The slow descent of the âKillâ characters gave Chu Feng and Little Fishy time to recover, but it also gave ample time for those who had noticed the changes in the stone monument to make it over in time.
While Chu Feng and Little Fishy were undergoing the trial, groups of people arrived at the Immemorial Massacre Sea. These were the people who set off as soon as they noticed the changes in the Immemorial Massacre Sea, which was why they arrived earlier than the others.
It was only when they arrived that they saw Chu Feng and Xianhai Yuâerâs names on the stone monument.
Most people had come with their juniors to watch the commotion. Some even warned their juniors against rushing into the trial, saying they should assess the situation before coming to a decision.
They didnât expect Chu Feng and Xianhai Yuâerâs names to already be on the stone monument by the time they arrived.
Chu Feng had already built a resounding reputation throughout the world of cultivation. If anyone in the present era could leave his name on the Immemorial Massacre Seaâs stone monument, the person was likely to be him.
What surprised the crowd more was Xianhai Yuâerâs name.
The Immortal Sea Fish Clanâs destruction was no secret, so her appearance here was baffling. Did this mean that Xianhai Yuâer had escaped the ordeal, or there was more to the story than they knew about?
The crowd looked forward to learning the truth.
It was worthwhile coming to the Immemorial Massacre Sea!
âActivate formation!â an old but powerful voice echoed.
Nine lightning bolts rose from the Immemorial Massacre Seaâs entrance and gushed into the sky. Each bolt was tens of thousands of meters thick, reminiscent of a massive lightning tree, and each one was a different color.
When the bolts reached a certain altitude, they began spreading outward, intersecting in mid-air to form nine-colored divine lightning.
In the blink of an eye, this nine-colored divine lightning sealed off the Immemorial Massacre Seaâs entrance.
Each lightning bolt originated from a huge formation powered by tens of thousands of True God level Ouyang Heavenly Clansmen, with a Heavenly God level elder standing at the center.
All of them channeled their energies into a pearl at the top of their respective formations, and the lightning was unleashed through the pearl.
âMy gosh! Are those nine Heavenly God level cultivators? How many Heavenly Gods does the Ouyang Heavenly Clan have?â
The crowd was frightened and horrified.
With nine Heavenly Gods in their ranks, the Ouyang Heavenly Clan harnessed the power to dominate the world of cultivation. The crowd couldnât help but speculate about their intention.
âThey are channeling it with their bloodline.â
âWhat are they trying to do? Are they trying to stop Chu Feng from escaping?â
Those who didnât know better thought that the Ouyang Heavenly Clan was against Chu Feng.
âThatâs not right. The formation is weaker on the inside; it primarily serves to keep people out than to keep someone in.â
The smarter ones noticed something was amiss.
But who could the Ouyang Heavenly Clan be trying to keep out? And was there a need for them to go this far since only juniors were allowed in the Immemorial Massacre Sea?
To make things weirder, the Ouyang Heavenly Clan had declared that they would allow anyone who defeated their junior clansmen to pass despite having sealed off the entrance.
And why would they have to go through the trouble of sealing off the entrance when they had nine Heavenly Gods?
All of a sudden, there was a stir above. The crowd lifted their heads and saw a dense red aura descending and enveloping the lightning formation.
The Ouyang Heavenly Clan must have constructed the protective formation knowing that powerful enemies were on the way. The enemies were likely from an Ancient Eraâs race since it was unlikely for a present-era power to be strong enough to deal with them.
Top experts used their means to peer through space to see the true identity of the assailants.
Weaker ones took out their treasures to enhance their sight.
It didnât take long for the truth to be unraveled.
The red aura stemmed from a powerful martial power formation in space. Tens of thousands of cultivators channeled the formation, and they were all from the Netherworld Sect.
âDoes the Netherworld Sect have a grudge against the Ouyang Heavenly Clan?â
The crowd was confused, but again, it was not uncommon for powerful sects to clash over treasures.
Just then, Jimo Qianzhouâs voice echoed, âThe Ancient Eraâs Heavenly Clan sure is domineering. Do you intend to monopolize the Immemorial Massacre Sea?â
The crowd was baffled. They thought the Netherworld Sect was going on the offense because it had a grudge against the Ouyang Heavenly Clan, but from the looks of it, they were overthinking it.
âOur Ouyang Heavenly Clan has always been reasonable. The Immemorial Massacre Sea is a trial ground prepared for juniors. If you have juniors who wish to enter the Immemorial Massacre Sea, we can let them in. But we wonât sit still if youâre planning to take advantage of othersâ fruit of labor.
âI can tell you right now that Chu Feng has saved one of our juniors in the Immemorial Massacre Sea. We will be repaying our debt to him today. Regardless of whether he clears the trial or not, our Ouyang Heavenly Clan will ensure he leaves this place safe and sound.â
Ouyang Mingzhangâs words cleared the crowdâs confusion.
It made sense if the Ouyang Heavenly Clan was doing this for Chu Feng. The latter did have a prior grudge against the Netherworld Sect.
âWhat airs! Iâd like to see if you can stop our Netherworld Sect!â Jimo Qianzhou sneered.
He further channeled the formation to continue the attack.
The red aura raged with greater fervor, so much so that the crowd could sense how terrifying the Netherworld Sectâs formation was despite being a far distance away. They would have been instantaneously burnt to crisp if the red aura had fallen on them.
Yet, the nine-colored lightning didnât waver before the onslaught of the red aura. The Ouyang Heavenly Clansmen didnât look strained either.
This showed how formidable the Ouyang Heavenly Clanâs protective formation was.