"Is this the reverse flow of Spiritual Power?"
Qin Shi's eyebrows twitched when he felt the sudden change in his body. He could feel the slight pain in his palm, which was pulling the majestic Spiritual Power into his body.
The Spiritual Power seemed to have been kidnapped, and it was full of dissatisfaction and resentment.
"Strange!
The Spiritual Power in the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array is flowing into my body?
What's going on? "
Thinking of this, he first looked around vigilantly. When he found that no one had noticed his abnormality, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and stared at the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array.
After observing for a while, he found that the Spiritual Power channel connecting him to the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array was emitting a faint golden light.
He knew that this golden light was formed by the Spiritual Power in the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array. Most importantly, when this Spiritual Power touched the critical point of the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array, it actually tore a fist-sized gap.
From this gap, he could vaguely hear a weak whimper. The sound was a little embarrassed, but it sounded more like it was begging for mercy.
"Eh?
Is this Ancient Nation-Protecting Array waiting for me to beg for mercy?
"Could it be … the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array?"
From the Spiritual Power that was transmitted back, Qin Shi could hear the sound of pain coming from the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array. A clear light flashed in his black eyes, and he suddenly had a bold idea.
"Let's go in and take a look first!"
Then, he calmed his mind and closed his clear black eyes.
Closing his eyes, a wisp of Spiritual Power reached out from his sea of consciousness. It turned into a Divine Will the size of a palm, and flew towards the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array along the Spiritual Power channel that connected the two.
As his Divine Will entered the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array, Qin Shi only felt that the surrounding scene began to rotate, and finally turned into a mysterious space made of runes.
He looked around and found that every rune here carried a terrifying Spiritual Power. "As expected of the Ancient Nation-Protecting Array. If this pure Spiritual Power were to explode, I'm afraid half of the Red Flame Empire would be razed to the ground."
Buzz!
In the illusion, a buzzing sound suddenly came from beside Qin Shi's Divine Will. The sound was biting cold and somewhat ear-piercing.
Looking around along the golden runes, he saw that there was a golden ball of light that kept spinning beside his Divine Will.
The ball of light was very agile, it kept circling around Qin Shi's Divine Sense.
Upon seeing the golden ball of light, Qin Shi's eyes widened. He was exceptionally familiar with this ball of light. He saw it almost every day in his Knowledge Sea. "You're the Ancient Mysterious Heaven Formation?"
Buzz!
The ear-piercing buzzing sound rang out once again. The golden ball of light jumped a few times in displeasure. Soon after, it purposely dragged its flowing starlight tail and made all kinds of difficult movements, as if it was venting the dissatisfaction in its heart to Qin Shi.
A heatwave filled with resentment surged out of the ball of light as it spun. It slammed into Qin Shi's Divine Sense, causing it to ripple a few times.
"Okay, okay, okay, stop it. I know you have a mind … I was wrong, okay?"
The shaking of the divine thoughts caused Qin Shi's mind to respond to the piercing pain of needles. He quickly waved his hand at the light ball and smiled bitterly.
The light ball seemed to understand him and jumped a few times inside the ancient formation in satisfaction, putting on a proud look.
Looking at the mischievous light ball, Qin Shi suddenly realized that the Ancient Mysterious Heaven Formation also had a mind of its own. "Hehe, what a petty fellow!"
Wu!
However, while Qin Shi was having a simple conversation with the Ancient Mysterious Heaven Formation, a whimpering sound came from deep inside the ancient formation.
The sound was filled with helplessness and hatred.
If the ancient formation could speak, it would probably have already started cursing.
Why did you two come to my body and quarrel? Why did you come to my body and mess around?
Hearing the dissatisfaction and resentment in the whimpering sound, Qin Shi's Divine Will came back to his senses. He probed the interior of the ancient formation and saw that there was a broken red dot of light in the depths of the ancient formation.
Looking closer, it should not be described as a dot of light. Qin Shi's deep black eyes blinked hard as he rummaged through his mind. If he had to give this red glowing object a name, he felt that: honeycomb briquette should be the most suitable name.
This Honeycomb Briquette was at least a hundred feet in size. Its surface was full of holes like the surface of the moon, and the countless holes emitted a faint red fluorescent light.
"This is the Array Eye of the ancient formation?"
Qin Shi could tell the origin of this Honeycomb Briquette at a glance, but he frowned and said, "But, why is it in such a sorry state?"
Wu!
The Honeycomb Briquette seemed to understand Qin Shi's words and made a somewhat displeased sound.
Weng!
However, just as the sound spread, the golden light ball following behind Qin Shi let out a powerful cry. The Honeycomb Briquette was so frightened that it immediately stopped, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Looking at the mental battle between the two formations, Qin Shi couldn't help but have the urge to laugh.
However, it was this simple process that caused ripples to form in Qin Shi's calm heart. He looked at the golden-colored ball of light with a deeper meaning.
Only then did he realize that he had still underestimated this Ancient Profound Heaven Formation.
What kind of existence was the great formation that protected the entire empire?
It was the most magnificent formation in the Crimson Flame Empire, and it was related to the safety of the entire empire. However, even such a colossus had no choice but to bow its head in front of the Ancient Profound Heaven Formation. This further proved the strength of the Ancient Profound Heaven Formation.
His thoughts fluttered like a cool breeze. The corners of Qin Shi's mouth suddenly curled up slightly. Then, he moved his head up and down as he stared at the Honeycomb Briquette, revealing a strange smile. "Hehe …"
Wu!
