This is...
Ye Cangtian's brows furrowed instantly. He felt a sense of crisis from this token.
It was clear that this token was far from ordinary.
On the other side, seeing Ye Cangtian's solemn expression, the Pavilion Master burst into laughter.
In the next moment, he proudly introduced, "This token is the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Token, crafted by an ancient great god. It is the supreme treasure of the Flying Cloud Pavilion!
I won't hide it from you, all the soul techniques within the Flying Cloud Pavilion originate from this token!"
Listening to the other party's introduction, Ye Cangtian's expression remained unchanged. He said indifferently, "Since you have a supreme treasure, display it. I'd like to see how you plan to turn the tables!"
"As you wish!"
The Pavilion Master looked at Ye Cangtian coldly, then extended his large hand. The token in his hand instantly emitted a dazzling light.
Immediately, token phantoms appeared above the token, a total of eight.
In the next moment, the eight token phantoms shot out in eight different directions.
In just an instant, the Flying Cloud Pavilion and the ground began to tremble, and everyone's expression changed instantly.
This was because they felt their mental power being siphoned away invisibly, and at a very rapid pace.
Those who, like the Death Squad, had cultivated mental power techniques could still resist to some extent, but their resistance time was limited.
As for the guards who had not cultivated mental power, the light in their eyes had gradually dimmed. If this continued, their sea of consciousness would face collapse at any moment.
"Not good!"
Ye Cangtian instantly activated the maximum devouring ability of his cultivation technique, barely managing to contend with the formation.
He then looked at Lan Yue and the others and said, "Senior Sister, quickly take everyone away!"
After speaking, Ye Cangtian summoned Kongkong, signaling Kongkong to create a teleportation portal to transfer everyone out.
Kongkong did not dare to delay and quickly disappeared into the void.
After a short while, Kongkong reappeared before Ye Cangtian, but the expected teleportation portal did not appear.
"Boss, this formation is too bizarre, but it has sealed the space around us, even the void is frozen. With my current cultivation, I can't break it..."
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's face turned grim.
If a teleportation portal could not be established, wouldn't the elites of the Hidden Group and the Imperial Dragon Villa all perish here?
After all, even though he was confident in killing the Pavilion Master, he might not be able to resolve it in a short time!
"How is it? Feels good, right?"
"This is the guardian formation of the Flying Cloud Pavilion, the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Spirit Devouring Formation. The Eight Trigrams Spirit Gathering Formation you saw was derived from this formation."
"And this formation's power is even greater. If the Flying Cloud Pavilion were not in a life-or-death situation, this formation would never be activated!"
"To be pushed to this point, you can be proud even if you die in this formation!"
At this moment, a mocking voice was heard. Although the Pavilion Master's face was pale, he revealed a sinister and triumphant smile.
He had no choice. If it were a one-on-one fight with Ye Cangtian, he would naturally not worry.
But the key was that the other party also had other powerful individuals. If they were to attack him together, he would indeed find it difficult to resist.
Therefore, he had to activate this formation.
Ye Cangtian heard this and looked at the other party coldly, reprimanding, "To defeat us, you don't even care about the lives of your own disciples? Do you still deserve to be a king?"
"Exchanging their lives for all of your lives is definitely a profitable business!"
"Their sacrifice is worth it!"
The Pavilion Master looked at Ye Cangtian, chuckled coldly, and continued, "Ye Cangtian, enjoy it. I will watch you all die here slowly..."
"Hmph, who dies and who lives is not yet decided!"
Ye Cangtian's gaze was fixed on the main token in the Pavilion Master's hand. His only thought now was to seize the main token from the Pavilion Master, as that might be their only chance of survival.
On the other side, sensing Ye Cangtian's gaze, the Pavilion Master immediately understood his intentions.
So he smiled and said, "Ye Cangtian, it's useless. Once this formation is formed, even if you shatter me and the token, this formation will not stop. There are only two ways to stop the great formation..."
The Pavilion Master did not hide anything. He stated that to stop the great formation, one way was for there to be no living beings within the formation.
The second way was to break the eight foundation points of the great formation.
But unfortunately, the eight foundation points were the eight token phantoms. They were now outside the formation, and for Ye Cangtian and the others to get out was simply a fool's dream.
Unless there was a powerful expert outside the formation to help Ye Cangtian and the others escape.
This...
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian gritted his teeth. All the experts of the Hidden Group and the Imperial Dragon Villa were here; they had no reinforcements whatsoever.
Just as he thought of this, Ye Cangtian frowned again. He suddenly noticed that the Pavilion Master's complexion was gradually improving.
