What had everyone seen to make their expressions tense in an instant? It was no terrifying scene. They had merely seen the Heavenly Ghost Holy Lord glaring at them from atop a tall stone platform on a colossal mountain peak.
"Everyone, be careful. The formation core ahead is definitely one of the formation's eyes."
Holy Lord Nie Po issued a warning, and everyone immediately scattered, preparing for battle in the blink of an eye.
The mist here was thick. Whistling energy converged in the air, while immense fluctuations rolled endlessly across the lofty mountain peaks. From afar, the peaks seemed to be shrouded beneath a giant, invisible canopy.
This was precisely the scene of energy converging around the core of a great formation.
"To think you managed to evade so many blood vortexes. Not bad. It seems this great formation isn't entirely foolproof, either. But now that you've arrived here, your journey ends."
A rumbling voice rang out from the lofty mountain. Then the Heavenly Ghost Holy Lord waved his hand, sending streaks of crimson Spirit Patterns shooting forth like scarlet ribbons. They abruptly flew toward the thirty-six stone statues around him.
The crimson Spirit Patterns poured into the stone statues one after another. Then a booming sound like mountains collapsing and seas roaring suddenly erupted from within them. Vast red mist surged around the thirty-six stone statues surrounding the tall platform.
The crimson mist churned violently before solidifying, enveloping the stone statues like clumps of scarlet blood essence. Then, flakes of stone suddenly began falling from the statues' stiff faces.
Immediately afterward, crimson light flashed in the stone eyes of the blood-essence-wrapped statues. Their enormous eyelids opened and closed, and crimson radiance flickered across them. One blood-colored body after another actually tore free from within the stone statues.
"What