Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 6959

Chapter 6869: Something’s Wrong

Finally, after waiting for a while, enough passengers gathered.

Li Tianming and Zizhen mingled in the crowd and boarded the Jiuli Ship.

There were too many people wanting to go to the ancient ruins, and groups like theirs were too common; generally, no one would pay them much attention.

This time, Li Tianming wasn’t in the void of the cosmic constellation, so he casually took out two Star Ancestor Primordial Daos as tickets and handed them to the black-clad Hunyuan Clan member in charge of collecting them.

This scene did attract some attention from those around him, who wondered which family this person belonged to, being so generous.

After all, usually, people would only give a single Primordial Dao of All Things as a token gesture.

After entering the Jiuli Ship, Zizhen looked up and whispered, “So generous?”

Li Tianming smiled, “Anyway, we’ll all be back. Besides, I didn’t bring many low-level Primordial Daos with me; it’s troublesome to search for them in the Sumeru Ring.”

After the last group of people exited the Source Plank Road and boarded the Jiuli Ship…

Dao patterns flowed across the hull of the Jiuli Ship, the various colored Dao minerals intertwining and radiating starlight, transforming into a streak of light within the Jiuli Star System.

Boom—!!

Heading once more towards the ‘Gate of Ancient Ruins’!

Time slowly passed, a hundred years went by, and they arrived at their destination again.

The group disembarked, a large and imposing force heading towards the massive, deep, vortex-shaped gate of the ancient ruins.

This time, while the others hesitated, not daring to be the first to enter, a few individuals charged ahead.

One of the Black Blood Clan demons shook his head and said, “Forget it, forget it, a bunch of cowards. Grandpa will have to scout ahead for you.”

The others remained silent, not angry, but even inwardly sneering.

“Only life and treasure truly belong to you. Being so conspicuous does you no good.”

“With so many powerful figures here, it’s one thing to be bold enough to enter, but to have to say something offensive is just asking for trouble.”

“You fools, the only use of your lives is to scout ahead.”

A moment later, the man emerged from the gate of the ancient ruins and said, “Cowards, it’s safe inside. Don’t blame me for not protecting you. If you have any guts, come and fight for the treasures; otherwise, this treasure hunt is meaningless.”

Boom!

These words ignited everyone’s enthusiasm, and in an instant, they all rushed in, completely forgetting that they had just relied on the man to scout out the danger.

The Black Blood Clan ghost god who had been scouting hid in a corner to avoid being swept away by the crowd. His smile was somewhat eerie, but no one cared about him anymore.

Li Tianming glanced at the man, and he and Zizhen trailed at the back of the crowd, also entering the gate of the ancient ruins.

They followed the crowd to this space that at first glance seemed ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it was sealed off by the Chaotic Heaven-Burning Furnace Dao Array.

However, the others were still unaware of what was happening and remained bewildered.

“What’s going on? Where’s the Chaotic Palace? There’s nothing there!”

“Could it be that there’s some hidden restriction that needs to be broken to reveal the Chaotic Palace?”

“This isn’t right. There’s nothing there. Have we been tricked?”

Suddenly,

a booming sound came from the ancient ruins gate behind them.

*Whoosh—*

The enormous Jiuli ship burst forth from the ancient ruins gate, instantly plunging into the core of the Chaotic Burning Heaven Furnace Dao Array.

In an instant, flames blazed around them, seemingly capable of incinerating everything!

In the starry sky, a vast net woven from the Chaotic Burning Heaven Fire trapped everyone inside, its patterns as scorching as the inner walls of a furnace!

“This…this is a Heavenly Venerable-level Dao Formation! The core of the Dao Formation controlling the Nine Li Ship!”

“Old Man Nine Li, all of this was a trap set by Old Man Nine Li! He’s trying to harm all of us?!”

“How dare he? So many disciples from various factions are here. He’s done such a heinous thing. Doesn’t he worry about being punished?”

Everyone was furious, cursing Old Man Nine Li.

Old Man Nine Li’s gaunt figure stood on the Nine Li Ship, his hoarse voice sneering.

“What chaotic ruins, what treasures? A few of my men spread the word, and you actually believed it.”

“Such a low-level scam succeeds; sometimes I should thank you for spontaneously spreading the word. My men sometimes can’t even achieve the same effect.”

“Ancient ruins, a vast amount of Heavenly Venerable Dao… one by one, hearing there’s an opportunity, you rush here like moths to a flame.”

“Now, trapped in the Chaotic Burning Heaven Furnace Dao Array, you really are like those moths, how pathetic.”

Things had developed to this point, and everyone’s response was exactly the same as the previous group of victims.

“Damn it, don’t think we can’t do anything to you.”

“Everyone, together, dismantle this Nine Li Ship! Kill this old bastard!”

They charged towards the Nine Li Ship, attempting to break through the core and capture the Nine Li Elder.

Under the Chaotic Burning Heaven Furnace Dao Array, which possessed world-destroying power, the group charging together was like a swarm of ants.

Boom!

Boom! Boom!

Several streams of chaotic, blazing fire descended, and the numerous cosmic cultivators of varying levels of cultivation struggled to dodge, mostly unharmed.

The crowd was overjoyed.

“It seems his formation has limitations. If we charge onto the Nine Li, we’ll definitely be able to take down this old bastard!”

Meanwhile, the Nine Li Elder, with great interest, controlled the chaotic, blazing furnace formation,

unleashing a barrage of attacks. The crowd desperately dodged and fled, rushing towards the Nine Li.

Just when everyone thought they had successfully broken through!

Boom—!!

A stream of chaotic, blazing fire struck precisely the most densely packed area of the crowd, instantly killing and injuring countless people!

“What happened? Why is this attack so fast? There’s no way to dodge it!”

“It must be a coincidence. It can’t always be this fast; we could have dodged it earlier!”

The Nine Li Elder let out a long sigh of relief, feeling ecstatic.

He sneered, “Seeing you flee in such a sorry state, naively believing you can escape a Heavenly Venerable-level Dao Formation, is truly delightful.”

“When people are in their most desperate moments, they will think of ways to deceive themselves, to tell themselves that they can escape their predicament.”

“No matter how unrealistic this is, we’re willing to believe that even a mere Star Ancestor could evade an attack that even a Celestial Venerable couldn’t avoid.”

“In that case, your despair has reached its peak, and this game should end.”

Boom—!!

Another chaotic, scorching fire descended, and only then did everyone awaken from their despairing fantasy of escaping a Celestial Venerable-level Dao array!

“We can’t dodge it!”