Soon, Chu Feng and Little Fish returned to the world at the eye of the formation.
Chu Feng first observed the power that the members of the Chu Alliance had extracted.
However, even Chu Feng couldn't discern the specific purpose of this power.
So he could only let the formation reveal its true function to him.
At that moment, all the members of the Chu Alliance stood on the ground. Aside from the massive banners, all that could be seen were endless, densely packed figures.
This… was a true sea of people.
And nearly everyone was gazing in the same direction.
High above in the sky, only a single figure stood.
That figure was Chu Feng.
After all, the eye of the formation was the entire world.
By standing within it, Chu Feng could better activate the formation.
And as for how to activate it, Chu Feng had long since known.
"Alright, everyone. Let the show begin now."
As Chu Feng's words fell, vast power of the barrier surged forth from within his body.
It did not shoot straight into the heavens, nor did it crash down to the earth. Instead, it merged into the sky above.
Seeing this, the crowd's eyes lit up with excitement.
By now, they all knew of Chu Feng's plan.
It turned out that a grand formation had been hidden within the entire Totem Heavenly River.
This world served as the eye of the formation — the key to activating it.
In their understanding, such a massive formation even existing was already nothing short of a divine miracle.
Activating it would surely be tremendously difficult.
But because the one activating it was Chu Feng, they inexplicably felt brimming with confidence.
So everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound, quietly watching Chu Feng.
They feared that even the slightest noise might affect him.
Yet the excitement in their hearts roiled violently.
Because they knew they were witnessing history once more.
To be present at such a moment — what an honor.
Rumble— Before long, a thunderous rumbling echoed through heaven and earth.
But in reality, this sound not only filled the entire world at the eye of the formation, but resonated throughout the entire Totem Heavenly River.
At first, it was only sound.
But as time passed, amidst the countless stars of the Totem Heavenly River, the power of the formation began to manifest.
The formation's power used the worlds as nodes, rapidly traversing the expanse, as if sketching a grand painting across the vast starry sky.
But it was no painting — it was a formation.
Before long, a grand formation covering the entirety of the Totem Heavenly River materialized before everyone's eyes.
At that moment, even the Age of Gods dimmed in comparison. The formation became the most radiant thing in the entire cultivation world.
Whoever witnessed this scene was shaken to their core.
And Jie Tianran was also observing through his own means.
His body visibly trembled.
His heart was a tangled mess of emotions, the dominant one being a profound sense of defeat.
Especially once the formation was activated, and the extracted power began to glow once more.
Everyone could see that the weaker powers from both Heavenly Rivers had now been concentrated within the world at the eye of the formation.
And as the glow shifted, everyone could tell that the power was undergoing a transformation.
But compared to the others, Jie Tianran could see much more.
He now understood why Chu Feng had risked everything to seize the world at the eye of the formation.
Yet the Chu Alliance's forces had only extracted the weaker power.
Clearly, it was the weaker power that was the most important all along.
This grand formation covering the Heavenly River — it existed precisely to catalyze the transformation of that weaker power.
Perhaps the power of this Age of Gods could only truly manifest its purpose after being refined through that formation.
But if that were the case, then didn't the power he had obtained become utterly meaningless?
This realization filled Jie Tianran with not only a deeper sense of defeat, but also a rising fury.
"Senior, didn't you say that this grand formation was most likely fake?"
Jie Tianran asked the being within his body.
In his fury, his tone had lost its earlier respect and now carried an edge of accusation.
"I never expected… that it was real."