In the Golden Baleful Patriarch's eyes, although killing intent permeated this place, it was itself a variant of the natural forces of heaven and earth.
And with the killing intent gathering here without dispersing, anyone with discerning eyes could tell that a source of killing intent must have formed here.
Apart from that source, he could think of no other valuable treasure here that someone might covet.
Although the cultivation method practiced by the man before him seemed unrelated to killing intent, it could still be used to refine magic treasures and divine weapons, spiritual pills, and wondrous medicines.
The man's attainments in the array Dao were considerable. Not only could he withstand the gray-robed elder's attacks, but he could also establish a formation within a formation with a mere gesture. Even the patriarch could not necessarily fathom the full extent of his abilities.
He needed to guard against the gray-robed elder, but he also had to guard against this "Hou Sihai."
"Whether you believe me or not is unimportant."
Su Shi'er remained calm as he replied through voice transmission.
As he spoke, the formation seal in his hands suddenly changed.
The formation that had originally protected both men immediately drew inward around Su Shi'er.
Its coverage shrank by only a few dozen feet, but the dozens of broken weapons previously held outside it immediately turned their edges toward the Golden Baleful Patriarch.
Several skeletal corpses also burst from the earth behind the Golden Baleful Patriarch, treading on earthly baleful intent.
Su Shi'er had initially believed there was a natural opening for cooperation between himself and the Golden Baleful Patriarch. But after this brief exchange, and recalling the patriarch's character,
he knew the man was guarding against him, worried that he had come to compete for the source of killing