Beyond the Great Dao Bridge, frost and snow filled the sky.
The Xiangbian Four Ghosts stood beneath the blazing morning sun, their Bronze Coffins already on their backs and their Life-Bound Treasures summoned, gazing coldly at the scenery beyond the bridge.
The Little Bad King's scheme had reversed their roles as attackers and defenders. Their situation was now dire, and they had to break the deadlock by charging back across the bridge.
Middle Ghost carefully surveyed the wasteland beyond the bridge and instructed gravely, "Brothers, once I withdraw the Five Ghosts Five Elements Formation, follow me across the bridge at once. Ideally, we shouldn't give those Heavenly Prides outside time to react. Though people's hearts incline toward evil and they're hard to unite, our circumstances have changed drastically. There's no telling what they're thinking now, or whether they intend to join forces in secret...!"
"Yes."
"We'll follow your lead, eldest brother!"
"...!"
His three brothers nodded.
"Raise the tokens, recall the flags!"
The Five Ghosts always acted decisively, never dragging their feet. Once the four had decided, Middle Ghost stood within the formation, forming hand seals and chanting. As he suddenly raised both arms, five Iron Order Tokens and eight Command Flags rose from the mountain pass.
Whoosh!
Frost and snow swirled, and white mist rose as the Iron Order Token and flags turned into divine rainbows, instantly vanishing into Middle Ghost's brow.
"Kill our way out!"
With a roar, he immediately activated his star source. His body transformed into a fiercely burning sun that barreled toward the other end of the bridge.
The Five Ghosts had mastered the Five-Element Formation through acquired effort. Each of the quintuplet brothers primarily cultivated a secret method that nourished one of his internal organs. Only by bringing all five elements together could they