The terrifying aura coming from the direction of the Falling Star Rift made Li Wuyang and Yun Yi shudder! It was an existence that surpassed the Golden Immortal realm, filled with chaos, madness, and an absolute will of destruction! Merely the aftershock of its aura sent the baleful energy across the entire ancient battlefield boiling and violently twisted space!
"Not good! An ancient evil entity has awakened! The Stomach of the Glutton actually dared to defy all convention and carry out this blood sacrifice!" Yun Yi's face turned deathly pale as he steered the starship to flee.
But it was already too late!
Buzz—!
Centered on the rift, the enormous demonic web woven from crimson threads suddenly lit up! Li Wuyang was shocked to discover that not only them, but every cultivator who had just fought over the core—or who had merely been within a certain range of the ancient battlefield—had somehow been wrapped in an incredibly fine, nearly imperceptible blood thread!
That included himself! Yun Yi! Bao Bao!
The blood threads frantically siphoned away their vitality, spiritual power, and even... their Divine Soul Origins! Through the demonic web, it all poured ceaselessly into the bottom of the rift!
"Aah—!"
In the distance, several weaker lone cultivators, demon clansmen, and low-ranking Sword Sect disciples were instantly drained into dried husks, their souls scattered! Even Golden Immortal experts felt their blood and qi churn as their spiritual power spiraled out of control. They struggled in terror, yet could not break free from the bizarre blood threads!
"It's the Gluttonous Spirit Devouring Array! They laid this trap long ago! Every living being within the formation contaminated by baleful energy and battle fluctuations has become a sacrifice!" Yun Yi cried out in utter horror, feeling his spiritual power pour out like floodwaters through