That was a grade-2 Illusion Formation! When he walked in earlier, he immediately went into a frenzy, unable to differentiate between reality and illusion. Given how fearsome it was... Yet, this fellow destroyed it with a single kick?
Are you messing with me?
If he had thought that his two juniors were speaking nonsense when they said that the other party destroyed the formation with a single kick, then what about this time?
He had seen it with his own eyes. With a single kick, the formation came to a halt; with a single stomp, the formation was destroyed...
The huge disparity left him on the verge of insanity.
He could be considered as a genius in the field of formations, and he had always been respected by his classmates. He had passed the 1-star formation master examination at a young age, and he had cultivated his Soul Depth for many years. Yet... the moment he stepped into a grade-2 Illusion Formation, he felt his head spinning, and he nearly spurted blood.
Yet, before the Illusion Formation was fully activated, he kicked it, and then... the formation came to a halt!
Did you have to be so exaggerated?
You must have colluded with the formation to put on a show for us, right?
Just as he was on the verge of collapsing, the anxious voice of the green-robed junior sounded, "Senior, do you think... he did it intentionally, or did he kick randomly?"
"Randomly kick? Have you ever seen a formation being broken by a random kick? "The senior's mouth twitched, and he nearly fainted.
He had seen people die from a random kick, and he had also seen people severely injured due to a random kick. But who had ever seen a formation being broken by a random kick?
Formations were imbued with the laws of the world, making them invulnerable. It was an intangible object that had no physical body, and it was similar to the environment...
Have you ever seen a random kick shattering the environment?
Thus...
This wasn't a random kick. It was a kick with a purpose, a thought, a responsibility, and an obligation! A kick that had seen through the essence of the formation, its vitals, and its mingmen!
Otherwise, how could he possibly destroy the formation with a single kick?
"Intentionally? Then... How strong is his grasp of formations? "The white-robed junior's lips turned dry." Even our teacher would find it hard to achieve such a feat! "
Their teacher was a famous 4-star formation master in the guild. Even so, it seemed like breaking a formation wasn't an easy feat for him.
Suppressing his shock, the senior said, "I don't know either. However, as long as he continues challenging the formation, he should be able to see through it!"
His eye of discernment was limited, and he was unable to understand how the other party broke the formation. However, if he were to look at it a few more times, he might be able to glean some clues.
Perhaps, he might even be able to learn some tricks, and if he were to encounter such a formation in the future, he would be able to break it easily and reach a higher realm.
"Continue? Do you think he will attempt the third stage? "
"To be able to break a grade-2 Illusion Formation so easily, he must be at least a 3-star formation master. Of course, I have to continue challenging it..."
"That's true!"
The three of them turned their gazes forward, and it was just as they had guessed. The seemingly weak young man in the middle of the formation, who seemed to be on the verge of collapsing at any moment, did not retreat or stop after kicking the Illusory Formation in front of him. Instead, he continued walking forward.
"When a formation reaches the third level, it's already very difficult to operate just by absorbing the spiritual energy of the world. Usually, a spirit stone is placed in the foundation of the formation to drive it. As a result, this formation is even more powerful and has more variations. I'm afraid it won't be as easy as before to break it. "
The senior looked solemn.
Regardless of whether it was an array formation or something else, it would require motivation in order for it to work. It was the same as cows eating grass and humans eating rice. No matter what it was, it was impossible for it to operate continuously without consumption.
Grade 1 and Grade 2 formations, on the other hand, would automatically absorb the spiritual energy of the world before they could be activated.
It wasn't easy to reach level three and above.
Even if it was able to absorb spiritual energy on its own, it would take many years before it could be used. Take the Great Xuanyuan Formation for example. It had been accumulating energy for a thousand years, but with just a single use, its energy was sapped dry.
There were countless people challenging the Sea of Formations every year, and it wasn't very likely for one to succeed by absorbing spiritual energy on its own. Thus, most of the time, spirit stones would be placed in the foundation of the formation to drive it.
