Chapter 813: Chapter 811: Map Spirit Formation

One of the demonic beasts gave itself two hard slaps before bowing and saying, "It’s a critical moment now, and everything needs to be done with utmost caution. I’ll let you pass."

After Wang Zhan gave a light "hmm" in response, he swaggered into the forest with Jiang Yin.

Once inside, Jiang Yin glanced back, and seeing no one following, bumped Wang Zhan’s shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up, "You kid really don’t bat an eyelid while lying, do you?"

"Do you have any idea how worried I was just now?"

"Just one wrong word, and we would have been plunged into an irrevocable situation, but you didn’t even blush or lose your breath and actually managed to bluff all these demonic beasts?"

Wang Zhan grinned, folding his arms as he said, "Naturally. These demonic beasts look big, but their brains aren’t exactly sharp. I figured that out long ago."

"Also, these gatekeeping demonic beasts likely aren’t very high-level. Just a slight trick and we can easily come in, they don’t even dare ask more questions."

Jiang Yin nodded from the side, "I’ve learned something."

After entering the forest, the two didn’t hesitate, quickening their pace towards the forest’s depths.

Since the outer perimeter of the forest was heavily guarded, the internal checks weren’t as strict.

Within a short time, Wang Zhan and his companion had traversed several miles through the forest.

However, along the way, Wang Zhan didn’t come across many formidable demonic beasts, not even one soldier-level demonic beast.

After a few more steps, Jiang Yin pulled Wang Zhan to the side, scanned the surroundings, and noticing no one was watching them, said, "Have you noticed how eerily quiet it is here?"

Wang Zhan squinted, looked into the distance, and slowly spoke, "In my view, those powerful ones must be hiding in the deepest part. Let’s not worry too much; since no one suspects anything, let’s hasten our steps and quickly reach the core area before nightfall."

Obviously, Jiang Yin had the same plan.

After all, both were skilled and bold; and nothing needed to be considered—once they engaged, it would be a life-or-death fight.

Even if they were overpowered, both had means to retreat.

After a few hours, Wang Zhan and his companion finally reached the forest’s deepest part, where they could see massive black light pillars everywhere, and outside the core area, eight General-level beasts guarded the four entrances.

And behind each General-level beast were four soldier-level demonic beasts.

This clearly showed how tight security was.

Pointing at those demonic beasts, Wang Zhan’s gaze darkened, and he looked at Jiang Yin beside him, asking, "Getting through this unnoticed surely isn’t easy; do you have any good ideas to continue muddying the waters?"

Jiang Yin shook his head, "These are all elite soldiers of leader-level beasts. If our identities are compromised, these guys won’t let us off easily."

Wang Zhan nodded, but couldn’t think of a better plan.

He looked up at the black light pillars and then asked, "Do you know what those are?"

"I’ve never seen anything so strange before."

Jiang Yin looked up and shook his head, saying, "I can sense an immense energy contained within those black pillars. Do you feel the same?"

Wang Zhan nodded. For some reason, since arriving here, he felt a discomfort, as if the air around him had grown more oppressive.

But this seemed unrelated to the demonic beasts before them. After all, he had interacted with many demonic beasts before, but this feeling was very different.

Could it be...

Wang Zhan squinted at the black pillars, frowning, "I feel these black pillars give off an incredibly oppressive aura, suggesting there’s a huge secret within."

"If necessary, should we find a breakthrough point and force our way in?"

Wang Zhan carefully surveyed the surroundings. There was an isolation belt between here and the outside world, meaning a long stretch without any demonic beasts. So even if they fought here, those beasts would need half an incense stick’s time to aid them.

If Wang Zhan and his companion could handle the four General-level and sixteen soldier-level beasts within that time, they could delve deeper.

"What do you think?"

Jiang Yin chuckled and shook his head, "Since you aren’t afraid, why would I be?"

"So..."

"Shall we make a move now?"

A wicked grin appeared at the corner of Wang Zhan’s mouth as he charged towards the nearest demonic beasts.

Now, having stepped into the realm of the Tribal Patriarch, he could even fight leader-level beasts.

