One by one, they tried to break through the Puppet Array. However, most of them failed at the beginning. Failure meant elimination, and there was no chance for them to try again.
The Trade Wind Gang was not a charity organization. They chose the Trade Wind Army based on strength. It was as simple as that.
Finally, someone passed through the Puppet Array. He was a master of the Final Realm. It took him 15 minutes.
Failure!
Failure!
Failure!
Failure!
…
There were continuous failures. Occasionally, there were people who succeeded in breaking through the Puppet Array, but they were only a minority.
Finally, it was Chen Zong's turn.
Outside the array, he could see what was going on inside, but he could not feel the aura. Therefore, he did not know how strong the puppets were. He could only find out when he entered the array himself.
As soon as Chen Zong stepped into the Puppet Array, he immediately felt a strong aura oppressing him.
Immediately, the puppets at the front were activated. They stepped forward one after another, and the cold aura they emitted became heavier and stronger. It was as if they were going to crush Chen Zong. It was extremely shocking.
The puppets did not have any intelligence or emotions. They did not care about feelings. They attacked directly, and their attacks were extremely violent. They surrounded Chen Zong from all sides, as if they were going to kill him.
Chen Zong drew his sword. With a flash of sword light, he flew out like the wind.
One only needed to break through the Puppet Array. There was no need to defeat the puppets.
However, Chen Zong soon felt how difficult it was to deal with the puppets. They kept attacking him from all directions.
When the formation was activated, the ninety-nine puppets were activated as well, attacking from all directions. This kind of encirclement attack was not a random and disorderly attack, but an orderly attack. It was as if they were arranging troops in a formation. They were like the most elite soldiers, blocking all the blind spots. Even if one had extraordinary speed, one would not be able to rush out.
It was like an iron wall. Only by breaking it could one pass through. This was a test of one's combat strength.
It was clear who was better and who was worse.
Pressure!
The astonishing pressure came one after another as the puppet formation operated, pressing down from all directions. It was like an ancient mountain that was astonishingly powerful, airtight, and without any blind spots.
Chen Zong dashed forward and blocked a fierce blow from a puppet with his sword. Borrowing the momentum, he immediately passed through the puppet through the gap that appeared in an instant and pressed forward.
However, just as Chen Zong rushed forward, another puppet appeared in front of him and blocked his way. At the same time, puppets flanked him from both sides.
After taking the hit head-on, Chen Zong couldn't move forward anymore. He could only retreat and look for a chance to break through.
However, the puppets around him continued to attack. Wave after wave, they were like raging waves. The pressure was stacked on top of each other. Chen Zong dodged left and right, but it was difficult for him to break through.
Two Godly Forms were revealed. The 11 Sword Runes and 11 World God Runes were fused together. The World God Sword Art was displayed. The power of each sword was extremely shocking. Even so, there was a feeling of being restrained.
More than 100 breaths had passed since he entered the puppet formation, but he hadn't advanced far.
Chen Zong was confident that he could break through the puppet formation, but he couldn't control the time.
There were only three places in the end. Even if he broke through the puppet formation, he wouldn't be able to get a place and become a member of the Trade Wind Army if he didn't finish in the top three.
It was a pity that his injuries hadn't healed yet. As a result, he could only use 70% of his strength. If he used 100% of his strength, he would be able to break through in an even shorter time with his World Divine Sword.
As for the Boundless World Sword, Chen Zong didn't use it. It was a Divine Weapon of Dao. If he had a Divine Weapon of Dao in the Lower Realm, it would attract covetous eyes. Unless he had no other choice, Chen Zong didn't plan to reveal the Boundless World Sword. Unless those who knew about it were either dead or had no covetous thoughts.
"Not bad." The Fourth Realm cultivator of the Trade Wind Army nodded as he watched Chen Zong break through the formation.
It was indeed amazing that a Divine Form of Dao in the Lower Realm had the comprehension of the Great Path and the Great Path Sword of Dao in the Upper Realm.
It was a pity that if he couldn't break through the puppet formation in a short time, everything would be in vain. The test of the Trade Wind Army was simple and direct.
Chen Zong kept using the Heart Sutra. He was calm and didn't panic at all. It was more important to stay calm at times like this. If he panicked, it would be worse.
Time continued to pass. In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour had passed. At this moment, Chen Zong had only broken through more than half of the formation. There was still a small half that he hadn't broken through.
However, the further he went, the more difficult it became. It was unknown whether he could break through the remaining half of the formation in a quarter of an hour. The possibility wasn't high.
Now, the shortest time he needed was a quarter of an hour, and the longest was half an hour. If he couldn't break through the puppet formation in half an hour, it would be equivalent to failure.
The Heart Sutra was running wildly. The power of the mind was constantly being consumed, as if it was burning.
