The disturbance immediately caught Xiao Yunzhan and the others' attention.
Their expressions changed sharply, and they instinctively gathered around.
"What happened?"
Xiao Yunzhan spoke up.
Chen Tianfeng took a deep breath and forced down the surging blood and energy in his body. "I can't hold it back anymore."
At those words, Xiao Yunzhan and the others' hearts sank.
Though they had suspected as much, hearing it aloud was still hard to accept.
But they knew there was no turning things around now.
Chen Tianfeng frowned slightly. "What about you? Any progress?"
Progress?
At those words, Xiao Yunzhan and the others' expressions changed again.
Cang Yuanlong said, "We tried everything, but we still couldn't pluck a leaf from the Treasure Tree."
Useless.
Every last one of them is fucking useless.
Chen Tianfeng's face darkened, and he cursed inwardly.
Cang Yuanlong glanced at him, then said, "Since we can't stop them now, we might as well settle for the next best thing and negotiate with whoever comes in."
"Given our strength, they'll surely show us some respect."
"If that fails, we'll fight them."
Chen Tianfeng took a deep breath. "Don't rush. Let's see who comes in before we decide."
"If they're merely skilled with formations, we'll find a way to kill them."
"If they're as strong as us, we'll negotiate and share this Treasure Tree."
"If they're stronger than us, we'll find a way out."
"All right. We'll do as you say." Cang Yuanlong and the others agreed.
Now all they could do was see how many people came in and how strong they were.
Chen Tianfeng's gaze drifted toward the formation nearby, and a glint flashed in his eyes.
He wanted to see who could possibly surpass him in formations.
He had always been supremely confident in his mastery of them.