49: On the verge of breaking out (updated rules)

Did those people believe Shi Xiaodan's words?

Apparently, belief outweighed doubt.

Firstly, Shi Xiaodan's identity as a member of the Shi Family already made them subconsciously view him as one of their own who wouldn't harm them. Not to mention, Shi Xiaodan had been nurtured by the Shi Family for many years, and no one believed he would betray them or dared to betray them.

Secondly, they knew Shi Xiaodan had many minor flaws, with cowardice being the most prominent. Since he was the only one who returned while others didn't, most people simply assumed he was too timid to stay out longer and fled back.

Furthermore, with Elder Seventy-Two having gone and never returned, followed by Guardian Twenty-Three, Guardian Twenty-Four, and Guardian Twenty-Seven also not returning, it was highly probable that the two Ancestors of the Spirit Division Realm who went out were now trapped by the enemy's Formation.

Finally, coupled with the urgency that if they didn't go out to assist, the two Ancestors of the Spirit Division Realm might perish, they were too anxious to think about more details.

Moreover, at this moment, even if Shi Tianjing, the Clan Chief, wanted to stabilize everyone, the eight Ancestors of the Spirit Division Realm might not necessarily listen to him.

The ten Ancestors of the Spirit Division Realm, who were peers, had been together for so many years, and their relationships were very close. Now that two of their ten brothers were in trouble, how could they not go to their aid?

Without even needing Shi Tianjing, the Clan Chief, to give orders, an Ancestor of the Spirit Division Realm, unable to sit still, waved his hand, signaling everyone to go out and face the enemy.

What could Shi Tianjing do?

In a world where strength commanded respect, if people respected him, he was the Clan Chief; if they didn't, he was nothing.

Besides, under normal circumstances, Family Elders were led by the Family Head, and Family Guardians were led by the Clan Chief. The Ancestors of the Spirit Division Realm were the Family's Old Ancestors; the Clan Chief couldn't manage them. Only the three strongest Mahayana Realm powerhouses, the Family's deepest reserves, could manage them.

That is:

Clan God!

"Coward, aren't you going out?"

"I'm not going."

Shi Xiaodan shook his head like a rattle-drum, as if he had been greatly startled, and said very firmly, "It's too dangerous outside. Clan God is not here. If you want to go, you go. This time, even if I die, I won't go out."

"Haha... calling you a coward truly wasn't wrong. Useless thing, get out of the way."

"Just let him stay inside and guard the house!"

"Haha... not bad, not bad!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but show strange expressions, glancing at Shi Xiaodan with a hint of inexplicable mockery mixed with disdain.

"..."

Having received permission to stay inside, Shi Xiaodan looked happy, but his heart sank.

These damned guys, they actually treated him like a dog?

Abominable!

Just wait, if I don't completely screw all of you over this time, my name isn't Shi!

...Outside the defensive Formation.

Under Long Aotian's frantic inscription, the Level 6 Void Maelstrom Array in the Small Valley increased to ten, while the Level 6 Void Maelstrom Array near the defensive Formation increased to sixty.

Previously, out of twenty-five Level 6 Void Maelstrom Arrays in the Small Valley, sixteen were broken. Now, with ten, Long Aotian had only added one to make it a round number.

The enemy couldn't tell if there was danger in the Small Valley, but with so many Shi Family powerhouses dying there, Long Aotian felt the opponent should be very wary and unlikely to fall into this trap again, so this time he hadn't prepared too many Void Annihilation Arrays in the Small Valley.

However, thinking that the opponent might come to collect the bodies of the deceased Shi Family powerhouses, Long Aotian then felt that perhaps trapping the opponent in the Small Valley again was not impossible.

And it would be done right in front of so many Shi Family powerhouses. Thinking of how those Shi Family powerhouses might turn purple with rage and smoke from their heads, Long Aotian felt it was worth doing.

Not long after.

Eight Spirit Division Realm powerhouses, eighty-seven Soul Emergence Realm powerhouses, and twenty-nine Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses who came to join the fun all flashed into appearance.

"Hehe, apart from that strange fellow, everyone truly is here. Even those of Nascent Soul Realm cultivation dare to come out and join the fun? They're really rushing to their deaths all at once!"

Seeing the Shi Family powerhouses emerge in unison, Long Aotian felt not a trace of fear, but rather anticipation for how much damage his dozens of Void Annihilation Arrays could inflict on the Shi Family.

To catch any small fry that slipped through, he was currently racing against time to set up a Level 6 Void Maelstrom Array with a thirty-mile radius.

At this moment, Long Aotian once again felt that his array-setting speed was still too slow, and he must improve it during future seclusion...

"Everyone, don't act rashly yet!"

Upon coming outside, Shi Tianjing originally wanted to control the situation.

However, no sooner had he spoken than a Nascent Soul Realm Family Elder couldn't help but exclaim, "Everyone, look! Over in the Small Valley, the bodies of Ninth Ancestor and Tenth Ancestor, as well as the other twelve Family Guardians and Elder Seventy-Two!"

"..."

At this moment, all the Shi Family powerhouses who had emerged from within the defensive Formation had ashen faces.

They were all dead!

They had, after all, come out one step too late!

The opponent had actually killed so many of their Shi Family powerhouses in such a short time. At this moment, no one dared to call Shi Xiaodan a coward anymore. Instead, they secretly praised him as clever and lucky; even two Ancestors of the Spirit Division Realm had perished, yet he returned alive.

Many Shi Family powerhouses couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Perhaps, being timid and afraid of death was the only way for them to live longer?!

"It's the same gruesome way people died from that strange and terrifying killing Formation in Immortal Severing Mountain!"

A Nascent Soul Realm Family Elder exclaimed.

It could be heard that his exclamations clearly carried a hint of trembling.

Shi Tianjing and the others' expressions changed. They immediately looked at the Elder who had cried out and asked, "Elder Seven, did you go to Immortal Severing Mountain with the Family Head back then?"

"Yes, Clan Chief!"

Elder Seven said with a look of lingering fear, "I can be absolutely certain that Ninth Ancestor and Tenth Ancestor were strangled to death by that strange and terrifying killing Formation. This tragic way of dying, I will never forget it in my life!

I never thought that the strange killing Formation that appeared in Immortal Severing Mountain would actually appear here. No wonder the One Hundred and Two Protectors were so scared they didn't dare to come out again. Even I, after several months, still shudder whenever I recall that experience.

Clan Chief, this is going to be difficult now.

We don't even know who the enemy is, nor do we know what kind of Formation that strange killing Formation is or how to break it.

Moreover, this Formation could actually cause two of our Old Ancestors to perish, which shows that this Formation is clearly much stronger than what we encountered in Immortal Severing Mountain. We also don't know if the enemy we are facing now is the same person as the one in Immortal Severing Mountain?!"

"It should be the same person, yes. When has such a strange killing Formation ever appeared in the Eastern Wastelands? It's simply unheard of, unseen.

I am certain that there aren't many people in the Eastern Wastelands who can use such a strange killing Formation.

As for how he learned such a strange killing Formation? That's what we need to investigate!

If we capture the opponent, perhaps our Shi Family might even learn this strange killing Formation with terrifying destructive power?"

As he spoke, the Protector's eyes lit up.

The others, upon hearing this, also had slight changes in their expressions, their solemnity gradually giving way to anticipation.

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