The Black Panther Army had broken the formation ahead of schedule, thanks to Tianming’s earlier help as well as the deaths of the skywell seafiend and cuttlefiend cobras. With Lin Xiaodao reducing the formation’s nova source output in the Inkwell Sea, its defensive formation was now very dependent on the billion ebons. However, they weren’t a stable source. After the skywell seafiend had been bisected, the Kunmo ebons’ hearts had faltered.0

The formation being cracked open meant its core had been exposed. The Fiendclaw shot for the core region, intending to break...0