Chapter 162 is finally coming to an end, but I’m so unwilling to let it go!

Soul Devouring King had figured it out: Li Xuanfeng was the type of peerless Prodigy who was extremely confident—no, extremely arrogant!

Prodigies, more or less, possess arrogance.

Especially those Prodigies who have never experienced defeat or setbacks in their cultivation.

A long period of smooth sailing creates an illusion that they were born to be the protagonists of this world!

They believe they are destined to reach the Peak of cultivation, become the strongest in this world, and stand above all other Cultivators!

Only by experiencing setbacks, facing failure, and recognizing reality will that arrogance slowly fade, and they will understand that there is always someone better.

In Soul Devouring King’s opinion, the previous Zhang Yan was like this, he himself was like this when he was young, and Li Xuanfeng was even more so!

Before becoming a King, Soul Devouring King was a Prodigy who astonished countless people; his cultivation journey was smooth and rapid.

He endured tens of thousands of battles without a single defeat!

Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters admired him, Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters respected him, his Master favored him, and the Sect nurtured him with all their might, treating him as a treasure.

For a long time, he was arrogant and looked down on others, never believing there was anything he couldn't do.

He also wouldn't listen to others' advice, acting as he pleased, rebellious and stubborn.

It wasn't until he suffered a crushing defeat among his peers, and subsequently failed repeatedly in challenges, that he truly awoke.

The current Li Xuanfeng reminded him of a glimpse of his younger self.

Clearly, refining the Formation eye and then mobilizing the power of the Star River Grand Formation to deal with him was the safest approach.

But Li Xuanfeng stubbornly refused, insisting on achieving a Breakthrough on his own, clearly confident in his talent and strength to the extreme!

Soul Devouring King admitted that Li Xuanfeng was the most prodigious person he had ever seen.

However, it was impossible for him to pose a threat to his life with just that.

Even if he was only a remnant Soul, he was still a King Realm!

Each major Realm is divided into minor Realms.

Unlike the previous division into nine stages, the King Realm is divided into Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Peak.

Between each minor Realm, there is a very obvious gap in strength.

Soul Devouring King was a powerful Cultivator at the Late Stage of the King Realm!

If he were only at the Early Stage of the King Realm, in his current state, Li Xuanfeng might truly possess the strength to kill him after his Breakthrough.

Unfortunately, he was at the Late Stage of the King Realm.

Moreover, he was a Late Stage King Realm expert specializing in the Dao of the Soul; in the same Soul state, he could unleash even greater power than others!

“Li Xuanfeng is indeed a Prodigy beyond common sense; the five strength levels of the Peak of the Life and Death Realm ninth stage will have to be rewritten because of him.”

“He is only at the second stage of the Life and Death Realm, yet he can instantly kill those invincible below the King Realm; after breaking through to the third and fourth stages of the Life and Death Realm, his strength will experience another massive increase.”

“However, as long as he doesn’t exceed the fifth stage of the Life and Death Realm, he shouldn’t pose a threat to me.”

Soul Devouring King silently pondered, deducing Li Xuanfeng’s potential strength after his Breakthrough based on their previous battles.

“He is so confident, so he must truly be confident in breaking through. I just don’t know if he can surpass the fifth stage of the Life and Death Realm?”

“It shouldn’t be that exaggerated, right?”

“It’s been less than two days since his last Breakthrough in battle; the probability of another Breakthrough is actually not high.”

“No, I must anticipate the worst outcome. Assuming he really breaks through to the fifth stage of the Life and Death Realm, then I would be quite dangerous.”

“I must quickly break through the Formation and devour Myriad Formation King.”

“By then, my Soul will recover another ten percent, and even if Li Xuanfeng truly breaks through to the fifth stage of the Life and Death Realm, he won’t be able to do anything to me!”

Various thoughts flashed through Soul Devouring King’s mind.

Speaking of which, he had to be thankful that Li Xuanfeng was an arrogant person.

Because Li Xuanfeng was overly arrogant and disdained to refine the Formation eye of the Star River Grand Formation, it angered Myriad Formation King greatly, making him completely disappointed and utterly losing his fighting spirit.

Without Myriad Formation King fully controlling the Formation, Soul Devouring King’s assault became much simpler. It wouldn’t be long before this grand Formation, which had trapped him for over a thousand years, would be completely shattered!

