Qin Wentian relied on his powerful perception to evade many of the traps, yet he still had to deal with the thunderfire that rained down from the skies. Hugging onto Qin Wentian's delicate body, he was still in a fluster, and even suffered a blow to his back, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. If it weren't for the Fiend Transformation Art, he would have been heavily injured.
"Put me down, I'm fine." Bailu Yi called out in a low voice, as she landed on the ground. Her beautiful eyes stared at Qin Wentian, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Protect me, I'll break the formation." Qin Wentian replied in a light voice. The Divine Energy within his body surged, and with a lift of his palms, thousands of palm imprints blasted out. At the same time, Divine Inscriptions manifested, and the Shadow of the Great Roc shone with a resplendent light.
Upon seeing Qin Wentian inscribing the Divine Inscriptions, Bailu Yi released her Astral Souls as a divine weapon appeared in her hands.
Qin Wentian's countenance grew heavy, he knew that ordinary Divine Inscriptions wouldn't be able to withstand the destructive energy contained within. He needed to inscribe a powerful third-ranked Divine Inscription in order to protect him.
Not long after, with Qin Wentian and Bailu Yi in the center, the Shadow of the Great Roc manifested. Qin Wentian sat cross-legged, and abruptly closed his eyes. The Great Roc would defend against the incoming attacks, and in that case, he would be able to break the formation with peace of mind.
The candle flame in his body quietly burned, and Qin Wentian's perception probed his surroundings, as though he wanted to see through the entire formation. The complex lines of interweaving Divine Inscriptions caused Qin Wentian to tremble in awe.
"A chain of a hundred Divine Inscriptions." Qin Wentian's heart pounded rapidly. Indeed, the ancient manual stated that if one wanted to raise their Dao of Divine Inscriptions by a single level, the difficulty was no less than a hundred times. The difference was akin to stepping from Yuanfu to Heavenly Dipper, the difficulty was extremely high. The Dao of Formations was born from Divine Inscriptions.
Qin Wentian could sense that within this fourth-ranked formation, there were a large number of third-ranked Divine Inscriptions. The Divine Inscriptions were all linked together, as though hundreds of third-ranked Divine Inscriptions were linked together to form this tyrannical formation.
"If I want to break out of this formation, I would need to unravel all the hundreds of Divine Inscriptions. That's simply impossible. If I want to break out of this formation, I'm afraid I have to first unravel some of the Divine Inscriptions and open up a gap in the formation." Qin Wentian thought to himself. Didn't Grandmaster Fenrir have the same idea? As long as they could break out of the formation, it would be fine. There was no need to destroy the entire formation.
"There are strong and weak Divine Inscriptions. Where the Divine Inscriptions are weak, that's where the Divine Inscriptions are weak. Qin Wentian continued his search, and as his Soul Sense spread out, he could vaguely sense the presence of several people within the formation. The three Li Brothers were working together to break out of the formation. Their movements were incomparably skillful, and their coordination was exquisite. This caused Qin Wentian to sigh in his heart. Most probably, these three would be the first to break out of the formation.
Other than them, Ghaus had also appeared. He was protected by three Puppets, and his position was actually very close to the location where Bailu Yi was attacked. Although he had the ability to help, he chose to focus on breaking the formation alone, and couldn't be bothered to take care of others.
"What a good Grandmaster Ghaus." A cold light flickered in Qin Wentian's eyes. This Ghaus seemed to be someone who placed great importance on fame and fortune. He wanted to compete with the three Li Brothers and be the first to break out of the formation.
As for Yan Tie, he was even more cautious. There were actually many Puppets surrounding him, protecting him in a tight formation. No one would be able to launch a sneak attack on him.
Yan Tie's personality was extremely sinister and ruthless. Hence, he would always be on guard against others plotting against him. This made Qin Wentian sigh in his heart. It would be extremely difficult to kill him here.
The young man from the Demon Cult, as well as Zuo Yu and the rest from the Scarlet Thunder Sect, also appeared within Qin Wentian's perception. Qin Wentian's eyes flashed with sharpness as he saw a terrifying dagger directly piercing through Zuo Yu's heart. This was the doing of the young man from the Demon Cult. His eyes gleamed with a demonic light as he tossed Zuo Yu into a ball of fire, incinerating his corpse as he stowed away his interspatial ring.
The three from the Scarlet Thunder Sect had all fallen.
The young man didn't seem to want to give up. His eyes flashed with a sinister light as he continued searching for other prey. As long as he killed one more person, the top three would be left.
"Mhm?" At this moment, the young man's brows twitched. It was as though he could sense that someone was spying on him. Abruptly, a demonic light flickered in his eyes.
Qin Wentian retracted his perception. His heart was like a mirror, he had a general understanding of these people. Not a single one of them was a good person.
"There, there's a gap." Qin Wentian's perception sensed the weakness of the Divine Inscriptions, but he still didn't open his eyes. He needed to get a clear grasp of the situation before he could unravel it.
Bailu Yi stared at the Shadow of the Great Roc in the air, feeling it growing weaker and weaker. An expression of anxiety flashed through her eyes.
"That's enough." At this moment, Qin Wentian abruptly opened his eyes as he spoke. He stood up and stepped towards a certain direction. Stretching out his five fingers, he pointed forward as divine inscriptions glowed with resplendent light, accompanied by the sound of popping sounds.
