Chapter 838: Setting Up the Formation

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Several dozen figures darted out from the passage Ye Yuan had set up.

"Bah! Playing the human hero? Going to your death is one thing, but dragging us down with you—is being a hero that easy? Seeking fame!" Wei Cheng spat toward the cave entrance.

He said this loudly, not bothering to avoid the ears of the crowd.

As soon as the words left his mouth, everyone cast contemptuous glances at him.

"If not for Ye Yuan, you'd have died several times over. And you still have the nerve to make sarcastic remarks here? To be so shameless is a kind of realm in itself!" Hua Shujie sneered.

Though he lacked the courage to face the demon god, he deeply admired Ye Yuan's choice.

Moreover, it was an indisputable fact that Ye Yuan had saved everyone several times.

"Hua Shujie, don't act so noble. Didn't you run away too? What right do you have to judge me? And all of you! Why are you looking at me like that? If you have the guts, go down yourselves!" Wei Cheng roared.

Under repeated blows, Wei Cheng had completely lost his psychological balance.

But his words remained sharp; regardless of the reason, escape was escape. The other warriors turned their faces away, showing expressions of shame.

People all share this mentality: when the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.

With the demon god emerging, it should be the divine kings who confront the enemy. What responsibility or obligation did they have to face such danger?

Someone like Ye Yuan was undoubtedly a moth flying into the flame, even worthy of ridicule, as Wei Cheng did.

"Ooh, quite lively here. Didn't you all go inside? Why come out so soon? This makes things difficult for me!"

Suddenly, a sinister voice rang out, startling everyone.

Two figures wrapped entirely in black robes appeared abruptly; no one had noticed them at all before.

Hua Shujie's expression darkened. "Who are you? Swaggering here—don't you know the demon god is about to emerge?"

The two black-robed men exchanged glances and let out cackling laughs. One of them laughed loudly, "The demon god emerging? Of course we know! Because we are the ones who released him!"

At these words, everyone's face changed dramatically. No wonder Ye Yuan had said someone had ulterior motives—it turned out he was right!

"Hehe, though your strength is somewhat lacking, you barely suffice as blood food for the demon god. Originally, if you had walked in yourselves, it would have saved us the trouble. Now... we'll have to personally deliver you," the other man cackled.

"Who exactly are you? Why would you commit such betrayal against humanity?" Hua Shujie demanded.

"Hmm... You may call us... the Saints. Now, surrender without a fight!" one said flatly.

...

When Ye Yuan and the others reached the depths underground, they were stunned by the scene before them.

The underground was a massive cavern, now filled with demonic qi.

At the five cardinal points—east, west, south, north, and center—someone had built five altars.

At that moment, the zombies were recklessly walking into the area enclosed by the altars, where they were directly refined into clouds of blood mist, which were then absorbed by the central altar.

"Brother Ye, why are these zombies charging in as if they don't care about their lives?" Sheng Jun exclaimed in horror.

"These zombies were artificially refined; they are all under someone's control," Ye Yuan said calmly.

"What? These zombies were all artificially refined? That... that must have slaughtered countless living beings! Don't those super holy lands care at all?" Sheng Jun was utterly shocked.

The number of zombies underground was likely over a hundred million. To refine so many zombies, wouldn't that require killing that many people?

What kind of force could accomplish such a feat?

"Warriors below the sixth rank are insignificant in the Divine Realm. As long as it's done discreetly, gathering this number isn't too difficult. I'm just curious what force could achieve this without anyone noticing," Ye Yuan said gravely.

From the fall of the Medicine King Hall, to the various strange events in the Divine Realm, and now this Ancient Demon-Sealing Array, the seemingly calm Divine Realm had long been seething with undercurrents.

But this force was too deeply hidden; no one had yet detected its existence.

"Then... are we just going to watch them be sacrificed?" Sheng Jun said reluctantly.

With such a vast number of zombies, they could never kill them all. After death, humans condense killing intent, and this extreme yin place was filled with powerful extreme yin qi. The zombies could fuse these two into yin-sha qi.

Yin-sha qi was highly corrosive, ideal for corroding formations.

Although the Ancient Demon-Sealing Array was a top-tier ancient formation, its power had greatly diminished over time.

With the erosion of yin-sha qi and the demon god's assault from within, the formation was already tottering.

Ye Yuan shook his head. "It's too late! Unless there is still a divine realm expert in this world who can reinforce the Ancient Demon-Sealing Array. Otherwise, even if we kill all these zombies, it will be futile. The demon god's emergence is unstoppable!"

Sheng Jun took a deep breath, worrying about the future situation in the Divine Realm.

In the Divine Realm, descriptions of the demon race existed only in legends. Only occasional ancient texts mentioned them.

This boundless continent had always been under the rule of humans and demon beasts.

"Legend has it that in the ancient era, humans and demons fought a great war. I thought it was just a myth, but it turns out to be true! If the ancient texts are correct, humans and demons are mortal enemies. Once the demon god emerges, humanity will surely suffer!" Sheng Jun said.

Ye Yuan shook his head. "The demon race is more than just a legend; they have always existed in the Divine Realm, just unknown to most. Fifty thousand years ago, a being called the Heavenly Demon God appeared out of nowhere, but he encountered a human genius warrior and was severely wounded, fleeing."

Sheng Jun shuddered in shock, realizing that the Divine Realm held such hidden secrets.

But given Ye Yuan's age, how did he know such secrets? This Ye Yuan was truly unfathomable!

"Brother Ye, are we just going to sit here and wait for the demon god to emerge?" Sheng Jun asked.

"How could that be? Rest here for a moment; I'm going to set up a formation!"

Ye Yuan leaped up and began busying himself in the cavern.

Before long, the outline of a large formation gradually took shape.

Seeing the formation's outline, Sheng Jun's expression changed slightly, and he asked Wu Siyuan, "Elder Wu, is this formation Ye Yuan is setting up a secret art of the Red Cloud Sect? How can a mere sixth-rank formation be so complex?"