Chapter 5992

“Hmph. So you really do have a guilty conscience!”

Lian Xing’s voice echoed from every direction within the bamboo forest, sharp with cold mockery. “You dare spy on us and still think you can hide it? Fine. Today, I’ll make sure you come and never leave—just in time to serve as sacrifices for my newly refined Thousand Bamboo Lock Soul Formation!”

Ghostly energy surged around Mingli as he prepared to resist.

Chen Ping lifted a hand, stopping him.

His expression remained calm. His gaze swept across the shifting bamboo forest and the glowing patterns beneath their feet, and he slowly shook his head.

“The formation is well designed. You’ve borrowed the natural spirit of bamboo and wood, merging illusion, confinement, and slaughter into one. The one who arranged it has real skill in wood-based formations.”

His voice wasn’t loud, yet it cut cleanly through the rustling of bamboo leaves. “But the Dao follows nature. This formation forces change and abandons natural balance. Once that happens, stagnation is inevitable.”