.
Powerful — this old cat was extraordinarily powerful. Its strength was at least several times greater than that of the Sunset Cloud Valley's Valley Master. It might even be a True Immortal-level existence.
Facing this old cat, it was no longer a question of whether Chu Feng and Eggy wanted to kill it. The reality was that they simply did not possess the ability to do so.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not going to kill you two. Whatever else you might say, the two of me have a debt of gratitude to you. If it weren't for the two of you, I would never have been able to recover my cultivation."
The old cat addressed Chu Feng with a squinting smile, and as he spoke, he picked up the pipe he had accidentally dropped earlier and resumed puffing on it with a steady clack-clack.
Right now, it possessed the power to annihilate both Chu Feng and Eggy without effort, but judging by its demeanor, it truly did not seem to intend to harm them.
"What's the matter? Scared witless?"
"Don't be afraid. I said I wouldn't kill you, and I won't kill you. This lord has always been true to his word."
"Although that bratty girl was terribly rude to me earlier, for your sake, kid, I've already decided to spare her life," the old cat said to Chu Feng.