Chapter 186 : Chapter 186

Chapter 186. The Killing Array Was About to Be Activated

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After ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍all, not everyone could throw caution to the wind the way the leader of the Nine Netherworld Mastiff Clan had.

At ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍last, a burly leader spoke in a deep voice, “My Heaven-Splitting Armor Clan is willing to join forces and deal with that mere Human Race together.”

Another ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍leader spoke up as well. “My Fire Chi Clan is also willing to join forces.”

“My ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Fire Phoenix Clan is likewise willing to join the fight against the Human Race.”

“And ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍I...”

In no more than a few moments, six clans had already stated their position.

The leader of the Nine Netherworld Mastiff Clan looked toward the Dragon King and cupped his fists. “Dragon King, as our leader, shouldn’t you be setting an example for everyone?

Six great clans have already made their stance clear. We are all willing to fight the enemy together. Do you truly have no thoughts on this at all? If we are defeated, do you think you will still be able to sit securely in that position?

In my opinion, rather than sitting here and obediently waiting for death, you would be better off joining us and taking the initiative.”

The Dragon King took a deep look at Shi Ritian, then swept his gaze across the many leaders inside the tent. What had just been said did have some truth to it.

It was only because the Dragon King’s foundations ran too deep that he had been unwilling to let this matter implicate his own side and the other families tied to him.

But now that everyone had already made such a decision, he felt that insisting on standing alone no longer had any meaning. On the contrary, it would only provoke dissatisfaction from the other clans. In the end, he could only nod slowly.

“In that case... the True Dragon Clan will also join this Ancient Killing Array.”

Shi Ritian was overjoyed. Seven great clans had now clearly declared their stance. As long as Yuntian’s clan was added as well, then there would be no room for any accidents in this matter.

Everything on this side was already secured beyond doubt, and all that remained was to go to battle. Yet on the surface, Shi Ritian still put on a tearful expression of gratitude and knocked his head against the ground again and again.

“Many thanks, Seniors. Many thanks, Dragon King. I also believe that with all of you joining forces, that mere Human Race will absolutely pay the price for his previous arrogance. And if he still refuses to repent, then we will trample the entire Human Race and make it our territory. At that time, wouldn’t our Ancient Royal Clan rise to an even greater height within the Ancient Immortal World?”

He lowered his head, his eyes filled with savage delight.

Chu Feng, just you wait!

This time, I’ll make sure you die without even a burial place!

At the same time, Shi Ritian’s bold and stirring words left everyone burning with excitement, and one after another, they began shouting slogans.

“Little Brother Shi Ritian is right. This time, we must make Chu Feng pay the price he deserves and show him the strength of our Ancient Royal Clan.”

“Exactly. He is just a mere human. With only a few decades of cultivation, what does he have to compare with our thousands of years of cultivation? He really should be taught a lesson.”

“That’s right. That damned human must die.”

“He actually dared to steal the Ancient Royal Clan’s things. This time, we’ll make him spit back everything he swallowed.”

“Exactly. That damned human probably doesn’t understand that there is always someone stronger and a sky beyond the sky, does he? This time, we must teach him properly how to behave, so that in his next life, he might learn a little better.”

These leaders all had their own pent-up emotions, and they had never feared heaven or earth to begin with. Now that they had decided to seek justice from the Human Race, they immediately began venting everything in their hearts.

Shi Ritian still did not dare rise to his feet. He remained kneeling inside the tent with his head lowered. On the surface, he looked respectful and humble, but a trace of barely perceptible smugness flashed through his eyes.

Originally, Shi Ritian had thought he would have to wear them down for quite some time. After all, none of these leaders were easy to deal with, and he had not known how to persuade them. Yet he had never expected things to go so smoothly.

It worked?

Even Shi Ritian had been caught off guard by how quickly this had happened, though it was like icing on the cake.

Although the seven great leaders present had each harbored their own hesitation, under the instigation of the Nine Netherworld Mastiff Clan’s leader, they had ultimately nodded in agreement and had all been stirred up by that shared hatred.

Even the Dragon King of the True Dragon Clan had given his personal assent.

Although the old dragon’s expression had remained calm the entire time, even somewhat helpless, and his emotions could not be read, as long as he had nodded, then this matter was already set in stone.

The activation of the Ancient Killing Array this time was now foolproof. All that remained was to wait and take Chu Feng’s head.

Shi Ritian sneered inwardly. Chu Feng, Chu Feng, weren’t you arrogant? Now that our eight clans have joined forces and the Ancient Killing Array has been formed, let’s see how you die...

The Ancient Killing Array was an ancient secret formation of the Ancient Royal Clan that had been passed down from the Ancient Immortal World since the archaic era. From ancient times until now, no one had ever escaped from it. I would like to see just what heaven-defying ability you possess.

Just as Shi Ritian was secretly reveling in triumph, the Dragon King’s voice suddenly rang out loudly from directly ahead.

“Since the matter has already been decided, then all of you may withdraw. Think carefully about what should be done next, and make your preparations.”

The Dragon King’s voice was majestic and indifferent, but Shi Ritian felt no fear at all now. He only felt that everything was beginning to move in the direction he had long hoped for.

Shi Ritian hurriedly kowtowed, his voice brimming with enthusiasm. “Yes! This humble subject takes his leave!”

In this regard, Shi Ritian remained extremely courteous. He silently withdrew to one side and only left slowly after all the other leaders had gone out.

He lowered his head and backed out of the tent.

But just before stepping outside, the corner of his eye caught sight of the Dragon King’s face, calm and still as an ancient well, and an inexplicable trace of unease flashed through his heart.

That old dragon seemed a little too calm...

Could there be something else going on behind all this?

But that small unease was quickly washed away by wild joy.

Who cares!

Now that the eight great clans had already joined forces and the killing array had taken shape, Chu Feng was as good as dead.

For Shi Ritian, that alone was already more than enough.

After leaving the tent, Shi Ritian immediately saw Yuntian standing not far away, his face dark and gloomy.

Shi Ritian had just been so dizzy with joy that he had almost forgotten about Yuntian.

At present, the affairs of Yuntian’s clan had still not been completely settled, so Shi Ritian felt that he could not make things too overt.

He immediately put on a smiling face, hurried over, and lowered his voice as he said, “Brother Yuntian, it’s all settled... Didn’t I tell you before? There’s nothing I can’t handle. The Ancient Killing Array… You should know better than I do just how powerful a formation this is. This time, let’s see where Chu Feng can run. Then we’ll be able to rescue Cailin completely.”

Yuntian raised his head. His eyes were bloodshot, clearly showing that he had not slept well these past few days, or perhaps he was simply too worried about Cailin, leaving his whole person looking somewhat dazed.

Yuntian nodded, then said with tightly furrowed brows, “Although they have indeed all agreed now, there won’t be any changes afterward, will there? Let me make this clear to you: there absolutely cannot be any unforeseen mishaps. Otherwise, I’ll hold you fully responsible.”