Chapter 1388 Invitation Into The Coffin
Ready-made?
Upon hearing Eva’s words, everyone was momentarily taken aback.
Following her gaze, everyone’s eyes landed on Jonathan’s face.
At that moment, Jonathan was also stunned.
“Me?”
Pointing to his own nose, Jonathan spoke in a somewhat bewildered manner.
“What kind of joke is this? Although I know quite a few formations, I have no idea how to set them up, okay?”
However, when it came to setting up formations, Jonathan could not help but think of the formation genius, Hayden!
No matter how irregular the youngster’s formation was, it always achieved a peculiar balance.
If he had not drunk the Holy Blood, he could actually help with the research.
Looking at Hayden in the enormous ancient coffin, Jonathan suddenly froze.
“Um… Are you referring to my coffin?”
At that moment, Jonathan finally understood what Eva meant when she referred to the ready-made formation.
Watching the figure imprisoned within the coffin, Jonathan let out a sigh.
“Baseless and supportless, matterless and spiritless. This coffin seems to really match your specifications.”
The individuals sealed within the coffin by Jonathan using a formation, including Seboxia, were all semi-suspended within it without any support.
It involved more than just the basic rules of the formation but also many other formation rules.
The coffin was used by Seboxia to imprison the spiritual energy form that he had cut out from himself.
In the truest sense, this thing could no longer be considered a simple formation.
Crafted using the techniques of Seboxia’s true form during the Cavoid Realm, this object had transcended the realm of simple formations and was showing signs of becoming a world of its own.
“Go!”
Jonathan formed a seal with both hands. The coffin, which was just over ten meters, suddenly expanded and transformed into a colossal object over thirty meters long.
Leaping into it, Jonathan reached out and gently beckoned to Joshua before using his spiritual energy to pull Joshua in as well.
“Mr. Mallory, please bring in the Soulbinding Herb with you,” Jonathan said lightly.
If one wished to utilize the formation within the coffin, then one must certainly enter it.
Then again, this coffin was extremely special. Whether it was a God Realm or a Transfiguration Realm cultivator, once they entered it, they would fall completely under the control of Jonathan.
If Cypress really went in, his fate would all hinge on a single thought from Jonathan.
Cypress stood next to the coffin with a hint of conflict etched on his face.
Jonathan was risking his life by meeting them there.
Even though Sirius and Zack were held as hostages, everyone understood that when it came to the safety of the entire family, not even one’s own son or grandson would be spared.
For these old-timers, even if they were imprisoned, it could never be a reason for their families to be controlled by others.
Since Jonathan dared to come alone to meet the four of them, it showed that he was genuinely interested in collaborating with their families.
Even so, the idea of falling into Jonathan’s force field and becoming his puppet at his mercy was something that Cypress still found somewhat daunting.
“What’s the matter? Cypress, you’re not scared, are you?”
Beside them, Zack was laughing heartily as he spoke to Cypress.
“I’m not scared at all!” Cypress snorted coldly and said.
“Since I was a child, I’ve never known what fear is.”
“Why don’t you go in then?” Zack clearly had no intention of missing this golden opportunity to tease Cypress.
At that point, Cypress decided to go all out and not care about his reputation. He let out a cold huff before continuing to speak.
“You know nothing. My spiritual energy is profound. Even without entering the coffin, I can manipulate it with my spiritual energy.”
“No way.”
Before Cypress’s voice had even faded, the voice of Jonathan had already echoed from within the coffin.
“According to what you’re saying, the formation requires the absence of any matter or spirit to utilize this herb. This implies that it absolutely cannot come into contact with any medium. If you handle this herb yourself outside, and something unexpected happens, the medicinal properties of the herb will be completely lost. Unless you have a spare, I’d advise you not to take the risk. After all, if Joshua doesn’t wake up, I’m afraid we may never be able to leave this small world. My wife and children are all outside. This is definitely not what I want to see.”
Jonathan spoke nonchalantly. His gaze pierced toward Cypress like two sharp arrows.
Cypress gritted his teeth in the darkness and stared at Jonathan.
At the same time, Cypress was almost certain that Jonathan must know how to use the Soulbinding Herb.
Indeed, just as he had guessed, Jonathan was also taking a gamble at that moment.
He was hoping that Cypress did not know how to use the Soulbinding Herb!
The Soulbinding Herb thrived in the land of deathly silence, enveloped by countless death energy and inherently isolated from any contact with the outside world.
The herb inhaled the death energy to embrace life and immersed in the mundane to transform into the ethereal.
Regardless of the elements, be it wind, water, earth, wood, or even the Pryncyp, if they even slightly touched the Soulbinding Herb, it would cause the grass to disintegrate immediately.
If Cypress really stood foolishly outside the coffin and used his spiritual energy to unlock the restraining barrier of the Soulbinding Herb, his spiritual energy would then transform into a bridge and allow the Soulbinding Herb to sense the aura of the outside world in an instant. If that happened, there would truly be no hope for Joshua.
The two of them locked eyes, each trying to figure out what the other was thinking.
At that moment, Graeme leaped straight into the coffin.
“Dad…” Sirius exclaimed in surprise.
As if nothing had happened, Graeme casually walked over to Sirius’ side.
“No worries. He has no reason to lay a hand on me.”
As he spoke, Graeme gently placed his hand on his son’s wrist to check his injury.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Caleb was eagerly watching Zack who was outside the coffin.
“Grandpa, why don’t you come in and cool off?”
Upon hearing his grandson’s words, Zack’s face slightly stiffened. He forcefully suppressed the urge to slap Caleb to death and turned his head to look at Cypress, who was standing beside him.
“Cypress, feel free to go in. Now that our goals align, Jonathan has absolutely no reason to attack you. Moreover, we’re outside the coffin. If he dares to lay a hand on you, we won’t let him off the hook either.”
The corner of Cypress’ mouth twitched, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
“Hehe… How about this? I’ll tell you how to lift the barrier on this Soulbinding Herb, and you can go in and do it. What do you think? Don’t worry. If anything happens to you, I’ll definitely avenge you!”
Upon hearing that, Zack slightly shook his head.
“I believe in not reaping where I haven’t sown. How could I possibly covet the secrets of the Mallory family?”
Listening to the two bickering over his head once again, Jonathan could only look at them helplessly.
“Do all of you cultivators suffer from persecutory delusion? I’ve said I won’t lay a hand on you, and I’ll certainly keep my word. Mr. Mallory, do you dare to come down or not? If you don’t, you can pass your techniques to me, and I will lift the barrier.”
Hearing Jonathan’s provocative words, even with reservations, Cypress could no longer bear to hold back.
“Why should I be afraid?”
As the words echoed, Cypress leaped and landed beneath the coffin.
As he descended, the lid of the massive coffin closed completely, isolating everything on the outside…