"Also, a lot of people believe that the Blood Devouring Killing Formation hides some supreme treasure inside it. But that's not the case. What's actually sealed in there is a Fierce Beast — an ancient Fierce Beast," Xian Miaomiao said.
"An ancient Fierce Beast? Are you telling the truth?" Chu Feng asked.
"It's the truth. That's why my Ancient Elf Clan has always had this worry — that if the Blood Devouring Killing Formation weakens, it won't be able to keep those ancient Fierce Beasts sealed any longer. And once they break free, it will be a catastrophe for the Martial Sacred Land."
"Because those Fierce Beasts are just like the ones that already exist in the Martial Sacred Land — they have no intelligence, only the heart of slaughter. They're bloodthirsty by nature. But the one key difference is that ancient Fierce Beasts are extraordinarily powerful, far beyond anything the current Fierce Beasts can compare to," Xian Miaomiao said.
"So you're saying the Martial Sacred Land is fated to face a great calamity?" Chu Feng asked.
"That's right. The Martial Sacred Land is destined to face a calamity. But honestly? I'm looking forward to that day," Xian Miaomiao said.
"Why?" Chu Feng frowned slightly, genuinely confused.
"Think about it — hunting ancient Fierce Beasts. How exciting would that be?" Xian Miaomiao said.
"You girl. If those ancient Fierce Beasts appear, how many innocent lives will be lost?" Chu Feng said.
"That's not the right way to look at it. Those guys are weak — does that make being weak acceptable?"
"The world of martial cultivation has always been survival of the fittest. Even without Fierce Beasts to slaughter them, the weak would still be bullied by their own kind," Xian Miaomiao said.
At that, Chu Feng didn't argue, because what Miaomiao said did make sense. Humans killing other humans happened in the Martial Sacred Land almost every single day.
"All right, all right. I was only joking with you."
"Don't worry. Since my Ancient Elf Clan already knows about this, we naturally made preparations long ago."
"Actually, there have always been my people from the Ancient Elf Clan standing guard outside the ancient killing formation. If the ancient Fierce Beasts break through, our clan will immediately surround and eliminate them," Xian Miaomiao said.
"But those ancient Fierce Beasts — they've been sealed here. Will they really be that easy to deal with?" Chu Feng asked.
"We have our own methods. Don't worry," Xian Miaomiao said.
"All right." Chu Feng smiled faintly. Hearing Xian Miaomiao's words, he did feel considerably more at ease.
Chu Feng and Xian Miaomiao walked onward together, chatting and laughing. That wasn't to say the Blood Devouring Killing Formation was all show and no danger.
The truth was that Chu Feng's powers of observation were simply too formidable. None of the various traps here could pose a problem for him. And Chu Feng had also discovered that although Xian Miaomiao's world spirit techniques weren't particularly strong, her perceptive abilities were remarkable — she could detect the same dangers that Chu Feng could.
So even without Chu Feng present, the traps here likely couldn't harm Xian Miaomiao either.
But the most peculiar thing was that while countless people had clearly died in this place — not just before the ancient era, but untold numbers after it as well — the two of them hadn't found a single bone along the way. And after some reasoning, Chu Feng concluded this was also related to the Blood Devouring Killing Formation's design. It was a formation that killed without leaving a trace — a true killing formation in every sense.
After hurrying along for a time, the two of them finally arrived at the central region of the ancient killing formation.
It was a vast formation — one that could be discerned with the naked eye. The formation rose high into the clouds, resembling a fortress, though it wasn't truly a fortress. In short, it was enormous, and there appeared to be entrances on all four sides.
What surprised Chu Feng the most, however, was that when he stood outside and peered inward through one of the open entrances, he found that the innermost depths of the Blood Devouring Killing Formation — its most dangerous region — looked nothing at all like the outer perimeter.