Suddenly, Chen Zong felt his power of the mind shrink in an instant. It was as if a star had collapsed. It shrank to a point. When it shrank to the limit, it suddenly expanded again. It was as if a star had exploded. The terrifying power seemed to blow up everything.
That feeling made Chen Zong feel as if his mind had been blown to smithereens, as if it had been completely destroyed. In an instant, Chen Zong felt the power of his mind spreading out at an astonishing speed. It was like a frenzied tide that directly covered the entire puppet array.
The Heart Sutra was still running. However, the current operation was different from before. How could this operation be described?
It was like a raging tide.
If the previous operation of the Heart Sutra activated the Ten Wills of One Heart, which flowed like a river, then the current Heart Sutra was like a raging tide. It was more than ten times, or even a hundred times, more than a river.
The breakthrough of the Heart Sutra: One Hundred Wills of One Heart!
Previously, Chen Zong had already cultivated the Heart Sutra to the level of 99 wills. However, it had been difficult for him to break through. It was only now that he had taken that step and broken through that boundary.
The third level: One Hundred Wills of One Heart!
What Chen Zong did not expect was that when his Heart Sutra broke through to the Hundred Wills of One Heart, not only did his power of the mind increase, but it also underwent some kind of qualitative change.
It was as if his mind had exploded. Under the Hundred Wills of One Heart, his power of the mind spread out and covered the entire puppet formation. This was a new ability that he did not have when he was at the second realm of the Heart Sutra.
When his power of the mind covered the entire formation, it was as if there were a hundred Chen Zong thinking together and controlling the entire situation. It was as if he was standing at a new height and looking down on everything. All the trajectories, changes, and patterns were deduced and controlled.
Within the formation, there were ninety-nine puppets. The actions of each puppet were clearly displayed, and were under Chen Zong's control.
Fast and slow!
First and last!
High and low!
Everything, including the movement of the airflow caused by the movement of the puppets, their strength and speed, were all deduced and controlled by Chen Zong.
It was as if he had the help of God!
This kind of feeling was like that of a god, with a feeling of omniscience and omnipotence.
Of course, it was just a feeling. He was not really an omniscient and omnipotent god. However, this kind of state was also very helpful to Chen Zong.
He moved!
At that moment, Chen Zong moved. He took a step forward and directly dodged the attack of a puppet. It was very dexterous and coincidental. After he dodged the attack, he dodged the attack of the second puppet.
One!
Two!
Three!
Four!
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No matter which direction the puppets came from, they could not really hit Chen Zong. All the attacks, whether fierce, brutal, or continuous, could not really hit Chen Zong. Every attack was narrowly missed. It was as if they had practiced and cooperated with Chen Zong countless times. It was indescribably coincidental.
It was done casually and unhurriedly. His movements were smooth like flowing water, and it was completely natural and filled with natural charm and profundities.
"What's going on?" Outside, the group of people was watching, and they were all shocked.
Chen Zong was clearly having a hard time breaking through just now. Why did it suddenly become so easy? It was as if he was a different person.
If they were not seeing it with their own eyes, they would really think that it was a different person.
The Fourth Realm powerhouse of the Trade Wind Gang also widened his eyes in shock and astonishment.
It was as if he was riding on a cloud of dust, and all the enemies could only eat his dust.
When Chen Zong took a step forward and walked out of the puppet formation, the pursuing puppets also stopped and returned to their positions. All eyes were fixed on Chen Zong, and they were all shocked and confused.
On the other hand, Chen Zong's face turned pale. He could only feel waves of intense weakness surging towards him like a raging tide. It was as if it was about to swallow up his will.
Although the One Heart Sutra had broken through to the third level, and the One Heart Sutra's state was as shocking as that of a god, the consumption of the mind's power was extremely shocking. In just a short ten breaths, the mind's power was completely exhausted, and there was even a feeling of his own essence, energy, and spirit being devoured.
The Heart Sutra was much more powerful than the Heart Sutra, so the consumption was naturally much higher.
If Chen Zong could normally activate the Heart Sutra now and use it as he wished, then the Heart Sutra could probably only last for about ten breaths.
After ten breaths, his mental strength would be completely depleted. If he forcefully maintained it for another breath, his mental strength would start to be depleted, and he would become extremely exhausted.
The feeling of being hollowed out was both painful and joyful.
It was because the state when he activated the Heart Sutra was too wonderful. It was as if he had control of the entire situation, and it was difficult to describe with words. However, although it was so wonderful, Chen Zong was also very clear that it could only be used as a hidden trump card. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he could not activate it. Otherwise, he might be sucked dry.
The 33 Heavens of the Heart Sutra circulated, and the almost depleted mental strength slowly recovered, bit by bit.
Chen Zong silently calculated. The time he took to pass the puppet formation was more than 15 minutes, but it was far from 30 minutes. It should be the second shortest time among the people who had passed the puppet formation so far. Of course, there were still people who would continue to pass the formation, and it was still unknown whether his time would be in the top three.
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