The Mount He Sect excelled in the art of formations, and Poison Lady and her two companions were all formation masters. Although this was their first encounter with the Heaven-Earth Profound Restriction Grand Formation, they had no trouble controlling it.
The Ba Serpent shifted her enormous body and emerged from the Ginkgo Divine Tree. Blue light flickered over her as she returned to human form, then pointed one hand at the empty air below.
Rumble!
A section of the formation's light barrier beneath the yellow clouds began to tremble with a deep rumble, emitting wisps of yellow light that were visible even outside the restriction barrier.
Nine-Headed Insect immediately swept his gaze toward it. After drawing a deep breath, he opened his mouth and spat out a blood-red crystal pearl, which spun and hovered before him.
The pearl was as scarlet as blood, shimmering with an uncanny red glow and giving off a bloody stench strong enough to make anyone who smelled it retch. One glance was enough to tell that it was no ordinary treasure.
Nine-Headed Insect formed hand seals and began chanting.
The blood-red crystal pearl hummed and instantly swelled a hundredfold, becoming as large as a house. Inky-black demonic energy abruptly surged up within it, so dense it seemed solid. Intertwining with the pearl's blood-red light, it writhed like a living creature baring its fangs and claws, its might far surpassing that of the Moon-Soul Hook.
As the terrifying blood-demon aura washed over the surrounding demon soldiers, some of those with weaker cultivation fainted on the spot. The others fled in alarm, only stopping once they were more than a dozen li away.
"Go!" Ignoring the demon soldiers, Nine-Headed Insect gave a low shout and jerked both hands.
The enormous blood-red pearl shot forward with a thunderous