You Said Heaven-Absolute Formation—Why Does It Have Fire Too?

West Qi did not launch a direct assault immediately.

A full day passed.

Only then did figures reappear outside the Ten Ultimate Formation.

Those who came this time were still not the Twelve Golden Immortals themselves.

But they had been replaced by several Qi Refiners who had clearly received guidance from Jade Clarity's lineage.

The greatest difference from yesterday's group was that they had brought quite a few magical treasures specifically meant to counter the Ten Ultimate Formation.

"Quite well prepared."

Lin Yuan stood behind the formation.

He looked at the Thunderbolt-Repelling Pearl in one man's hand, specifically designed to suppress thunder and fire, the Wind-Calming Banner hanging from another man's waist, and a Scarlet Sun Mirror clearly meant to counter the power of ice.

Gao Yougan clicked his tongue.

"Looks like those guys who got blown up yesterday did plenty of homework after they went back."

Qin Wan was in no hurry.

"Let them come."

The greatest change in the Ten Ultimate Formation was never simply the explosive increase in the power of each individual formation.

Even if the enemy had prepared thoroughly for one formation, that did not mean they could prepare for the other nine as well.

The first man chose to enter the Heaven-Absolute Formation.

This Qi Refiner was clearly more cautious than yesterday's formation tester.

The Thunderbolt-Repelling Pearl hung high above his head.

A pale green protective barrier also covered the ground beneath his feet.

Qin Wan activated the Heaven-Absolute Formation.

Lightning descended.

The Thunderbolt-Repelling Pearl immediately diverted most of the lightning away.

A smile appeared on the man's face.

"Heaven-Absolute Formation."

"It is nothing more than this."

Qin Wan glanced at him.

Outside the formation, Zhao Jiang suddenly laughed.

The moment Lin Yuan saw that expression, he knew it.

They were about to pull something.

The next moment.

The formation talisman of the Earth Inferno Formation lit up.

This time, what was transmitted was not merely Upper Clarity Dharma Power.

Mixed within it was a wisp of earthfire aura that had been adjusted beforehand.

Qin Wan raised his hand.

Amid the attacks within the Heaven-Absolute Formation, which had originally centered on the killing intent of lightning, a flash of crimson suddenly appeared.

Boom!

The Thunderbolt-Repelling Pearl did indeed draw away the lightning.

But earthfire was not its business.

Flames erupted from beneath his feet.

The intruder in the formation was scorched into a violent shudder.

"Fire?!"

"Why does the Heaven-Absolute Formation have earthfire?!"

He was visibly stunned for a moment.

And that single moment.

The lightning beside him had already descended again.

The Thunderbolt-Repelling Pearl hurriedly began operating.

Boom!

His entire body was blasted back several steps.

Outside the formation, Gao Yougan was already laughing himself silly.

"Exactly!"

"How could the Heaven-Absolute Formation possibly have fire?"

"Think, quickly!"

Lin Yuan shook his head as he listened.

Senior Brother Gao's sarcastic needling had quite a bit of talent behind it.

After steadying himself, the man inside the formation quickly thought of the linkage between the ten formations.

"It is the Earth Inferno Formation!"

"You are borrowing the Earth Inferno Formation's power!"

Qin Wan did not hide it either.

"So what if you know?"

The other man's expression darkened.

Since he knew the source.

Then he would cut it off.

He brought out a jade talisman.

A streak of white spiritual light spread through the surroundings, attempting to interfere with the transmission of formation auras between the formations.

Lin Yuan's gaze shifted slightly.

The other side had indeed come well prepared.

After the white light appeared.

The power sent from the Earth Inferno Formation was noticeably delayed.

Yet Qin Wan did not panic in the slightest.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao."

"Stop."

Zhao Jiang voluntarily severed the Earth Inferno Formation.

Seeing the earthfire vanish, the opponent had only just breathed a sigh of relief.

The Wind Roar Formation lit up.

Whoosh—!

A violent gale suddenly rose.

Great swathes of astral wind abruptly mixed into the formation of thunder and fire.

The Thunderbolt-Repelling Pearl remained busy dealing with the lightning.

That jade talisman was still disrupting the Earth Inferno Formation.

The newly appearing wind blades came straight at his face.

"You!"

The Qi Refiner inside the formation finally could not hold it together.

"You can switch them too?!"

Qin Wan looked utterly matter-of-fact.

"There are nine of them."

"Why can't I switch?"

"..."

That made far too much sense.

Instead, it left him with no way to refute it.

Standing outside the formation, Lin Yuan suddenly understood why support classes in multiplayer dungeons were so annoying.

You thought you were fighting one boss.

But there were actually nine healers crouching behind it.

And while they were healing, they might suddenly toss a fireball at you.

This battle lasted more than half a shichen.

