by Feng Yise
"Coming!"
Everyone's hearts tightened, only to see the long swords in those sword puppets' hands tremble. Piercingly cold sword qi stung until everyone felt very uncomfortable.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The movements of these sword puppets were highly erratic, instantly destroying the Tranquil Cloud Sect eight people's formation into pieces.
Ye Yuan's figure moved, dashing towards Pang Wannian's side, pushing aside the long sword that came close to stabbing his back. But he yelled out, "Elder Mei, this place's essence energy restriction is already gone. You can deal with these sword puppets without any shackles!"
Mei Zhen was overjoyed when he heard that. His aura immediately skyrocketed, rising to Third Level Sea Transformation Realm strength!
Indeed, in this main hall, the Heavenly Thunder Essence Locking Grand Array was actually blocked!
With Mei Zhen's formidable strength keeping things in check, the pressure on the other disciples suddenly reduced by a great deal.
But even so, dangers were constantly appearing everywhere around the others, including Mo Yuntian!
Now, they finally know what Ye Yuan's words meant. The might of this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation was seriously too terrifying.
Even Mo Yuntian this late-stage Crystal Formation Realm also felt that he was struggling hard when facing one sword puppet.
After a few rounds, they were immediately unable to withstand it.
These 18 sword puppets formed pairs. Each series of attack was interlinked, simply not giving their opponents any time to catch their breath.
Moreover, the attacks of these nine teams of sword puppets actually had compounding effects. One blow was as strong as the other. Even Mei Zhen this Third Level Sea Transformation Realm did not dare to fight head-on too.
This Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation was simply infallible. Just like an integrated mass attack machine!
From the start, Ye Yuan was running his legs off to help support his seniors.
If not for Ye Yuan, most likely, there would already be quite a few people who lost their lives under the swords of the sword puppets.
Currently, in Ye Yuan's heart, he had already extended his greetings to Lu Linfeng's ancestors countless times.
However, this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation is incomparably profound. With Ye Yuan's Array Dao attainments, he could also just protect himself inside the array formation.
A sword puppet appeared behind Tian Yu expressionlessly, its long sword stabbing towards his back without any hesitation.
Ye Yuan's gaze grew intent. He arrived by his side with a flash and pulled hard, barely avoiding this fatal blow!
Even so, Tian Yu was still stabbed in the shoulder by the sword puppet.
Suffering this wound, Tian Yu's strength would surely be heavily discounted.
Ye Yuan was incredibly worried in his heart. At this rate, there would definitely be casualties!
Ye Yuan's mind spun like a drill and knew that being passive like this was not the way. He suddenly hollered at Mei Zhen, "Elder Mei, you defend the other seniors!"
Although Mei Zhen's combat strength was already full-blown at this time, he completely could not gain any advantage inside the array formation. Instead, he became more alarmed as he fought.
He could sense that if he faced this array formation alone, the outcome would ultimately still be being defeated and killed!
18 late-stage Crystal Formation Realm puppets could kill a Third Level Sea Transformation Realm expert. This was simply mindboggling!
Hearing Ye Yuan's howl, Mei Zhen immediately took Ye Yuan's place without any word.
While he did not know much about array formations, his realm was right there after all. Stepping in for others briefly was still feasible.
"Ye Yuan, hurry up! I'm afraid that I can't hold on for too long!" Mei Zhen said anxiously.
The attacks of the 18 sword puppets made people's eyes go blurry. Mei Zhen could still withstand for others temporarily, but it would be hard to avoid oversight as time passed.
Ye Yuan dodged a sword puppet's attack with a squat and said gravely, "Give me ten breaths of time!"
Mei Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
Ten breaths, that was also the time needed to breath ten times. Wanting to find the flaw in this array formation was truly too challenging.
But Ye Yuan had no other alternatives either. He could only burn his boats!
Taking in a deep breath, Ye Yuan actually shut his eyes and instantly entered the Heart Like Still Water State!
