Chapter 400: Breaking the Formation?

Nie Li narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed the Lihuo Sacred Son had discovered something.

And Yan Yang appeared to have noticed something as well.

As expected, those who had become Sacred Sons of the great Divine Sects were no ordinary characters.

The Lihuo Sacred Son furrowed his brow, calculating the runic patterns on those sculptures. But clearly, his progress was nowhere near as fast as Nie Li's — after half a day, he still stood before a single sculpture, having yet to move on.

Indeed, when it came to understanding runic pattern formations, reaching Nie Li's level would be quite difficult for the Lihuo Sacred Son.

In his previous life, Nie Li had studied within the Book of Time-Space Demon Spirit for a very long time, and the book contained all manner of runic pattern formation texts — something no ordinary person could compare to.

For the Lihuo Sacred Son to crack this runic pattern formation, it would take at least half a month — there was simply no way around it!

The Divine Thunder Venerable waited for a while, then grew impatient. He launched himself forward and resumed fighting over the Ganges Crystals. Though he didn't quite understand why the Lihuo Sacred Son and Yan Yang had stopped competing for them — regardless of whether the Ganges Crystals were useful, it was better to seize them first!

"Sacred Son, what should we do next? Keep waiting here like this?" a retainer beside him asked, looking toward Yan Yang.

Yan Yang gazed at the Lihuo Sacred Son standing silently before a sculpture, silent for a moment, then said, "Let's look elsewhere. For now, forget about competing for the Ganges Crystals!"

The Divine Thunder Venerable was frantically seizing Ganges Crystals, slaughtering without restraint. If they joined the fight for the Ganges Crystals, a battle with the Divine Thunder Venerable would be inevitable — and casualties would follow.

But there was no point in continuing to wait here either.

They might as well search other areas of the Shadow Divine Palace for treasures first.

Just then, a deep voice echoed through the Shadow Divine Palace: "Since you have come to my Shadow Divine Palace, you must abide by its rules. Whoever dares break them — do not blame me for showing no mercy! All who have trespassed into the rear hall, withdraw at once. Otherwise, you will find only death!"

The Shadow Divine Palace shook violently, as though the end of days had arrived.

Nie Li wondered what the will of the Shadow Divine Palace intended now. He could sense that it seemed terrified of someone breaking through the runic pattern formation — every time someone began studying it, it tried every means to stop them!

Though he didn't know what measures the Shadow Divine Palace would actually take, Nie Li felt an invisible pressure descend upon them. The will of the Shadow Divine Palace had likely activated a formidable formation — the killing intent it radiated was terrifyingly powerful. If it continued, everyone in the rear hall would be slaughtered!

At that moment, the Lihuo Sacred Son, Yan Yang, and the Divine Thunder Venerable all froze. The will of the Shadow Divine Palace didn't want them staying in the rear hall — there was likely something hidden there. And knowing their natures, they were even less willing to leave now.

"Sacred Son, what should we do?" the members of the Fire God Sect all looked toward Yan Yang.

Yan Yang said in a low voice, "Everyone, heed my command — be ready to withdraw at a moment's notice. But… we wait a little longer!" His gaze turned to the Lihuo Sacred Son.

The Lihuo Sacred Son's gaze was deep and unfathomable. His instincts told him the secret lay in these sculptures, but he couldn't crack them in such a short time. If he remained in the rear hall, judging by that terrifying killing intent, it would likely be a death sentence.

Yet leaving just like that — he couldn't stomach it.

If the Shadow Divine Palace truly harbored treasures, even if reinforcements arrived later and the treasures were found, they might not necessarily end up in his hands!

Nie Li's gaze swept rapidly across the Lihuo Sacred Son, Yan Yang, and the Divine Thunder Venerable. The forces led by these three had reached a delicate balance. His eyes flickered. Perhaps it was indeed worth taking a risk!