Then three figures appeared in midair: Fire Dragon Island's other Level Four Fire Flood Dragon, Elder Ku Rong of the Demon Shadow Palace, and Hou Sihai of the Great Zhao Dynasty!
They looked at the enormous eight trigrams pattern suspended in the air and the sky thick with dark clouds.
The three narrowed their eyes, their expressions turning somewhat grave.
"Is this... a Level Four Formation? Who could have laid down a Level Four Formation right under our noses without making a sound?"
"Could it be... those people from the Phantom Star Sect? If I remember correctly, Su Shi'er is quite skilled with formations."
Elder Ku Rong's expression darkened as he spoke in a low voice.
"No. If that brat had come, someone as cunning as him would never activate a formation so rashly."
"Besides, this formation's style is clearly different from those of Muyun Prefecture. It must be the work of local cultivators from the East Sea Islands."
"But why would cultivators from the East Sea Islands come here out of the blue?"
Hou Sihai shook his head lightly. In no hurry to attack, he quickly turned toward the Fire Flood Dragon beside him as he spoke.
The burly man who was the Fire Flood Dragon narrowed his eyes and gazed into the distance ahead. His piercing gaze seemed to see through the formation to his companion within.
Hearing Hou Sihai's voice beside him, he first paused, then snorted coldly and said irritably, "Hmph! It must be those fellows from the Thirteen Docks of the East Sea!"
"The Fire Dragon Red Fruit bears fruit once every nine hundred years. Every time it does, it attracts not only covetous demonic beasts from other seas, but also cultivators from the East Sea Islands."
"Over these past decades, plenty of cultivators from