With spirit stones as the source of energy, it was similar to the difference between a carriage and a human carriage. It was more powerful and more difficult to breach.
This young man might have been able to break grade-1 and grade-2 formations easily, but a grade-3 formation powered by spirit stones wouldn't be that easy.
Hu!
In the midst of their conversation, the grade-3 formation was activated, and the young man's figure fell into a white environment.
In that instant, the shadow on the wall seemed to have fallen into a huge trap. Sharp glints of air filled the surroundings, reminiscent of flower petals falling from the sky. It was an eerie sight.
"Falling to the ground as a trap, using spiritual energy as a weapon... Could this be the [Qinghong Petals Formation]?"
The senior's lips quivered, and he nearly fell to the ground in shock.
"Qinghong Petals Formation? What kind of formation is that? "
The two juniors turned to look at him.
They were only apprentices at the moment, and they were here to take the 1-star formation master examination. As such, they weren't too familiar with high-level formations, and in fact, they hadn't even heard of them before.
"I-it's a... Slaughter Formation!"
The senior's voice trembled.
"Slaughter Formation?" The two juniors nearly bit their tongues in astonishment.
Of all formations, Illusory Formations and Slaughter Formations were the most fearsome. To think that this fellow would encounter both of them. Wasn't he a little too unlucky?
An Illusory Formation was already so fearsome that it nearly trapped the senior inside. What about a Slaughter Formation? This fellow didn't have a jade token with him, so could he be killed in there?
"Is this Slaughter Formation... formidable?"
Suppressing his shock, the white-robed junior asked with a quivering voice.
"Qinghong Petals Formation is a grade-3 pinnacle Slaughter Formation. It's said that it was created by a person named Shen Qinghong 1500 years ago. Falling to the ground as a trap, it fills the air with flying petals, allowing one to die in this beautiful environment without the slightest pain... This formation has once killed a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan expert, and it's known as the strongest grade-3 formation... Do you think that it's formidable?"
The senior's voice was hoarse, and it was hard to tell whether it was due to fear or nervousness.
"Killed a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan expert? Th-this... is already comparable to a grade-4 formation! "The eyes of the duo narrowed.
A grade-1 formation could kill a Tongxuan realm expert, a grade-2 formation could kill a Half-Zongshi or even Zongshi expert, and a grade-3 formation could deal with a Zhizun realm expert. Beyond that, one would be helpless against a Half-Transcension or even a Transcendent Mortal.
To think that this Slaughter Formation could even kill a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan expert! Most probably, it was even stronger than some grade-4 formations... From this, one could imagine how fearsome it was!
Even though they had heard of it personally, they still found it hard to believe.
"Then... Will he be in danger?"
The green-robed junior asked.
"That's hard to say. It'll depend on his strength and means to protect himself. If they're all mediocre, then there's only one outcome for him... death!"
The senior shook his head. Just as he was about to continue speaking, a frown suddenly appeared on his forehead. "Look, the formation is activating!"
Along with his words, the aura formed from spiritual energy on the wall suddenly revealed a savage side. As though a sky full of arrows, it surged toward the young man from all directions.
The might of these auras was so great that even a Zhizun realm expert would find it hard to withstand them.
"Let's see how he can withstand them. If it were me, I would surely dodge first before finding a way out..."
Just as the senior was thinking about how the other party was going to avoid this calamity, the seemingly ordinary 'sole' of the foot was raised once more.
Hu!
Facing the rain of flowers, the other party kicked it.
"This... Isn't this courting death?"
Seeing that the fellow was still using such a move, the trio went insane.
It was one thing for a Confinement Formation and Illusory Formation to be able to withstand a single kick. However, this was a Slaughter Formation! The aura in the air felt as though countless blades were stabbing into one's body.
Let me ask you, what do you think?
With frenzied looks on their faces, they felt that even if the fellow didn't die, his leg would surely be sliced off. However, the entire formation suddenly froze.
Hu!
With a resounding boom, the aura in the air dissipated. The powerful formation that seemed capable of killing a person at any moment melted away like snow, vanishing without a trace.