Chapter 320 - Moving in and out Freely!
Shutting his eyes, the surrounding happenings were imprinted within Ye Yuan's divine soul as extremely fine details appeared!
The orbit of the 18 sword puppets, Mei Zhen, Mo Yuntian, Ti Wujiu, Tian Yu, Pang Wannian . . .
All of this and everything were so clear!
The originally uncapturable traces looked so clear right now. It was just like the entire world slowed down.
Unknowingly, Ye Yuan's Heart Like Still Water Realm heightened again!
One breath, two breaths, three breaths . . .
Time trickled away. Only without Ye Yuan's tying down did Mei Zhen feel the incredible pressure on him!
His nerves were wounded tightly to the limits, and he did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Because any easing up could cost a disciple's life!
Every breath, Mei Zhen felt like it was as drawn out as a century.
Every breath, Mei Zhen was exhausted from running around. Saving this person the previous second, but the next second, dashing to another person's side!
Every breath was likewise felt endless to Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan's soul force spread out, capturing every movement of the 18 sword puppets.
A sword attacked from behind. It was as if Ye Yuan grew eyes at the back, dodging easily with a slight tilt of his body.
It was as if these 18 sword puppets formed an all-encompassing net within this area.
What Ye Yuan wanted to do was to unravel this inescapable net!
In a twinkle, eight breaths of time had passed. But Mei Zhen had already reached his limits in this short eight breaths of time.
Clank!
Mei Zhen helped Du Cheng deflect a sword, but his nerves suddenly tightened. Because another sword had already arrived in front of the one-armed Pang Wannian!
This Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation was unbelievably profound. Mei Zhen being able to sustain for eight breaths of time was already the limits. He was truly helpless against this sword.
In Pang Wannian's eyes, that sword enlarged continually. He used all the strength in his body to try to evade this sword, but it was already too late.
"Am I still going to die here after all . . ." Pang Wannian closed his eyes in despair.
Ding!
A crisp sound sounded. The sword puppet's sword was pushed aside.
Pang Wannian was stunned. He opened his eyes to take a look. Turns out that it was Ye Yuan who charged out from the side and helped him deflect this sword!
Ye Yuan saved his life again!
"Three steps to the left, five steps forward! Follow me! Don't walk incorrectly!"
Pang Wannian did not have time to give thanks yet when Ye Yuan's voice sounded beside his ears.
No time to think too much, Pang Wannian instinctively followed Ye Yuan's footsteps and walked.
Three steps to the left and five steps forward. A total distance of merely eight steps, but the two of them suffered the attacks of over a dozen swords!
During this process, Ye Yuan helped Pang Wannian resolve several incidences of danger again.
After eight steps, Ye Yuan said again, "Move two steps back, three steps to the right!"
Pang Wannian did not dare to delay. He continued following Ye Yuan.
Just like that, after Pang Wannian twirled around with Ye Yuan six times, only to see his eyes blur. T
here was actually no more sword puppets around him!
The two of them exited the sword formation just like that!
"Go to one side and rest, Senior Apprentice Brother Pang. I'll go and bring the other seniors out!"
Ye Yuan did not wait for Pang Wannian's reply. With a flash, he entered the formation again.
With a few leaps and bounds, Ye Yuan arrived at Du Cheng's side. Currently, Du Cheng's body was full of sword wounds. If not for Mei Zhen protecting him fervently this whole time, he would probably be a dead soul claimed by a sword already.
"Follow my footsteps, Senior Apprentice Brother Du! Take care not to get lost!" Ye Yuan said.
Du Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
Ye Yuan brought Du Cheng and arrived beside Tian Yu in two or three steps. Then, he brought Tian Yu and arrived at Ti Wujiu's side.
Just like that, Ye Yuan finally gathered all the seniors together.
"Seniors, follow me out of the formation first. Leave the rest to me!"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan brought everyone to break out of the encirclement by following a set pattern.