…Inside the Town Mountain Pagoda, Li Xuanfeng sat quietly.

An ancient, unadorned square seal floated before him.

This was the Formation eye of the Star Dou Grand Formation.

The Star Dou Grand Formation was extremely similar to the Star River Grand Formation, but its preciousness was a hundred times greater.

This square seal was equivalent to a King Dao weapon, but it had no artifact spirit.

However, relying solely on the strength of its material, it could easily smash a Life and Death Realm Cultivator into a pulp.

Inside the square seal, a vast space formed on its own, with ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Formations converging into ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine dazzling star clusters.

They were interconnected and linked, with the square seal as the Formation eye, forming the Star Dou Grand Formation!

Once the Star Dou appeared, it could change heaven and earth, possessing endless power!

As long as he refined the Formation seal, Li Xuanfeng could release this Formation with a single thought.

Just like using a Formation Plate before.

However, this kind of King-grade Formation has very high demands on a Cultivator’s strength. The stronger the Cultivator, the higher their control.

The higher the control, the greater the power that can be mobilized.

If one's strength is insufficient, for example, if their Soul is too weak, let alone mobilizing the Formation’s power, they might even be backlashed by the terrifying power contained within the Formation if they are not careful!

A drop of essence blood floated out and merged into the square seal, while his Divine Sense surged forth, imprinting Soul marks upon it one by one.

Li Xuanfeng began to refine this High Grade Peak Formation.

King-grade Formation Masters are divided into Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, and Peak Grade, corresponding to the Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Peak of the King Realm, respectively.

Peak Grade signifies the absolute limit among King-grade Formations!

If it could be fully activated, it would be invincible within the King Realm.

Even if he couldn't fully activate it, Li Xuanfeng could still unleash power far exceeding his own level!

Once he refined the Formation seal of this King-grade Peak Grand Formation, he would only need to mobilize ten percent of its power to reduce Soul Devouring King to ashes!

However, why use a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken? He didn’t plan to use the Star Dou Grand Formation against Soul Devouring King.

After all, the four Daughters of Destiny were all receiving the Legacy baptism.

These Legacy baptisms were rewards Li Xuanfeng received after participating in breaking the Formation, so his participation was not low.

By then, the returned multiplier would certainly not be low either.

His Realm would experience a surge, enough to deal with Soul Devouring King.

Time never stops for anyone, silently flowing away.

Inside the Star River Grand Formation.

The Cultivators were still diligently trying to break the Formation.

The Legacy baptism above the ninetieth floor was their motivation.

Wei Qingyan, Luo Li, Mingyue Qing, and Mingyue Xue silently received the Legacy baptism, their cultivation rapidly increasing.

Myriad Formation King gazed up at the starry sky without a word, his eyes somewhat vacant, as if lost in some distant memory.

He allowed Soul Devouring King to violently assault the Formation, no longer mobilizing power to suppress him.

It was as if even the pain from his remnant Soul being torn apart was greatly reduced in his distraction.

Buzz!

After an unknown period, a subtle ripple spread out.

Among the four Daughters of Destiny, Wei Qingyan, with the lowest Realm, was the first to achieve a Breakthrough.

Under the baptism of pure energy, she finally successfully condensed her inner core, becoming a Core Condensation Realm Cultivator!

Myriad Formation King was drawn by this faint ripple. He glanced at Wei Qingyan before retracting his gaze, a sigh echoing in his heart.

These few people were all true peerless Prodigies, but compared to the extremely exaggerated Li Xuanfeng, they seemed somewhat dim.

He originally thought Li Xuanfeng could help him fulfill his final wish, but he never expected him to be someone whose extreme Prodigy talent had created an extremely arrogant mindset.

Buzz!

Another ripple spread out.

This time, it was no one else, but Myriad Formation King himself.

His illusory remnant Soul rippled like water, and the Formations within his body vibrated with a series of tremors from the impact.

“It’s finally coming to an end!”

“But I’m so unwilling!”

Myriad Formation King was despairing and powerless.

The Formations inscribed in his remnant Soul were truly shaken for the first time, which meant Soul Devouring King was not far from success.

If Soul Devouring King broke through the Formation, not only would he become Soul nourishment.

Most of the Cultivators present, except for those with powerful backgrounds like the Mingyue sisters, might not survive.

“Alas~”

Another long, drawn-out sigh.

Myriad Formation King resigned himself to fate.