In the darkness, Chen Mu activated his Divine Soul, carefully sensing the Spiritual Power pulses of the surrounding array.
The principle of formations is roughly to use spiritual materials to draw upon the Spiritual Power of heaven and earth to form a special structure, thereby bringing about effects such as defense, attack, and environmental control.
Runes are the smallest unit particles that make up an array. Some runes are commonly used to set up arrays, and array masters only need to learn these runes in a comprehensive way.
The main focus of a formation master is to use these formation runes, combined with the environment, feng shui, and other factors, to create better formations.
The relationship between talisman masters and formation masters is like that between program architects and R&D engineers; neither path is inherently stronger.
However, if an architect also understands R&D, or an R&D engineer also understands architecture, then that is undoubtedly the most powerful.
Chen Mu was undoubtedly a programmer who understood architecture, and he was also a programmer who was proficient in underlying principles. In his eyes, the formation here had no secrets at all.
However, even so, breaking a formation still takes time and requires a certain level of Divine Soul power.
Breaking the formation without making any noise is an extremely difficult task.
Chen Mu could tell from the formation here that it was set up by someone at most in the Late Stage of the Void Realm. The formation master's skill was decent, but he clearly didn't put much effort into it, leaving many loopholes that an expert could spot at a glance.
Chen Mu held the newly crafted Formation-Breaking Flag in his hand, inserting one at intervals to block the flow of Spiritual Power in the array, thus gradually rendering the entire array ineffective.
The reason why Yan Yuandong's Formation-Breaking Flag failed was because he simply did not see through the mystery of Chen Mu's formation.
Although Chen Mu's formation was not complicated, the runes he used were extremely ingenious. His formations all had the Five Elements Runes as their foundation. The five elements generated each other and were integrated into one, which would spontaneously clear away all obstacles.
To break Chen Mu's formation, one must simultaneously destroy the entire set of Five Elements Talisman Flags he has set up. To achieve this, unless the opponent's talisman formation level far surpasses his, theoretically his talisman formation is indestructible.
Of course, as the saying goes, brute force can overcome all methods. If the opponent's Martial Dao level is strong enough, it is also possible to break his talisman array.
When Chen Mu finished inserting the last formation -Formation-Breaking Flag, he felt the flow of Spiritual Power in the surrounding formation had stopped, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He walked to a spot with a clear view and gently drew a circle on the ground.
" Chen Mu succeeded! A Huo, protect Duoduo!"
Mingye returned the crosshair of the Rune Gun to Chen Duo, then leaped into the air and disappeared into the night like a ghost.
Duoduo's location was the highest point in this woodland, offering a clear view of the entire courtyard below, making it the best spot for him to snipe at his opponent.
She set up the Rune Gun, got everything ready, and then nodded to A Huo.
A Huo nodded in response, took a few steps forward, drew his longsword, and awaited the battle.
Zhu Dou was sitting cross-legged on the bed, cultivating his Spiritual Power.
Abundant Spiritual Power flowed into his body from all directions, and a powerful aura emanated from him, causing the surrounding objects to tremble slightly.
In the True Spirit Realm, the Spiritual Power within the body transforms into liquid, which can burst out of the body and injure people from a distance, making it incredibly powerful.
Suddenly, he felt a chill down his spine, a coldness shooting straight to his brain. He subconsciously activated his protective magic weapon.
With a bang, his protective magic weapon shattered. He felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and lunged forward, falling off the bed to the ground. He turned around and struck out with a palm, the force of which was incredibly powerful.
Whoosh! Mingye teleported to his side using his spatial dagger and struck again.
With a tearing sound, Zhu Dou's robe was ripped, narrowly avoiding the blow.
"What's going on? They're already at my doorstep, why isn't the defensive formation making a sound?"
He was so terrified that he dared not entangle with Mingye. He unleashed a powerful surge of Spiritual Power that forced Mingye back, and then flipped over and jumped toward the window next to him.
Chen Mu had been waiting under the window for a while. When he saw someone jump down, he smashed him with a stick.
" Mighty Vajra Staff!"
Zhu Dou's old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated, so he was powerless to resist and could only cover his head with his hands and use his body to withstand the attack.
ah...!
Zhu Dou let out a miserable scream, his hands fell limply to his sides, covered in blood, a truly pitiful sight.
He dared not linger and activated the talismans on his body by channeling his Spiritual Power.
Windwalking Talisman!
He was already strong, and after activating the Windwalking Talisman, his body moved like a gentle breeze, covering more than ten meters in the blink of an eye.
"Don't even think about running!"
Chen Mu activated his Instant Movement Talisman, blocking his path, and swung his staff at him.
Zhu Dou enveloped his hands with powerful Spiritual Power, grabbed Chen Mu's Dharma-Breaking Staff with one hand, and slapped him in the chest with the other.
Zhu Dou was, after all, at the Middle Stage of the True Spirit Realm, a whole major realm apart from Chen Mu's Middle Stage of the Qi Nourishing Realm. Even though he was seriously injured, he was still not someone Chen Mu could defeat.
In the critical moment, Chen Mu abandoned the Dharma-Breaking Staff and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
With a loud bang, Chen Mu staggered back three steps, panting heavily.
If an ordinary Middle Stage of the Qi Nourishing Realm had been struck, they would likely be a corpse by now. However, the Acala Heart Sutra fierce and domineering, and is particularly adept at defense, which is why it barely managed to block the attack.
Zhu Dou tried to escape, but Mingye appeared behind him in an instant.
With a clang, Zhu Dou had somehow drawn a long sword and blocked Mingye's thrust.
But then, a piercing gunshot rang out. Although Chen Mu had silenced Rune Gun No. 2, it was as loud as an explosion right next to Zhu Dou's ear, given his keen hearing.
He had been hit by a rune bullet before and was already traumatized by the sound, so he immediately and frantically changed direction.
With a soft "poof," the rune bullet pierced his right palm and then exploded!
boom!
He clutched his right arm and howled in agony, not daring to linger, and continued to flee.
After he had run for more than ten meters, Mingye and Chen Mu both used their Instant Movement Talisman to appear in front of him and attack him!
I'll fight you to the death!
He roared and forcefully swung his left palm, striking each of them once.
Boom! Boom!
Chen Mu and Mingye were repelled once again.
He had only taken a few steps when he noticed a flash of sword light on a tree ahead.
Old man...!
He felt as if endless sword intent was enveloping him in his mind, and for a moment he lost his composure.
ah...!
The sharp tip of the sword pierced his chest; he gripped the blade with one hand, but his body grew increasingly weak.
"No! I don't want to die! Let me go! I beg you, please let me go."
He knelt down, spitting blood, and collapsed helplessly to the ground.
Chen Mu surrounded him and kicked him to the ground.
"Hmph! When you went to kill Mingye, did you ever imagine this day would come?"
He turned to look at Mingye, gesturing for her to take action.
A flash of silver light!
A red line appeared on Zhu Dou's throat, and then with a thud, his head fell to the ground.
"Is this what happens when you offend a woman? How terrible!"
As Chen Mu watched Zhu Dou's head separate from his body, he felt a chill on his neck for some reason.
"How dare you kill someone in the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion!"
Suddenly, an old voice came from afar, sternly rebuking.