Fortunately, these sword puppets were lifeless objects and did not have their own will. Otherwise, it would not be so easy either for Ye Yuan to want to bring everyone out so smoothly.
When Ye Yuan brought everybody out of the formation, the 18 sword puppets focused all of their attacks on Mei Zhen.
Mei Zhen's exhaustion earlier was also enormous. When everybody went out, he immediately felt the pressure rise significantly.
"Seniors, go rest first, I'll go and swap Elder Mei out!" Ye Yuan was about to enter the formation after he finished talking.
"Hang on! Ye Yuan, you want to crack the formation alone? Even Elder Mei can't handle these puppets, can you do it alone?" Mo Yuntian asked in surprise.
Ye Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Not crack the formation. You'll know in a while."
Finished talking, Ye Yuan leaped and clashed together with those sword puppets once more.
"Elder Mei, you exit the formation first! Leave this place to me!" Ye Yuan shouted.
"En? You alone?" Mei Zhen was flabbergasted when he heard that.
"Don't ask so much anymore! Follow my instructions and take your steps! Six steps to the right, one step back!" Ye Yuan said.
Mei Zhen's trust in Ye Yuan had already reached an unconditional extent. He immediately hesitated no more and moved his feet according to Ye Yuan's instructions.
With Mei Zhen's Third Level Sea Transformation Realm strength, wanting to charge outside was not hard as long as he knew the secret of leaving the formation.
Indeed, under Ye Yuan's directions, Mei Zhen's eyes blurred, and he left the array formation.
Now, there was only Ye Yuan alone left within the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation!
Ye Yuan looked at those expressionless sword puppets and said with a cold smile, "Lu Linfeng, you miser! Today, I'm going to take in all of these sword puppets of yours. Consider it collecting some interest first! And also this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation, I won't be courteous!"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan shut his eyes once more and entered Heart Like Still Water State!
Without the impediment from his seniors, Ye Yuan could experience this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation to his heart's content.
He only used eight breaths of time just now and barely managed to find the way out of the formation. But he was still far off from wanting to completely crack this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation!
Mei Zhen and the rest already witnessed the power of this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation but did not know how powerful this array formation was.
But Ye Yuan knew that inside Lu Linfeng's Formations Path Nine Scripts, there was an array formation called Greater Nine Revolutions Profound Heaven Interlocking Formation. It was evolved from this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation.
The power of the Great Nine Revolutions Profound Heaven Interlocking Formation was enough to slaughter over a dozen ordinary Divine Kings!
Even when compared to the Spirit Bristle Divine King's Nine Suns Burning Heaven, it was not any weaker!
This array formation before their eyes was only a dead object. Ye Yuan knew that if Lu Linfeng were here presiding over it, their party would simply have no chance to escape.
Forget about Sea Transformation Realm experts. Even Soul Sea Realm powerhouses might not be able to escape!
That was the true strength of the Divine Realm's Ten Great Divine Kings!
And the current Ye Yuan was actually challenging the Grand Yan Divine King, Lu Linfeng, when he was young.
If Ye Yuan's conjectures were correct, this array formation in front of him should have been created when Lu Linfeng was at the Sea Transformation Realm or Soul Sea Realm. Otherwise, these sword puppets would definitely not be limited to this power.
Very evidently, the Lu Linfeng back then was not m.a.t.u.r.e enough yet. The might of this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation also did not reach a heaven-defying degree.
But even so, it was also an existence far beyond the reach of the vast majority of people.
What Ye Yuan wanted to do now was to completely comprehend this array formation and control these 18 sword puppets!
Chapter 321 - Comprehending Formation!
These 18 sword puppets were automatically controlled by the array formation, ownerless objects.
Pang Wannian accidentally activated the array formation previously. That was why these 18 sword puppets attacked the Tranquil Cloud Sect group.
As long as Ye Yuan comprehended the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation fully, he would be able to control these 18 sword puppets!
