63: The man behind the scenes emerges

In the sky, the circling Dragon also sensed the power contained within these several different attacks. It opened its mouth and spat out a dark, black orb, which blocked in front of it.

The attacks successively struck the dark, black orb. This object was the Dragon's Demonic Core. After a Yao Beast reached the Core Formation Stage, its originally fragile Demonic Core would become incredibly hard. It was the Yao Beast's final and most powerful means of attack. The appearance of the Demonic Core signified a fight to the death, a desperate struggle.

Zhao Hongyu's attack contained immense power, Chen Long's attack was an invisible Divine Sense attack, and Zhong Leshan's sword technique, all simultaneously struck the Demonic Core, strangely fusing together and drilling into the Demonic Core's interior!

At this moment, Wang Shuo's sword technique and Liu Ruyan's unique Dao of Emotion attack also landed on the Demonic Core, instantly becoming the straw that broke the camel's back. Cracks appeared on the surface of the sturdy Demonic Core, and it finally shattered.

The Dragon let out another wail. With its Demonic Core, which contained its lifelong cultivation, shattered, the Dragon's strength was less than one-tenth of its original. The Demonic Core and the Yao Beast's life were intertwined; with the Demonic Core shattered, even with the Yao Beast's powerful vitality, it was difficult to sustain. Its Dragon head heavily crashed to the ground, losing its Qi.

"We succeeded!" Liu Ruyan said with some excitement. Including Zhao Hongyu and the others, they all collapsed, panting heavily. They had accomplished a great feat, exchanging smiles with each other, and an inexplicable bond grew between them.

"Yang Kai, they succeeded! They actually worked together to kill a Core Formation Stage Yao Beast, it's incredible!" Zi Ning was also somewhat excited. Before the battle ended, Zi Ning hid beside Yang Kai, watching the changing situation nervously. Now that the battle was over, she quickly walked towards the others.

Liu Ruyan saw Zi Ning approaching, and a smile played in her eyes, showing the good relationship between the two women. Chen Long, on the other hand, reverted to his previous lecherous appearance, his eyes darting back and forth between Liu Ruyan and Zi Ning.

Only Yang Kai remained standing. At this moment, he felt no excitement or relief from the battle's end. On the contrary, his sense of crisis grew stronger, as if some danger lurked around him, and he could be swallowed by the hidden darkness if he was not careful!

"Jie jie jie!!!"

A chilling laugh suddenly echoed from all around. Everyone's expressions changed, and they quickly looked around, trying to find the source of the sound.

"A bunch of idiots did well, actually killing this Core Formation Stage beast. Now my plan will definitely not fail. I really have to thank you little brats!" After the chilling laughter subsided, a gloomy voice once again reverberated within the cave. At this, everyone lost all excitement from defeating the Yao Beast and became vigilant again.

"This is the scoundrel who spoke when we first entered this place and when the light screen rose," Zhao Hongyu carefully distinguished before speaking.

"I don't know how long I've been here. Damn Immortal Liuyun! He promised me he would only imprison me for ten thousand years, and after ten thousand years, the Formation would open and release me! Immortal Liuyun! You lied to me!!!" This entity, trapped for an unknown amount of time, had been secretly enduring until this moment, finally daring to fully release the anger in its heart. The immense sound even caused the cave to tremble slightly.

"You believe such words, you're utterly stupid. Hiding your head and tail, not daring to show your true face, you deserve to be trapped here until you die!" Zhao Hongyu spoke with disdain, but in reality, he was secretly observing, trying to find its hidden location.

"Hmph! A sharp-tongued junior, it seems I'll have to make you suffer a bit to make you behave! You wouldn't think that your meager Dao cultivation could truly defeat a Core Formation Stage Yao Beast, would you? If I hadn't secretly intervened, you would all be dead already!"

A cold snort was like a heavy hammer, striking heavily at everyone's hearts, especially Zhao Hongyu. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood; this single blow caused his lungs to shake and his Qi to become chaotic.

"You should be the Formation Spirit of this spatial world, right? Originally just a part of the Law governing the operation of this spatial world, now, with the passage of time, you have gradually broken free from some suppression, gaining partial authority over this place, and interfering with the trial." At this moment, Yang Kai, who had been observing for a long time, spoke astonishingly. The cave was silent, and everyone was pondering the information contained in Yang Kai's words.

"Oh? You little brat actually have some insight, but you're just a useless Five Spiritual Root. Even if you luckily obtained three Heaven And Earth Treasure, you won't be able to turn the tide in this world." The Formation Spirit was silent for a moment, then its sinister voice drilled into everyone's ears.

"Ever since I entered this Heaven's Pride Martial Performance trial ground, I've had doubts. Those who can enter this place are clearly Flowing Cloud Sect Disciple, yet the rules encourage mutual slaughter to gain so-called points. How is this like a trial for an Immortal Dao School? Whether it's points or Heaven And Earth Treasure, they are constantly stimulating the greed in everyone's hearts, leading to more intense battles. This is the scene you crave, isn't it?" Yang Kai ignored the Formation Spirit's insult and continued to speak to himself.

"Behind any action, there is a purpose. Since you want to incite Flowing Cloud Sect Disciple to kill each other, the biggest possibility is that you want a large number of Flowing Cloud Sect Disciple who enter this place to die. Those several light screens that suddenly appeared are like a lighthouse, attracting people scattered in this space to gather together, so that greater conflicts can erupt."

"Finally, all the survivors will converge towards the last light screen. Once everyone is assembled, you will devise such a certain-death situation to annihilate all the Flowing Cloud Sect Disciple who are still alive in one fell swoop!"

"But why do you want to kill Flowing Cloud Sect Disciple? To vent anger? To seek revenge? If that's all, then this place should have attracted the attention of the Flowing Cloud Sect's higher-ups long ago. After all, with so many Outer Sect Disciple and quite a few Disciple of noble status dying in large numbers, the Flowing Cloud Sect has no reason not to thoroughly investigate this matter. Then your existence would surely be discovered by the Flowing Cloud Sect, and you would certainly not be so safe and sound. The only explanation is that such a massacre has never occurred before, only this one time."

"So what is special about this time? What made you, who have been dormant for tens of thousands of years, finally unable to resist showing your fangs? It must be that the opportune moment for your escape has arrived, and to escape, a large number of Flowing Cloud Sect Disciple deaths are required..." Yang Kai's eyes grew brighter and brighter. All the events and clues along the way were rapidly piecing together in his mind. Soon, he would deduce the key to this matter.

"Go to hell!!!"

The Formation Spirit, which had been silent for a long time, could no longer bear it. The Dragon, whose Demonic Core had shattered and was as dead as could be, actually soared into the sky again. Its Dragon body was covered in cracks, and beneath the cracks, faint Death Qi emanated, swirling beneath the Dragon like a green cloud, carrying the Dragon corpse and attacking Yang Kai, exuding murderous intent!