"When the Black Toad told you about the map that leads here, did it ever occur to you that this place is most likely your burial ground?"
"Hahaha, shameless humans — did you really think the Black Toad would betray us? You could never have guessed that he deliberately let himself be captured, deliberately told you everything, and deliberately lured you here to die, could you?"
"Sigh, why even bother explaining things to them? They're just a bunch of self-righteous idiots. How could they ever understand the bond between us five brothers?"
"Sure, the Black Toad's son is important to him, but to the Black Toad, we brothers — and the millions of fierce beasts in the Myriad Monster Mountain — matter even more."
Just then, a string of piercing laughs rang out from not far away, and four figures strode into the hall. They were four powerful demon beasts with thick, overwhelming auras.
Each of them wore armor. One had the head of a scorpion, another a centipede, another a spider, and the last a venomous snake — the other four Monster Kings of the Myriad Monster Mountain.
"Damn it! You four old freaks — let me out and fight me fair and square!" the sect master of the Yuan Gang Sect roared in fury.
"Despicable beasts — all you know are schemes and tricks! If it were one-on-one, which of you could stand against me?" the sect master of the Bai Zang Sect also bellowed with a hideous expression.
Yet the five Monster Kings seemed entirely unbothered by their roaring and insults, merely bursting into laughter before speaking. "When it comes to despicable, we could never match you. If you want to blame someone, blame your own greed."
"Forget it — stop wasting time with them. Just kill them quickly so we don't run into trouble," the Scorpion King urged.
"No — I want to watch them struggle and suffer until they're completely exhausted and finally refined into blood," the Centipede King said.
"Big Brother, Second Brother is right. This grand formation was personally laid down by Master in his day, using heaven-reaching formation techniques to bring out the full power of the reinforcement."
"Forget about them — even if Master himself walked into this formation, he would have difficulty escaping. Master said so himself," the Spider King added.
"Exactly. These scum have done nothing but evil. Simply killing them would be letting them off too easy. It's much better to watch them die one little bit at a time," the Snake King said with a grin.
"Reinforcement? There's a reinforcement inside that formation?" Upon hearing this, Chu Feng's heart surged with joy. He immediately extended his Mental Power outward, and it actually passed right through the transparent barrier door, spreading over the glowing circular stone platform.
"Zi Ling, there really is a reinforcement up there! My God — it looks like we've hit the jackpot this time!" Chu Feng was ecstatic.
"Yes, that reinforcement is the power source of this entire formation. Once you take it away, the formation will dissolve."
Zi Ling's Mental Power was even stronger than Chu Feng's. Not only had she spotted the reinforcement on the circular stone platform, she had also determined that it was the key to the entire formation.
"Really? If that's the case, then as long as we get our hands on that reinforcement, won't we be able to save the people from the eight factions?" At this, Chu Feng was overjoyed.
"What? You want to save them?" Zi Ling's expression shifted slightly, confusion appearing on her face.
"The Spirit World Guild has shown me kindness — I can't let them die like this. Besides, that's the vice president. If he dies, the impact on the Spirit World Guild will be enormous. I can't just stand by and do nothing." Chu Feng nodded.