"What trouble did you run into?"
Qin Shaofeng's expression immediately turned grim.
He still clearly remembered that not long after he had killed that Divine Star Position elder from the Four Symbols Sect, the sect's reinforcements had arrived.
His cultivation had indeed risen greatly, and his speed had become incomparably swift.
Yet he would not forget that after the Four Symbols Sect had been destroyed, the two hostile factions had actually joined forces just to prevent him from obtaining the great formation's cornerstone.
Perhaps the Cloud Sea Sect had already sent even stronger experts.
The moment this thought crossed his mind, he could no longer remain calm.
"This moat."
Chu Huan likewise knew how dire the situation was. His expression did not change in the slightest, but he spoke extremely quickly. "No one knows what the Cloud Sea Sect was thinking when they built their mountain gate here. Any random aquatic star beast in this moat is at least at the One Step Celestial level."
"According to the calculations of the Heavenly Secrets Hall, if you still hadn't returned, then even if we managed to cross this moat, our casualties would be no less than seventy percent."
"Such enormous casualties?"
Qin Shaofeng was truly startled by his words.
At least seventy percent.
He could tell from everyone's expressions that Chu Huan's estimate was already very conservative.
That was absolutely not the number given by the Heavenly Secrets Hall.
"I'll go take a look."
Qin Shaofeng was already extremely anxious. Taking three steps as two, he ran toward the moat.
The moat was not particularly wide, only about ten zhang from bank to bank at most.
The instant he reached the riverbank.
A fish no larger than a palm suddenly leaped out of the water. Its mouth, filled with razor-sharp teeth