"All of you, hurry and leave this place. This place has become very dangerous. The formation core has been activated, and an even stronger attack is coming. In twelve seconds, a Limit Gate will appear in the northwest. Once you enter, use your combined strength to resist the attack. The formation will bring you to the edge and allow you to escape this disaster! "
Wang Chong's voice resounded in everyone's ears. A moment later, with a slap, Wang Chong sent a majestic wave of Stellar Energy into the middle-aged martial artist's body, rapidly replenishing the energy he had consumed.
"Here are a few pills that can help you. You'll have to rely on yourselves for the rest."
With these words, Wang Chong tossed aside the milky-white dove-shaped pill and immediately began to advance. Time was short, and if he did not find a way to enter the core and destroy the formation, Wang Chong was certain that an even greater danger would come.
Not only would more martial artists die, even he and his master would not be able to escape.
"Brother, wait a moment. May I know Brother's esteemed name?"
The middle-aged martial artist called out to Wang Chong, but in a flash of light, Wang Chong had vanished into the next formation gate. The middle-aged martial artist was momentarily speechless.
"Big Brother, I recognize him …"
Suddenly, a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz came from next to his ear.
"This person is that fake Young Master Qingyang, Demonic Emperor Zhang Wenfu's disciple and also the Tang Dynasty's King of Foreign Lands, Wang Chong!"
"What? The King of Foreign Lands? It's him! "
Zhang Shangwu was struck dumb by his sworn brother's words.
"It was Unfettered Gold Crow who told us to join him …"
"It's him!"
The unfettered martial artist confidently said.
In an instant, the surroundings were deathly silent, and everyone was speechless for a long time.
… …
Time was short, and as Wang Chong made his way toward the core of the formation, his footsteps began to slow.
The closer he got to the core, the greater the danger, and the more formidable the traps.
Boom boom boom!
Huge stone pillars fell from the sky. Each pillar was so thick that it would take two people to wrap their arms around it. When they hit the ground, the earth shook.
This was no longer a purely physical attack. Wang Chong could sense an intense energy fluctuation coming from within the stone pillars. An endless amount of energy was pouring into the stone pillars, greatly increasing the power of the attack.
"Ah!" A shrill scream rang out as a warrior was struck by a falling stone pillar and turned into dust.
Within the array formation, there were simply too many cultivators being attacked. Even Wang Chong could not take care of everyone.
"Follow me!"
Wang Chong activated the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. A powerful suction force swept through the air, pulling in the martial artists trapped in the formation. After being rescued from the brink of death, he was quickly thrown into the nearby formation.
Wang Chong did not even have time to explain anything to them, nor did he have time to help them recover from their injuries or replenish their Stellar Energy. This was because Wang Chong had no time to do such things. Every moment they spent in the array formation was an additional moment of danger.
"I'll save as many as I can. Everything will depend on their own fortune."
Wang Chong quietly said to himself.
Along the way, he had seen far too many martial artists die miserable deaths. At this time, there were countless more struggling martial artists in the array. All Wang Chong could do was reach the core as quickly as possible, destroy it, and save all the martial artists once and for all.
And during this time, Wang Chong could only save as many as he could see.
Jiji!
As Wang Chong passed through a formation and avoided the rain of stone arrows, he heard the sound of metal scraping against metal.
From all around him, golden beetles seemed to be attracted by something, abandoning their opponents and lunging at Wang Chong.
Unlike the first golden beetles that Wang Chong had seen, these beetles each had a halo of golden light around them, and their bodies were filled with intense ripples of energy.
Moreover, they were obviously much bigger than before.
"These are all obtained by absorbing the Stellar Energy of martial artists."
Wang Chong quietly said to himself.
Every time these golden beetles killed a martial artist, they would absorb a significant amount of Stellar Energy and grow much stronger. The most obvious change was in the halo around their bodies.
The halo around the golden beetles was so dazzling that it was hard to tell how many martial artists they had killed.
Pa! Pa!
Pa! Wang Chong flicked his finger three times, striking a beetle in the air. But then, something astonishing happened. In the past, he could kill a golden beetle with three fingers, but this time, only the halo around their bodies was torn apart by Wang Chong. They continued charging at Wang Chong without slowing down.
Seeing this, even Wang Chong couldn't help but feel apprehensive. These golden beetles had clearly been strengthened. At this rate, he would probably need five or six fingers to kill one golden beetle.