Not to mention mere General-level beasts?

"Who goes there?"

As Wang Zhan and his companion appeared, the General-level beast at the front took one look at Wang Zhan, and his expression changed drastically. He brandished a long spear aimed directly at Wang Zhan and glared at him with hostility in his eyes.

"I’m talking to you, stop right there, or I’ll kill you right now!"

The General-level beast coldly reprimanded him!

The four soldier-level demonic beasts following him also surrounded them.

Their aura was terrifying!

If these five were placed in any city, they’d surely be considered top experts, but they were facing Wang Zhan!

Wang Zhan revealed the Deep Fire Blade in his hand and slashed fiercely at the General-level beast in front of him.

With a loud bang, the General-level beast was suddenly engulfed in raging flames. No matter how he struggled, the fire did not die down and even intensified!

In a short time, the General-level beast was reduced to a charred corpse.

"What’s going on?"

The faces of the four surrounding soldier-level demonic beasts changed.

Wang Zhan raised his hand, a flickering flame danced on his fingertip.

Seeing the flash of fear in the beasts’ eyes, Wang Zhan approached them and continued speaking, "I’ll ask you a few questions. Answer truthfully, and I’ll spare your lives."

If it were anyone else making this statement, these beasts would have acted long ago, but the sight of the corpse in front of them left them paralyzed with fear.

Although they were demonic beasts, perceived as cold and ruthless in the eyes of humans, they still felt fear.

Wang Zhan noticed they hadn’t alerted those nearby, and this pleased him. He then wasted no time, getting straight to the point, "What are these eerie light pillars for?"

"Map Spirit Formation."

One of the demonic beasts began, "The leader plans to set up a Map Spirit Formation here to occupy the entire plane and absorb everyone’s energy in one swoop to achieve a breakthrough!"

"What is this Map Spirit Formation?"

Wang Zhan glanced at Jiang Yin beside him, puzzled.

Jiang Yin shook his head and said mildly, "I don’t know much about demonic beasts’ matters."

Another wicked beast added, "This Map Spirit Formation was something the leader stumbled upon years ago. However, activating it requires countless soul fragments. The leader somehow obtained a massive number of soul fragments, providing ample sustenance for the formation to be activated once more."

Wang Zhan slightly narrowed his eyes, "Does this mean..."

"That the leader-level beast we once killed along with the Vermilion Bird Venerable within the boundary has appeared here?"

Realizing this, Wang Zhan’s expression darkened. He wasn’t afraid of the leader-level beast’s strength but...

How could the beast they had already destroyed possibly reappear?

"Where is the beast you mentioned now?"

Wang Zhan directly inquired.

"It’s within the Map Spirit Formation."

The demonic beast hastily explained, "The formation also requires an Eye of the Formation to stabilize it, and our leader guards it as the Eye of the Formation."

"According to the leader, given a bit more time, the leader could fully unleash the power of the Map Spirit Formation. Then, a massive explosion centered here will occur, rendering all life on this plane dead, turning them into soul bodies to fuel the formation, helping the leader break through."

Wang Zhan squinted but stayed silent.

It did sound like the Map Spirit Formation was quite terrifying.

"How does one break such a formation?"

Wang Zhan asked bluntly.

The beast beside him turned pale with fear, exclaiming in shock, "Are you kidding? Once the Map Spirit Formation is activated, even deities cannot break it."

"The only way is to enter the formation and find the leader to kill him. If the Eye of the Formation is destroyed, it would prevent the formation’s detonation. But within the formation, the leader’s strength is invincible. Even a Great Luo Immortal wouldn’t kill the leader."

"After all, the leader has become one with the formation, thriving and perishing with it, so within the formation, the leader’s power far exceeds your imagination."

Wang Zhan didn’t respond to his words. Instead, he turned to Jiang Yin, squinting as he asked, "What’s your take?"

Jiang Yin was intently observing the black light pillars. He smiled, pulled out his ancient zither, and attacked one of the black pillars!

There was a huge explosion, and Jiang Yin was sent flying backward in disarray.