Chapter 772: The Great Calamity Begins

The entire small world underwent earth-shaking changes, as a formation interwove the whole void.

It was an aura exuding the power of death; the whole small world seemed to become a prison, suppressed by a boundless killing formation.

All the heroes suddenly grew uneasy, feeling uncomfortable all over, and some even felt their pores bristle.

The fat man's eyelids opened, and his eyeballs looked at the formation gradually manifesting around them, exclaiming, "Who set up this great formation here!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ji's face turned grim, clicking his tongue in dismay; in the hazy world, the formation stretched unknown distances.

"What's happening?" Many powerful experts were shocked, raising their heads to look at the void, their faces instantly filled with terror.

In the hazy void, a jet-black luster began to flicker, then strands interwove, and the black luster gathered more and more.

It was a hair-raising scene; as if the end of days had arrived, patches of the void turned pitch-black, exuding a bone-chilling, sinister aura!

The sky, which had been clear and bright moments ago, suddenly darkened, and a destructive aura gradually spread.

"What is this? Why is the entire world covered in formations?" Di Lin exclaimed. Even his holy eyes could not see through what was happening.

Could someone have suppressed this small world, intending to refine all their experts with a boundless killing formation?

"It's the Demon Clan!" Yang Tian looked up at the scene in the void and roared: "This is demonic qi. What are the Demon Clan up to?"

"The Demon Clan... they haven't been completely wiped out!" Ba Wuqiang growled, a trace of fear appearing on his face. In the era of over a hundred thousand years, the Demon Clan had suppressed the world, nearly severing the inheritance of all the great sects—that was a dark age.

Experts of all races shed blood, countless heroes died tragically—it was a vast calamity. The Demon Clan had wrought boundless slaughter in the cultivation world.

Many were terrified, yet few knew that the White-clad Supreme had ultimately suppressed the hordes of demons, and the Dark Age had also dissipated, but that period of history was erased by the various races, and few powerful beings knew of it.

That incident back then involved a great secret of heaven and earth, and even many great sects knew only a little about it.

“How is this possible? Haven’t the demon race been exterminated? What are they trying to do?”

Voices of discussion exploded, and some powerful beings began to flee, feeling that this place was unsafe and that they might fall.

“This killing formation is extremely terrifying. I wonder how much of their foundation the demon race mobilized to cover this small world with such a grand formation!” The fat man’s heart trembled; his Starry Divine Eyes were blurry and could see nothing clearly.

But to cover a small world with a killing formation required no small amount of foundation, and since the formation was so terrifying, divine stones must have been used!

“What are they trying to do? There are at least several hundred ancestral figures from within and outside the small world. Is the demon race’s power truly so terrifying?” Xiao Ji asked in surprise.

“This matter is probably not so simple. The demoness knew about the existence of this small world from the start.” Yang Tian curled his lips and said, “Could there be a demon lair inside?”

“This killing formation is extremely terrifying. The demon race has only a few powerful great killing formations. Could this be the Ten Thousand Demons Blood Sea Formation?” At this point, the fat man shuddered and couldn’t help saying.

“What kind of killing formation is this?” Upon hearing this, Yang Tian frowned.

“This is the Ten Thousand Demons Blood Sea Formation!” Yang Xiao was also alarmed; his body emerged, and his solemn gaze fell on the endless demonic aura in the void, which was now even more terrifying.

“Uncle Xiao, can this killing formation annihilate all the cultivators inside?” Yang Tian found it hard to believe. The various great sects all possessed divine artifacts. If the ancestral figures who controlled those artifacts fought desperately, the awakened power of the divine artifacts would be far beyond what had been seen just now.

“It can’t do that…” Yang Xiao shook his head slightly and said solemnly, “Although this killing formation cannot kill all the supreme experts, Emperor-level cultivators simply cannot withstand it. There are at least tens of thousands of Emperor-level cultivators in this small world.”

“This Ten Thousand Demons Blood Sea Formation drinks the blood of cultivators to forge a ten-thousand-demon body. That is its most terrifying form. In the past, the demon race often used this great killing formation to massacre cities!”

“What? Massacre cities!” The fat man and Xiao Ji exchanged glances, feeling a chill in their bones. A large city had tens of millions of cultivators, yet it was a massacre of cities…

"Not bad, once this Myriad Demon Body coalesces, the souls of fallen demonic powerhouses will enter it, and then the demon race will birth a towering powerhouse!" Yang Xiao said, filled with murderous intent. In the past, relying on this formation, the demon race had created countless powerhouses.

