Chapter 343: The Twelve Heavenly Murderous Formation!

The three jade boxes vanished, and the stone statue exuded a faint, elusive trace of despondent emotion, as if it were guarding something here, waiting for something, unfathomable.

"If they were truly people of the Dao Sect, where did they go? Did they leave behind a legacy or something else?" Gazing at the stone statue, Yang Xiao murmured. Even for a strongman like him, the mysteries of heaven and earth were few and far between.

Holding two purple-gold jade boxes, Yang Tian was brimming with excitement, a grin stretching nearly to his ears.

All three jade boxes were extraordinary; even with Yang Xiao's discernment, he couldn't tell what material they were made from.

"Let's see what good stuff there is." Yang Xiao was also all smiles. The first jade box had yielded three divine materials, and even a formed artifact like the Blood Phoenix Divine Stone was a fearsome treasure. He dared not guess what the subsequent treasures might be.

Hearing this, Yang Tian nodded, placed the jade box on the ground, rubbed his hands, then couldn't help but smile as he slowly opened the second jade box.

The moment the jade box opened a crack, a terrifying surge of murderous aura burst forth! Rushing in all directions, Yang Tian's mind trembled violently; he saw mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a scene like doomsday, with dead beings everywhere.

This murderous aura was too terrifying. Even with Yang Tian's formidable will, it now quivered as if about to shatter, showing signs of being unable to withstand it.

"Such astonishing murderous aura!" Yang Tian clicked his tongue, his eyes wary as he looked at the jade box. The faint blood-red energy made his mind tremble and his will tear.

Yang Xiao, his face full of gravity, walked over slowly, stared at the wisps of murderous aura, and couldn't help but click his tongue. This natural murderous aura was extremely violent, and the thing sealed inside was extraordinary!

Yang Tian licked his dry lips, moved his fingers again, and slowly opened the jade box.

Hum! Suddenly, heaven and earth hummed, and a monstrous blood light burst forth. At the same time, that dreadful aura surged into Yang Tian's body, causing his blood energy to roil, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Yang Tian was greatly alarmed. Looking at the pillar of light in the void, soaring straight up like a divine pillar, the murderous aura emanating from it made him shiver all over, utterly terrified.

"What the hell is this?" Standing up, Yang Tian's horrified eyes swept over the jade box. The dazzling divine light was so bright it hurt his eyes, making him squint.

At that moment, Yang Xiao's hand reached into the jade box and pulled out an ancient scroll. On it, blood light surged and patterns spread; the scroll contained a terrifying formation.

"What a fearsome killing formation!" Yang Xiao glanced at it and couldn't help but click his tongue. This recorded a terrifying killing formation! Just the scroll itself, eroded by the killing formation, was nearly becoming a formidable artifact.

On one corner of the scroll was engraved a row of ancient characters, exuding an indescribable Dao charm, and filled with ferocity, blood light surging. The five ancient characters contained dreadful power.

"Twelve Heavenly..." Yang Xiao read aloud, a surge of ecstasy appearing on his face. His hand trembled slightly as he scanned the scroll with burning eyes.

The Twelve Heavenly Murderous Formation ranked among the top ten on the ancient killing formation list. It was a formation focused on slaughter, and it was also a human formation, requiring twelve people to activate simultaneously, its amplified power unimaginable.

This killing formation had made a fleeting appearance in ancient times, but it was extremely difficult to control. The murderous formation easily led to falling into killing intent. Once, this formation caused great disaster, slaughtering the humans of a giant city.

In the end, several ancient existences on the continent mobilized to suppress and kill those twelve people. Since then, this powerful and terrifying formation had never appeared again.

Yang Xiao had learned this from ancient texts and had once tried to search for remnants of ancient times, but found nothing.

"Uncle Xiao, is this killing formation very powerful?" Seeing Yang Xiao's expression, Yang Tian was dumbfounded and couldn't help asking. With Yang Xiao's tens of thousands of years of meditation, few treasures could attract him.

"Very powerful. It was renowned in ancient times, and in the present age, few formations can match it." Hearing this, Yang Xiao withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but praise.

