Tian Annan's heart sank, and the expressions of the powerful people from various countries who stayed behind also changed drastically.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!" Mu Beichen, Gong Hongru, and the others shouted. Even from hundreds of feet away, they could feel the powerful ripples of the formation. In terms of power, this formation was no less powerful than the seal they had created with the combined strength of a thousand warriors; it simply served a different purpose.
Those who stayed behind were within the range of the formation, so of course they felt it more clearly. Immediately, some of them began to think about retreating and quietly moved back. At this time, they had no time to think about whether it was shameful or not.
Anyone who can cultivate to this level must have experienced life and death. In a sense, the way of cultivation is that the winner is the king. Many so-called geniuses and prodigies fall halfway, and only those who survive can reach the top. Therefore, at the critical moment of life and death, they will not care about face.
Of course, in their own words, this is the indifference that comes from living for hundreds or thousands of years and seeing through the world. Indifference is the transcendental mind that only the great men in the world can possess.
"Stop, everyone stop. With just a little more effort, we can completely seal the Nine Netherworld Prison. No matter how powerful this formation is, it can't hurt us at all." Tian Annan shouted loudly.
"That stinky girl's bad mouth really came true," Tian Annan cursed inwardly. But what if she was right? The Hell Rift was only inches away from closing completely. With their strength, a dozen or so combined hand gestures would be enough. There was no way he was going to give up at this point.
After hearing Tian Annan's words, many people who had already thought of retreating stopped again. Yes, the crack in the Netherworld was only a few inches away from being completely closed. Once the seal was successful, the Nine Netherworld and the Holy Court Continent would be two completely isolated spaces. No matter how powerful the formation was, it would not be able to hurt them at all. It would not be worth it to stop at this time.
After thinking about it this way, they calmed down and performed the hand seal again.
They didn't know that this instant change of mind would bring them such a devastating disaster.
The earth continued to tremble and collapse, while the remaining warriors from various nations continued to exchange hand seals. After all, most of them were masters of the Sword Saint realm, or even semi-sages if not. They could barely ride the wind without much trouble. Moreover, given their status, they all possessed several decent magical weapons, even divine weapons. Even if they fell into the abyss, they would hardly be harmed.
Four inches, three inches, two inches, one inch...
The crack closed little by little, and in the air, the invisible seal also showed a tangible and brilliant light, like a giant net woven from all kinds of meteorite gold, tightening rapidly.
Tian Annan's face was unusually flushed due to extreme excitement, and the others around him were also excited and almost cheered out loud.
At this moment, from the crack that was about to close, a red light shot up into the sky, like a red sword, splitting the earth in half.
Before anyone could grasp what was happening, a crimson glow filled the sky, like clouds on fire. The seal, seemingly tangible, began to dissolve bit by bit under the erosion of the crimson light. Most terrifyingly, everyone could feel the saintly energy they had been channeling into the seal for days dissolving within it.
In the sky, the fiery red light became increasingly intense, like a river of lava flowing across the sky, crisscrossing and forming a pattern of an array formation.
Mu Hanyan's heart sank suddenly. Isn't this formation exactly the same as the underground formation they saw in the Tianji Mirror?
A mysterious and profound rhythm appeared between heaven and earth. The formation in the sky and the formation underground echoed with each other. The immense power of the formation integrated the holy aura of the strong men from various countries and penetrated heaven and earth.
"What's going on?" In extreme shock, almost everyone's mind went blank for a moment.
"Hahahaha, all my hard work has finally paid off. Now that Hades is born, my Underworld will unify the sacred continent, kill all the gods, and avenge the blood feud that happened billions of years ago!" At this moment, wild laughter rang out.
I saw a young man with long purple hair holding a long sword and laughing towards the sky. It was Xu Ming, who had escaped after being defeated by Mu Hanyan in the battle of Beining Pass.
The earth collapsed rapidly. Beneath him, a massive formation appeared, its center like a massive black hole, sucking in the collapsing boulders and mudslides. Even the Saint Qi that the powerful men had poured into the seal was absorbed into it.
An extremely majestic figure vaguely appeared in the black hole and slowly rose upwards.
Despite the distance, his figure was so massive, so imposing, that everyone could still see his features clearly. He stood a full thirty feet tall, his face resolute and cold, as if carved from the hardest rock. Dark crimson armor covered his vital areas, including his chest, shoulders, and thighs. A horn-like helmet rested on his head, leaving the rest of his body exposed, revealing his solid, wiry muscles, brimming with strength.
His eyes looked out coldly, full of cruelty and murderous intent.
Everyone who met his gaze felt a chill in their hearts, and they couldn't even muster the slightest desire to fight.
"Pluto, this is the legendary Pluto." An old man whose strength has reached that of a sword saint said in a trembling voice.
Hades is the most powerful being in the Nine Netherworld. According to legend, the powerful beings of the planes back then, that is, the legendary gods, paid a heavy price to seal the Nine Netherworld. In the wars that lasted for tens of thousands of years, countless masters as powerful as gods that ordinary practitioners could never imagine paid their lives, and nearly half of them died at the hands of Hades. Until finally, a peerless strongman appeared among the gods, defeated Hades and imprisoned him, and the underworld was finally sealed.
If he had not been defeated, not even a god would have been able to seal the Nine Netherworld Prison.
All expectations and confidence disappeared at this moment. Faced with this powerful existence that even gods could hardly defeat in the legend, no one could muster the heart to fight back. Amid exclamations, masters from various countries either used the art of controlling the wind or sacrificed magical weapons and fled quickly.
It was not until this moment that they finally believed that everything Mu Hanyan said was true.
They had appeared to have the upper hand, just one step away from sealing the Netherworld, but it was all just an illusion, or rather, the Netherworld Beast had deliberately let them see it. In reality, the Netherworld Beast had set up that formation to leverage their power to break the barrier and release the Netherworld King. Unfortunately, they were still so self-satisfied that they ignored Mu Hanyan's words.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world. It is too late for them to wake up now, and it is also too late to escape now!
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