"But what if they refuse to listen?" asked a man named Linghu Xiuming in a low voice.
"If they refuse to heed the warning, then use the power of the main formation to seal off the entrance from the Pioneers Formation into the Sacred Spirit Light Formation," Linghu Tiemian replied.
"But Brother Tiemian, if they've already entered the entrance and we activate the main force of the formation to forcibly seal it off, I'm afraid they could be harmed," Linghu Xiuming said.
"Do you not understand what 'bear the consequences yourself' means?" Linghu Tiemian said, a hint of displeasure in his voice.
Hearing those words, Linghu Xiuming's face flushed with alarm. He quickly replied, "Understood. I'll go handle it right away."
With that, he shot into the air and departed from the spot.
At that moment, Dongguo Bingyu and the others, though they said nothing, wore expressions that grew darker by the second.
Chu Feng had activated the Sacred Spirit Light Formation. Even if he deserved no credit, he had at least put in the effort. After all, the reason the prodigies of the Linghu Heavenly Clan, the Nightmare Spirit Clan, and the Heaven-reaching Beast Clan could enjoy the Sacred Spirit Light Formation — which was several times more powerful than the Light Formation — was entirely thanks to Chu Feng.
Denying Chu Feng entry was already unreasonable enough. Now they were going to use such heavy-handed methods to stop Chu Feng and his companions from entering as well? That was simply going too far.
Yet even though everyone felt that Linghu Tiemian's actions were excessive, no one dared to speak up.
Faced with the domineering Linghu Tiemian, the crowd was angry but did not dare to voice their discontent.
…
Meanwhile, the people inside the Pioneers Formation had no idea what was happening outside.
Chu Feng and the other prodigies were still immersed in the joy of Chu Feng summoning the Sacred Spirit Light Formation.
The praise directed at Chu Feng poured in without end.
People not only surrounded Chu Feng and gazed at him with admiration — some even lifted him into the air like a hero, tossing him skyward.
At the sight of this, Chu Qing and Chu Shuangshuang exchanged a glance, then both let a faint upward curve form on their lips.
The one being showered with adulation wasn't them, but their brother — the one they were so proud of — Chu Feng.
In that moment, as Chu Feng's clansmen, they felt a deep sense of pride because of him.
Besides Chu Qing and Chu Shuangshuang, Chu Haoyan and Chu Huanyu were naturally still present as well.
However, compared to Chu Qing and Chu Shuangshuang, the two of them felt rather conflicted inside.
Yes, they were happy that Chu Feng had successfully summoned the Sacred Spirit Light Formation.
But at the same time, they felt a pang of dejection. After all, Chu Feng had once been their rival. In fact, the Chu Feng of the past hadn't even been as capable as either of them.
They had both once looked down on Chu Feng from the bottom of their hearts.
Yet now, in this place teeming with geniuses, Chu Feng was being hailed as a hero.
Meanwhile, they were ignored like bystanders, without the slightest bit of presence.
Such a stark contrast dealt a severe blow to their pride.
At the same time, they could no longer avoid confronting the gap between themselves and Chu Feng.
Because that gap was only going to grow wider.
"Wait, what's going on? Chu Feng already defeated the Sacred Spirit Beast — so why hasn't the Sacred Spirit Light Formation opened yet?" someone suddenly looked up at the constantly swirling void above and voiced the question.
"Good point — it's been quite a while now. Why hasn't the Sacred Spirit Light Formation opened? Could something have gone wrong?"
One after another, the crowd turned their gazes upward toward the void.
Although the changes in the void above already signaled that an entrance was about to open, the fact that it remained shut was inevitably causing concern.
"Everyone, please don't worry. I once heard from a senior that opening the Sacred Spirit Light Formation requires some time, and connecting the Pioneers Formation to the Sacred Spirit Light Formation takes time as well."