The Ten Ultimate Formation Began Turning the Tables on the Twelve Golden Immortals

When the Explanatory Sect truly began to move,

its momentum was completely different from the previous few days.

Outside the Ten Ultimate Formation,

streak after streak of Jade Clarity Immortal Light descended.

Guangchengzi.

Chijingzi.

Juliusun.

Taiyi.

Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun.

Cihang Daoist...

The Twelve Golden Immortals appeared one after another.

Even though some among them had been injured before, or were not in peak condition, the pressure brought by the gathering of twelve direct disciples of Saints still far surpassed that of ordinary Qi Refiners.

On the Shang Camp's side,

Wang Mo and the other three had originally been chatting and laughing.

After seeing this scene, they all turned serious.

"They're truly preparing to make their move now."

Wen Zhong's expression was grave.

"If any of the ten fellow Daoists feel something is wrong, withdraw from the formation immediately."

But Qin Wan smiled.

"We've modified it for so many days."

"This is what we were waiting for—them truly entering."

Lin Yuan said nothing.

His Innate Spiritual Perception was already operating at its limit.

The Twelve Golden Immortals were strong.

There was no questioning that.

The third version of the Ten Ultimate Linked Formation was likewise nowhere near capable of swallowing the Twelve Golden Immortals head-on.

What they needed to do had always been clear.

Survive.

And, while they were at it, make the other side suffer a little.

Guangchengzi arrived before the formation.

His gaze first fell upon Lin Yuan.

"You are Lin Yuan?"

Lin Yuan smiled.

"Martial Uncle Guangchengzi."

"I have long admired you."

"This poor Daoist has also heard your name quite often these past few days."

Guangchengzi's expression remained calm.

"With the cultivation of a True Immortal, you dare participate in a clash of formations like this."

"You have courage."

"But formations are ultimately external things."

"The gap in realm cannot be bridged by such tricks."

Lin Yuan did not argue.

"Martial Uncle is right."

"So later, I ask that you show mercy."

Guangchengzi's brow twitched almost imperceptibly.

This boy's reply had come too smoothly.

He showed none of the urge a young genius would normally have to leap up and prove himself after being provoked a few times.

It was rather like punching cotton.

"Enter the formation."

The Twelve Golden Immortals spoke no further.

This time, it was not one person entering one formation.

Instead, several people stepped into different grand formations at the same time.

Heaven-Absolute.

Earth Inferno.

Wind Roar.

Ice.

Golden Light...

For the first time, the Ten Ultimate Formation truly operated simultaneously!

Rumble!

All ten grand formations opened at once.

Even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth above the entire battlefield changed accordingly.

Thunderbolts.

Earthfire.

Astral winds.

Frost.

Golden light.

Red water.

All manner of killing intent rose at the same time.

The Ten Heavenly Lords all entered the positions controlling their respective formations.

Lin Yuan stood within the central linked region.

At this moment, the ten formations truly resembled a vast net spread wide.

If any point suffered a heavy strike,

he would sense it at once.

"The Heaven-Absolute Formation is under the greatest pressure!"

Lin Yuan spoke.

"Earth Inferno and Wind Roar, each lend it half a share!"

Two streams of power were immediately sent over.

"The Ice Formation needs no aid."

"Senior Brother Yuan can hold!"

"The eastern formation eye of the Golden Light Formation, prepare to move!"

As his words fell,

a streak of treasure light from Cihang Daoist had only just descended.

The formation eye of the Golden Light Formation had already shifted in advance.

Boom!

A massive pit was blasted into the ground.

The formation eye remained intact.

The members of the Explanatory Sect quickly realized something was wrong.

In the past, when they studied the Ten Ultimate Formation,

the most important thing had been grasping the patterns of each formation.

Now, the patterns remained.

But the core positions could move.

And if you attacked one formation,

the other nine could reach out at any moment.

Taiyi was suppressing Zhao Jiang within the Earth Inferno Formation.

One strike from his magic treasure had just subdued a great expanse of earthfire.

The next moment,

wind and thunder suddenly sounded behind him.

"The Wind Roar Formation?"

Taiyi swiftly turned.

The astral wind brushed past his shoulder.

Before he could continue suppressing the formation,

cold air surged up from beneath his feet.

Taiyi's expression gradually darkened.

"Lin Yuan!"

Outside the formation, Lin Yuan heard him.

He was rather surprised.

"Martial Uncle Taiyi."

"You called for me?"

"The ten formations lending to one another does indeed have some cleverness,"

Taiyi said coldly.

"But do you truly think this can trap the Twelve Golden Immortals?"

"It can't."

Lin Yuan did not hesitate in the slightest.

Taiyi was instead stunned.

