"That sword!"
The Six-Eyed True Demon King stared fixedly at the Floating Immortal Sword. "That sword can devour the formation's energy!"
It was true.
The instant the Floating Immortal Sword struck the spatial seal, it had begun ravenously devouring the formation's energy. It had swallowed only a negligible trace, but that was enough to open a flaw in the seal.
"Activate the Third Layer!"
For the first time, panic entered the Bone-Eroding True Demon King's voice. "Earth Vein Suppression!"
Rumble—
The Earth Veins of the Abyss of Annihilation began to tremble.
Endless Nirvana Demonic Qi surged from underground, becoming hundreds of millions of Black Chains that coiled toward Fang Chen from every direction.
This was the Heavenly Abyss Formation's Third Layer of transformation: it drew upon the power of the Heavenly Abyss's Earth Veins to suppress everything!
Where the chains passed, even the void was locked tight, and time slowed to a crawl.
Fang Chen felt mountain-like pressure bearing down from every side. His movements grew slower and slower, until even swinging his sword became difficult.
"This is the end."
The Bone-Eroding True Demon King breathed a sigh of relief and said to Fang Chen, "Once those Earth Veins chains wrap around you, even a Ninth Turn Immortal Emperor can't break free."
But just then, a crisp cracking sound came from within Fang Chen.
Crack.
Fang Chen felt a shackle inside him break.
Under that boundless pressure, with the Floating Immortal Sword feeding him an unbroken stream of energy, Fang Chen finally crossed the gulf that had barred his way!
Boom!
An aura as vast as a Sea of Stars erupted from him.
In his left eye, galaxies revolved; in his right, Flowing Time passed. A single glance made the approaching Earth Veins chains falter.
At last, Fang Chen's cultivation