In the end, that Qi Refiner still failed to break the Heaven-Absolute Formation.

He retreated in disgrace.

The second man entered the Wind Roar Formation.

He clearly knew how dangerous the Wind Roar Formation was.

The moment the Wind-Calming Banner unfurled.

The violent winds all around were immediately suppressed considerably.

Dong Quan was not in a hurry either.

A normal Wind Roar Formation would indeed be hard-pressed when countered by a wind-calming treasure.

But now he had people backing him up.

He directly borrowed the power of the Golden Light Formation.

The astral wind weakened somewhat.

But golden light suddenly filled the sky.

The cultivator who entered the formation had only blocked a few rounds.

When the Ice Formation sent over another wisp of chill.

The ground beneath his feet froze solid.

The expressions of the West Qi camp grew increasingly grim as they watched.

How were they supposed to counter this?

In the past, when breaking the Ten Ultimate Formation.

At least they could prepare corresponding magical treasures according to the characteristics of each formation.

But now, the auras of the ten formations were interconnected.

You prepared a Wind-Calming Banner.

And they gave you golden light inside.

You brought a Thunderbolt-Repelling Pearl.

And earthfire rose from beneath your feet.

You specifically guarded against ice.

Only for them to turn around and borrow the Wind Roar Formation.

It truly felt like painstakingly memorizing answers all night before an exam.

Then entering the examination hall the next day and seeing—

The teacher had replaced the entire question bank.

Several people failed in succession while testing the formations.

The Ten Heavenly Lords' confidence rose completely.

Zhao Jiang had even begun studying whether they could further increase the proportion of power they borrowed.

Lin Yuan, on the other hand, did not grow carried away along with them.

He kept his eyes fixed on the rear of West Qi's forces.

Battlefield Killing Intent Perception told him.

The truly dangerous aura had not yet moved.

These people were still only probing.

They were being used to help the Explanatory Sect determine the changes in the Ten Ultimate Formation.

Qin Wan clearly knew this as well.

After the last formation tester withdrew.

He did not mock them.

Instead, he returned to the side of the Ten Heavenly Lords.

"The first version of the linked formations still has quite a few problems."

"Just now, after someone used a jade talisman to block the flow of formation aura, the Earth Inferno Formation's power transmission clearly slowed."

Golden Light Holy Mother nodded.

"And the loss is too great when special powers are exchanged between different formations."

"Borrowing a tenth of Upper Clarity Dharma Power is easy."

"To truly send earthfire, ice, and golden light between one another, we can only maintain it for a short while at most."

Lin Yuan smiled.

"That is already enough."

"Senior Sister."

"What we want is not to permanently turn the Heaven-Absolute Formation into a fusion of all ten."

"At a critical moment, give them a sudden hit."

"As long as it can trick people, that is enough."

Qin Wan and the others thought it over.

Indeed.

The effect had been quite obvious just now.

Especially since the other side had clearly prepared restraining treasures, only to be caught flat-footed when the attribute suddenly changed.

In a magical duel,

a moment of panic was dangerous enough.

Wen Zhong walked in from outside the formation.

"West Qi probably won't send ordinary people into the formation again today."

Zhao Jiang asked,

"What about tomorrow?"

Wen Zhong raised his head and looked toward West Qi.

"The Explanatory Sect's people have watched for two days already."

"If they still don't step in,"

"they won't be able to save face."

Lin Yuan followed his gaze.

Above the distant clouds,

several streaks of Jade Clarity Immortal Light were clearer than they had been yesterday.

One of them in particular—

since just now, his Innate Spiritual Perception had continuously sent him warnings of danger.

Its danger level—

far exceeded every previous formation tester.

Lin Yuan slowly lost his smile.

"Senior brothers,"

"Tomorrow,"

"I'm afraid we truly need to be careful."

The next morning,

outside the Ten Ultimate Formation,

an immortal dressed in Jade Clarity robes finally arrived upon the clouds.

He made no effort to conceal his aura.

Immortal light bore down across the battlefield.

Even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around them trembled faintly.

Qin Wan raised his head from within the Heaven-Absolute Formation.

The newcomer was not among the most formidable of the Twelve Golden Immortals.

But a true second-generation disciple of the Explanatory Sect was on an entirely different level from those qi refiners who had tested the formations before.

He stood before the Ten Ultimate Formation.

He did not even immediately bring out a magic treasure.

The pressure released by his own mana alone made the air nearby grow heavy.

"The Ten Ultimate Formation."

"This poor Daoist has watched it for quite some time these past two days."

"It truly has undergone some changes."

The Daoist's gaze swept across the ten formations one by one.

At last, it settled on Qin Wan.

"Fellow Daoist Qin."

"Today, this poor Daoist has come to test the Heaven-Absolute Formation."

Qin Wan did not retreat.

"Please."