As the banner bearer.
From the day he refined these four Thunder Sound Banners, the method of controlling the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation had existed in Xu Taiping's mind.
And the four-banner-level Thunder Sound Five-Direction Heaven-Splitting Formation he now commanded incorporated the Eight-Gate Divine Abilities of the Qimen arts.
Each gate he opened corresponded to a divine ability of the formation.
And if he opened the eight gates in certain specific sequences, he could even summon powerful divine intent far stronger than those eight divine abilities.
But for Xu Taiping at present, opening the Death Gate among the eight gates was the strongest killing power he could unleash with the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation.
"Boom!..."
Almost the instant Xu Taiping opened the Death Gate, a phantom suit of battle armor, born from the fusion of the power of thunder and the power of thick earth within the grand formation, suddenly thrust a hand out through the gate and swung a long saber condensed from the power of thunder at the arm of Yin God Huangpao's Dharma aspect.
"Nothing more than this!"
Yin God Huangpao paid little heed to the slash from the Death Gate. Holding the still badly shaken Xunqi of Ningchan Cave in one hand, he broke free of the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation in one pull.
"Shing!..."
But just as everyone thought Yin God Huangpao could carry Xunqi of Ningchan Cave away unscathed, a dazzling, snow-bright blade light suddenly sliced through the wrist of Yin God Huangpao's Dharma aspect.
"Boom!..."
The instant the blade light sliced through, the hand with which Yin God Huangpao held Xunqi of Ningchan Cave fell back into the formation.
That arm, capable of resisting the crushing slaughter of the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation, had offered no resistance whatsoever to