Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chu Feng's group began merging with the guardian formation.
And beneath this seemingly gentle fusion, a battle of barriers — one of conquest and breach — was actually being waged.
Crack—
Crack—
Under the frenzied assault of Chu Feng's formation, the once impenetrable guardian formation began emitting wave upon wave of cracking sounds.
Boom—
Right after, a deafening rumble rang out, and the guardian formation began crumbling apart.
It had succeeded. The formation Chu Feng had deployed successfully dismantled Grandmaster Kaihong's guardian formation.
"He actually did it?"
"He used such a flimsy breaking formation to shatter such a powerful guardian formation?"
Having witnessed everything with their own eyes, the many Spirit World Masters present all found it inconceivable. After all, everything that had just happened defied all logic.
"Although I don't understand the art of barriers, this is likely what they mean by prescribing the right remedy for the illness," said Grandmaster Prophecy. "The guardian formation left behind by Grandmaster Kaihong is certainly formidable, but young friend Chu Feng clearly saw through its weakness — that is how he was able to break it in a single strike."
After hearing Grandmaster Prophecy's words, everyone turned their gazes toward Chu Feng. A hint of admiration appeared in their eyes, but the look of shock remained just as strong.
After all, this was a formation that even several Snake-patterned Immortal-cloak Spirit World Masters had been unable to break.
But now, it had been broken by Chu Feng.
And in truth, it was not only the others who were surprised — even Chu Feng himself was quite astonished. Had he not seen through the guardian formation the moment he arrived, he never would have imagined that such a powerful formation could be dismantled with something so simple.
Of course, while the method of deploying the formation was simple, the barrier power it demanded was truly immense.
Fortunately, the barrier power within Chu Feng, Wang Qiang, and the other two was far beyond the ordinary. Otherwise, this collaborative breach would have been impossible to accomplish.
At the thought of this, Chu Feng couldn't help but glance at Wang Qiang and Zhao Hong. He truly hadn't expected that the barrier power within Wang Qiang and Zhao Hong was as powerful as his own.
"Looks like this stutterer and this enchantress are not to be underestimated," even the Queen couldn't help but offer a word of praise.
Squeak, squeak, squeak—
And just at that moment, the coffin suddenly began emitting a series of sounds.
At that instant, every person present turned grave expressions toward the coffin.
Because the coffin was opening on its own.
And under the collective stare of the crowd, the coffin finally opened completely, and a figure appeared before their eyes.
"How can this be?"
Upon seeing the figure inside the coffin, Chu Feng, Wang Qiang, Zhao Hong, and every person present froze, their eyes filled with surprise.
Chu Feng, in particular, felt his heart surge with emotion.
Because that figure was none other than a child — and not just any child, but Little Shi.
The little boy who had told Chu Feng and the others how to obtain the cloaks.
"It's actually him?"
At that moment, the others present also blurted out in shock. From the looks of it, they all recognized Little Shi as well.
"Little Shi, are you the key to breaking through this place?" Chu Feng asked, because he knew Little Shi's appearance here was no coincidence.
Coupled with the help Little Shi had previously given them, and the secrets Little Shi knew, it was clear that Little Shi had an inseparable connection with these ruins. The best explanation was that Little Shi was, in fact, the so-called key to breaking through.
"I am. I am the key that Grandmaster Kaihong left behind. Only I can open the guardian gate behind me," Little Shi said with a beaming smile.
"Young friend Chu Feng, you actually know this child's name?" someone asked curiously after hearing Chu Feng address Little Shi by name.
"Actually, every one of you had the chance to learn my name. My clones were stationed at the entrances throughout the Eight Desolations Mass Grave."
"But none of you believed me. You were unwilling to even help me, so you all missed your chance."
"These three, however, helped me. That is why only they were able to break through this guardian formation," Little Shi addressed the crowd.
Hearing these words, Chu Feng and the others all came to a sudden realization. Chu Feng finally understood why he had been able to see through the guardian formation — clearly, it had all been Little Shi's doing.
However, compared to Chu Feng and the others, the rest of the crowd wore expressions of shame.