The corner of Ye Fan's mouth twitched. Looking at the Black Emperor's brimming confidence, he instantly recalled the painful experiences of being teleported into demonic beast lairs, volcanic craters, and the edges of forbidden zones.
He instinctively stepped back half a pace and opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed his complaints. His eyes, however, were filled with undisguised suspicion.
"It's fine. Don't we still have Ji Zi?" Jiang Zhu remained calm and gave a slight nod to Ji Zi, who had been silent beside them.
Like a shadow merged into the void, Ji Zi stepped forward without a sound, his deep gaze settling on the Formation Disk the Black Emperor was inscribing. He did not speak immediately, merely watching quietly.
The Black Emperor's paws flew, silver spatial Dao marks spreading across the black jade disc, gradually outlining a Domain Gate whose center flickered with light.
"Done! Watch this emperor!" The Black Emperor slapped the Formation Disk smugly, about to pour divine power into it and activate it.
"The coordinates are offset." Ji Zi's calm voice rang out. He extended a finger and touched an inconspicuous node at the edge of the Formation Disk.
The Black Emperor's face froze, his paw suspended in midair. He carefully examined the spot Ji Zi had indicated, his canine eyes widening. "Uh... looks like... there is a slight discrepancy? My hand slipped just now! Yes, my hand slipped!"
"You mean your paw slipped!" Pang Bo quipped from the side.
"Hmph! A minor problem! A momentary oversight on this emperor's part!" the Black Emperor insisted. He hurriedly erased those few Dao patterns with his paw and inscribed them anew.
Soon, the spatial coordinate model on the Formation Disk took shape again, its core glowing with steady light.
"There can't be any problems this time, right?" The