"Reverse Divine Inscriptions." Bailu Yi's heart trembled. After following Qin Wentian for so long, she initially thought that she would be able to display her brilliance in this exchange. Who would have thought that Ghaus would be the first to arrive at the White Deer Institute, followed by the appearance of the three Li Clan brothers, the young man and Zuo Yu. Not to mention Yan Tie. All of these caused her to become an inconspicuous character, causing her to feel a heavy blow.
Naturally, the majority of these people were of the older generation. Only Qin Wentian and the young man from the Demon Cult were extraordinary. In terms of potential, no one could compare to them.
The spectators outside had no way to see what was happening within the formation. They could only see the flags fluttering in the wind, as well as the whistling of the wind. The entire Daoist Cultivation Grounds was enveloped by the wind, making it impossible to see what was happening within.
Right at this moment, in a certain direction, the dense fog and strong winds stirred up. Following which, a loud rumbling sound rang out as three silhouettes broke through the air and stepped out of the formation.
"The three brothers of the Li Clan. These three brothers have a telepathic connection, and their proficiency in Divine Inscriptions is on par with each other. Their teamwork is indeed the strongest."
The crowd mused as they stared at the three brothers of the Li Clan. Those from the Watermoon Mountain Villa all had smiles on their faces. It seemed like they had the highest chance of obtaining first place in this exchange.
"Hehe, old man Ghaus hasn't come out yet?" The three brothers of the Li Clan stared in the direction of the White Deer Institute, their eyes flickering with a hint of provocation.
"He's out." A voice rang out. After which, the crowd only saw Ghaus's silhouette dashing out from the formation, accompanied by a few Puppets.
"Although you are slower compared to us three brothers, it's still not bad." The three brothers of the Li Clan laughed.
"Indeed, I'm slower compared to the three of you working together. Sadly, I don't have any good helpers." Ghaus faintly said. Clearly, he was referring to the Li Clan's three elders. While he, Ghaus, was the only one.
At this moment, Yan Tie and the young man from the Demon Cult also dashed out. However, only one of them remained. Their companions had perished within the formation.
"Where's Little Yi?" Many from the White Deer Institute had expressions of worry on their faces. After which, they called out to Ghaus, "Grandmaster Ghaus, is Little Yi alright?"
"We can't see each other clearly within the formation. She followed that little brat and didn't come with me. I don't know how she's doing," Ghaus replied, his words causing those from the White Deer Institute to furrow their brows in worry.
"Chi!"
A light sound rang out as the crowd saw the silhouettes of Qin Wentian and Bailu Yi. Many in the crowd couldn't help but muse that although Qin Wentian's perception was extremely powerful, the Dao of Divine Inscriptions wasn't something that could be achieved through pure perception alone. Hence, he was slower than the others in breaking the formation.
"Okay, they're all out." Fenrir waved his hands, causing a gust of wind to kick up as the flag soared into the air. Fenrir's eyes gleamed with sharpness, he knew everything within the formation like the back of his hand.
The three old men from the Li Clan and Ghaus respectively broke the formation. After which, the young man from the Demon Cult found a gap in the formation and rushed out, while Yan Tie used the gap left behind by Ghaus to break the formation.
He glanced at Qin Wentian before his silhouette flickered, returning to the top of the city walls as he smiled, "This young man isn't too bad."
"Huh?" The countenances of the crowd froze.
This young man wasn't too bad?
Who was this young man referring to?
There was also Grandmaster Zuo Yu from the Scarlet Thunder Sect. Had they all perished within the formation? What a pity.
Those from the Scarlet Thunder Sect all had unsightly expressions on their faces.
Currently, only four transcendent powers remained in the Star-Seizing Manor.
Watermoon Mountain Villa, the three old men from the Li Clan.
White Deer Institute, Ghaus, Qin Wentian, Bailu Yi.
Yan Clan, Yan Tie.
And the young man from the Demon Cult.
Next, they only needed to eliminate one of the transcendent powers to determine the top three. But who would be eliminated?
The gazes of the crowd shifted to the top of the city walls. Yang Fan and the rest calmly gazed in their direction, only to see Fenrir smiling as he announced, "Next, for the final test, I'll give each of you two hours to inscribe your strongest attack-type Divine Inscriptions."
"Inscribe Divine Inscriptions?" Yan Tie glared at Qin Wentian as he sinisterly stated, "Are you not going to act? Leng Ning, she died a miserable death."
A cold intent gushed forth from Qin Wentian. His gaze was so sharp that it felt as though it could pierce through Yan Tie's body, wanting to kill him.
"Luckily, she died a miserable death. If not, I would have played with her for a long time before refining her into a puppet. How interesting would that be? What a pity." Yan Tie cackled, "Oh yeah, the Leng Clan sent a few more maidservants to my place. Can you guess what happened to them?"
After speaking, Yan Tie took a step forward and started inscribing his attack-type Divine Inscriptions.
The killing intent in Qin Wentian's eyes intensified. However, Ghaus indifferently stated, "This battle is mine."
Qin Wentian coldly glanced at him, "You inscribe your inscriptions, I will inscribe mine. Let's not disturb each other."
"Hmph, don't disturb me." Ghaus coldly snorted. His gaze was fixed on the three old fellows from the Li Clan. These three old fellows were his true opponents.
Qin Wentian and Ghaus were separated by a certain distance. Currently, there were only four transcendent powers present on the Dao Cultivation Grounds.
Qin Wentian inclined his head, staring at the sky as a cold smile appeared on his face.
"Today, the person who caused your death shall die here." Qin Wentian murmured, not bothering to conceal his voice. When he lowered his head and stared at Yan Tie, Yan Kong and the rest, the coldness in his eyes caused the blood of those who saw it to freeze.
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