"An upheaval in the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth?" Huang Xiao was startled.
He discovered that, with the formation in the Divine Beast Holy Land at its center, the surrounding Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth seemed to tremble along with the formation's fluctuations.
The tremors radiated outward, then spread into the distance.
"Is the formation about to break?" Huang Xiao exclaimed.
"Not necessarily," Huo Lian said gravely.
Before anyone could react, the formation's fluctuations vanished.
The ripples ahead disappeared as well, as though they had never appeared.
"Huo Lian, what makes you say that?" Wu Xuancang asked. "Why do you think the formation won't necessarily break? There were clearly fluctuations in it just now. Even if it won't break immediately, it must have loosened somewhat, surely?"
"It may well have loosened," Huo Lian said. "But it's impossible for it to break right now. Have you noticed any movement from the Demon Hall? Leaving Pang Ji aside, what about Kui Yong? Surely Kui Yong wouldn't remain inactive? If the Soaring Immortal Fruit really were about to ripen, Kui Yong would presumably already be nearby."
Everyone's heart jolted at those words.
Their Divine Sense immediately spread out into the surroundings.
They feared that Kui Yong really was lurking nearby.
"Don't waste your effort. If Kui Yong really were nearby, he wouldn't let us detect him," Huo Lian said.
"Huo Lian, what are you suggesting, then?" Xuan Tu asked gravely. "A change in the formation is a sign that the Soaring Immortal Fruit is about to ripen, after all, isn't it?"
"It seems the Soaring Immortal Fruit will ripen a little earlier than we expected," Huo Lian said.
"That isn't good news for us," Xuan Tu said.
Everyone understood what Xuan Tu meant.
Huang Xiao still needed time, and there had