Such a massive barrier formation could not have appeared out of nowhere. This made people realize that it must have been laid here long ago.
This also confirmed Chu Feng's claim that deep within the lake in Elephant Valley, there was already a barrier formation blocking those ancient creatures.
So people believed that the current formation, and the one inside the lake in Elephant Valley, must have been created by the same person.
But when this barrier formation truly materialized before their eyes, they all shared the same astonishment.
This barrier formation was simply far too powerful.
The majestic and magnificent barrier formation made everyone's hearts tremble.
Although they were all martial cultivators who had seen their fair share of the world, none of them had ever witnessed a sight like this in their entire lives.
Looking at the barrier formation that had trapped so many Supreme realm ancient creatures, people felt small — but more than that, they felt excitement.
This was undoubtedly the power of martial cultivators, the power of a Spirit World Master — the work of some extraordinarily powerful being.
It drove home once again the realization that in this world, there existed beings so powerful they could leave one speechless with awe.
At the same time, it sparked their curiosity — what kind of person could have created this barrier to block the ancient creatures?
But regardless of who it was, in everyone's hearts, that person had already become a figure akin to a god.
However, after the initial shock subsided, people reassessed the situation before them.
The ancient creatures might be trapped, but the danger still remained.
So the majority of people present began to flee once more. With the ancient creatures held back, they felt they had to seize this opportunity to escape.
But there were also some bolder individuals who believed that with the barrier formation in place, the ancient creatures could no longer harm them, and so they stayed behind to observe.
Among these people were members of the Cloud Spirit Clan, as well as others from various factions. Naturally, this included Pang Bo and Linghu An'an, who had just returned, along with Chu Feng.
Aoooo—
Suddenly, the cries of those creatures changed.
The sound was eerily like mournful wailing.
At first, people were not sure. But when those ancient creatures — which had been positioned on the ground and in the air, continuously assaulting the barrier formation — began falling one after another, rolling on the ground with expressions of agony, people finally became certain.
They were indeed wailing.
But why would they suddenly be in such excruciating pain?
This left people utterly confused.
After all, under everyone's watchful eyes, no force of attack against the ancient creatures was visible.
Their suffering seemed to come from absolutely nowhere.
Aoooo—
Then, right before everyone's eyes, the flesh of those ancient creatures began to crack apart, disintegrating into ash and dust under the gaze of the crowd. Not a single bone was left behind.
In the blink of an eye, every last ancient creature within the barrier formation had completely vanished.
Were it not for the destruction they had wrought still lying scattered about, people might have wondered whether those ancient creatures had ever appeared at all.
"What an incredible formation — it completely annihilated those ancient creatures."
"Good! They deserved to die. Things that don't belong in this era should be destroyed!"
Suddenly, thunderous cheers erupted across the heavens and earth.
Although no attack on the ancient creatures had been seen, people still believed that it was the barrier formation's power that had obliterated them.
But compared to everyone else, Chu Feng's brow was tightly furrowed, his gaze growing deep and contemplative.
Though Chu Feng could not discern the caliber of Spirit World Master behind the barrier formation, he could tell that the barrier appeared to have only contained the ancient creatures — it had not attacked them.
Those ancient creatures seemed to have been killed by an entirely different kind of force.
But what force could that be?
"Could it be that ancient creatures truly cannot survive in this era?"
Suddenly, Chu Feng recalled a rumor he had heard within the Gale Wind Hunting Clan.
The rumor spoke of a great catastrophe that occurred during the ancient era.
It was that catastrophe that caused all the creatures and martial cultivators of the ancient period to vanish.
Although beings like the Gale Wind Hunting Clan and these grotesque creatures resembling Fierce Beasts had been passed down from the ancient era, they had not entirely escaped that catastrophe.
They were forced to remain underground, relying on a special kind of power to survive.
If they left the protection of that power and emerged onto the surface, they would die.