The young man's figure appeared before everyone once more.
"The formation has been broken?"
"Y-he... succeeded again?"
The trio stared at one another as though they had been struck by lightning.
"Yet another formation being broken with a single kick. What in the world is going on..."
The senior's body twitched. He felt a little breathless, as though he was suffocating to death.
He thought that he would be able to grasp the other party's formation breaking technique and learn a thing or two if he were allowed a little more time to observe the other party's formation breaking technique. But from the looks of it now... he had been thinking too much!
Breaking a formation with a single kick... No matter how many times he looked at such a bizarre move, it was useless!
It was impossible for him to learn it...
"Not only so, look... He seems to be challenging the fourth stage?"
The green-robed junior said.
Hearing those words, the other two turned their gazes once more. The young man who had revealed himself shook his head, as though sighing at the weakness of the formation. Then, he began walking toward the fourth stage.
Passing the fourth stage meant that he had passed the 4-star formation master examination...
A fellow who wasn't even twenty yet wanted to take the 4-star formation master examination?
Who was the one who said that he couldn't even clear the first stage? Who was the one who looked down on him?
The trio felt their bodies stiffening. They were on the verge of going insane.
...
On the other hand, outside the corridor of the Sea of Formations, in a small incense burner, four incense sticks were lit simultaneously. Smoke drifted in the air, inducing a sense of tranquility in one's mind.
"Guild Leader Zheng, what do you mean by this? You know that my three students are challenging the Sea of Formations today, yet you still allowed that fellow to go in and mess things up? "
In front of the incense sticks, a white-bearded elder bellowed furiously.
He was a 4-star formation master of the Formation Master Guild, an elder of the guild, Wang Haoxun.
He was also the teacher of the 'senior' and 'junior'.
It had been decided a month ago that his three students would challenge the Sea of Formations. Who knew that the guild leader would send someone in as soon as he arrived. He thought that it would be his student, Xiaowu, who was about to take the 3-star formation master examination...
Who could have thought that it would be someone he had never seen before?
Regardless of whether he had seen the other party before or not, it was fine as long as he was capable. Look at that lazy attitude of his, as though he would fall asleep at any moment...
How could such a person challenge the Sea of Formations?
If he could succeed, the sun would rise from the west!
"Elder Wang, why are you in such a hurry? It's good for your student to have another person challenging the Sea of Formations!" Guild Leader Zheng shook his head.
"It would be good if he could clear it. However, look at his attitude. If he fails, wouldn't my student feel pressured as well? Wang Haoxun harrumphed.
Challenging the Sea of Formations didn't just require one's understanding of formations, one's state of mind was important as well. Otherwise, if one were to meet with an illusion formation, it would be easy for one's mental state to crumble.
If one were to challenge the Sea of Formations together with one another, one's student would be motivated, and they might be able to achieve a good result as well. If one's results were too poor, one's mental state would be affected, and one wouldn't be able to achieve a good result.
"To be able to get him to cut the queue and challenge the Sea of Formations, you must know a little about his strength. Don't worry..."
After consoling the other party, before Guild Leader Zheng could finish his words, the first incense stick before him flickered and extinguished.
This was called [Sea of Formations Incense], and it was forged in conjunction with the Sea of Formations Corridor. As long as someone were to challenge the Sea of Formations, it would be ignited automatically.
From the moment the incense stick was ignited to the moment it extinguished, it would take exactly two hours. In this period of time, if the incense stick didn't extinguish automatically, it would mean that the challenger had failed to clear the formation. On the other hand, it would mean that the challenger had passed the test.
Once the incense stick was extinguished, the formation within would automatically close.
This was precisely the reason why the senior said that even if one were to be trapped and unable to escape, his life wouldn't be in danger.
The Sea of Formations Incense represented time, and it could be used to control the opening and closing of a formation. There were a total of four incense sticks, and they represented the four stages of the Sea of Formations Corridor.
Since the first incense stick had been extinguished, it meant that someone had cleared the first stage.
