The jade pendant! Didn’t you want to kill me?
As Murong Ce bolted out of the formation, the ongoing battle between Feng Wuchou, Baili Jingyun, and the others came to a halt.
Pairs of eyes watched him flee into the distance, bewildered.
Soon after, Baili Jinghong and Helian Cheng emerged from the Divine Desolation Sky-Locking Formation, channeling their power to trigger a terrifying reversal of the massive array!
The state of these two left everyone present dumbfounded!
Helian Cheng's chest bore two ghastly wounds, nearly cleaving his ribcage open and exposing his organs!
Baili Jinghong was in even worse shape, missing an arm and gravely injured!
This sight shocked everyone to their core!
The two youths who hadn't entered the formation exchanged glances, desperate to know what had happened inside!
That little kid, trapped within, had somehow left these people in such a state!
And… hadn't four people gone into the Divine Desolation Sky-Locking Formation?
Where was Gu Xiu?
But there was no time to dwell on it!
Under Baili Jinghong and Helian Cheng's urging, the ferocious eighth-tier formation roared into reverse!
"Damn it!"
Feng Wuchou exclaimed, quickly realizing their intent.
Qin Yuxi, Han Xuan, and the others grew frantic.
They could hardly believe that several Soul Fusion Realm cultivators had been pushed to this extreme!
"Insane! They deserve to die!"
"What do we do now? I should've given my token to Boss earlier!"
At that moment, boundless spiritual energy from heaven and earth was frantically drawn into the formation, unleashing earth-shaking power.
But Feng Wuchou and the others were helpless!
The formation's reversal would undoubtedly bring unimaginable consequences!
They knew Jiang Yuqiong was strong, but how could even he withstand the reversal of an eighth-tier formation?
That destructive force would erupt in an instant!
No ordinary means could ensure survival!
And no one understood this better than Jiang Yuqiong, trapped within the array!
"The formation's reversing! They're truly dead-set on killing me!"
Jiang Yuqiong's eyes turned icy cold.
In that moment, an unmatched killing intent swirled relentlessly in his heart!
Never before had he wanted to kill someone as badly as he did now!
Fury boiled in his chest. Even if the King of Heaven himself showed up today, Baili Jinghong was a dead man!
As his thoughts churned, the surrounding void rumbled with a deafening roar, as if the heavens were enraged—thunder rolled, and the sound surged like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting!
Limitless power gathered rapidly, transforming into torrents of divine light, so blinding that no one could keep their eyes open, turning the formation's interior into a sea of white!
Amid this, a force capable of slaughtering gods and rending the earth poured forth, unstoppable and devastating!
In mere breaths, vast swathes of the void shattered silently, collapsing into nothingness!
Jiang Yuqiong's flesh began to split, his precious blood flowing.
The terrifying force filled every inch of space, pressing against him until his bones creaked, on the verge of breaking!
He knew full well that escaping with the Word of Movement was no longer possible!
Yet Jiang Yuqiong's expression remained frigid, his sneer unrelenting.
"You really think reversing the formation can kill me?"
"I've got to say, you're too naive!"
He muttered to himself, his voice deep and resolute.
With that thought, Jiang Yuqiong made no attempt to resist. He halted all movement, standing still in the void.
He even stowed his Emperor-tier weapon, offering no defense, simply sneering as he watched it all unfold!
As if he were surrendering to his fate!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The formation roared, divine might surged, the heavens trembled, and the void crumbled!
Until, at a certain moment, the reversing formation's power peaked!
Time seemed to freeze for an instant!
Then, all that energy collapsed inward, squeezing toward the formation's core with ferocious force!
It was as if ten thousand mountains crashed down upon Jiang Yuqiong!
BOOM!!!!
A colossal roar echoed across the nine skies, the heavens quaking, the earth splitting!
Outside, Feng Wuchou, Qin Yuxi, Baili Jinghong, and the others saw only a dazzling light collapse toward the formation's center, condensing into a single, blinding point of divine radiance!
Then, with a whoosh, it exploded outward in a frenzied expansion!
"Run!"
Everyone fled like madmen into the distance.
Even so, the vast energy hurled them dozens of miles away before they barely managed to hold their ground!
Looking back, endless divine light had swallowed everything!
"Boss!"
"Big Bro!"
"Little guy!"
Hui Shoutao, Han Xuan, Qin Yuxi, and Feng Wuchou's eyes reddened at the sight.
An eighth-tier formation's self-destruction— even a Celestial Derivation Realm cultivator might not survive it!
Let alone a tiny kid like that!
In that moment, their hearts sank into despair.
But the others grew ecstatic.
"Hahaha… let's see how that little brat survives now!"
In the distance, Helian Cheng laughed maniacally.
His face was pale, blood still trickling from the two horrific wounds on his chest.
But at this moment, he paid no heed to his injuries.
After the formation's self-destruction, he immediately charged back toward it.
"All the treasures—we'll split them evenly!"
Baili Jinghong spoke gravely.
With only one arm left and heavily wounded, his speed didn't falter.
Spiritual energy surged as he darted forward!
An eighth-tier formation couldn't destroy Emperor-tier artifacts!
However, just as the two brimmed with excitement, ready to rush in and claim their spoils, a wave of ferocious, boundless power began to emanate!
The sky full of light morphed into a vast, tidal sea, rolling layer upon layer, sweeping across the four directions!
Then, a small figure stepped through the air, treading on endless shards of light, approaching slowly!
At his collar, a delicate jade pendant hovered, emitting a faint glow—not intense, yet carrying an inviolable majesty!
All energy was repelled, unable to touch him in the slightest!
Seeing this, everyone froze in unison.
Eyes bulged as if they'd pop out of their sockets!
Baili Jinghong and Helian Cheng's forward charge halted abruptly.
"He's… unscathed!"
"How is this possible?"
Throats bobbed, voices rasped dryly.
Every gaze brimmed with disbelief, wondering if they'd seen wrong.
An eighth-tier formation's reversal hadn't killed him?
How could this be?
At that moment, Baili Jinghong and Helian Cheng found it hardest to accept.
"The jade pendant! It's that jade pendant on his neck!"
Helian Cheng suddenly shouted.
The others quickly noticed it too.
Clearly, that jade pendant had played a pivotal role, leaving the kid completely unharmed!
"What kind of treasure is that?"
"Why does just looking at it make my soul tremble, urging me to kneel?"
Baili Jingyun stammered, shaking uncontrollably!
In truth, Baili Jinghong, Helian Cheng, and the others felt the same!
That small jade pendant seemed unassuming, yet it exuded an aura that sent shivers down their spines!
As the group stood stunned, the small figure flickered, vanishing in a flash.
Then, he reappeared before Baili Jinghong and Helian Cheng!
The Emperor-tier longsword materialized in his hand!
At the same time, Jiang Yuqiong's deep voice echoed through the void.
"What are you standing there for? Didn't you want to kill me?"