Seeing that the formation was about to fall, quite a few Qi Refining Cultivators could no longer contain themselves and hurried toward it.
They wanted to be the first inside to plunder the place and add a few more "collectibles" to their Storage Bags.
Most of the Qi Refining Cultivators on their side, however, remained rational-or rather, cautious-and had yet to act rashly.
But if someone took the lead and they saw others tasting the rewards, whether they could still restrain themselves was another matter.
The Profound Departure Sword and the Netherworld Soul-Severing Cone continued attacking the formation, trying to destroy it completely. Meanwhile, Liu Yu extended his Divine Sense to its fullest, taking in everything around Phoenix Mountain.
Seeing the disorder among his troops, he frowned and was about to issue orders to restore discipline.
But suddenly, he sensed a subtle change within the tottering formation. A violent, destructive aura began to spread.
His keen Spiritual Perception allowed Liu Yu to notice something wrong before the other cultivators.
"This is bad! They're going to detonate the formation!"
"Fall back!"
His pupils contracted as realization struck. He immediately used a spell to amplify his shout, sending his voice across the battlefield.
At the same time, he positioned the Thick Earth Sky-Supporting Umbrella in front of him, gathered Jiang Qiushui into his arms, and shot backward!
Yan Kai, Cui Liang, Xiao Chong, Wei Guangzheng, and the others paled. With his warning, they too sensed that something was wrong and tried to withdraw.
But it was already too late.
They had only enough time to place their Magical Artifacts in front of themselves before the formation detonated.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
An earth-shaking explosion rang out, followed by another and another, as though it had triggered a chain reaction.
Along with it came