The Formation Activates

When Ling Tian modified the Mysterious Spirit Bee Race's Guardian Formation, he had already considered that someone might test it, so he had altered the formation slightly, extending it far outward. These extensions were Illusion Formations with no offensive power. As a result, Death Nether Wolf Spiders and the others became even more certain that the Guardian Formation had been breached by the plunderers, and hurried toward its center.

Seeing that the formation wasn't attacking, Shi Ao wondered if he'd been too suspicious. Then he flew into the formation as well, with Shi Heng guarding him from every side like a bodyguard. Shi Heng was still worried that the Bee Ancestor might have left some kind of contingency, so he stayed right by Shi Ao's side.

They moved quickly. Before long, they had flown past the stretch covered only by the Illusion Formation and entered the true offensive formation. Lured by the Mysterious Bee Jade Nectar, the cultivators of the Death Nether Wolf Spider Race and the other great clans were all beside themselves with excitement, rushing forward as if afraid someone else would get there first.

Suddenly, Shi Ao's heart gave a jolt, and a dangerous aura began to spread. Without a second thought, he roared, "This is bad! We're in danger! Get out of this formation, now!"

The Golden Lion Clan's cultivation arts carried the faint sound of a lion's roar. Shi Ao infused his shout with his cultivation art, sending it thundering through the heavens. Even people hundreds of miles away could hear him. Though he had warned them, who among the others would heed him—apart from the Golden Lion Clan? They assumed the Golden Lion Clan was deliberately doing this to keep the Mysterious Bee Jade Nectar for themselves. Rather than retreat, they flew even faster.