A streak of light shot in from beyond the heavens and pierced the clouds. More than a hundred figures appeared—it was a group of Star Constellation Realm cultivators led by Jian Guhong. In his hand, he carried Yue Xin's head, his eyes still wide in death.
He had likely intended to use Yue Xin's head to announce that the crisis had been resolved, but upon seeing the state of the cultivators here, he realized that everyone already knew the outcome of the previous battle.
There was no need for further words. With a surge of Spiritual Power from his hand, sword light swept out, grinding the bloody head into dust.
A Great Sun Realm body was indeed tough, but with its owner dead and soul destroyed, without any foundation to sustain it, it was merely somewhat harder than usual. It was not so tough that Jian Guhong could not destroy it.
Yang Qing was nowhere to be seen.
In truth, even the Star Constellation Realm cultivators did not know where Yang Qing had gone. When they had returned to the Nine Provinces together, Yang Qing's figure had merely flickered before vanishing outright. No one saw where he went.
The only certainty was that he was still within the Nine Provinces. If a powerhouse like him truly did not wish to be found, no one in the Nine Provinces could locate him now.
Only one problem remained before everyone.
Should this Formation... still be completed?
This inexplicable Grand Array had begun construction under Yue Xin's instructions, and he had also provided the Formation Map. Two months had now passed, and the Nine Provinces had expended immense manpower and resources. The Grand Array was practically complete. If they abandoned it now, every previous investment would go down the drain.
Deep down, every