"Husband, help me," Zhao Hong said to Wang Qiang.
"Sure thing." Though Wang Qiang had no idea what Zhao Hong intended, he agreed without hesitation.
After that, Zhao Hong actually began releasing barrier power and started setting up a barrier, trapping every member of the Kong Heavenly Clan within it.
"That girl is an Immortal Robe Spirit World Master?" When Zhao Hong made her move, all the juniors present were stunned, and even Kong Sheng's expression changed dramatically, his face full of shock.
They had already realized that Zhao Hong was an Immortal Robe Spirit World Master — even if her markings were only bug-vein grade, she was still an Immortal Robe Spirit World Master. In the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm, Immortal Robe Spirit World Masters were extraordinarily rare. How could they not be shocked?
"Hmph, and here I thought we'd run into a fellow junior expert. Turns out it's a senior-level figure bullying juniors." Yet amid everyone's astonishment, someone voiced a mocking remark.
It couldn't really be blamed on them. Chu Feng's group had been wearing bamboo hats to conceal their faces the entire journey, so the others had no way of recognizing their appearances. On top of that, most Immortal Robe Spirit World Masters were old monsters who had cultivated for a very long time, so they naturally assumed Zhao Hong was one such old monster.
"Bullying juniors? Hmph, open your dog eyes and take a good look — I'm younger than all of you." Zhao Hong lifted the bamboo hat from her head.
"This…?" Seeing Zhao Hong's face, those people were shocked once more. First, they were struck by her appearance — they never would have guessed that such a fierce-looking woman could be so delicate and beautiful.
But more importantly, each of them had their own methods for estimating a person's approximate age, and they all confirmed that Zhao Hong was indeed a junior.
Yet a junior was actually an Immortal Robe Spirit World Master — how could they not be astonished?
"A bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well," Wang Qiang sneered. Then he actually removed the bamboo hat from his own head as well and shouted: "My dear… wife, let me lend you a hand!"
As he spoke, Wang Qiang also released his barrier power to help Zhao Hong set up the formation. At this moment, Wang Qiang wore a look of smug pride — clearly, he had done it on purpose.
"That stutterer is also an Immortal Robe Spirit World Master?" Sure enough, when the crowd saw Wang Qiang release immortal-grade barrier power, the shock on their faces was even greater than before.
One Immortal Robe Spirit World Master was already shocking enough. Two of them was simply unbelievable.
"Zhao Hong, there's no need to kill them." Just then, Chu Feng suddenly spoke up, having already seen how powerful the formation Zhao Hong and Wang Qiang were setting up truly was, and he couldn't help but offer a reminder.
Although Chu Feng's group had already clashed with the Kong Heavenly Clan, these people were still juniors after all. Even if a conflict arose today, it would ultimately have been initiated by Chu Feng's side.
So Chu Feng felt that while teaching them a lesson to achieve their goal was fine, it didn't go so far as to warrant killing them.
"Relax — the formation I'm setting up is nothing like what you're imagining." Zhao Hong simply gave Chu Feng a faint smile, then went ahead and set up a peculiar formation eye.
Once the formation eye was complete, Zhao Hong first sent both of her Spirit World creatures into it, and only then did she activate the formation.
Hummmm—
The moment the formation activated, a vast wave of killing intent erupted outward. This was a killing formation — and a formidable one at that.
"Stop!!!" Sensing that wave of killing intent, Kong Sheng assumed Zhao Hong was about to deliver a lethal blow and immediately erupted in fury.
"As long as you obediently do what I say, they won't die," Zhao Hong told Kong Sheng.
"What do you want me to do?" Kong Sheng asked.
"Stand inside that formation eye and remain there for two full hours. After two hours, the formation will release on its own, and all of them will be completely unharmed."
"But if you leave that formation eye during that time… then I'm sorry, but they'll all die without a single intact piece remaining." Zhao Hong said this with a beaming smile.
"You—!" Kong Sheng was rendered nearly speechless. He hadn't expected Zhao Hong to use such a method to restrain him, but he still entered the formation eye without hesitation — because compared to what he had feared, the method Zhao Hong was employing now could already be considered merciful.
As for Chu Feng, he said nothing further, for he too had realized that although this formation was a fearsome killing formation, Zhao Hong had tampered with it.
Just as she had said — as long as a Martial Ancestor cultivator remained seated within the formation eye while the formation was active, those inside would come to no harm.
And after running for two full hours, the formation would disengage on its own.