Just as everyone thought Lu Feng was about to complete the formation, the hand holding the Withered Sea Essence Stone suddenly lifted, sending a pull toward the nine High-Grade Source Stones.
In an instant, a tidal wave of spiritual energy surged forth with a howl, nine colossal spiritual-energy pythons pouncing forward in a mad rush.
"What is he doing?!"
Ru Jijie and Qian Meng's hearts seemed to skip half a beat. Both froze where they stood.
At the rear of the courtyard, Huang Helou and Gu Tianlao's expressions stiffened at the same time, their grave tension drawn taut to the limit.
"Feast to your heart's content!"
Lu Feng barked. The Withered Sea Essence Stone in his hand floated into the air, as though it had transformed a gaping, bloodthirsty maw, swallowing all nine spiritual-energy pythons in a single gulp.
This sight once again drained the color from Huang Helou and the others' faces.
Ru Jijie murmured in a flustered daze, "H-He wasn't planning to condense them?"
Where were the nine sharp arrows they had been promised?
Why was this utterly different from what they had imagined?
Qian Meng cried out in alarm, "At a moment like this, why is the Azure Mountain Sect Master having the Withered Sea Essence Stone absorb all the pure spiritual energy from the Source Stones? How can he break the formation now?"
"Wait, look!" Ru Jijie pointed at the Sui Xin Brush in Lu Feng's hand in astonishment. "H-He's carving some kind of pattern onto the Withered Sea Essence Stone?"
"How is that possible?" Qian Meng looked over in shock. Seeing that it was indeed as Ru Jijie had said, she was utterly horrified. "How could the Withered Sea Essence Stone not shatter under such force from the Sui Xin Brush?"
Watching Lu Feng's string