"Oh?"
"Even if your Zhuge family is annihilated, you still refuse to hand it over?"
The blue-robed woman narrowed her eyes slightly.
Boom—!
Suddenly, a torrent of barrier power surged forth from the blue-robed woman's body.
The barrier power was so overwhelming that it instantly shrouded the void.
Not only was its area massive, but the aura it radiated was enough to send chills down one's spine.
That was... barrier power comparable to a Ninth Rank Martial Venerable.
She... was a Spirit World Master at the ninth level of the Dragon Transformation.
"Ninefold Dragon Transformation — just one step away from entering the Divine Robe realm."
"No wonder this woman has such confidence."
Sensing the blue-robed woman's aura, even Saint Light Wordless's breathing grew hurried.
Though they were enemies, he couldn't help but feel a degree of respect.
As a Spirit World Master, he knew... how difficult it was to reach the ninth level of the Dragon Transformation.
"Hmph—"
However, faced with the blue-robed woman's ninefold Dragon Transformation barrier power, the Zhuge family head let out a cold snort.
He formed a hand seal with one hand, and then his palm began to emit a faint glow. When he clenched his fist—
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang out as the earth shook. A pillar of azure light erupted from underground like a volcanic eruption, then quickly surged into the Zhuge family head's body.
At this moment, the Zhuge family head was not only enveloped in azure light, but the light was filled with barrier runes.
The barrier runes were magnificent, wrapping around him like armor.
And at this moment, his combat power had also reached the level of a Ninth Rank Martial Venerable.
Seeing the transformation of the Zhuge family head, Chu Feng and the others' eyes lit up. They knew this had to be that guardian formation.
"This guardian formation is truly this powerful?"
Looking at the formidable formation power surrounding the Zhuge family head, Saint Light Whitebrow felt a twinge of lingering fear.
It was a good thing he had held back earlier and hadn't made a move against the Zhuge family head. Otherwise, he would have been the one to suffer.
At the very least, he was certain that he could not defeat the Zhuge family head with the formation currently empowering him.
"So this is the guardian formation that Zhuge Guangyao set up. It really is quite an impressive formation — it seems that secret treasure truly is extraordinary."
However, seeing that the Zhuge family head's combat power was now on par with her own, the blue-robed woman showed no fear. Instead, she grew even more excited.
"Everyone."
"Ever since you set foot in my Zhuge family, we have treated you with courtesy at every turn. Even when you injured our kin, we never once showed you any discourtesy."
"If all you want is to retrieve Lord Situ Qi's belongings — whether it's this inheritance formation or the treasures Lord Situ Qi left behind — we are willing to return everything in full."
"But if you came here to humiliate my Zhuge family's hero, Lord Zhuge Guangyao, then I'm sorry — the Zhuge family will not yield."
After saying this, he turned to look at the several elders beside him.
"Activate the formation!!!"
Upon seeing this, the elders immediately began forming hand seals, releasing unique barrier power from their bodies — they were charging up to deploy the formation.
"Activate the formation!"
"Activate the formation!!"
"Activate the formation!!!"
After that, the command to activate the formation echoed throughout the Zhuge family's territory. Nearly every member of the Zhuge family began charging up to deploy the formation.
They were forming the formations within their bodies, so outsiders could not perceive the changes. But without a doubt, a formation of such magnitude would be incredibly powerful.
The Zhuge family had finally bared their fangs!
And at this moment, Chu Feng found himself looking at the Zhuge family in a new light.
Though they had yielded time and again before, with no dignity to speak of...
The moment Zhuge Guangyao was mentioned, the Zhuge family's entire demeanor had changed.
It wasn't that they had no dignity, nor was it that they had no backbone — it was simply that they had chosen to endure in order to keep the peace.