# Chapter 2125: Guardian Spirit Beast
Lin Feng had once sensed the sword spirit of the Skyless Sword, but sword spirits were born from sword souls, and sword souls were nurtured from the wielder's own soul. As for formations, without the guidance of a human martial cultivator's soul, how could they achieve a living spiritual form of a formation?
It was precisely because of this that Lin Feng had his doubts.
Lin Feng tore through the spiderweb, yet he deeply felt its toughness. He stepped forward, charging straight at the demon spider. However, the spider opened its mouth and spat out streams of light, enveloping the entire space. At the same time, these threads were extremely sharp, seemingly capable of killing and piercing through a martial cultivator's body.
But Lin Feng, in battles at the Martial Emperor realm, was almost impervious to blades and swords. His hands tore through everything as he continued forward. The wind howled, and his body landed on the spider's back. He then stomped down hard. A cracking sound rang out, as if the spider was about to shatter. At the same time, Lin Feng's powerful soul force surged into the spider's brow. Sure enough, deep within its mind, there was a wisp of light—a spider soul.
"Indeed, this formation demon also has a soul. But how was the soul of a formation demon born? Could it truly be a creation of heaven?"
Lin Feng began to doubt the words of the ancient formation masters of the Heavenly Array Mysterious Mansion. Of course, this doubt was based purely on his own intuition, without any reason. The Heavenly Array Mysterious Mansion had many powerful experts, and they must have discovered this phenomenon as well. Yet they still believed in the legacy of their ancestors. After all, in the world of martial arts, there were too many strange phenomena that could not be explained. Moreover, the formation demon before him was a living example.
A strange aura emanated from Lin Feng, instantly enveloping the spider. Then, the spider formation demon disappeared. Since it had a soul, it should be controllable.
Lin Feng continued forward, deeper into this world. Along the way, he encountered quite a few formation demons. Some were very powerful, like the spider, capable of inscribing formations as if it were innate. Without exception, Lin Feng captured them all, storing them in his martial soul world to see if they could be useful later.
"A tomb." At that moment, Lin Feng's gaze fell downward. Ahead of him stood a tomb with a carved stele in front of it. If it were just that, it wouldn't have attracted attention. What drew notice was that in front of the stele, formation demons stood guard. "East: Azure Dragon; West: White Tiger; South: Vermilion Bird; North: Black Tortoise."
This place was a certain area within a vein of formation ores. The four guardian formation demons actually condensed into the five elemental spirit beasts, leaving only the center empty, belonging to Earth. There, a patch of yellow soil lay behind the stele. Whose tomb it was, no one knew.
But at this moment, the four formation demons all glared fiercely at the figures before them. These were martial cultivators of the Heavenly Array Mysterious Mansion who had entered this small world. Clearly, they all wanted to see what was hidden inside the tomb, which was why they had entered a standoff with the four formation demons.
Finally, one figure moved, stepping forward toward the tomb. But the moment he moved, the White Tiger guarding the west stirred, standing proudly in the void. Its icy gaze fixed on the person before it, and a terrifying, sharp battle intent emanated from its body, like a war beast spirit.
"We are disciples of the Heavenly Array Mysterious Mansion, here to pay respects to the tomb of our ancestors. We ask that you spirit beasts make way," the Heavenly Array Mysterious Mansion expert said. But the White Tiger only stared coldly at him, ignoring him. The man snorted coldly, reached out his hand, and a thunderous sound echoed through the void as a palm imprint struck toward the White Tiger.
The White Tiger roared, spitting out a golden light. With a booming explosion, the palm imprint shattered.
The martial cultivator snorted again, then punched out. In an instant, violent fists multiplied into thousands, tearing toward the White Tiger. A penetrating Dao might spread, as if it would shatter the void. The one attacking the White Tiger was an Emperor-level figure who had mastered Dao intent. Not only him, but everyone standing around was an Emperor-level expert, their strength terrifying.
The White Tiger roared at the heavens, golden light blazing. The entire world seemed to be filled with terrifying golden light, transforming into countless golden tiger kings that attacked in all directions. Heaven and earth shook, and the hearts of the crowd trembled violently. They had reached the level of Formation Grandmaster, yet they could not form formations with a single thought. But this guardian formation demon, the White Tiger, seemed to possess an innate ability, its strength absolutely terrifying.
"This is an Emperor-level formation demon," Lin Feng thought, shaken. The White Tiger, enraged, charged forward. Golden light enveloped the entire world, forming a canopy. The Emperor-level expert's face turned ugly as he frantically unleashed divine fists, piercing and crushing everything. But the White Tiger continued to roar, formation light covering the sky. In the void, a destructive golden vortex seemed to press down, attacking the man with infinite power.
