Chu Feng could still sense the residual auras of Long Chengyu and the others, so he followed the trail without hesitation.
He suspected that the aura power he had just obtained inside the cave was very likely the key to completing that formation.
If that was truly the case, then he could naturally help Long Chengyu and the rest.
Following the auras forward, Chu Feng soon arrived before a massive formation.
He had already known the formation was no simple thing, but its sheer scale was staggering—it blanketed an area comparable to an entire mountain range. Only when he stood right before it could he truly grasp how magnificent it was.
The formation extended into a central eye, and that eye was currently open. Inside it were two groups of people.
One group belonged to the Totem Dragon Clan, and the other to the Totem Phoenix Clan.
However, Long Chengyu, Long Muxi, Feng Tiansheng, and Feng Jiuyue were nowhere to be seen.
Still, there were some familiar faces. Long Shanshan and Long Fulai of the Totem Dragon Clan were both present, along with several other members of their clan.
Right now, inside the formation eye, every one of them had their brows tightly knit and their faces twisted—they were clearly enduring considerable pain.
At the same time, a visible aura was pouring out from within their bodies, merging into the formation.
The auras of both clans were essentially the same, the only difference being that the aura released by the Totem Dragon Clan carried a phantom image of a dragon, while the aura of the Totem Phoenix Clan carried a phantom image of a phoenix.
"So that's how it is."
Seeing this, Chu Feng understood two things.
The first was that the auras were all transformed from those evil spirits, fused together with their respective bloodlines.
The same was true for the aura inside Chu Feng's own body—only because he possessed the Heavenly Lightning Bloodline, his aura did not manifest a specific phantom image. Instead, it took the form of streaks of crimson lightning.
The second thing was that Chu Feng's guess had been spot on. Completing the formation truly required the aura born from those evil spirits.
It was just that the method of completing it was even simpler and more straightforward than Chu Feng had imagined.
It seemed that all one had to do was fuse that aura directly into the formation.
But Chu Feng had no idea why these people were in so much pain. Could it be... that releasing this power caused physical agony?
While Chu Feng was contemplating this, one of the Totem Dragon Clan members spotted him.
"Young Hero Chu Feng! It's Young Hero Chu Feng! Young Hero Chu Feng has come in too!!!"
Upon seeing Chu Feng, the man was overcome with excitement and immediately shouted out in elation.
In an instant, every member of the Totem Dragon Clan turned their gaze toward Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng!!!"
Long Shanshan and Long Fulai were so thrilled upon seeing him that they actually stepped out of the formation eye and rushed over to him.
"This is wonderful! Young Hero Chu Feng is here—we can finish this formation now!"
At the same time, the other juniors of the Totem Dragon Clan erupted in cheers.
Ever since Chu Feng's arrival, he had brought them nothing but one astonishing surprise after another.
So much so that the moment they saw him, they instinctively believed that this formation—one they had been unable to complete—could be finished with Chu Feng's help.
"Oh, how absolutely pathetic."
"Proud members of the Dragon Clan, and yet you grovel before a single human."
But just as the Totem Dragon Clan was celebrating, the members of the Totem Phoenix Clan began heaping on their mockery and sarcasm.
Among them, a woman with a hooked, eagle-like nose rolled her eyes so hard they nearly flew off when she looked at Chu Feng, radiating open hostility toward him.
Chu Feng had seen this woman before, back inside the demonic crane. At the time, she had actually been one of the first members of the Totem Phoenix Clan to plead for Chu Feng's help.
Who would have thought that once they left the demonic crane, instead of showing any gratitude, she harbored such intense hostility toward him?
"You lot are truly amusing. Have you forgotten who saved your sorry lives inside that demonic crane?"
"Oh, could it be that you're holding a grudge because you had to pay extra compensation? So now you mindlessly slander him? Even knowing full well what Young Hero Chu Feng is capable of, you refuse to acknowledge it?"
The members of the Totem Dragon Clan were not about to take this lying down, and led by Long Shanshan, they fired back at the Totem Phoenix Clan.
Watching this scene unfold, Chu Feng felt a quiet sense of satisfaction.
He still remembered what their attitude had been like when he first met Long Shanshan and the others.
Back then, the way they treated Chu Feng had been even worse than how the Totem Phoenix Clan acted.
But now they were defending him with such fervor...
Of course, the reason for their change in attitude was that Chu Feng had earned it through his own strength.
But so what? That strength was his own, wasn't it?
Using his own power to earn the respect of others—now that was a uniquely satisfying feeling.