"How is it? What else do you have to say? "Guild Leader Zheng chuckled after taking a look.
"Hmph, my student entered the Sea of Formations Corridor much earlier than him. Who knows, they might be the ones who cleared it!" Wang Haoxun harrumphed.
The extinguishing of the incense meant that someone had cleared the test. As for who it was, it wouldn't be revealed.
That drowsy fellow had just entered the Sea of Formations Corridor for two minutes at most, so how could he have succeeded? It must be one of his students.
"This... That's possible!"
Guild Leader Zheng was taken aback for a moment before nodding his head.
Even though he had seen how fast Zhang Xuan was in setting up the formation, he had never seen Zhang Xuan breaking a formation before. As such, he couldn't be certain.
Even if the first stage was a grade-1 formation, it was impossible for him to clear it within such a short period of time, needless to say, the other party.
"If it's your student, since he has cleared the test, there's no need for you to worry..."
Shaking his head, Guild Leader Zheng chuckled. But before he could finish his words, the second incense stick flickered and abruptly extinguished.
"He cleared the second stage?"
Wang Haoxun was taken aback.
He had only cleared the first stage in less than a minute, and yet, he had cleared the second stage as well?
How could he be so fast?
"Is he... still your student?" With a bizarre expression, Guild Leader Zheng asked.
"..." Wang Haoxun's face froze.
He was well aware of the standard of his student. Even if the other party was able to clear the test, it would take at least ten to twenty minutes, or perhaps even longer.
In less than a minute, without even activating the formation, the other party had already cleared the formation...
This was way too fast!
Kacha!
Just as he was hesitating, the third incense stick flickered and extinguished.
"He cleared the third stage as well?"
Wang Haoxun nearly burst into tears.
At this moment, no matter how much hope he harbored, he knew that this wasn't a feat that his three 'students' could achieve.
Of the three, one was a 2-star formation master while the other two were 1-star. Yet, the person before him was able to clear the third stage so easily. This could only mean that it was someone else.
"It's that fellow from before?"
Widening their eyes, Wang Haoxun and Guild Leader Zheng stared at one another. Both of them felt frenzied.
It wasn't that it was strange for the other party to clear the third stage, but... his speed was simply too fast.
The first and second stages were simple, so it was understandable that he could clear them easily. However, the third stage was powered by spirit stones, so even if they wanted to clear it, it wouldn't be that easy. To clear it so quickly... How in the world did he do it?
"To clear the third stage so quickly... It can't be that this fellow can clear the fourth stage as well, right?"
After recovering from their shock, everyone turned to look at the final incense stick.
This represented the fourth stage, as well as the grade-4 formation. If he could clear this as well, it would be truly fearsome.
A 4-star formation master who wasn't even twenty yet... More importantly, to clear the stage so quickly, how deep must his understanding of formations be in order to achieve this?
If it was in the past, they wouldn't have dared to even think about it.
Weng...
Just as they were perplexed, the fourth incense stick suddenly flickered. It seemed as though it would extinguish at any moment, but in the end, it stopped and burned once more.
"It didn't extinguish... Seems like he didn't clear the fourth stage. Even a grade-4 formation isn't that easy to clear!"
Seeing that the incense stick flickered but didn't extinguish, Wang Haoxun knew that the person inside must have tried to clear the stage but failed. Thus, he shook his head.
The speed at which that fellow cleared the stage was simply too fast, giving him a fright. He thought that he would be able to clear a grade-4 formation easily, but from the looks of it, it wasn't as easy as he thought.
Indeed, even he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to clear every single grade-4 formation, needless to say, a young fellow who wasn't even twenty yet.
If that was the case, it would be way too overpowered.
"To become a 3-star formation master in his first examination, it's not bad at all..."
Guild Leader Zheng was taken aback as well. He was slightly disappointed.
Seeing the speed at which that fellow set up a grade-2 Spirit Gathering Formation, he thought that the other party's understanding of formations wasn't beneath his. But from the looks of it, it seemed like he was still lacking.