"Gulp..." Stunned, Yang Tian swallowed his saliva. To receive such high praise from Yang Xiao showed how precious this item was.

"Don't get too excited too soon. This killing formation is too fearsome; without great strength, it can't be unleashed." Noticing Yang Tian's reaction, Yang Xiao shook his head slightly.

"Hehe..." Scratching his head, Yang Tian grinned.

"This formation is very similar to the Twelve Zhou Tian Formation your big brother set up." Yang Xiao continued to observe and couldn't help saying, "It's likely derived from the Twelve Heavenly, with the ferocity removed, but the formation has also fallen to a lower level."

"If so, then the place Xiao Ba encountered might be a Dao Sect site!" At this moment, a strange look appeared in Yang Xiao's eyes as he murmured inwardly. Yang Ba had once obtained a great opportunity and acquired the formation on the periphery.

That place was extremely terrifying. He had fallen into a cave while being chased, a place like an ancient divine mountain, extremely fearsome. Even just the periphery had cost him great effort.

Later, after he stepped into War King, he tried to find it again, but that divine mountain had vanished, as if moving on its own through the void.

"Uncle Xiao, there's a token here too." Seeing Yang Xiao deep in thought, Yang Tian took out a token from the jade box. It was a golden token, shining with divine radiance, with an ancient character on it, containing a dreadful pressure.

Yang Xiao was instantly jolted awake. His gaze fell on the token, and when he saw that character, his expression changed slightly: "It's the character 'Dao.' It should be something from the Dao Sect."

Taking the token in hand, Yang Xiao examined it for a while, finding it extraordinary. The energy inside was terrifying, but not a trace leaked out. Having endured who knows how many years, the energy still existed, not to be underestimated.

Fiddling with it in his hand, Yang Xiao infused a stream of energy into the token, trying to activate the mysterious energy within.

After a while, seeing the token show no reaction, Yang Xiao sighed slightly: "The token should be an important item of the Dao Sect, requiring the cultivation of Dao Sect techniques to activate."

Yang Xiao sighed. The Dao Sect had such fearsome techniques as the Dao Scripture, which had not appeared for a long time.

"Uncle Xiao, is this formation diagram still useful?" At this moment, Yang Tian's eyes swept over the token as he asked.

"Although it's just a scroll recording the formation, after being eroded by this murderous aura, it has become a formidable treasure." Hearing this, Yang Xiao smiled slightly.

Then, Yang Xiao tossed the scroll into the void. A mysterious energy activated the formation pattern. Blood light surged on it, and a dreadful aura swept out, murderous intent heavy.

Rumble! Heaven and earth shook. The Twelve Heavenly Murderous Formation, focused on slaughter, descended layer upon layer of phantom shadows, instantly tearing apart the surrounding void, extremely fearsome.

Twelve phantom shadows seemed to condense into twelve blood-colored human forms, standing between heaven and earth, their murderous aura soaring to the sky. The faint aura emanating from them made Yang Tian's whole body cold, with an urge to cough blood.

"What a terrifying formation!" Seeing this, Yang Tian couldn't help but click his tongue. This formation far surpassed Yang Ba's Zhou Tian Formation, and its murderous aura soared to the sky, capable of confusing the mind.

"The formation diagram is indeed fearsome; even I would have to go to great lengths to deal with it. This murderous aura inherently greatly restrains soul bodies!"

"Although the formation diagram is powerful, it can only be used a limited number of times." Yang Xiao shook his head slightly: "When the energy inside is exhausted, this formation diagram will become an ordinary scroll."

"But judging by its intensity just now, even a Great Power would shed a layer of skin." Seeing Yang Tian's somewhat disappointed look, Yang Xiao couldn't help but laugh and scold: "When this formation is unleashed, it will be a fearsome existence."

"Hehe..." Scratching his head, Yang Tian put away both treasures and set his gaze on the last jade box.

"Divine materials, a killing formation... What will the last jade box contain?" Rubbing his hands, Yang Tian's fingers touched the jade box.