"So terrifying. Even this Emperor-level figure is no match for the White Tiger," Lin Feng thought, shocked. He saw that this Emperor-level expert also tried to inscribe formations, constantly weaving formation light. But the White Tiger's formations were too fast. With continuous roars, formation patterns crisscrossed heaven and earth. Soon, that patch of void became a sealed world. The other Emperor-level experts all retreated, their faces extremely ugly. They had long heard that some guardian formation demons in this Qian Mansion Cave Heaven were terrifyingly powerful and should not be provoked lightly. Yet they still had their doubts. Seeing it with their own eyes today, they were truly shaken.
"Should we help him?" someone asked stiffly.
"Haven't you seen the other three guardian formation demons watching?" the others stared at the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. The eyes of these three guardian formation demons were extremely terrifying, as if they would devour them.
"Help me!" the trapped man roared. But no one came to his aid. The formation overlapped frantically, becoming more and more terrifying. His hope of escape grew smaller and smaller. In the end, the White Tiger devoured him whole, biting him in its mouth. Blood dripped from the White Tiger's jaws, a shocking sight that made everyone's hearts tremble involuntarily. Especially since the blood-dripping White Tiger was still staring at them, making it even more horrifying.
"Hoo..." Lin Feng took a deep breath. So powerful. He wondered, if he had been in the place of the slain man, trapped in that formation, could he have fought his way out?
"Four spirit beasts guarding it. This is a Saint Emperor's tomb, a blood relative of the ancestral formation master. And you dare to covet it?" Yang Xiao stepped forward, looking at the crowd and speaking indifferently.
"Although this is the Qian Mansion Cave Heaven, there's no rule saying we can't do anything inside. As long as we can, why not?" someone responded to Yang Xiao. In this Qian Mansion Cave Heaven, aside from not being able to find the ancestral formation master's tomb, many tombs of his blood relatives existed. But all were guarded by terrifying formation demons, and very few could touch them.
"The question is, can you?" Yang Xiao sneered, making the crowd's faces ugly. The death of that man had already proven that well enough.
"Heh, Yang Xiao, you don't need to say such things. If you had the chance, you'd probably go further than us. In the Heavenly Array Mysterious Mansion, everyone knows what kind of person you are," someone scoffed. The others nodded silently. This Yang Xiao had once caused waves across all eighty-one mansions of the Heavenly Array Mysterious Mansion, and the other mansions of the Grand Supreme Mansion had personally forbidden him from doing certain things.
"Haha, you all know me quite well." Yang Xiao laughed. "You're right. If I had the chance, I would also hunt guardian formation demons. And now, I have such an opportunity."
"Oh?" The crowd's pupils contracted slightly. Then someone asked, "Yang Xiao, what do you mean by that?"
"I have a way to deal with these guardian formation demons, but of course, I'll need your cooperation," Yang Xiao replied.
"And then?" The crowd's hearts stirred. They had always wanted to see what was inside the tomb guarded by these four formation demons.
"But before that, you need to do one thing for me first," Yang Xiao said.
"What is it?" The crowd frowned. This guy clearly had no good intentions.
"Help me capture this man." Yang Xiao pointed at Lin Feng. Instantly, everyone's pupils turned toward Lin Feng, confused. Capturing a mere Martial Emperor-level cultivator required such a big fuss, needing their help?
Lin Feng's pupils contracted sharply, a sharp, cold light flashing in his eyes. This Yang Xiao was indeed up to no good, wanting to capture him.
"Yang Xiao, I, Mu Feng, seem to have no enmity with you. And you invited me into the Qian Mansion—is this how you treat an invite?" Lin Feng stared coldly at Yang Xiao. At the same time, a formation pattern appeared in his hand.
"I thought you wouldn't agree to my request, so I had to capture you first and then interrogate you," Yang Xiao said with a smile. Lin Feng's body suddenly moved, wrapped in a gale, fleeing into the distance.
"Kill!" Purple Emperor shouted coldly, stepping through the void. A terrifying burning flame Dao might surged directly into Lin Feng's body, making him feel as if his entire body was filled with violent flames. His pupils released a freezing killing intent.
"If you want to enter the Emperor's tomb, capture him first!" Yang Xiao roared, also chasing after Lin Feng. The crowd's pupils contracted, and all of them moved, chasing Lin Feng like a gale. Since Yang Xiao said so, they would capture this man first and see if Yang Xiao would keep his promise.
On his body, terrifying law forces seemed to transform entirely into void and wind law forces, manifesting behind him. At the same time, the laws of his martial soul world frantically surged out, forming a massive wing behind his back. The wing flapped, and wind and void law forces simultaneously tore through the void. His speed became unimaginable, as if he could cross a terrifying distance in an instant.
"So fast. Yang Xiao is naturally cautious. Even with me joining forces, he still wasn't at ease. He took the opportunity just now to rally these Emperor-level figures. But I didn't expect this man to be this fast," Purple Emperor thought, his heart trembling. But formation patterns also appeared beneath his feet as he stepped through the void in pursuit.
PS: Thanks to Xiao Zi, Wu Ming, Jing'er, and other brothers and sisters for their tips. Also, thanks to Xiao Zi for becoming the Martial God Alliance Leader!