The Beast Bone Boat was covered in frost. Though the tiger head was also coated in it, it hadn't frozen solid. The fireballs it spat out still hung in the air, lighting up the surroundings.
Xing Chun and Wenren Xu stood by the railing. From where they were, both could clearly see Mei Chengyu and Qin Chongxue on the ground below, and had witnessed them enter the Military Formation.
Though Xing Chun wasn't a Military School Disciple, he was an outstanding Grade A Disciple of the Yin-Yang School and knew of the Military Exotic Treasure, the Washing Soldiers Diagram.
The Military School's stone stele exhibition included a rubbing of a fragment of the Washing Soldiers Diagram. Though Xing Chun stood some distance away, he had still made out the vivid, lifelike white-outline lines in the picture.
During the academy trials, the situation inside a Military Formation could be made public, but most of the time, only those who entered the formation knew what was happening.
The moment he recognized the Washing Soldiers Diagram, Xing Chun knew which Military Formation Qin Chongxue intended to use against Mei Chengyu. Though worried, he stuck to the plan and prioritized rescuing Yan Xiaochuan.
The Ice Serpent coiled around the mast, gazing down at Wenren Xu, whose ankles were frozen in midair. Golden light flashed in its vertical pupils. Xustar Stone Condensation instantly shattered Wenren Xu's Body Protection Qi, freezing his entire body.
Xing Chun seized the opportunity and used Wind Riding Technique to dart toward the opening in the hull.
He had just landed on the second level along the side of the ship when something felt wrong. His eyes shifted, and he saw that Wenren Xu, who should have been frozen in midair, was keeping pace beside him with Wind Riding Technique.
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