"So strong!" Ling Feng and the others exchanged glances, seeing shock and unease in each other’s eyes!

Could this sudden figure be the mastermind behind the Devourer? This strength, this pressure, it’s simply terrifying!

"I am the ancestor of the Swallowing Heaven Dragon Crocodile! You may call me Swallowing Heaven!" Swallowing Heaven calmly looked at the five people within the Sky Mysterious Immortal Formation and said.

"Swallowing Heaven? It truly carries the aura of devouring the heavens." Ling Feng thought to himself, "I wonder if Uncle Pangu can deal with this guy."

Swallowing Heaven’s gaze fell upon Ling Feng: "Little one, if I’m not mistaken, you should be the current Dragon God, otherwise, you wouldn’t possess such pure Dragon God’s Power on you!"

Ling Feng took a deep breath and said solemnly, "That’s right, I am the current Dragon God. Swallowing Heaven, all of this was your design, wasn’t it?"

Swallowing Heaven chuckled and said, "Indeed, the collapse of this space was orchestrated by my little ones, aiming to trap you in here, cutting off any chance of escape. It seems my plan succeeded!"

Ling Feng said in a grave tone, "What is your purpose?"

"Isn’t my purpose clear to you?" Swallowing Heaven’s voice carried a hint of mockery: "I am after the pure Blood of the Dragon God within you. Otherwise, would I waste so much time on you all?"

Ling Feng’s expression turned sour; indeed, it was for the Blood of the Dragon God within him. But this guy’s aura was immensely terrifying!

"You, being a branch of the Dragon Clan, dare to covet the Blood of the Dragon God; it’s simply outrageous!" Ling Feng said coldly.

"Branch of the Dragon Clan?" Swallowing Heaven was taken aback, then laughed heartily: "Little one, do you perhaps misunderstand something? Who told you I, Swallowing Heaven, am a branch of the Dragon Clan? I was once known as the Swallowing Heaven Giant Crocodile, devouring planes and stars countless!"

"But later, a meddling fellow appeared, and engaged in a battle with me for a full three hundred years. In the end, I was sealed by him at the edge of the Ancient Ruins using a secret technique, waiting for tens of thousands of years until finally, his descendant appeared! Once I devour you and gain your bloodline, I will break his bloodline seal. Then, no one in the Ancient Ruins will be my match!"

A look of horror appeared on Ling Feng’s face; this guy battled the Dragon God long ago, a super expert from ten thousand years ago!

To survive against the Dragon God, even if Swallowing Heaven hasn’t reached the Immortal Realm, his strength is certainly not far from it.

"This is really troublesome!" Ling Feng felt a bit gloomy internally.

"Your turtle shell is quite tough, still not sure if you can withstand my attack?" Swallowing Heaven said lightly, then his front claw struck towards the Sky Mysterious Immortal Formation, causing a blood-colored phantom to condense in the void, bringing endless pressure to all.

"What a powerful move!" Tianshu Palace Master’s eyes narrowed, "This Swallowing Heaven’s strength is not beneath the Respected Sect Master!"

With a loud bang, the massive blood-colored giant claw slammed heavily onto the Sky Mysterious Immortal Formation, causing the originally indestructible formation to tremble vigorously. The five at the center felt a violent tremor.

"Oh? Not bad, actually able to withstand fifty percent of my power, next, I shall use seventy percent of my power!" Saying so, Swallowing Heaven raised his giant claw once more, striking the Sky Mysterious Immortal Formation again.

Boom, this time employing even more strength, the strike carried a fierce space storm, crashing onto the Sky Mysterious Immortal Formation, shattering the space around it, revealing fractured voids, the powerful pull seemingly wanting to devour the formation!

With a muffled sound, a streak of blood escaped Tianshu Palace Master’s lips, his eyes filled with surprise, this guy’s strength is incredibly powerful!

Although the Sky Mysterious Immortal Formation was still holding on, cracks were starting to appear on the surface, and Tianshu Palace Master no longer had the energy to restore the formation.

"If there’s another hit, we won’t be able to hold on!" Zi Yang Palace Master said in a grave tone, as he promptly took out a cultivation pill and placed it in Tianshu Palace Master’s mouth.

After swallowing the Elixir, Tianshu Palace Master’s complexion improved greatly, he nodded and said: "Indeed, the opponent hasn’t exerted full strength, my Sky Mysterious Immortal Formation is barely holding on, if that guy uses full force, even my formation will crumble!"

A heavy atmosphere spread among the five, though they knew of the Devourer’s existence, none expected there to be such an ancient being among them!

"Let’s give it our all!" said Lord of the Heavenly Fire Palace in a deep voice, a fiery-red Divine Artifact longsword appeared in his hand: "Brothers, if we continue passive defense like this, death is the only path. Only by taking a desperate gamble can we escape alive!"

The other three Hall Masters nodded, at this point, there’s no other way, this was it.

Ling Feng said at that moment: "Four seniors, I have an idea!"

"What idea?" asked Lord Hei Shan: "At this point, if you have an idea, speak quickly!"

Ling Feng took a deep breath and said: "The target is me, during the assault later, we disperse and escape, this way our chances to escape might be higher."

"What nonsense are you speaking?" Lord of the Purple Sun Palace rejected Ling Feng’s suggestion outright: "Ling Feng, the four of us promised the Sect Master to ensure your safety, you suggest we old folks run away while you draw the attack, are you underestimating us?"

"Exactly, Ling Feng, rest assured, as long as I, Tian Huo, am alive, that beast won’t harm you!" stated Lord of the Heavenly Fire Palace confidently: "Don’t underestimate the four of us, our strength is not to be belittled!"

"Four Hall Masters, I didn’t mean it like that, I have my reasoning!" Ling Feng hurriedly explained: "Everyone hasn’t considered, why a being as strong as Swallowing Heaven would create such traps? If it could truly crush us, why bother with such hassle and not directly strike?"

Lord Hei Shan paused: "Ling Feng, you mean..."

"It also said it was sealed by the Dragon God, I think its activities now must be greatly limited, otherwise, it wouldn’t go to such lengths setting traps and schemes. What we need to do is not fight to the death, but escape from its effective range!"

The four Hall Masters’ eyes brightened: "Indeed, do you mean its ability to exert power is confined to a specific range? Beyond that, it can’t move?"

Ling Feng nodded: "It must be like this, that’s why I suggested we act separately..."

"If that’s the case, we mustn’t act separately!" said Tian Huo, patting Ling Feng’s shoulder with a smile: "Don’t underestimate us!"