The rumbling of the formation filled the sky with misty runes.

In the blink of an eye, the cultivators scattered throughout Nine Tripod City felt as if everything went dark before them.

The clear skies were instantly plunged into a darkness reminiscent of an eternal night. It enveloped the heavens and blotted out the skies!

The terrifying runes manifested of the restriction’s power were like a surging sea of black lightning. They gathered in the skies above Nine Tripod City, and as they churned, they produced deafening booms.

“The… The Nine Tripod Suppression Barrier Formation!” Startled cries rang out. The entire city was shaken.

How many years had it been? This matchless killing formation had existed since antiquity, but it had been thousands of years since it last circulated. Yet now, the formation revealed its divine majesty in the skies of Nine Tripod City once more. 

“The current Xia Emperor sure has guts!” Zeng Pu gasped, visibly stunned.

“And here I thought the Great Xia’s imperial family was afraid of the Huan Family. Who’d have thought that they’d attack without so much as a greeting….? Ruthless!” Gu Cangning’s eyes widened. This scene surprised him too. 

No negotiations, no rebuke, not even a greeting. He just...