"Damn it, aren't they afraid of divine retribution?" Fatty trembled, feeling a chill down his spine just hearing it.

"I think this matter is not so simple. There are many powerhouses in this small world, and the forces united are terrifying. The demon race must have other plans, otherwise they wouldn't offend so many forces at once!"

Yang Xiao's face was solemn. The power of this Myriad Demon Blood Sea Killing Formation was more terrifying than what he had seen before; it must have consumed a vast amount of resources.

"Fortunately, we have the sacred tree to protect us," Yang Tian said at that moment. The sacred tree's cultivation was immense, and it harbored a very powerful artifact spirit within; this place would not be easily breached.

Moreover, the Madman was said to have arrived here as well. He was a supreme powerhouse of the human race, extremely formidable, not someone ordinary could contend with.

"Prepare quickly; a fierce battle is coming!" Yang Xiao said gravely. This matter was no small thing and must not be taken lightly.

Hearing this, Yang Tian's body appeared within the Ancestral Dragon Ring. In his palm appeared a golden-yellow gourd—this was the Chaos Heaven Gourd.

"This treasure was born from a divine spiritual root. Though not yet mature, its power is immense!" Yang Tian murmured. At this moment, his entire aura was hazy, and three bodies appeared.

"Refine!" The three bodies simultaneously uttered a soft cry, spitting out three mouthfuls of golden blood essence, which then transformed into blood flames drifting toward the gourd.

Chi chi! The gourd seemed to catch fire, but a layer of chaotic energy diffused out, withstanding the burning of the blood flames.

This gourd was the lifebound treasure of the Chaos Heaven Ancestor, who had refined it for several thousand years. It could not be refined by ordinary methods.

"With the new flame seed fused, I wonder what level the Three Flavors Divine Fire has reached." A mass of glazed divine fire shot out, and with a hum, the golden-yellow gourd's divine radiance surged.

"Hmph, let's see how long you can hold out!" Yang Tian snorted coldly. The speed at which the three bodies spewed blood flames began to climb steadily.

This stretch of void instantly turned into a sea of blood flames, with the Three Flavors Divine Fire burning within. As time passed, a layer of blood-colored halo on the gourd gradually began to dissipate.

This was the Chaos Heaven Ancestor's lifeblood essence. Once refined out, the Chaos Heaven Gourd could be taken away.

Yang Tian was inside refining the treasure, but the outside world was in complete chaos. The exit was sealed off, and because this was the heart of the formation, even the ancestors dared not enter.

Who knew if there were supreme powerhouses guarding inside? The entire small world was filled with those terrifying beams, and they were gathering more and more, enough to make one's scalp tingle.

"How could this be? The celestial mechanism is obscured!" Emperor Lin roared. He saw the details—if it really was that kind of great formation, the Three-Eyed Saint Clan would suffer a major blow, as their clan had sent four juniors.

The various great sects were extremely worried. This time, with the small world wide open, each race had dispatched some of their most outstanding disciples. If they fell here, it would be a heavy blow to every sect.

Now this place had been sealed by the great formation. The ancestors had yet to taste the bitter fruit, so who would risk their lives...

"The aura of my nemesis..." The sacred tree murmured. It sensed that its nemesis had arrived; the calamity was more dangerous than it had estimated.

"This ancient demon race is becoming more and more lawless. If my time to emerge had not yet come, I would crush this damned little demon city to pieces." The strange stone trembled. The world was reaching its limit, and these creatures were starting to cause trouble again.

The sacred tree's leaves rustled, light and soft. After waiting for half an hour, the world began to change color.

It was very oppressive, making it hard to breathe. Many powerhouses were scared half to death. At this moment, the rolling demonic energy in the void began to move.

Whoosh whoosh! Like countless stars falling, the sky and earth split open. Countless dazzling black rays shot toward the ground at terrifying speed.

The heroes trembled in fear. This kind of technique was like a natural disaster, causing the world to sink.

"Ah..." Some powerhouses began to scream miserably. The black light was extremely terrifying; countless powerhouses' bodies shook violently and then cracked open.

Ten thousand beings bled, their blood flowing out, forming a river of blood in just a few breaths. A scene that made one's scalp tingle, too tragic to behold.

With a hum, naturally, ancestor-level powerhouses made their move, using great artifacts to stabilize this stretch of the world and protect their clan's juniors.