Feeling Qin Shi's unfriendly gaze, the Honeycomb Briquette quickly moved backwards. It immediately felt a chill run down its spine.
"Hehe, little fellow, don't be in such a hurry to run."
Qin Shi didn't give it the chance to escape. He shot forward like an arrow and grabbed it. "Let me ask you, are you very afraid of the Ancient Profound Heaven Formation?"
After being grabbed, the Honeycomb Briquette could only helplessly jump up and down.
"Then do you want me to take it away?" Qin Shi asked again.
Hearing this, the Honeycomb Briquette acted as if it had been saved. It hurriedly jumped up and down excitedly, as if it had escaped from a calamity. However, when it saw the golden light ball spin unhappily, it quickly restrained itself and didn't dare to move.
However, this was already enough. Qin Shi seized the opportunity and said, "Hehe, it's not impossible for it to leave. As long as you're willing to give me a little bit of spiritual energy, I'll take it away from here. Just a little bit!"
"…"
The Honeycomb Briquette suddenly stopped moving. It felt as if it had been tricked.
"You don't agree?"
Seeing the Honeycomb Briquette's silence, Qin Shi coldly snorted. He waved his hand at the golden light ball and said, "Little ball, give it a taste of suffering."
Weng!
Hearing Qin Shi's words, the golden light ball immediately became excited. As it jumped around, it let out a buzzing sound.
A few cries were mixed with ear-piercing spiritual energy, causing the runes inside the Ancient Nation Protecting Formation to continuously shake. The originally vast space began to produce chaotic ripples.
Woo!
This scared the Honeycomb Briquette. It hurriedly jumped a few times and agreed to Qin Shi's request.
"Hehe, wouldn't it have been over if I had agreed earlier?"
Qin Shi pursed his lips in joy. Then, he immediately signaled the golden light ball to stop jumping. It had to be said that even Qin Shi himself didn't feel good after these few jumps. The spiritual energy within was too terrifying.
"In a while, when I leave this place, gently transfer spiritual energy to me. Don't have the slightest bit of resentment. Do you hear me?" After a pause, Qin Shi roared at the Honeycomb Briquette.
Woo!
The Honeycomb Briquette helplessly agreed.
His goal had been achieved. Qin Shi didn't plan to stay in the Ancient Nation Protecting Formation for long. After all, accidents could happen at any time outside. He had to hurry back.
"Little ball, let's go!"
After receiving the order, the light ball circled around as if it was asking for credit. It happily turned its body and wrapped around Qin Shi's Divine Sense.
Realizing this, Qin Shi began to withdraw his Divine Sense.
Woo!
However, when Qin Shi's Divine Sense began to fade, the Honeycomb Briquette suddenly jumped a few steps forward. A red halo turned into a faint stiffness and trapped the bottom of his pants.
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi's Divine Sense was stunned. He looked at the Honeycomb Briquette in confusion. "Do you have something to say to me?"
Woo!
Seeing that Qin Shi had stopped leaving, the Honeycomb Briquette heaved a sigh of relief and continued to jump. A series of whimpers echoed out, and the runes inside the space also surged chaotically.
The sky was filled with golden runes. Qin Shi's eyes couldn't help but twitch. He interrupted and said, "Stop, what do you want to say? I don't understand sign language."
Buzz!
At that moment, the Ancient Mysterious Heaven Formation seemed to understand the Honeycomb Briquette's intentions. It wrapped around Qin Shi's body and floated in front of him. Then, it drew two flexible words with its golden tail.
Save me.
It was just two words, but Qin Shi couldn't help but smack his lips. "Save you?"
Hearing these two words, the Honeycomb Briquette immediately jumped a few times. Then, it let out a series of chaotic whimpers.
This time, Qin Shi directly grabbed the golden light ball. "Translate for me!"
The golden light ball struggled unhappily, but it didn't oppose Qin Shi. It floated up and down in the space full of runes and wrote a few words: Follow me.
As soon as the three words were spoken, the Honeycomb Briquette suddenly floated up. A hazy mist was emitted from the red halo, and it passed through the center of the runes.
Looking at the blood mist, Qin Shi's brows showed some hesitation. In the end, a trace of struggle flashed in his black eyes, and he chased after the Honeycomb Briquette.
Along the way, the runes swam about, and the sky was filled with spiritual light.
After walking for about ten minutes, the scenery around them began to change. The originally lofty runes began to dim, and the spiritual energy also began to weaken. In the end, the runes even began to wilt.
At the center of the runes, the Honeycomb Briquette finally stopped and began to vigorously jump around.
After a few jumps, the surrounding runes began to revolve, and the space around it began to tremble. Then, a large ravine split open.
A wild blood qi spread out from the ravine, as if it was a fiendish demon from the abyss.
Outside the ravine, there were a few runes wrapped around it. These runes emitted a halo of light, but the halo continuously turned into a dense fog that was sucked into the ravine.
"This, this is …"
Stopping, Qin Shi looked towards the ravine. Shortly after, his gaze fell on the pitch-black center of the ravine. His divine sense couldn't help but ripple, and he was completely dumbfounded.
In the depths of the ravine, there was a totem that emitted a bloody light. The totem was formed from a cloud, and at the center of the cloud was a sinister red eye.
"The symbol of the blood-robed man?"