At this very moment, at the blood pool in the front hall.

The five city lords, including E Kui and Chen Yang, were still urging the magic formation. By this time, all five had awakened many more mysterious acupoints than before.

Chen Yang's body was flashing with light. Counting carefully, there were already two hundred and ninety-some Xuanqiao starlight points. In a short period of time, nearly thirty Xuanqiao acupoints had been opened.

The number of Xuanqiao acupoints opened by Sun Tu and others was also similar. The bright starlight emanating from their bodies was also much brighter than before, and their eyes were naturally filled with joy.

Seeing this situation, Shao Ying and others who were watching couldn't help but reveal envious and yearning expressions. However, they knew that their status and strength were far inferior to the five major city lords, so naturally they didn't dare to say anything more.

The operation of the magic formation was now much faster than before. The pentagram formation above the heads of E Kui and the other four had expanded several times, and the blood-colored light pillars it projected were also much thicker than before.

The surrounding blood-colored罩 (zhào) was also much denser than before, with countless runes floating on it, emitting a low whistling sound as it circulated.

The black statues beneath the five people had also undergone considerable changes at this moment. The originally black bodies were now black-red, and streaks of blood light were projected from within the statues, especially the eyes of the statues, which shot out two long streaks of blood light, looking quite eerie.

Sun Tu and the other four looked at the statues beneath them and the changes in the surrounding blood-colored light screen, secretly startled.

Chen Yang and Sun Tu looked at each other, and both saw a hint of unease in the other's eyes.

Fortunately, although the surrounding blood-colored light screen had changed, there was still no imprisoning force emanating from it, which reassured them a lot.

The blood-colored surface of the blood pool had now dropped a lot, revealing more and more huge, crystalline skeletons, and it looked like it was about to reach the bottom.

*Whirr*!

The blood in the blood pool suddenly surged violently, forming a vortex the size of several zhang.

Immediately afterward, a blood-colored light sphere more than one person tall emerged from the depths of the vortex, emitting bursts of astonishing energy fluctuations.

This energy fluctuation was quite peculiar. It was not a simple star power, or blood energy, but a mixture of the two, which was very similar to the sulfurous blood clouds.

Moreover, the fluctuations emitted by the blood-colored light sphere were unusually powerful, and even Sun Tu and others were shocked by it.

"Sacred remains?" When Sun Tu and others saw the blood-colored light sphere, they put aside the unease in their hearts and revealed expressions of joy.

Although Fang Chan and others next to them couldn't see the blood-colored light sphere in the deep pit, they could feel this sudden and powerful fluctuation, and they were all moved, craning their necks to look.

"Fellow Daoists, the sacred remains have appeared, let's put in more effort!" E Kui also showed a look of joy, shouted loudly, and the speed of pinching the seal with both hands increased sharply. The speed of chanting the incantation in his mouth doubled.

Seeing this scene, Sun Tu and others hurriedly accelerated the urging of the formation.

*Rumble*!

The devouring power emitted by the five statues immediately increased sharply, and the blood below surged even more violently, actually soaring directly into the air and turning into five pillars of blood that submerged into the five statues.

The surface of the blood pool dropped rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a moment, all the blood-colored pool water disappeared, devoured by the five statues.

The scale-like patterns on the surface of the five statues flashed wildly a few times, and the originally black-red bodies turned completely blood-red.

The blood-colored light sphere also revealed its true form, which was a blood-colored light gate. The light gate seemed to lead to another world, with countless blood-colored glows surging inside.

That powerful fluctuation was emanating from within the light gate. There was no shadow of any sacred remains at the bottom of the pool.

Moreover, it seemed that because there was no blood covering it, the fluctuations emanating from the gate became even stronger.

"City Lord E, what's going on? Where are the sacred remains?" Sun Tu's expression sank as he looked at E Kui.

The other three also looked towards E Kui.

E Kui was sitting cross-legged on the blood-colored statue at the moment, his eyes tightly closed, his hands were still pinching the seal, and he was chanting the incantation rapidly. He completely ignored Sun Tu's question.

*Rumble*!

The statue under him suddenly emitted a dazzling blood light, reflecting on his body and dyeing his body completely red.

Then, in a series of "pu pu" sounds, seven or eight thick blood light tentacles shot out from within the statue, dancing up and down non-stop, and merged into E Kui's body.

E Kui's body shook like a sieve a few times, and immediately returned to calm. His eyes suddenly opened, and they had turned completely blood-red.

Not only that, his body swelled up as if it was being inflated, and red纹路 (wénlù) appeared on the surface of his body, making him look like an evil鬼 (guǐ) from hell.

When Sun Tu and the other four saw the changes in E Kui at this moment, their expressions all changed.

Among the four, Qin Yuan was the most shocked. He suddenly stood up from the statue and moved to leave.

But at this moment, a clear blood light suddenly rose from his lower abdomen, emanating from the inside out.

This blood light spun around and turned into a hazy blood cloud, wrapping half of Qin Yuan's body in it.

Countless runes loomed in the blood cloud, echoing the statue beneath him. Qin Yuan's body seemed to be frozen in ice, unable to move.

Almost at the same time, streams of blood light also rose from the bodies of Chen Yang and the other three, and in a flash, they condensed into a blood cloud, covering most of the three's bodies.

The three's bodies also instantly became unable to move and were imprisoned there.

