Chapter 5497
- Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! After the barrier shattered, the accumulated blood energy and soul fire swept out like stampeding beasts into the tree of the Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit and to the embryos. The embryos began to tremble and contract in size repeatedly. The blood-red mist shrouding the embryos was brewing violently as well. This indicated the embryos were in the process of bearing fruits. Only time would tell if it would be a success. Luke raised his hands and traced a complex pattern in the air again as he scoffed. The Illusory Formation shattered immediately. Freddy and the two surviving peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials, a young man and a middle-aged man, saw a flash of light. When their visions returned to them, they discovered they were in a huge cave on a floating island. Moreover, previously, they could not see anyone but their opponents, but at this time, they saw each other, David Bishop, and Faiz. The expressions on the trio’s faces changed drastically as they stared at Luke warily as though they were facing a formidable opponent. Luke glanced at the five survivors and nonchalantly said, “I must say, it’s impressive that five of you managed to survive out of 10,000 people.” “Hm?” At this moment, David Bishop and Faiz finally realized Luke had removed the Illusory Formation. They were none the wiser since they were not affected in the first place. They only knew the Illusory Formation had been removed when they saw Freddy and the other two’s reactions. “W-what do you mean by this?” the middle-aged man asked in a trembling voice. Although he was not even 200 years old and was considered to have high innate talent and comprehension skills, he was nothing in front of Luke. After all, Luke had comprehended four profundities from the law of water, and he was not even 100 years old. The middle-aged man, on the other hand, had only comprehended three profundities and had just begun to comprehend the fourth profundity from the law of thunder. After the middle-aged man finished speaking, David Bishop, Faiz, Freddy, and the young man shifted their eyes to Luke in unison. Hints of surprise and unease could be seen in Freddy and the young man’s eyes, but David Bishop and Faiz remained calm. Luke did not think much of David Bishop and Faiz’s abnormal reaction. He assumed they were just feigning their calmness and were actually brimming with fear inwardly. “What do you think I mean?” Luke smiled faintly. “Out of 10,000 people, only five of you survived... Everyone else is dead, reduced to ashes!” His smile seemed to grow wider when he mentioned the death of 10,000 people as though it was nothing. “D-dead?!” “All of them are dead?!” The expressions of Freddy and the two peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials changed drastically. They instinctively looked around. Alas, they saw no one else but the five of them, excluding Luke. “If they’re all dead, where are their corpses?” Freddy asked after taking a deep breath. He was staring intently at Luke. “Weren’t you listening? I said they were reduced to ashes and disappeared! What’s so hard to understand?” Luke glanced at Freddy, the corner of his lips curling up into a sinister smile. Turned into ashes and disappeared! Freddy’s heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained the same when he heard Luke’s words. He said, “You said they turned into ashes and disappeared? You’re powerful, but it’s impossible for you to kill all of them!” “When did I say I killed them?” Luke burst out in laughter. “I remember your name is Freddy, right? Do you remember the people you killed while you were trapped in the Illusory Formation?” Upon hearing Luke’s words, the expressions of the two peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials changed again. An ominous feeling rose in their hearts. Luke stared at Freddy meaningfully before he said, “If I say that the people you killed were part of the 10,000 people I gathered, would you believe me?” “I-impossible!” Freddy’s face paled immediately. “I remember their faces. Those people aren’t part of the 10,000 people!” Freddy had an outstanding memory. With just a glance, he could vaguely commit people’s faces to memory. Although his impression might not be very clear, he would still recognize them. “You were trapped in an Illusory Formation. Isn’t it normal for that Formation to be capable of changing their appearances?” Luke’s smile grew wider. “It’s not just you... Everyone has taken part in the killing. All of you were killing each other under the effect of the Illusory Formation...” Luke replied. Then, he swept his eyes over everyone before they rested on David Bishop. Then, he said, “David Bishop, in particular, killed many peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials. The number of people he killed isn’t any less than the combined number of people four of you killed!”