Jiji!
On the other side, there was a loud whistling sound. Countless golden beetles seemed to have been provoked and lunged at Wang Chong.
Even Wang Chong found it difficult to defend against such a large number of them.
Without any hesitation, Wang Chong summoned the other magic treasure in his body.
"Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor!"
With a flash of light, a dark red armor immediately appeared on Wang Chong's body.
Helmet, mask, gauntlets, gauntlets …
The entire armor wrapped around Wang Chong, leaving only a few gaps between the armor pieces.
But with a thought from Wang Chong, clang! All the gaps in the armor were sealed shut, leaving behind no more openings.
Bang, bang, bang!
The next moment, the sound of collisions came from outside the armor.
One golden beetle after another slammed into Wang Chong's body, but all of them fell off.
"What is that?!"
In the center of the formation, three hidden figures had been watching Wang Chong this entire time. When they saw that he had suddenly put on a set of savage red armor, their leader's brow rose and his face paled.
The two attendants behind him also revealed a look of shock.
The golden beetles were no ordinary items. They were an ancient species. Not only could they break through a cultivator's Stellar Energy and dilute their power, but they were also incredibly strong. They could devour iron and steel, and ordinary armor could not stop them.
But now that Wang Chong was wearing the armor, he seemed completely unaffected.
"Milord, the martial artists of the martial arts world can't possibly have a treasure like this, and I've never seen him wear this armor before. He must be in cahoots with those people!"
One of the attendants suddenly said.
A gloomy look appeared on the faces of the three, and the eyes of the leader at the very front were brimming with killing intent.
"All treasures consume Stellar Energy. I'd like to see just how long he can last against the attacks of the Stellar-Piercing Golden Beetles!
"Keep an eye on that kid and increase the intensity of the attacks! No matter what, we can't let him get close to the formation core!"
The leader's expression was frigid as he spoke.
"Yes!"
The two attendants quickly left with the order.
At this moment, Wang Chong had no idea what was happening, or perhaps he had no time to pay attention to anything else. The golden beetles were constantly crashing into him and bouncing off him, but they were all blocked by the Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor and could do nothing to him.
But at this moment, Wang Chong couldn't find it in him to be happy.
The Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor consumed a massive amount of Stellar Energy, and in Wang Chong's current state, once he used the Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor, it would be no different from attacking someone else. For Wang Chong, whose Stellar Energy was in conflict and on the verge of cultivation defect, this was an enormous danger.
This was also why Wang Chong hadn't used the Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor before.
Not only that, even if the Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor could block all the attacks of the golden beetles, it still had an irremediable flaw: the time limit.
The Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor can't last more than an hour, but in my current state, I won't even be able to last ten minutes. No matter what, I have to reach the formation core before that happens and break the formation!
Wang Chong quietly said within the Heavenly Mandate Battle Armor, his face ghastly pale.
From start to finish, Wang Chong's Stellar Energy had been constantly consumed, and his meridians were growing more and more disorderly. For the first time, Wang Chong felt an intense sense of danger. Those people hiding in the shadows had clearly increased their attacks in an attempt to kill everyone. Even his master and the Formation Elder might not be safe.
No matter what, he had to break the formation.
I've already reached the third layer of the core. As long as I can pass through these three layers, I'll reach the core.
Wang Chong said to himself as he turned the model of the Origin Immortal Formation in his mind. The size and complexity of the formation far surpassed Wang Chong's imagination, and his Psychic Energy was being consumed at an astonishing rate. Moreover, the closer he got to the center, the more complex the calculations became.
The Formation Elder had been correct. The Origin Immortal Formation had far too many variables, and the calculations were far too complex. Unless one was the person who had laid down the formation, outsiders would find it very difficult to use calculations to break it. If he hadn't constructed the model of the Origin Immortal Formation, he would have needed an astronomical amount of calculations to calculate the core of the formation.
Even with the model, it was still a waste of energy.
"Rumble!"
As he was calculating, another rumble came from the core of the formation. Wang Chong raised his head and saw that another tide of energy was surging toward him through the world of energy.
"Those scoundrels are messing around again!"
Wang Chong narrowed his eyes, a sharp light in them.
He had heard this sort of boom at least six or seven times now. With each boom, the formation's power would increase, and its attacks would become sharper and more powerful. Their situation was worsening, becoming more and more dangerous.
"I have to speed up!"
Wang Chong said to himself.
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