This indicated that the consumption caused by the Pavilion Master activating the great formation was gradually recovering.
"Pavilion Master, your calculation is good. You're secretly recovering your losses while talking nonsense, but your calculations have come to an end!"
As he spoke, a flash of light appeared in Ye Cangtian's hand, and streaks of sword energy shot out.
Damn it!
Seeing the sky full of sword energy, the Pavilion Master gritted his teeth, his face ashen.
He was actually discovered by the opponent!
Now that only half of his consumption was recovered, his chances of winning against Ye Cangtian were too slim.
Thinking this, the Pavilion Master's figure flickered rapidly, dodging and simultaneously unleashing energy blades to block the opponent's attacks.
In the next moment, Ye Cangtian opened his Heavenly Eye at the center of his brow. No matter what, he had to kill the Pavilion Master as quickly as possible.
Hmm?
However, at this very moment, Ye Cangtian suddenly discovered that the speed at which the formation devoured mental energy had slowed down considerably.
He initially thought it was an illusion, as the Hidden Group and the Imperial Dragon Villa were completely desperate, with no reinforcements.
But then the formation's devouring ability continued to decline, which made Ye Cangtian's heart fill with joy.
On the other side, the Pavilion Master, noticing the decrease in his recovery speed, also had an extremely grim expression.
He looked at Ye Cangtian and said fiercely, "Ye Cangtian, it seems I underestimated you. You actually have reinforcements!"
"Hmph!"
Ye Cangtian snorted coldly, ignoring him, and looked into the distance.
In the next moment, Ye Cangtian's expression froze. As the formation shattered, a figure also appeared in his vision.
Leading the way was a person in a black robe, wearing a purple-gold mask. It was Xing Yuan of the Dark Council, who was also Dongfang Hongwu of the Hidden Group!
On his side was a young woman with an heroic and graceful demeanor, also wearing a purple-gold mask.
Although her face was not revealed, Ye Cangtian recognized at a glance that she was Dongfang Mingyue, who had previously managed the Hidden Group.
On the other side was an old man, his master, Old Zhou.
Behind them were several quasi-Heavenly class experts in black, wearing dark-gold masks, and hundreds of Earthly class experts wearing gold masks.
Seeing Hong Mo, Huang Shan, Luoluo, and others appear with Xing Yuan, Ye Cangtian stood frozen, as if in a dream.
He never expected that these people would appear at such a critical moment.
"You, how did you get here?"
A voice was heard. Xing Yuan smiled and said, "We received news from Lan Yue earlier, but we were unable to get away at the time..."
Xing Yuan stated that he had only recently stabilized the situation in the Dark Ruins, and then returned with his men.
Afterward, he met Old Zhou in the capital and learned of Ye Cangtian's impending battle with the Flying Cloud Pavilion.
Fortunately, Ye Cangtian had set up teleportation portals along the way. After arriving at the Hidden Group, they learned that Ye Cangtian had already led his men into battle with the Flying Cloud Pavilion.
So Xing Yuan and the others immediately rushed back through the teleportation portals...
As Xing Yuan finished explaining, Old Long, who was by his side, glanced at the fallen elites and said grimly, "It seems we are still late."
"Not late, we came just in time. As long as they are still alive, Bao'er will have a chance to heal them."
Ye Cangtian quickly said. Although the mental seas of these disciples had suffered severe damage, they had not been destroyed, and there was still hope of saving them.
As his voice fell, Dongfang Mingyue quickly said, "Dark Council, obey! Transfer all the injured disciples back to the Hidden Group headquarters for treatment!"
With this order, Hong Mo and the others did not hesitate and quickly directed their subordinates to act.
Dark Council?
On the other side, seeing Xing Yuan and the others, the Pavilion Master almost bit through his teeth.
Just a little bit more, and the elites of the Hidden Group would have been wiped out. Just a little bit more, and the Heavenly class experts of the Hidden Group would have fallen.
But in the end, all their efforts would be in vain. This made him extremely unwilling.
In the next moment, he looked at Ye Cangtian and angrily said, "Ye Cangtian, as someone from the Huaxia forces, you are colluding with the Dark Council. Are you planning to betray the Huaxia forces!"
Although the Pavilion Master did not care about external affairs, he knew that the Dark Council was a mortal enemy of the Huaxia forces.
Now that the other party was colluding with the Dark Council, with irrefutable evidence, he wanted to see how many people in the Hidden Group could tolerate Ye Cangtian!
If they were to fight amongst themselves, he would still have a chance to turn the tables...