If Ye Yuan had these 18 sword puppets, he would have the ability to protect himself in front of Sea Transformation Realm experts.
With Ye Yuan's present strength, facing early-stage and middle-stage Crystal Formation Realm martial artists should not pose a problem. But facing late-stage Crystal Formation Realm martial artists would be more challenging.
As for Sea Transformation Realm experts, Ye Yuan virtually did not have any leeway to resist.
Actually, Ye Yuan had confronted quite a few Sea Transformation Realm powerhouses. But regardless of whether it was Black Crow Old Man, Yao Qian, or Wang Fan, he drew support from environmental conditions and depended on his meticulous calculations in order to gain an advantage.
If battling a Sea Transformation Realm head-on, Ye Yuan would have no chance of winning.
But with these sword puppets, it would be different. Ye Yuan could even clash with Third Level Sea Transformation Realm experts by using the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation to control them.
Ye Yuan's strength was indeed not powerful. But under Heart Like Still Water Realm, he already had an initial glimpse into the door of this array formation.
Currently, Ye Yuan's soul force was projected out and could capture every minute movement from the sword puppets clearly. Hence, it was very hard for these sword puppets to want to hurt him.
Of course, the price of doing so was that his soul force was in the midst of being depleted rapidly!
"No way right? It was unbelievably arduous for so many of us inside this array formation. Ye Yuan is doing this with ease alone inside instead?" Tian Yu exclaimed in shock.
"Ye Yuan should have comprehended something. Otherwise, it's impossible to be so," Mei Zhen said.
"But what on earth is Ye Yuan trying to do? To actually bring Elder Mei out too. If there were him guiding by the side, cracking the formation with Elder Mei's strength should be promising, right? Now, he is inside all alone. How is he going to crack the formation?" Tian Yu said puzzledly.
"Now that it came to this, we can only believe in him. This array formation is truly exceptionally powerful. By relying on a bunch of Crystal Formation Realm puppets, even I am not a match!" Mei Zhen sighed with admiration.
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While Ye Yuan was trapped in the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation, inside the Absolute Blaze Barrier, Zhao Yuyang's entire head was covered in dense sweat beads.
After such a long period of deduction, he was on the verge of collapsing!
But he also knew that it was no longer far from the exit of the grand array. If he did not grit his teeth and persevere, all the benefits in the Eternal Splendor Palace would be acquired by the Tranquil Cloud Sect.
Hence, he was clenching his teeth and pushing on!
"Still missing a little more, just a little bit more! Deducing this Absolute Blaze Barrier this time has tremendous inspiration to my formation path! As long as I can tough it out, I might have hopes of becoming a Tier 4 array master in this life!" Zhao Yuyang kept on encouraging himself.
Everyone held their breath as they looked at Zhao Yuyang.
Walking until now, all the great sects paid a devastatingly heavy price!
There were only two or three people left in some sects right now.
Even the Purple Mansion Sect, one person also perished among the four of them, burnt to ashes by the grand array.
Zhao Yuyang took another step forward. His every step affected everyone's heart.
The next instant, Zhao Yuyang's face revealed wild elation!
"Senior Apprentice Brother, I found the exit!" Zhao Yuyang exclaimed in joy.
Everybody's faces revealed wild excitement. This grand array was seriously too terrifying. One had to say that them being able to escape with their lives was by luck.
Wu Zhao was similarly overjoyed as he said, "Haha . . . Ye Yuan that punk most likely never dreamt that we would find the exit so quickly, right? Wait until Your Father leaves, I'll definitely hack that punk into pieces! Otherwise, I'll find it hard to dispel the hatred in my heart! Junior Apprentice Brother Yuyang, quickly!"
Zhao Yuyang nodded and said, "This is the final juncture. As long as we find the correct path, we only need at most two hours to be able to leave!"
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Ye Yuan's soul force was being depleted rapidly. But his understanding of the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation was rising swiftly at the same time.