Chapter 3085 – Who Is the True Formation Grandmaster?
Jiang Chen clenched his fists and struck out with a heavy punch. With a single blow, he withstood the attacks of two Half-step Divine Emperors head-on, then quickly retreated, calm and composed.
Jiang Chen let out a low roar. With his Dragon Transformation body he struck out powerfully, forming seals with both hands. The Five Elements Divine Dragon Seal transformed into divine dragons of the nine heavens. The five dragons converged and fused together, the hand seal turned over and shook heaven and earth. The divine dragons towered over the world and swept across the sky. Jiang Chen struck once and pulled back, and the two Half-step Divine Emperors refused to be outdone, standing on equal footing with Jiang Chen, evenly matched!
“What an impressive technique!”
Both Half-step Divine Emperors were startled. Jiang Chen’s strength was only at the Mid Hierarch Realm, yet he could fight them so calmly and effortlessly. How could such ability not leave people in awe?
Dou Qing snorted coldly and quickly joined in. With the combined strength of the three of them, they could barely suppress Jiang Chen. But Jiang Chen was not someone with feeble strength. On the contrary, the more he fought, the braver he became. One against three, he showed no sign of defeat. Still, it had to be said that the strength of the three of them was too great. Even with Jiang Chen’s abilities after his breakthrough, he could only stay undefeated, and was instead pushed back again and again.
“Three Thousand Flames Divine Seal!”
Jiang Chen turned the tables once more, fusing his divine fires. The Three Thousand Flames Divine Seal rose up in the void and came crushing down, forcing back the two Half-step Divine Emperors, but he himself was struck by a palm from Dou Qing. A cold, sharp look flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes.
“Well, well, you’ve got some skill, but unfortunately you’re still far, far too weak. Fighting me is simply courting your own destruction.”
Dou Qing scoffed. The three of them intensified their attacks, and Jiang Chen refused to be outdone. His sword Qi flashed like a startled swan, a single glance across the sky, and the Limitless Sword swept the void clean.
“Eleventh Sword!”
Dou Qing retreated in order to advance. Facing Jiang Chen’s Limitless Sword, they chose to avoid its edge and fight in a roundabout way. It was clear that Dou Qing and the other two had prepared quite thoroughly, all for this moment.
“Do you really think you can turn the tables on the experts of our Battle God Clan? The Profound Connection Divine Palace was just careless for a moment. When the real Palace Lord returns, you’ll die without a burial place. But I can’t wait for that moment. You can only belong to our Battle God Clan. Because you secretly learned our Battle God Clan’s Dou Formation Technique, I must take you back to our Battle God Clan to be dealt with.”
Dou Qing’s words were obviously meant for the people of the Profound Connection Divine Palace to hear. Everyone knew this. When the experts of the Battle God Clan had stepped in, the Great Elder and the others had known why they had come. Even though Jiang Chen had killed their Palace Lords, they still had no right to keep Jiang Chen here, so Dou Qing taking Jiang Chen away was only natural.
“If you want to condemn someone, you can always find an excuse. All you want is the Immortal Execution Great Emperor’s inheritance. Unfortunately, you’re going to be disappointed, because you’re simply not qualified.”
Jiang Chen surged forward again. He wanted to avenge Dragon Shisan. He wanted Dou Qing to pay the price he deserved. He had been suppressed, beaten and sealed within the Soul-Devouring Lightning-Sealing Formation, and now Jiang Chen was going to pay all of it back and deal Dou Qing a fatal blow.
Jiang Chen charged step by step in broad, sweeping strokes, his sword shadows filling the sky like rain. The Limitless Sword had already reached its limit, and Jiang Chen finally unleashed an even stronger sword.
“Twelfth Sword!”
The power of the Twelfth Sword was far more terrifying than the Eleventh Sword. It was a sword technique Jiang Chen had comprehended back when he was sensing the Great Dao of heaven and earth, but he hadn’t been able to unleash it. He could already sense the Thirteenth Sword, but controlling the sword intent of the Thirteenth Sword was not something the current Jiang Chen could manage.
Even so, the Twelfth Sword was already quite something against Dou Qing and the others. The three of them were forced back by a single sword from Jiang Chen. They were evenly matched, and neither side gained the slightest advantage.
