"You have one too?"
"I thought I was the only one."
The Huangfu Heavenly Clan Patriarch spoke.
After comparing notes, everyone realized that every single one of them had one.
"Brother, wh-what is that? Don't tell me it's a sacrificial formation?" Wang Qiang asked Chu Feng.
"It is indeed a sacrificial formation," Chu Feng said.
"A sacrificial formation?"
"Didn't we all receive the Seven Star Convergence's inheritance? Did the convergence fail?"
The Huangfu Heavenly Clan Patriarch asked, panic evident on his face.
After all, this concerned everyone's lives.
"The Seven Star Convergence succeeded, but we underestimated our opponent."
"Our enemy didn't just sit there and wait to die. This Grand Sacrificial Formation was likely already in place before us — it was set in motion ahead of time."
"I suspect that the very moment we completed the Seven Star Convergence, the enemy was simultaneously preparing this Grand Sacrificial Formation."
"We succeeded, but so did he," Chu Feng said.
"Then what do we do?" everyone asked.
"If we want to leave this place, the only option is to dissolve the Grand Sacrificial Formation."
"However, the power of this Grand Sacrificial Formation appears to be connected to the Ancient Tomb itself — from every angle, it covers the entire tomb."
"This is a power from the Primordial Era, beyond anything we could imagine."
"Trying to break through this Grand Sacrificial Formation by force is absolutely impossible."
"In my view, we must find the one who laid this formation. Only by locating that person can we dissolve it," Chu Feng said.
Meanwhile, deep within the Ancient Tomb.
Roiling ripples surged through the starfield like a cosmic storm. A luminous giant axe swept through the void, and the colossal being was sent flying backward.
At this moment, numerous gruesome wounds covered the colossal being's body.
Yet there was not the slightest trace of panic on its face. Instead, it raised its head and revealed an eerie smile.
The Grand Sacrificial Formation had already spread to this region and was swiftly engulfing the entire starfield.
Whoosh—whoosh— Two figures flew in from opposite directions and converged at the same point. It was Tian Jian Qingyuan and Song Changsheng.
Neither of them was injured, but they were both panting heavily. Even with the two of them fighting together, dealing with the colossal being was no easy task.
"You?" the two said simultaneously, looking toward the colossal being, suspecting that it was connected to the Grand Sacrificial Formation.
The colossal being did not answer directly. Instead, it spoke in the tone of someone enjoying the show: "Tsk, tsk. I have to admit — you're not weak."
"It's this Martial Cultivation World that has held you back."
"Had you entered the Ninth Heavenly River, there would have been great potential."
"It's just a pity that you won't get that chance."
Song Changsheng and Tian Jian Qingyuan said nothing, but they attacked once more. The luminous giant axe and the heaven-blotting sword rain were unleashed again.
They knew that to end this crisis, they had to slay the being before them.
The colossal being's tendrils lashed out simultaneously, the eerie smile still fixed on its face.
…
Over where Chu Feng and the others stood, every face was ashen with despair.
"This Ancient Tomb is far too vast — how are we supposed to find anyone?"
If Chu Feng's assessment was correct, the enemy naturally knew this as well. As long as they hid, how could anyone hope to find them?
The Ancient Tomb was immeasurably vast — none of them even knew its true size. Searching for a single person in a place like this would be the very definition of finding a needle in a haystack.
"Why bother worrying about all that? You're all going to die here today anyway."
Just then, a voice drifted in from the distant horizon.
Moments later, the figure of Jie Mubai materialized.
"You dare show your face again?"
The instant they spotted Jie Mubai, several powerful attacks were launched in his direction.
Yet those attacks seemed to be swallowed whole the moment they approached him, vanishing without a trace.
Everyone's brows furrowed deeply. They realized that Jie Mubai had come fully prepared.
"Tsk, tsk. A bunch of people on the brink of death — and you think you can take me with you?"
"You're overthinking things. Under this Grand Sacrificial Formation, every last one of you is going to die."