Qin Fengming showed not the slightest surprise at the sudden change. His expression was calm and placid, his gaze deep as he looked toward the two peak Ghost Lord cultivators inside the enormous beast cage. Unlike the others, he displayed no trace of fear or panic.
Hearing Qin Fengming speak so calmly, Gu Jiang and Xi Ruxin, among the beast-cage guards, both changed expressions.
The two of them knew that Qin Fengming was an existence with astonishing Formation Attainment.
By ordinary reasoning, a formation master who had also cultivated to the late stage Ghost Lord realm must have spent all his time outside of formation study cultivating his own techniques.
With no extra time to cultivate divine abilities and secret arts, his offensive strength would naturally be much weaker. Although powerful formations might make up for that deficiency, there was simply no chance to set up any formation here.
Even if he could deploy instantly activated formations such as talisman arrays, in this scorching environment, with the Crimson Refined Ants spraying corrosive fluids and aura that could erode magical power, no matter how powerful the formation was, it would be difficult for it to last long.
Yet when Gu Jiang saw Qin Fengming's calm expression, an indescribable panic suddenly surged in his heart. Still, he was ultimately a peak Ghost Lord cultivator, and moments later, he forcibly erased that trace of fear.
"That's right. Hand over the Ant Fragrance Condensing Crystal obediently, and the two of us can let you enter the cave passage safely and flee for your lives. Otherwise, you'll remain here and be surrounded and devoured by the Crimson Refined Ant swarm."
A fierce aura surged within him, and Gu Jiang spoke decisively.
Though his words still carried a strong threat, they were vastly different from what