Dragon-Marked War God

The stone pillars were like a flock of lambs waiting for slaughter that had broken into a riot. The earth-shaking, heaven-splitting collisions gave even Jiang Chen a terrible headache. But at their level of strength, their bodies had long since become like bronze skin and iron bones. Unless a collision was strong enough to shake their strength, it could not hurt them at all.

But the strangeness of this formation was something Jiang Chen had never heard of. He had thought it was only a maze, but now it seemed this formation had such powerful killing force. If this went on, they would very likely be slowly worn to death here.

Half a day passed, but the riot of giant rocks showed no sign of stopping.

Jiang Chen kept using his methods to protect himself. Baichi Huayu had not expected that Jiang Chen, with Peak Hierarch strength, could withstand such a powerful onslaught. The stone pillars shifted faster and faster, and the force of their collisions grew greater and greater.

“If this goes on, we’ll all die here.”

Baichi Huayu frowned and said in a deep voice, glancing at Tantai Jingzang.

“It looks like there’s probably no chance of getting into the Five Directions Traveling Palace.”

Tantai Jingzang also said in a low voice, constantly resisting the strange stone formation around them. Their strength was being steadily squeezed. If this went on, they would surely be worn to death. There was no doubt about it.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was completely focused. He had to find a way to break the stone formation as soon as possible. He had been using the No Beginning Formation to simulate this stone formation, and it had already gone through a great transformation. He only needed three more days. But looking at the current situation, he had to hurry.

A day passed, and in the end Jiang Chen had completely figured out the stone formation. The formation needed a huge impact to take shape. After all, it had been laid down by a Great Emperor Realm expert. If Jiang Chen had not had the No Beginning Formation in hand, they would probably all have died here today. This stone formation was simply too terrifying. Every link was tied to the next, and in the end these stone pillars would completely smash themselves to pieces, explode and be extinguished! It was only that the formation had not yet fully formed.

But to break the formation, the price Jiang Chen had to pay was also very great. He would need a full day and night to control the formation’s pivot, its formation eye, with his will. During that time, his soul power and his essence, energy and spirit would be completely locked by the stone formation. In other words, he would become one with the formation. Otherwise, all of them would surely die.

Jiang Chen had no choice, because this was not only saving others but also saving himself. If he did not crack the stone formation, he would be trapped here too until he died.

“This Five Directions Great Emperor really was ruthless. The moment he makes a move, it’s a terrifying formation like this. He really didn’t want anyone getting into his traveling palace. Even a Divine Emperor Realm expert, if his strength fell short, would probably be crushed to death here.”

Jiang Chen sucked in a cold breath, but he did not dare to be the least bit careless. He began to crack the formation quickly. Once the formation was cracked, it would also be a case of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of his own.

Time passed second by second. Jiang Chen began to control the stone formation with his soul power and dismantle it bit by bit. For Jiang Chen, this step was too, too hard. Without an Emperor Realm soul, it would have been impossible. Jiang Chen bore the risk of being gravely injured and began to split the formation apart. The stone formation gradually stopped colliding, gradually returned to its place and gradually sank. At that moment, Jiang Chen’s face was covered in sweat, and his veins bulged. The Divine Origin Strength in his body had almost been completely drained, because controlling this stone formation consumed far, far too much strength. His essence, energy and spirit were also severely depleted. But to save himself, Jiang Chen could only do this. Counting on those guys to break the formation would be no better than waiting to die.

“Break!”

Jiang Chen gave a low shout. All the stone pillars were driven by his soul’s will and pressed deep into the ground. At that moment, Jiang Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face went pale. He had used up almost eighty percent of his strength, and his power was drained to the extreme. But he did not disappoint. The stone formation was finally broken.

But a white shadow once again quickly vanished from the stone formation, and Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. He had no idea what that thing was. He had seen it once at the entrance. It looked like a fox, but he had not seen its true face. It had vanished from his sight in an instant. Its speed was simply too fast.

Jiang Chen knelt on one knee, his face pale and sweat pouring down. When he slowly raised his head, the plaza in front of him had become completely flat ground. More than ten people stood scattered across the plaza. They were all in quite a sorry state, but Jiang Chen was the worst of them all.

Jiang Chen let out a long breath and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. A slight smile curled up on his lips. It looked like his efforts had not been in vain after all.

“Boundless Longevity Buddha. The formation has finally been cracked. Sigh, this poor Daoist is truly ashamed. It took me so long to crack the formation.”

Wude shook his head and sighed. He stood with his hands behind his back, calm and composed. The people around all cupped their fists toward Wude to express their thanks.

“Thank you, Daoist Master, hahaha.”

“Such great kindness can’t be repaid with mere thanks. Daoist Master, what skill!”

“Our respects, Daoist Master. We won’t dare forget the grace of saving our lives, haha.”

Everyone admired Wude greatly and was overjoyed. If not for Wude, perhaps they would have been trapped here until they died. The terror of this stone formation had made every one of them feel the pressure of the edge between life and death. Fortunately, they had met a benefactor, and the formation had been broken right before their eyes.

“Sigh, Brother Jiang, it’s all this poor Daoist’s fault. If this poor Daoist had cracked the formation a little faster, you wouldn’t have been hurt so badly.”

Wude hurried over at a trot, helped Jiang Chen up and said with a guilty face.

Jiang Chen almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. He had broken that formation with his life on the line, and this guy was claiming he had cracked it? Did he have no shame at all?

But Jiang Chen could not be bothered to argue with him. Even if he said it himself, probably no one would believe him, right? After all, his strength was only Peak Hierarch, and among these people, he should be the weakest. Since Wude wanted to show off, let him show off.

“Daoist Master Wude really is skillful. You said you’d break the formation within ten days, and you did. I admire you, I admire you.”

Jiang Chen said with a faint smile. Wude nodded slightly, confident and composed, as if he were thoroughly enjoying it.

“Brother Jiang flatters me. Just small tricks, not worth showing, not worth showing at all, hahaha. Compared with a true formation grandmaster, this poor Daoist couldn’t bear the honor.”

Jiang Chen glared hard at Wude. This guy really was thick-skinned. When it came to putting gold on his own face, he was not the least bit vague about it.

“It seems Brother Jiang’s strength hasn’t reached the Half-step Divine Emperor Realm yet. You almost died here. How terrible. But Brother Jiang’s courage is truly praiseworthy. Even I admire it greatly.”

Baichi Huayu gave Jiang Chen a thumbs-up. Anyone could hear the mockery in his words. Jiang Chen was only a Hierarch, so what was he doing here pretending to be a big shot? He had nearly died here, and he had it coming.

Baichi Huayu laughed coldly, the smile in his eyes full of ridicule.

“No need to concern yourself. My life is tough. I won’t die for now.”

Jiang Chen said calmly and coughed twice. Wude, meanwhile, felt wronged on Jiang Chen’s behalf.