After an hour, while absorbing power in the tomb passage, he fully activated the Power of the Stars, causing the Power of the Stars within Shi Sheng's body to begin to weaken slightly.
Fortunately, they finally found the mechanism. A dark stone embedded in the tomb wall was floating up and down under the suppression of the Power of the Stars!
Upon seeing this, Shi Sheng's face lit up with joy.
Tan Ning, standing nearby, excitedly prepared to press the stone with his hand, but Shi Sheng quickly stopped him, saying, "No, it could be a trap. Leave it to me."
Upon hearing this, Tan Ning withdrew her hand.
Shi Sheng then condensed the scattered Power of the Stars into a large hand and pressed it onto the dark stone.
Click...
As the dark stone was pressed down, wisps of dust and powder drifted down.
Everyone was also on high alert, ready to act at any moment should it turn into a trap.
However, there was no sound at all when the dark stone was pressed down.
Even the people from the desert forces behind them, including Sha Yuansheng, were stunned.
Could it be just an ordinary rock that has become loose over the past million years?
But such a possibility is out of the question; it's absolutely impossible. A tomb passage that can last for millions of years would naturally not experience this kind of loosening over time.
After several long breaths, the dust in the tomb passage began to swirl, and the entire passage began to tremble slightly.
The scattered pebbles on the ground bounced up like oil droplets splashing from hot oil in a pan.
The expressions on Shi Sheng and the others' faces gradually turned serious.
This tremor gradually amplified as the increasingly loud and rapid footsteps of the groups of people in the tomb passages at both ends of their path grew louder!
Tan Ning and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they shouted, "Prepare for battle! It's those Devil Beast!"
Clearly, the activation of the mechanism had awakened all the insect-like Devil Beast in the tomb passage!
These Devil Beast are all at the Half-Step Ancestor Realm. If these hundreds or thousands of insect- Devil Beast were to charge in, there would be no room to dodge in this narrow tomb passage. Even an Ancestor Realm expert would definitely be crushed!
Sha Yuansheng and the others, who had originally planned to ambush Shi Sheng and his Fang Qiong, also changed their expressions drastically and immediately moved closer to Tan Ning and his group, preparing to deal with those insect-like Devil Beast together first.
Tan Ning and the others glanced at the group with disgust, but said nothing.
After all, the only way forward now is to join forces; if they continue to fight amongst themselves, probably none of them will survive.
They all have to die in this tomb passage!
Snap, snap...
As the swarms of insect-like Devil Beast rushed toward them from both ends of the tomb passage, the dark stone above Shi Sheng's head began to open at both ends, allowing a sliver of light to squeeze in from the outside!
Seeing this, Shi Sheng was overjoyed and shouted, "Hold those Devil Beast back! If we can hold them off for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the secret passage to the outside will open!"
Hearing Shi Sheng's words, those who had fallen into despair were roused.
He couldn't help but shout back, "Understood!"
Fang Qiong looked at the somewhat weak Shi Sheng and said, "Senior brother, take this opportunity to recover first. Leave the rest to me. Otherwise, who knows what dangers await us after we leave."
Tan Ning nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, leave the rest to us!"
Shi Sheng nodded gratefully and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
He then sat down and began to meditate, using the Power of the Stars he had previously collected in the container to replenish his energy.
Lu Changsheng had instructed him before.
Your physique is special after all. You rely on the Power of the Stars to cultivate. If you run out of Power of the Stars or the Power of the Stars is relatively scarce, you'll be finished once it's exhausted.
Therefore, it is essential to prepare sufficient Power of the Stars in advance for unforeseen circumstances.
Now it seems that Master was absolutely right.
Without the Power of the Stars from the outside world, the only way to recover is to rely on the Star Core in conjunction with the Chaos Stars Record to be self-sufficient, which is too slow.
As the insectoid Devil Beast charged forward, everyone began to attack with all their might!
However, those insect- Devil Beast beasts were not as large as other magical Devil Beast.
On the contrary, their bodies are extremely small, only the size of a palm, yet they are fast and agile.
Behind these Devil Beast was a layer of dark shell, which could only be barely cracked by a full-force attack from the Half-Step Ancestor Realm.
With hundreds or even thousands of them charging at the same time, the few Peak God Emperor Realm experts on the outermost edge were unable to break through the defenses. Some of their attacks were even dodged by the insect-like Devil Beast beasts. In just an instant, they were covered in beetles.
Amidst screams of agony, he was torn apart and reduced to nothing but bones in just two breaths...
Even their souls were completely devoured!
Everyone stared grimly at the corpses, unleashing their full power and all their hidden trump cards without holding back!
They didn't want to become skeletons here.
Those further back were also putting all their effort into it.
Because they knew that even if they preserved their strength, once all those on the periphery were dead, it would be their turn.
Tan Ning and the disciples of the Chaotic Spirit Academy attacked simultaneously.
Fang Qiong had already prepared the formation beforehand.
Fang Qiong faced forward with both hands, and on his palms, one magic circle after another was released!
A Azure Dragon began to gradually condense on the power of those formations!
At the same time, wisps of annihilating black energy coiled around the Azure Dragon!
Azure Dragon Descending Killing Formation, Annihilation Killing Formation!
The combination of the two killing formations is far more powerful than a full-force attack from a typical Half-Step Ancestor Realm expert!
Even Tan Ning, who was standing to the side, was suddenly shocked.
When was this set up?
Moreover, it's a fusion of two powerful killing formations?
Sure enough, no wonder the Fifth Elder highly praised Fang Qiong, and even said that Fang Qiong's understanding of formations could even help him!
Fang Qiong's mastery of formations is indeed extraordinary, given that he was able to do this.
Fang Qiong shouted, "People in front, get out of the way!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people in front stepped aside to make way for him.
Fang Qiong pressed his hands forward sharply.
The azure Azure Dragon, carrying an aura of annihilation and accompanied by roars, charged directly towards the swarm of beetles!
Squeak squeak squeak...
Amidst the mournful chirping of insects, at least a dozen beetles were blasted into pieces.
Although it delayed things for a while, it was still a drop in the ocean.
However, Fang Qiong is only at the Mid God Emperor Realm!
It's truly astonishing that they were able to achieve this level of skill.
Tan Ning and the others chuckled, "We can't let you perform all by yourself! If others see this, they'll think our seniors from the Chaotic Spirit Academy are all useless!"
During the time it takes for one incense stick to burn.
More than thirty people were killed or injured.
Only when the cave entrance opened were they able to escape danger.