However, to be able to reach 3-star at such a young age, as long as he was groomed well, it wasn't impossible for him to reach 4-star or even 5-star.
"He didn't clear the fourth stage? Looks like... Zhang Shi isn't omnipotent... "
Behind the duo, Master Sai saw that the fourth incense stick wasn't extinguished and he shook his head.
Previously, he thought that this fellow would cause a huge ruckus in the Sea of Formations, just like the Harmonious Stream of Flowing Goblets. But from the looks of it now, he was overthinking it.
It was already incredible for a master teacher to be proficient in appraising at such a young age. Even he found it hard to believe that the other party could reach 4-star as a formation master as well...
Heaving a sigh of relief, Guild Leader Zheng was just about to head to the entrance of the corridor to wait for the young man to come out when the ground suddenly shook.
Hong long long!
The sound of a millstone grinding against the ground sounded, reminiscent of an earthquake.
"What's wrong?"
Everyone's faces darkened as they looked around. Even Guild Leader Zheng frowned, unsure of what was happening.
Hu!
Just as they were perplexed, the warm atmosphere in the hall suddenly vanished and the chill of winter assaulted them.
Kacha!
At the same time, the fourth incense stick abruptly extinguished... Following which, a crisp sound echoed from the incense cauldron below, and a huge crack appeared.
"This is... the formation that maintains the Sea of Formations Corridor and the Four Seasons of Spring of the guild has been... broken?"
Upon seeing this, Guild Leader Zheng's vision darkened and he nearly spurted a mouthful of blood.
There were countless formations in the Sea of Formations Corridor, and the reason why these formations could be triggered randomly was due to the presence of a huge formation.
And this huge formation was the same one that maintained the Four Seasons of Spring of the guild.
Now that the warm atmosphere had disappeared and the incense cauldron had cracked... There was only one possibility... that the formation had stopped working. Someone had broken it!
This was a grade-5 formation... Back then, the headquarter had sent experts over to set it up. Who could have done it?
In an instant, everyone was frenzied.
"Could it be... Zhang Shi?"
With trembling bodies, a figure appeared in the minds of Guild Leader Zheng and Master Sai.
The core of the formation was located in the depths of the Sea of Formations Corridor. Currently, only this fellow had reached the fourth stage... Other than him, they couldn't think of anyone else who could have done it.
"If it's really him... How did he break the formation? And what method did he use? "
Guild Leader Zheng was dumbfounded.
Breaking a formation required technique. What kind of technique could allow him to break the formation so quickly, to the point where... he could even break a grade-5 formation?
In the midst of his shock, a few figures walked out. They were the three students who had entered the examination previously.
Since the formation that maintained the circulation of the corridor had been broken, there was no way for them to continue with the examination. Thus, they came out.
"What happened?" Wang Haoxun walked up to them.
"That person who just entered... destroyed all of the formations..."
The senior shuddered and said.
"Destroyed all of them? So fast? "
Guild Leader Zheng couldn't help but step forward. "How did he do it? Did he use Grandmaster Hong Bei's [Star Chasing Formation Destruction], Grandmaster Nanyang's [Qi-Seeking Formation Destruction], or the [Charged Formation Destruction] left behind by Five Elements Formation Master Senior Saiyang? Only these three could have allowed him to break through the formation so quickly... "
"Ah... Guild leader!"
Seeing the highest authority in the guild questioning him personally, the senior leaped in shock. His face paled, "Reporting to guild leader, he, he didn't use any of the three..."
"Didn't use? Then what did he use? This is already the most profound formation destruction technique that I know of... "
Guild Leader Zheng frowned.
This was already the most profound formation destruction technique that he knew of. Was there anything else that he didn't know of?
"He used..."
The senior's face contorted, filled with frenzy and despair.
"... His feet!"
(Two-in-one chapter. There will be more in the afternoon. Also, I heard that the English version of this book is at the top of the overseas charts on Qidian, crushing all of the other god books. Hehe, if you have the monthly tickets, give us a few more. Let's ensure that we get into the top three this month!)
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