The Mystic Maiden of the Nine Heavens glanced at it, but soon she looked elsewhere and said, “If I’m not wrong, this is a world within the formation. The person who set up this formation was quite skilled! Don’t worry about those two chickens getting here. The world within the formation will change all the time. Even if they step in from the same position, they will arrive elsewhere.”
As soon as she said that, Alex and the old pig breathed a sigh of relief.
The old pig raised its snout continuously as if it had sniffed something good. So, it immediately turned around and ran over, following the trail of aroma.
“Pigsy, come back!”
The Mystic Maiden of the Nine Heavens hurriedly shouted in a delicate voice.
Almost at the same time, a lightning bolt descended from the sky suddenly, striking at the old pig.
Boom!
A loud boom rang out.
Only then did Alex notice that it was not a bolt of lightning whatsoever at all, but it was a stream of sword light that struck down fiercely. Fortunately, the old pig dodged it at a breakneck speed. But even so, a bloody wound appeared on its left pig ear, and the sword light almost severed its pig head.
The old pig yelled in pain with a lingering fear. Then, it hurriedly ran back.
Alex noticed the sword light had formed an extremely deep mark on the ground, but the mark healed automatically in just the blink of an eye as if it had never existed.
The Mystic Maiden of the Nine Heavens asked Alex, “Little Minion, can you tell the name of this spell formation?”
Alex shook his head. “It’s too complex. The Four Symbols correspond with the astronomical phenomena and the constellations in eight directions. I’ve never seen such a formation blueprint. The ancient runes here are bizarre too. I don’t know most of them.”
The Mystic Maiden nodded. “You have quite a bit of basics in spell formation. But, nevertheless, you managed to see something. Many spell formation masters who encounter such a formation will be in the dark without being able to distinguish all the directions. This spell formation is called the Seventy two Heavenly Immortal-slaying Formation. There. A total of seventy two super large formations form it. It has been claimed that it could even slay Divine Monarchs!”
Alex was dumbfounded.
On the other hand, he also had a new understanding of the Mystic Maiden. As expected, she was not an ordinary person to recognize such a complex spell formation.
“Can you control this spell formation?”
“I’m still unable to find a way out. As far as I can see, it’s all a dead end.”
Alex asked that. Then, he frowned. “Can you get your whole body out? This looks like you’re going to kiss me soon. I’m a little nervous!”
It was still the same path. When the old pig had run over earlier, it was immediately attacked by the sword light. However, when the Mystic Maiden led the way and made one or two turns, she was unexpectedly safe and sound.
Just as everyone was relieved, roars suddenly rang out ahead.
Ten or so black ferocious beasts suddenly appeared before the crowd. The leading one among the beasts was thirty meters tall. Its body was broken, and its bones were all exposed, but its aura was overwhelming.
Pigsy exclaimed, “Ah! Master, what monsters are these?”
The Mystic Maiden was astonished as well. “I… I don’t know either.”
Alex asked, “What should we do now?”
“Run!”
Once the Mystic Maiden finished speaking, she immediately rushed back into Alex’s mind palace. To his surprise… She had gone into hiding.
Alex was speechless.
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