Qin Huaian stared blankly in the direction of the volcano as well.
When the black-and-white pillar of light descended, the defensive formation at the volcano's crater suddenly blazed with brilliant radiance.
The bright crimson formation barrier directly blocked the formidable attack unleashed by the Taiji Yin-Yang Fish.
The experts who had escaped, Qin Huaian among them, all turned toward this sudden development, looking at one another in bewilderment.
Judging by the state of the crater's protective barrier, this was when it had truly begun defending itself.
So it turned out that the all-out combined assault of their group had not even triggered the formation's active defense. Perhaps, to this defensive formation, their attacks had posed no threat whatsoever.
The combined attack of more than forty Immortal Venerables was, compared to the enormous Taiji Yin-Yang Fish in the sky, like the glow of fireflies before the bright moon—utterly beyond comparison.
At the same time, fear lingered in many hearts. Neither the defensive formation at the crater nor the Taiji Yin-Yang Fish overhead was something they could comprehend.
Had they hesitated even slightly just now, they would have been buried within it. Those cultivators who had failed to escape in time were the best proof—they had not even had time to react before dying beneath the massive pillar of light fired by the Taiji Yin-Yang Fish.
Just then, several cultivators acquainted with Qin Huaian flew over to him.
Qin Lu of the Joyous Union Sect, Chen Nian of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and Wei Hong of Star Pavilion had each brought two or three other cultivators with them.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, do you know what's going on?" A trace of lingering fear remained on Qin Lu's face, yet her voice still carried a rhythm that was exceptionally pleasant to hear.
The others