The formation was complete. This time, it had undergone a comprehensive upgrade.
Though it currently remained hidden, the moment it was activated, its power would shake heaven and earth.
With this formation's strength, there was no longer any need to lure the Heavenly Treasure closer. Within a certain range, it could unleash its full might.
And as it happened, the location where the Heavenly Treasure resided fell squarely within the formation's attack range.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Blood-red aura materialized out of thin air.
The instant it appeared, it blotted out the sky and devoured the light, like a monstrous demon swallowing everything in its path. It surged toward the Heavenly Treasure with earth-shattering momentum.
This was the power of the formation Chu Feng had laid.
"You again?"
Sensing the approaching danger, the Heavenly Treasure awoke at once. The moment it saw the formation, it already knew who was responsible.
"How did you find this place?"
The Heavenly Treasure voiced its question.
"Don't bother asking. Today… all I want is for you to surrender quietly."
Chu Feng wasted no further breath on the Heavenly Treasure. Instead, he drove the formation's power forward, launching a direct assault.
From the very beginning, Chu Feng had gone all out. He didn't want any more surprises—he just wanted to capture this Heavenly Treasure as quickly as possible.
"You dare underestimate this lord?"
"You think someone like you can capture this lord?"
"This lord has been burning with rage and nowhere to vent. Today, you little brat will serve as my outlet!!!"
In an instant, terrifying killing intent swept outward—it was the Heavenly Treasure.
The creature had grown exceedingly violent. The black aura that already blanketed the sky surged back toward Chu Feng in a counterattack.
In the blink of an eye, the black aura and the blood-red aura—two massive torrents of energy—clashed and tangled together.
Yet the moment they made contact, Chu Feng sensed something was wrong.
The formation he had set up was unchanged from before, but the Celestial Master's whisk had grown stronger.
The formation was merely a conduit—a means to channel the Celestial Master's whisk's power.
Its strength depended entirely on the whisk.
Chu Feng had believed that with the whisk's increased power, he could defeat the Heavenly Treasure. But the creature's power had risen as well.
For a time, neither side could claim victory!!!
The devastation wrought by the clash of these two forces was truly apocalyptic.
In Chu Feng's estimation, the sheer magnitude was no less than the battle between the Flying Flower Sect's headmaster and the Eight Sword Immortals of the Dao Sea from before.
In other words, both combatants had already reached the level of a third-rank Martial Ancestor.
Sure enough, the Heavenly Treasure's power had grown once more.
Though Chu Feng was the one controlling the formation, he knew this power was not his own—it belonged to the Celestial Master's whisk.
He was relying on the whisk's strength to contend against the Heavenly Treasure.
Thank heavens for the Celestial Master's whisk.
Without it, how could Chu Feng possibly face such a monster on his own?
ROAAAAR—
The Heavenly Treasure's roar grew even more terrifying. It seemed to grow angrier still.
As its roar changed, Chu Feng noticed that the creature's true form was undergoing a transformation as well—the black aura began pulsing with an eerie, sinister glow.
Under this change, the Heavenly Treasure's power surpassed what it had been before.
The previously even battlefield had now shifted.
The black aura devoured the blood-red aura relentlessly, advancing toward Chu Feng's great formation.
"This is bad."
Seeing the situation deteriorate, Chu Feng poured everything he had into driving the formation.
But it was no use. Absolutely no use.
He might be the one who had laid the formation, but in truth, whether its power was strong or weak had nothing to do with him.