A look of horror flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

He had already investigated when he entered the main hall, and he was certain that this great formation did not exist before these people came in.

But... it suddenly appeared now.

"Could it be that the Heavenly Dragon Palace has developed new sentience and wants to seal us inside?"

Ye Chen was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

The Heaven-Sealing Demon Array, as its name suggests, can even seal off the heavens.

Once a living being dies within it, its flesh, soul, fortune... everything will be absorbed by the great formation and will not return to the origin of the universe.

Ye Chen opened his friends panel and found that he was indeed unable to contact the outside world; everything here was blocked.

Just as Ye Chen was pondering, Zhao Qi, Tang Hao, and Li Yan attacked him simultaneously.

Ye Chen glanced coldly at the four people, his figure ghostly.

Boom boom boom—

Each person threw a punch, and the four men flew backward, crashing heavily into a pillar in the main hall.

Under Ye Chen's deliberate control of his strength, all four were severely injured and rendered unable to fight, but their lives were not in danger.

The four men looked at each other, bewildered. They didn't know what had happened, or how they had all become seriously injured in the blink of an eye, lying on the ground like dead dogs.

"What? This kid is actually this strong? What kind of monster is he?!"

After sensing Ye Chen's strength, Zhao Qi instantly felt despair.

I felt like a clown, daring to attack such a powerful person; it was simply outrageous.

"Hmph! A bunch of worthless chickens and dogs, I'll spare your lives for now!"

Ye Chen gave a light shout and then ignored the four people.

The most important thing now is to figure out exactly what happened here.

Seeing that Ye Chen ignored him after injuring them, Zhao Qi sensed that something was wrong.

"What? I can't contact the outside world through the friends panel anymore! It was working fine before I entered the main hall!"

Suddenly, Fang Tianyu exclaimed.

He originally intended to spread the word about his situation, and if anything happened to him, he wouldn't let his enemies get away with it!

He wanted to convey the information here: a gold-level kid, no matter how strong, is still like an ant in front of those powerful people outside.

The legacy and heritage of the ancient celestial dragon and his confidants would be the envy of even the most powerful emperors.

Once the top-tier Emperor-level experts make their move, a mere Gold-level kid simply cannot escape their detection.

But now, everything is locked down, which makes his heart sink.

Zhao Qi, Tang Hao, and Li Yan also began to examine the area.

After confirming this fact, everyone's expression turned extremely ugly.

Clearly, this is a trap!

"Look, most of that flesh and blood has disappeared. No wonder this kid didn't kill us. He was worried that we would be absorbed by this hall like that flesh and blood!"

Tang Hao's face was deathly pale, filled with fear of the unknown.

"This...this is the Heaven-Sealing Demon Formation. I've seen it in ancient books before!"

"We are all going to die. This Heaven-Sealing Demon Formation can absorb the flesh, blood, soul, fortune, and everything else of living beings. It is the most vicious demon formation."

Within the Heaven-Sealing Demon Formation lies a pool of blood, containing a special energy formed from everything it absorbs. Even a shattered life imprint can be revived through this special energy!

Li Yan suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Chen seemed thoughtful when he heard the second half of Li Yan's sentence.

The divine insight only told him that this Heavenly Demon Sealing Array could seal everything and absorb everything of living beings, but it did not say what it could be used for after absorption.

Now that Li Yan has said this, a startling conjecture flashed through Ye Chen's mind.

Perhaps the ancient celestial dragon knew long ago that the true god-level expert wanted to kill him, and had set up the Heaven-Sealing Demon Array in the main hall long ago.

He summoned his trusted subordinates not to discuss how to deal with the crisis, but to have them die here as provisions for the Heaven-Sealing Demon Formation, thus helping him to be resurrected.

The ancient celestial dragon had long ago left his life imprint in the blood pool of the Heaven-Sealing Demon Array.

When that true god-level powerhouse killed him through the rules of cause and effect, all the life imprints he had placed in different places shattered.

However, the life imprint entrusted to the blood pool, even if shattered, is still slowly recovering under the nourishment of the blood pool's energy.

After countless years of nourishment, the life imprint of the ancient celestial dragon was finally restored, giving it the opportunity to be resurrected.

"No, perhaps the ancient celestial dragon hasn't fully resurrected yet and can't leave the blood pool. Otherwise, he could easily recover to his full strength by using the resources in the 'Celestial Dragon Palace'!"

"In other words, the current blood pool is still missing something particularly important, which is why the ancient celestial dragon has not been able to be fully resurrected."

Even though he has regained consciousness and can even actively control the Heaven-Sealing Demon Array, he is still not considered a true living being. Once he leaves the nourishment of the blood pool's energy, he will perish completely!

Ye Chen kept deducing the truth of the matter in his mind.

"Yes! That's right, that should be it!"

"That's why the Ancient Heavenly Dragon can only attract professionals who enter the Heavenly Dragon Ruins, causing them to kill each other and become resources for the Sealing Demon Array, so that it can be resurrected as soon as possible!"

"It seems that as long as I break this Heaven-Sealing Demon Formation, the Ancient Heavenly Dragon will never have a chance to be resurrected and will perish completely!"

Having made up his mind, Ye Chen's eyes gleamed with divine light as he carefully examined the Heaven-Sealing Demon Array.

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