Fang Chan, Duan Tong, Xuan Yuanhang, Shi Chuankong, and the short, fat male elder from Xuanzhi City, who were near the deep pit, all changed their expressions when they saw this scene, and subconsciously wanted to step forward.

With a flash of figures, three figures appeared in front of them, namely Shao Ying, Zhu Ziyuan, and Zhu Ziqing.

"Everyone, the five city lords are urging the magic formation, it's better not to step forward and disturb them." Shao Ying said lightly, and a powerful pressure erupted from his body, pressing towards Fang Chan and others.

Fang Chan and the others felt as if they were being pressed down by a giant mountain, and their bodies sank suddenly, making it difficult for them to breathe.

The few people looked at Shao Ying in shock and stopped subconsciously.

Among the people present, only Madam Six Flowers stood quietly on the side from beginning to end, her expression calm and undisturbed. She did not speak or make any movements.

Within the blood array, E Kui slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at the four people.

His eyes at this moment emitted a compelling red light, and a cold light flashed, without a trace of the gentleness he had shown before.

When Sun Tu and the others saw E Kui's expression at this moment, their hearts couldn't help but "thump" as if they had fallen into an bottomless abyss.

"City Lord E, what are you doing?" Fu Jian struggled desperately, but the blood cloud around him seemed thin, but it was as stable as Mount Tai, not even trembling, and asked with a forced smile.

"The sacred remains have not yet appeared, but it won't do for the four of you to leave suddenly. Without you, how can this blood formation operate? So I had no choice but to take action and keep the four of you here." E Kui smiled faintly, and said slowly.

"E Kui, stop pretending. Everything here seems to be your conspiracy. But we have always been careful and asked ourselves not to relax our vigilance. When did you lay your hands on us?" Sun Tu shouted coldly.

"Sulfurous blood cloud!" Chen Yang looked at the crystal blood cloud around him, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he blurted out.

The expressions of the other three changed slightly when they heard this.

"Friend Chen is still quite perceptive, and was the first to react. That's right, the sulfurous blood cloud is really a good thing!" E Kui smiled.

"City Lord Sun, City Lord Fu, didn't you say that you didn't get the sulfurous blood cloud in the sulfurous fog sea before?" Qin Yuan suddenly thought of something and looked at Sun Tu and Fu Jian and asked.

Sun Tu and Fu Jian were stunned when they heard this.

When Qin Yuan saw the expressions of the two, he immediately understood that the two of them were lying before. The two of them had also obtained the sulfurous blood cloud, but for some reason, they kept it secret.

"So you were the one who made so many sulfurous blood clouds suddenly appear in the fog sea. You started plotting against us at that time. What exactly do you want to do, City Lord E?" Chen Yang took a deep breath and asked slowly.

"You'll know soon!" E Kui's blood-red eyes swept across the four, and he laughed loudly, pinching seals with both hands.

Amidst the laughter, the surrounding blood array emitted a great light, and countless blood-colored纹路 (wénlù) appeared out of thin air. Intertwined with each other, they formed a blood-colored magic formation that was several times more complex.

Countless纹路 (wénlù) also appeared on the surrounding blood-colored light screen, and then, with a flash, it suddenly turned into a semi-substantial blood-colored罩 (zhào), enveloping the entire deep pit along with Chen Yang and the other four in it.

The statues beneath Chen Yang and the other four also suddenly erupted with a dazzling blood light, submerging the four's bodies in it and surging towards their bodies.

The expressions of Sun Tu and the other four changed. They tried desperately to struggle, but the blood cloud restriction in their bodies firmly imprisoned their bodies, and they could not move at all. They could only watch helplessly as the blood light of the statue invaded their bodies.

Earthworm-shaped blood-colored纹路 (wénlù) appeared on the surface of the four, and these纹路 (wénlù) twisted on their bodies like living things. The four's bodies trembled, and their faces showed painful expressions. They couldn't help but scream.

The expressions of Fang Chan and the other five changed drastically when they saw this drastic change.

"City Lord!" Fang Chan's expression turned anxious when he saw Sun Tu's miserable appearance. Regardless of Shao Ying's strength, he rushed out first.

Duan Tong, Xuan Yuanhang, and the short, fat male elder also immediately followed.

Shi Chuankong did not rush out with them, but instead retreated a distance.

Shao Ying sneered and immediately greeted them, waving his hand, and a white light surged in his palm.

Five sharp forces shot out like crazy, as if five divine swords were slashing through the air. Wherever they passed, the ground was directly划 (huá) out with five deep痕 (hén), and the sharp finger force was铺张 (pūzhāng), covering Fang Chan and the other four.

Zhu Ziyuan and Zhu Ziqing also followed closely and flew out.

……

At this moment, inside the back hall, Han Li was walking quickly outward.

His expression suddenly changed, and the steps he took stopped abruptly. Then his body fell to the ground with a "plop".

A stream of blood light poured out from his lower abdomen, forming a blood-colored cloud that enveloped his body.

"This is… so there were hidden tricks in that sulfurous blood cloud!" Han Li's divine sense swept through his body, and he immediately sensed the source of this blood-colored cloud.

At this moment, two团 (tuán) of blood cloud-like light emerged in his lower abdomen丹田 (dāntián). Countless tiny blood-colored符文 (fúwén) rolled inside, emitting a powerful restriction force, firmly imprisoning his body.