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Chapter 361: So This Is the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation?
"What is this?"
"A formation! It must be a formation! I never expected Chu Tiancheng to have secretly arranged such a grand formation beforehand. It seems he had prepared for this long ago!"
"These formation patterns are so profound that I can sense a trace of an Emperor's aura from them!"
"Could this be a killing formation?"
…
The moment the countless crimson patterns appeared, countless people were shaken.
Looking around—formation lines covered both heaven and earth.
The entire sky had been dyed scarlet, as if everyone had fallen into the Nine Nether Hell itself, giving rise to a feeling of endless dread and despair.
Some people had even realized that this formation might be connected to an Emperor.
Fortunately, however, this formation had not been personally laid down by an Emperor, nor were the materials used immortal metals. Therefore, it could only be considered a remnant Emperor-level formation.
But even so, it was already terrifying enough.
Such a horrifying and powerful formation was completely incomparable to the protective grand formation that once guarded the Great Chu Imperial City.
According to some estimations, this formation was capable of trapping and killing even Saint King-level experts.
Even Great Saints might perish within it.
As for whether it could trap a Quasi-Emperor, that was beyond what they dared speculate.
"What a grand scheme. Chu Tiancheng has been hiding behind the scenes all this time for the sake of this very moment," A Saint spoke.
His voice carried deep wariness.
Before this, no one had imagined that Chu Tiancheng possessed such a trump card.
After all, throughout the history of the Great Chu Dynasty, no Emperor had ever appeared.
Not even a Quasi-Emperor.
Who could have guessed that they held a formation left behind by an Emperor?
Had they known this earlier, the forces that came today would likely have brought Imperial Weapons with them.
A single Imperial Weapon appearing in the world would have been enough to shatter the great formation before them with ease.
But now that matters had reached this stage, it was already too late to return and retrieve Imperial Weapons.
"Hahaha!"
While everyone else was filled with anxiety, the Otherworldly Demon resembling the Champion Marquis suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly.
His voice was filled with delight as he exclaimed:
"So this was the backup plan Fellow Daoist Chu referred to before!"
"With this formation in place, all the enemies who invaded today can probably be buried here entirely!"
"Afterward…"
His gaze shifted toward Li Xun, greed flashing deep within his eyes as he said:
"Please leave this man's body behind for me. I have great use for it!"
The Champion Marquis's physique, let alone within the Desolate Ancient Continent, ranked among the top tier even in the entire world.
After all, he possessed a Divine Body.
Yet after comparing himself to Li Xun, the gap became painfully obvious.
Thus, he coveted Li Xun's body immensely.
If he could obtain this body, he could practically abandon his original one altogether.
With Li Xun's body, he might even be able to become an Emperor in this world!
Moreover, the time needed to achieve Imperialhood would be based on the standards of this current world.
Perhaps in only a few thousand years, he could ascend to Imperialhood.
That was something his original body could never compare to.
After all, Otherworldly Demons faced enormous limitations.
Just becoming a Saint required tens of thousands of years.
Becoming an Emperor required hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years.
Comparing the two was like heaven and earth.
"There is no need to leave him alive."
After hearing this, Chu Tiancheng's expression remained completely calm.
He lightly shook his head and casually uttered eight words.
"Hm?"
The Otherworldly Demon resembling the Champion Marquis froze, the smile on his face stiffening.
He had merely intended to smooth things over and ease the awkwardness between himself and Chu Tiancheng.
After all, not long ago, although Chu Tiancheng had killed his own ancestor the moment he made his move, no matter what, at this moment the two of them were still allies on the same side.
The Otherworldly Demon did not believe that after killing his own ancestor, Chu Tiancheng would also choose to attack him.
But Chu Tiancheng's answer now made him unable to remain calm.
"What do you mean by that?"
The Otherworldly Demon resembling the Champion Marquis asked in a deep voice.
"It means nothing."
"It's just that you won't be needing it anymore."
Chu Tiancheng took a step forward.
Brilliant radiance erupted from his body, and the crimson glow almost merged with the altar behind him, like a burning red sun tearing through space itself.
Once again, he formed hand seals.
Nine ancient characters shone brilliantly like nine great stars revolving in the heavens, radiating immortal brilliance.
This was a secret technique left behind by the Nine Nether Emperor, capable of activating the grand formation beneath them.
The moment Chu Tiancheng unleashed it, the entire formation began rumbling into operation.
"So this is the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation?" Li Xun spoke.
His voice was not loud, yet it spread throughout the void.
Countless years ago, the Nine Nether Emperor had risen into existence.
Originally, he possessed no qualifications to become an Emperor. His greatest potential should only have allowed him to reach the peak of the Great Saint realm.
But in his later years, he created the shocking Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation.
Relying on this formation, he blood-sacrificed several ancient domains.
Each of those sacrificed domains was comparable in scale to the current Desolate Ancient Continent.
Countless living beings perished beneath the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation.
By refining the origins of those beings, the Nine Nether Emperor defied the heavens themselves, broke through his own limitations, and reached the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm.
He even survived the Emperor Tribulation.
From that moment onward, he became an Emperor who suppressed the ages.
Although the Nine Nether Emperor ultimately attained Imperialhood, his dark history was also forever recorded.
Just as famous as his title was the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation he had personally created.
Back then, when Elder Wang told Li Xun that the formation Chu Tiancheng obtained was connected to the Nine Nether Emperor, Li Xun had specifically searched through ancient records.
Without much effort, he found information regarding the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation.
If before, he had only possessed suspicions—then everything happening now had fully confirmed it.
Chu Tiancheng had indeed obtained the method to construct the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation.
Unlike the Nine Nether Emperor, however, Chu Tiancheng's scale was far smaller.
The Nine Nether Emperor had directly blood-sacrificed an entire ancient domain.
Chu Tiancheng, on the other hand, was utterly incapable of blood-sacrificing the entire Desolate Ancient Continent.
Perhaps the current Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation could barely even cover the entire territory of the Great Chu Dynasty.
And precisely because of this, Li Xun still had an opportunity to exploit it.
Of course, the greatest reason Chu Tiancheng could not cover the entire Desolate Ancient Continent was because the continent contained forbidden lands such as the Abyssal Demons Burial.
Within such forbidden regions, even if one or two living Emperors suddenly appeared, no one would find it strange.
Presumably, the Nine Nether Emperor had considered this point as well.
That was why, when he originally laid down the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation, he had deliberately avoided the Desolate Ancient Continent.
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Note:
Cultivation Realm so far:
1, Body Refinement
2, Qi Condensation
3, Spirit Meridian
4, Profound Elixir
5, Divine Power
6, Life and Death
7, Divine Palace
8, Half-Saint
9, Saint
10, Saint King
11, Great Saint
12, Quasi-Emperor
13, Emperor
Treasure Level so far:
1, Mortal Weapon
2, Magical Treasure
3, Spiritual Treasure
4, Dao Weapon
5, Sacred Weapon
6, Sacred King Weapon
7, Imperial Weapon