As they listened to the Heavenly King Hall expert's explanation, everyone's expression changed.
Why would a perfectly good Demon Trapping Array have a back door?!
It could seal off most of the Space Rift, but it would still leave an opening for Star Beasts to squeeze through!
Yes, they understood why the Demon Trapping Array needed a back door to capture Phantom Sound King alive. If he saw that he was about to fall into enemy hands, he might self-destruct rather than let Xu Yinyin have the other half of the Inheritance. They had to leave him a way out, as well as an entrance for someone to enter the Formation, fight him while he was suppressed, and capture him alive.
But they weren't facing Phantom Sound King now. They were facing Star Beasts.
An endless stream of Star Beasts waited on the other side of the rift!
All eight experts present would be occupied maintaining the Demon Trapping Array.
Who would guard the opening?
Everyone instinctively looked down.
Jiang Zhishen and Elder Xu were still locked in battle with Silver Mirror King. They had no chance to help.
And the rest of the reinforcements from Heavenly King Hall and Feng Ying couldn't get here anytime soon.
Even if they set that aside—
Even if they had another Ninth Tier expert here,
how long could he hold the opening alone?!
The Demon Trapping Array simply wasn't suited to their situation.
And yet...
Su Ye stepped forward.
"Set up the Formation! I'll guard its back door!"
"Su... Long Aotian?! Are you kidding? There's a Ninth Tier Star Beast on the other side, and you're only at Seventh Heaven!"
Every other person here was better suited to guarding the opening than Su Ye.
"I'm not kidding."
Su Ye's expression was resolute.
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