"Let's do it. Delay will only invite trouble."
"Capture them, and we'll share that supreme inheritance!"
"Agreed!"
The eyes of the other fifteen Great Luo True Realm cultivators all burned with greed.
They channeled their magical power in unison. Sixteen different Great Dao Laws blazed with light, and the entire trapping formation began to contract slowly, crushing inward toward Hongchu and Cangxuan at its center.
Inside the formation, Cangxuan slowly opened his eyes.
He glanced at the sixteen greedy-faced True Lords outside, then at Hongchu, who was still cursing, and said calmly, "Stop cursing."
Hongchu froze. "Stop? I can't stomach this!"
"Save your strength." Cangxuan's voice remained utterly level.
"Prepare to fight to the death."
The anger on Hongchu's face froze instantly.
He glanced at the ever-tightening net of laws radiating an aura of destruction, then at Cangxuan's calm face.
He knew Cangxuan was telling the truth.
They would probably meet their end here today.
His lips parted in a bitter smile.
"Damn it. What a rotten deal."
Cangxuan said nothing. He simply began silently mobilizing the origin essence within him.
Just then.
Without warning, a calm voice sounded behind them.
"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to rush."
The voice was calm and composed.
Yet it exploded like a thunderclap in Hongchu's and Cangxuan's minds.
Hongchu froze just as he was about to burn his origin essence.
He stared at the green-robed figure who had suddenly appeared beside him, stunned at first. Then the frenzy on his face gave way to wild joy.
He raised a hand and slapped Zhou Ming on the shoulder.
An expression of profound surprise appeared on Cangxuan's face as well.
He looked at Zhou Ming, sensing his unfathomably steady presence, which seemed almost one with chaos. The shock in his heart was even greater than