In the end, the clothing store owner proved to be more cunning, concealing the fact that this formation was a trap within a trap, directly leading to Wen Jiajia and her team's failure. With one life lost, Wen Jiajia was forced to rely on the system's cheat-like abilities to escape.
However, her departure was swift, yet it left Yan Qing and the other woman in a deadly predicament.
After seeing the contents of the parchment, Yue Qi guessed the gist of it. The two looked at each other for a while, but in the end, Yue Qi made the decision.
"The Seven Star Blood Fiend Formation is now fully activated, and it can never be deactivated unless someone makes a sacrifice. Although I'm not particularly skilled, I am still a member of the Xuanmen sect, and I can use some secret techniques to replace two people with one's sacrifice. Besides, I'm already seriously injured, and even if I go out, I can't get far—"
"No—" Yan Qing immediately covered his mouth, "I don't agree! Why should we both have to sacrifice ourselves! I won't allow you to do that! Yue Qi, can you explain the principle behind this Seven Star Blood Fiend Formation to me?"
Yue Qi didn't know why she suddenly asked this, but the principle behind the Seven Star Blood Fiend Array was quite simple.
"The Seven Star Blood Fiend Array is different from other arrays; it is a living array. For the array to be activated, the first person to be sacrificed is the one who drew the array. You saw the clothing store owner's appearance; his self-destruction is the sign that the array has been fully activated."
"Presumably, the reason this formation was drawn here was to trap and kill adventurers. The clothing store owner needed a constant supply of living souls to help him worship the underworld messengers, thereby maintaining his wife's immortality. So, initially, he didn't intend to die together with them."
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