As the dust settled, four large holes were visible on the sea-blue barrier.
The Four Dragon Kings coughed up large mouthfuls of blood. They hadn't expected these four juniors to be so resolute, sacrificing themselves to the Dao!
Fuxi, Qilin Chen, Sui Ren Shi, Yan Zi Shi, and You Chao Shi also seized the opportunity to leap out of the Rising Seas Formation.
The faces of the five were grim after emerging. They hadn't imagined that the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise clans would sacrifice themselves for five strangers.
The moment You Chao Shi exited the formation, he took out the five formation flags given to him by Shen Nong, distributing one to each person. Simultaneously, he transmitted the formation method taught by Shen Nong to the other four through his divine soul.
Upon learning this, Fuxi looked at You Chao Shi with displeasure. If he had such a valuable item, why didn't he produce it earlier? The four clans wouldn't have had to sacrifice themselves.
You Chao Shi had no way to express his hardship. He was unfamiliar with the Rising Seas Formation and had intended to give the flags to the others after entering. However, once inside the formation, they were constantly resisting immense pressure, leaving no time.
Fuxi snorted, giving You Chao Shi a look that promised retribution later.
Seeing the five emerge, the Four Dragon Kings' expressions changed. The Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise clans had sacrificed themselves to forcefully break the Rising Seas Formation, and the Dragon Kings were already heavily injured. They were no match for the five now.
Knowing that Fuxi and his companions would not let this matter rest, the Four Dragon Kings realized their only hope of survival was the Rising Seas Formation, given their current injured state.
The Four Dragon Kings simultaneously struck their chests, spewing a mouthful of primal essence blood onto their Dragon Orbs.
The primal essence blood was visibly absorbed by the Dragon Orbs, which then emitted a faint bloody glow.
The East Sea Dragon King looked at Fuxi and the other four, laughing heartily:
"This is the first time the Rising Seas Formation has been pushed to this extent. Perish!"
As soon as the East Sea Dragon King finished speaking, the four Dragon Orbs vanished in an instant, appearing above the heads of the five. A blood-red barrier immediately formed.
Concurrently, countless streams of blood surged from the four Dragon Orbs, sweeping towards the five.
The five dared not delay. You Chao Shi had just transmitted the formation method "Unity of Hearts" to them. They immediately formed a pentagon, channeling all their spiritual energy into their flagpoles.
The formation flags, which were identical before, suddenly changed color: yellow, azure, crimson, gold, and blue!
Behind the yellow flagpole, an boundless projection of the earth appeared. Behind the azure flagpole, the silhouette of a towering ancient tree materialized. Behind the crimson flagpole, a fierce inferno blazed. Behind the golden flagpole, a divine sword appeared, and behind the blue flagpole, an boundless ocean stretched out. This corresponded to the five elements of heaven and earth: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Seeing this, the Four Dragon Kings' expressions changed. They struck their chests again, spewing another mouthful of primal essence blood onto their Dragon Orbs.
The bloody glow of the four Dragon Orbs intensified, and the surging blood became incredibly viscous, as if it were real blood.
Yan Zi Shi, seeing their surroundings enveloped in a sea of blood, immediately activated the blue formation flag in her hand.
The blue flag expanded, forming a wall of flags in front of the five. The blood waters vanished upon contact with the flag's surface, entirely absorbed by the blue flag.
Fuxi activated the azure flagpole, and the projection of the towering ancient tree seemed to solidify. Green light dripped from its canopy, replenishing the group's expended energy.
Qilin Chen poured all his effort into activating the golden flagpole. Swords flew out from the flag's surface, fiercely piercing the bloody barrier of the Rising Seas Formation.
Meanwhile, Sui Ren Shi activated the crimson flagpole. Balls of flames erupted from its surface, encircling the bloody barrier and burning it.
You Chao Shi activated the yellow flagpole, and a yellow protective shield enveloped the five.
The Four Dragon Kings watched as their Dragon Orbs in front of them gradually turned red and developed cracks. Every time an orb was about to turn completely red or develop large cracks, the Dragon Kings would spew more primal essence blood to repair them.
The Four Dragon Kings hadn't expected the formation flags held by the five to be so powerful. It wasn't them tormenting the five anymore, but the five tormenting them.
Already injured from the clansmen's sacrifices, and now continuously using their primal essence blood, they would eventually be drained to death.
The Four Dragon Kings were in an unenviable predicament. If they didn't use primal essence blood to repair their Dragon Orbs, their cultivation would be lost, and their lives would be in peril if the orbs shattered.
The four dragons were caught in a dilemma. If they withdrew the Rising Seas Formation, their current state would likely lead to them being sliced into a million pieces by Fuxi and his companions within moments.
The Four Dragon Kings' only hope was for the five within the formation to exhaust their spiritual energy and perish within the Rising Seas Formation.
Among the four Dragon Kings, the East Sea Dragon King was the most distressed. His Dragon Orb had been shattered by Fuxi before, and now his face was pale, his legs trembled slightly, showing signs of imminent collapse.
The other three Dragon Kings dared not abandon him. The Rising Seas Formation required all four Dragon Kings to execute it together; if even one was missing, the formation would instantly crumble.
The three Dragon Kings could only take turns transferring some of their primal essence to the East Sea Dragon King.
Within the formation, the five saw the increasing cracks on the four blood-red Dragon Orbs. Just as the Four Dragon Kings were about to repair them with their primal essence, the five suddenly channeled all their power into Qilin Chen's golden flagpole.
Qilin Chen raised the golden flagpole forcefully above his head. Suddenly, a solid, immense greatsword flew out from the flag's surface, shattering the Rising Seas Formation in one fell swoop.
Before the Four Dragon Kings could react, they heard a "crack" as a greatsword flew past them, soaring straight into the sky.
The Four Dragon Kings suddenly "wooshed" out a large mouthful of blood, and the four Dragon Orbs shattered simultaneously, vanishing into specks of blue light.
The Four Dragon Kings' faces turned ashen, and they looked towards the sky with despair.
Seeing the four Dragon Kings in such a sorry state, the five were about to finish them off when the Four Dragon Kings suddenly burst into tragic laughter:
"Hahaha! We've lost, our painstakingly researched Rising Seas Formation has been defeated! But if not for the clansmen sacrificing themselves to the Great Dao, how could you have fought to this point?"
Qilin Chen had no patience for such pronouncements. As he raised his hand to strike downwards, a voice echoed from the horizon:
"Stop!"