Coming to Blows

Although people had passed by their ambush site one after another, Xiao Guan'er and Old Demon Blackwood only felt that something was vaguely amiss and secretly heightened their vigilance.

Not only did they refrain from making any excessive moves, they did not even stop drawing out the True Devilish Qi.

However, before long, matters began developing in an extremely unfavorable direction for them!

The three Vermillion Bird Chariots actually stopped right at the edge of the great formation!

"What is going on? Could they have discovered the formation?" Xiao Guan'er asked with a frown, her eyes fixed on the Vermillion Bird Chariots.

"Could not possibly. Unless Old Daoist Gongsun had known this place was suspicious beforehand and carefully inspected it with his divine sense, there was no way he could have detected the Myriad Locust Sun-Absorbing Great Formation!" Though he said it was impossible, Old Demon Blackwood's pupils suddenly constricted, and his expression became exceedingly wary.

After all, according to his expectations, the three Vermillion Bird Chariots in the sky should have passed straight through without stopping. They should never have abruptly halted as they had now.

"But they have clearly noticed something. It would be fine if they had the sense to go around, but if they... not good!"

Before she could finish, Xiao Guan'er saw the two Vermillion Bird Chariots on either side speed off along the edge of the great formation.

At the same time, a ring of Crimson Sun Treasure Wheels rose from the middle Vermillion Bird Chariot. Immediately afterward, a Fire Phoenix with a wingspan of over a hundred feet shot out from within and charged straight toward the small island where Xiao Guan'er and the other sat cross-legged!

A short while earlier, the three Vermillion Bird Chariots had followed the trail of True Devilish