Hearing Xu Zimo’s words, Feng Tianya swept his gaze around before asking, “Where is the God Emperor?”
“So it turns out what you fear is the God Emperor,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.
“Without relying on the God Emperor, how could an ant like you possibly challenge my Immortal Extinction Sacred Ground?” Feng Tianya countered.
It was clear that he had great confidence in the sect, a confidence that bordered on blind faith, but it was not without reason.
Seeing Xu Zimo remain silent, Feng Tianya gave a cold snort and waved his right hand.
In an instant, an astonishing aura erupted from Immortal Mountain.
With a rumbling sound, the spiritforce within ten thousand miles surged violently toward this place.
This was the sound of the Immortal Extinction Sacred Ground’s Guardian Formation being activated.
A five-colored radiant barrier enveloped the mountain on all sides.
From within the sect, countless powerful forces surged up to converge into the barrier.
The light screen was not only nourished by spiritforce but also reinforced by the strength of countless cultivators, apart from an Emperor, no one could possibly break it.
The display of power made all the onlookers’ expressions shift slightly.
The Immortal Extinction Sacred Ground had clearly been preparing for this moment, waiting for their arrival.
“I have prepared a small gift for everyone, please, do give it a try,” Feng Tianya said with a smile.
Raising his right hand, endless spiritforce began to spread out.
In the void between the immortal mountain and the gathered crowd, space was forced into a vacuum, creating a vast area.
Within this area, countless beams of light shot out from the mountain.
Each light represented a formation flag.
They were innumerable, impossible to count.
As countless flags merged into the void, they resonated with the heavens, causing starlight to fall down from above.
Though it was broad daylight, the sky shone with countless dazzling stars.
As the stars descended, the void before everyone’s eyes began to transform.
Murderous intent spread within, deep and boundless, the starlight brilliant, endless changes unfolding.
“This is…” Death God Qin furrowed his brows, seemingly deep in thought. After a long pause, he spoke solemnly, “The Celestial Star Formation.”
“So there is someone who recognizes it,” Feng Tianya laughed from the front.
“Please, step into the formation.”
“What is the Celestial Star Formation?” Lin Ruhu asked in confusion.
“It is an ancient formation. Legend says that in the Legendary Era, there were three most powerful formations.
The Celestial Star Formation, the Grand Godfiend Formation, and the Grand Primordial Formation,” Death God Qin explained.
“These three formations represented the pinnacle of the Legendary Era. Countless gods fell within them.”
“That strong?” Lin Ruhu asked in shock.
“The requirements to refine such a formation are extremely high and difficult,” Qin You nodded, then continued.
“To set it up requires forging three hundred sixty-five Greater Star Banners, corresponding to the three hundred sixty-five main stars of the heavens. Then it requires fourteen thousand eight hundred Lesser Star Banners, corresponding to fourteen thousand eight hundred secondary stars. In addition, countless cultivators must empower it with their strength in order to bring forth its unmatched might.”
Hearing this explanation, Lin Ruhu muttered, “The Greater Star Banners as the root, the Lesser Star Banners as the trunk, countless cultivators as the branches, and the power of the stars binding them together. Such a formation could likely only be resisted by a Grand Emperor.”
“That is not entirely correct. If the Celestial Star Formation were complete, even an Emperor might not be able to resist it,” Xu Zimo said with a smile. “The complete formation requires the power of billions of divine beings, with each deity representing a star. But since no divine beings remain, they have substituted humans. In this state, it no longer requires an Emperor to break.”
At Xu Zimo’s words, Feng Tianya snorted heavily.
He then replied, “In that case, let us see if Holy Son Xu can endure the formation.”
Xu Zimo laughed heartily and strode into the formation first.
But Death God Qin blocked him.
“Let others test it first, see its strength before entering,” Qin cautioned.
“Don’t worry, I have my own way of dealing with it,” Xu Zimo shook his head slightly.
He stepped forward, and instantly the world before his eyes changed.
From outside, it looked like a sky full of stars, dazzling and magnificent.
But within the formation, every star became a strand of killing intent.
In an instant, it felt as if a million blades of slaughter had locked onto him, making his scalp tingle and goosebumps rise.
Xu Zimo raised his head and slowly took out the Heaven-Derivation Astrolabe.
The nemesis of all formations, it derived the changes of the Celestial Star Formation, unraveling any formation within it.
Since obtaining it, apart from using it once with the Hexa-Genesis Immortal Formation of the Mo Imperial Clan, he had seldom brought it out.
His cultivation was strong enough to directly break most formations.
But now, against the Celestial Star Formation, it was the perfect counter.
The Heaven-Derivation Astrolabe was a circular object, as round as the moon, with dazzling starlight and a hanging galaxy upon it, beautiful beyond words.
The moment it appeared, a strand of starlight shot into the grand formation, and the murderous intent instantly vanished.
The formation, which had been about to activate, ground to a halt.
The disk spun at a speed of tens of millions of revolutions per second, linking to the formation and unraveling everything within.
“What are you doing?” Feng Tianya outside suddenly felt a sense of dread.
The moment the star disk appeared, he realized the formation had slipped out of his control.
He was no longer able to command it.
Panic welled up inside.
“You’ll know soon enough,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.
Raising his right hand, the star disk burst forth with dazzling starlight, causing the void to ripple.
One after another, the hidden flags of the formation began to manifest.
Formations may seem complex, yet in truth they were simple.
As long as one knew the flags and the core, even the greatest formation could be dismantled without its heart.
As the flags revealed themselves, Xu Zimo ordered, “Destroy them.”
At once, the Dark Primordial cultivators moved.
Terrifying power erupted, explosions rocking the void.
Starry brilliance shattered, and when the dust settled, all that remained of the Celestial Star Formation was an empty shell.
Xu Zimo clapped his hands and put away the Heaven-Derivation Astrolabe.
His calm gaze settled on Feng Tianya. “It seems you’ve overestimated your Immortal Extinction Sacred Ground.”
“Holy Son Xu does have some skill,” Feng Tianya said coldly, his smile vanishing. “In that case, let us see if you can break our Guardian Formation.”