“Form the formation!”
Dou Qing shouted angrily, his face grave. The three of them came together to form a formation. At this moment, even Jiang Chen hadn’t expected them to be so thoroughly prepared. This formation used the Profound Connection Divine Palace itself as its cauldron. Its purpose was to fight a battle centered on the Profound Connection Divine Palace.
“What fine reinforcements! Hahaha. You might as well admit that you came here scheming to control me all along. You’ve been playing the Profound Connection Divine Palace in the palm of your hand. You even have the formation laid out already. It looks like you planned this long ago.”
Jiang Chen said with a cold smile. Dou Qing’s formation did surprise him a little. The formation the three of them controlled was extremely complex and could never have been laid down in an instant. In other words, they had arranged everything long ago. All of this seemed to be about luring the snake out of its hole, and he was the snake.
“Kid, you’re about to die, so stop struggling. This formation was prepared especially for you. The Yin-Sealing Formation! Don’t forget what the Battle God Clan relies on to stand at the peak of the Divine World.”
Dou Qing said with a proud face. The Battle God Clan was naturally famous throughout the world for its Dou Formation Technique and its formations. Who didn’t know that? But from beginning to end, they had never used a formation, not even when they fought Jiang Chen earlier. But at this moment, Dou Qing had no choice but to use the formation he had prepared long ago. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Originally, this formation had been laid for the Second Palace Lord, but then Dragon Shisan had appeared out of nowhere, so Dou Qing had simply reaped the fisherman’s profit. Now, using it against Jiang Chen was just going with the flow. It truly was putting good steel to use on the blade’s edge.
As soon as the Yin-Sealing Formation took shape, Jiang Chen was sealed within it. Jiang Chen’s gaze sharpened. He soared up into the sky and brought down a sword strike, but it was like cutting into the ocean, unable to raise even a single wave. A terrifying pulling force dissolved Jiang Chen’s sword light outright, which shocked everyone. At this moment, it looked like Jiang Chen would have a hard time escaping.
Jiang Chen’s terrifying sword Qi slashed back and forth in every direction, but as soon as it struck the formation, it was invisibly and completely dissolved. With the strength of three people, the formation had become a cage, and Jiang Chen simply couldn’t break through.
“Kid, stop wasting your strength. Even among Divine Emperor Realm experts, there might not be many who could break through this formation, because it was laid with the Yin soul power of the three of us. The power of the three of us is completely condensed together, twisted into a single rope. It’s not something you can crack. Even in our Battle God Clan, the only one who can break this formation is the Clan Leader. Hmph. Don’t be so full of yourself. You can never break through my Yin-Sealing Formation.”
Dou Qing swore confidently. This Yin-Sealing Formation, for him, was formed from the combined Yin souls and essence blood of three people, and it didn’t even require many complicated procedures. Three people building a formation with their souls was one of the Battle God Clan’s strongest techniques!
“What the Battle God Clan is most proud of is formations. Now that Jiang Chen is trapped in the formation, breaking it should be quite difficult.”
“Phew… we can finally breathe a sigh of relief. That guy is a demon king come to wreak havoc on the world. How can he be so strong? It’s completely beyond our understanding.”
“He who does too much evil will meet his own doom. He brought this on himself. Opposing our Profound Connection Divine Palace is just asking for humiliation. Hmph.”
“Sigh, it’s really ironic now. Although Jiang Chen has been trapped by the formation and is on the brink of death, the ones who defeated him aren’t people from our Profound Connection Divine Palace. Heh.”
The Great Elder and the others murmured in low voices. But all in all, the Profound Connection Divine Palace had been saved. At least the Palace Lord was still alive. When the Palace Lord returned, they could rise again. It was just that for the next several years, the Profound Connection Divine Palace would probably have to keep a lower profile than the other three great divine palaces. Otherwise, facing the might of the divine palaces of the various counties, they could only shrink back.
“Do you really think this little trick can hold me? Your Battle God Clan is famous for formations, but my name, Jiang Chen, is no empty reputation either. Today, I’ll let you see who is the true formation grandmaster!”
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes. This battle of formations filled him with ever more fighting spirit.