Lin Yuan continued:

"What realms are the twelve martial uncles in, what realms are the ten senior brothers and sisters in, and what realm am I in? I'm not blind."

"Trap you?"

"I never even considered it."

"..."

Outside the formation, Wang Mo found this endlessly amusing.

Gao Yougan laughed even more loudly.

"Junior Brother's greatest virtue is that he knows his own limits."

Lin Yuan could not be bothered with them.

His gaze remained fixed on the ten formations.

They truly could not trap them.

But making the Twelve Golden Immortals uncomfortable for a short while—

that could be done.

Lin Yuan's hands rapidly shifted through formation seals.

"Senior Brother Qin!"

"Switch positions!"

"Senior Brother Zhao, withdraw thirty percent of the earthfire!"

"Golden Light Formation, lend a thread of golden radiance to the Ice Formation!"

The ten formations began changing rapidly.

The Twelve Golden Immortals had initially intended to break them one by one.

But as they fought, they discovered that the ten formations seemed able to replenish one another's blood.

They had just pressed the Heaven-Absolute Formation until it was on the verge of collapse.

The Earth Inferno Formation sent over its mana.

They turned to suppress Earth Inferno,

and the Heaven-Absolute Formation began feeding it in return.

If they concentrated their firepower on one formation,

Lin Yuan would have that formation actively contract, while the other nine created trouble from the flanks.

They could naturally force their way through.

The problem was—

it would be difficult to achieve the effortless slaughter of the formation masters they had originally expected.

Guangchengzi locked onto Qin Wan several times in succession.

Each time, Qin Wan evaded through temporary position-shifting formation patterns.

Chijingzi forcibly broke into the Ice Formation.

Yuan Jiao directly borrowed the Wind Roar Formation's power to push the main formation position away.

The longer the Twelve Golden Immortals fought, the deeper their frowns became.

Meanwhile, the Intercepting Sect members outside the formation grew more excited the longer they watched.

Zhao Jiang even began taunting them from inside the formation.

"Senior brothers!"

"Didn't you say a few days ago that the Ten Ultimate Formation was nothing but a crooked little trick?"

"Why haven't you broken it today?"

No one on the Jade Clarity side answered him.

Because it truly was rather embarrassing.

Ten Intercepting Sect disciples, whose realms lagged far behind.

Relying on a Ten Ultimate Linked Formation that had been altered into something increasingly wicked.

Had forcibly held back the Twelve Golden Immortals for so long.

What made them feel even worse was this.

They wanted to kill people.

But the Ten Heavenly Lords had become far too good at running.

The formation cores could move.

And the people could switch positions.

Whenever a formation master encountered an attack they truly could not handle, the other nine formations immediately came to help.

Sometimes, just as someone was about to deliver a killing blow, Lin Yuan would already be shouting from the center:

"Run!"

The formation master would flee at once.

Without the slightest burden of pride as an expert.

Even Taiyi was angered into laughter.

"You set up this formation just to run away?"

Lin Yuan adjusted the formation as he replied:

"Martial Uncle."

"Of course, setting up a formation is to win."

"But when we can't win, we should first make sure we don't die."

"There shouldn't be a problem with that order, right?"

Taiyi: "..."

Was there a problem?

There really did not seem to be one.

Yet hearing it still left him stifled.

Another round of fierce attacks followed.

At last, the Twelve Golden Immortals voluntarily withdrew from the formation.

It was not that they could not break through.

But there was no great meaning in continuing to wear each other down.

What they truly wanted to do today was kill the Ten Heavenly Lords.

Yet they had not managed to kill a single one.

Even if they fought for several more hours, at most they would forcibly demolish the formation.

As long as the people withdrew through the switching nodes.

They still would not be able to keep them.

The Jade Clarity Immortal Light withdrew from the Ten Ultimate Formation one after another.

Qin Wan and the others did not pursue them either.

The ten formations returned to calm once more.

Only after the last Golden Immortal of the Explanatory Sect had left.

Did Zhao Jiang emerge from the formation.

Suppressing a smile on his face.

"The Twelve Golden Immortals."

"They really came in."

"And then?"

Gao Yougan added from outside.

"And then they went back out."

The surrounding Intercepting Sect disciples immediately burst into laughter.

Qin Wan finally revealed a smile as well.

But Lin Yuan did not relax along with them for long.

Within his Battlefield Killing Intent Perception.

Several strands of danger belonging to the Ten Heavenly Lords had yet to completely disappear.

He raised his head and looked toward the ten formations.

Sun Liang and the others had already safely crossed their critical junctures.

Yet the aura around Bai Li, Yao Bin, Wang Bian, and Zhang Shao.

Still bore the heavy pressure of a death tribulation.

Especially the last two.

It was as though two invisible blades.

Still hung above their heads.