"Is this okay?"
Su Changqing's actions left everyone stunned for a while. When they finally came to their senses and tried to rush over, they discovered that the broken part had already been filled in!
"What's going on?" The Laoda of the Chen Household questioned Shen Yuan directly.
"Is it hard to understand?" Shen Yuan frowned as he looked at the other person. "This formation is intertwined. If one of them breaks, and the structure is weak, it will collapse completely. If the structure is intricate, it can quickly restart and form a new barrier to fill the gap. Lord Ziyue's mastery of formations is superb. If she can't even do this, how can she use it to test students? Does she mean that if one student breaks the formation, the other students will fall into it as well?"
The group of people were stunned and gasped. It sounded simple, but anyone who knew a little about formations would know how exaggerated this was!
With hundreds of magic arrays intertwined and an energy structure so complex, how could the destruction of one array not cause imbalance, and even quickly fill the gap left by the damaged one? What an incredible feat! This is practically mythical!
For a time, even the two young masters of the Chen Household no longer had the desire to cause trouble for these young men from Jiangnan.
Ziyue's control over the magic array barrier is so masterful; anyone could know what would happen if she tried to harm someone else's students inside that barrier!
"Hey," he had to mimic Su Changqing's actions, asking in a low voice, "Among those people here, who else has the most impressive array formation skills?"
Shen Yuan simply ignored them. He didn't object to their method of sneaking in, but he had no obligation to help them, especially those who had humiliated him before. To be honest, the fact that he hadn't attacked them here was already a sign of his good manners.
"What are you so smug about?" Chen Da glared at the other man, his teeth itching with anger. "You're just relying on your elder's protection. Once you're inside, the real test will come!"
In his mind, the reason his dragon might hadn't worked earlier was probably due to the surrounding magic array. But the Ziyue certainly couldn't protect them forever. In the second round of the sorcerer's one-on-one duel, he would definitely let this guy know just how much he was worth.
Seeing that the other party remained silent, the group of sorcerers from the South Sea had no choice but to search for students who might be able to break the formation.
Most people made different choices, roughly three to five people to choose one. After all, they didn't know who was more capable, and it was hard to judge from appearances alone. The first one to go in was a girl of about ten years old. As for the rest, who knows who is more capable?
Completely unable to determine the cause, they could only resort to guessing.
At first, I didn't feel any pressure, because if I chose the wrong one, I could just choose another one later.
But what happened next left some people dumbfounded.
Among the students, some of them seemed to have had their energy disrupted by the magic array they had entered, and the next moment they were directly sent out of the palace gate by a distorted space, clearly eliminated. Those who were sent out with the students in the barrier were those who chose to be thrown out along with them.
When they tried to come in again, they were forcefully stopped at the outside.
They all looked anxiously at the other Jiangnan youths who had also flown out, and hurriedly said, "Quickly, think of a way to get back in!"
The eliminated students rolled their eyes. "How are we supposed to get in? So many people are experimenting with their magic arrays inside, the external energy is so complex, you dare to go in now? Are you looking for death? Don't you have any common sense? From the moment we were sent out, there was no way we could go back in."
Upon hearing this, the eliminated disciples looked grim. They hadn't done anything, hadn't shown anything, and were they already being eliminated?
How could they accept this?
For a moment, they all glared fiercely at the group of young men from Jiangnan, some even showing a hint of murderous intent in their eyes!
We couldn't move you inside the barrier, but now that we're outside, it's a different story, isn't it?
Killing someone in public might not be an option, but secretly taking care of these incompetent fools is a better approach.
Just as some people were getting restless, a laugh rang out from behind.
"I don't recommend you do that."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then felt a terrifying chill creep over them. They stiffly turned around and saw a kind, smiling face. Who else could it be but Zhang Xiaoyun?
"Within the trial, fighting each other for a spot is within the rules. However, if you've already been eliminated, that's outside the trial. Everyone here is a VIP, and if anyone tries to harm a VIP, the consequences will be severe."
The Xiaopang's smiling face seemed harmless, but for some reason, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, as if they were being watched by some terrifying demon.
"VIPs?" A cold voice rang out. "If they are VIPs, why are you so ruthless, Little Celestial Master? Not a single contestant from the Azure Dragon Gate survived, and this is how you treat VIPs?"
Not a single member of the Azure Dragon Gate survived?
Upon hearing this news, everyone felt an even greater chill. Their first reaction was disbelief, but seeing Zhang Xiaoyun at this moment, for some reason, they felt that it wasn't impossible!
"Oh dear, I already said it's different during the trial." Zhang Xiaoyun turned to look at the woman who had spoken; it was Chen Ying.
A hint of amusement flickered in his eyes. Few could withstand his imposing presence; this little girl was no ordinary person.
He could tell that the spatial array that was always present on the other party was not simple. That thing could not only prevent martial artists from getting close, but it also seemed to slow down his aura. It was really interesting!
"What are you all standing there for?" Chen Ying glanced at the students who had been eliminated. "Let's go."
The students were pale, but their complexions improved considerably after Chen Ying shielded them with her hands behind their backs.
This made Zhang Xiaoyun's eyes light up. This formation... could it be expanded?
It seems that the array formations of Jiangnan are indeed quite remarkable.
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"The art of formations in Jiangnan is indeed extraordinary."
On the other side, a group of elders from prominent families in the Central Plains watched the Vermilion Bird Gate's trial with solemn expressions.
They knew that Jiangnan's array formations were powerful, after all, they had obtained the Dragon Palace Inheritance a few years ago. However, they hadn't been idle in the South Sea this year either, and had all begun to pay attention to the art of array formations, but the gap was obviously huge!
If all the students at the Jiangnan Academy were at the level of these youngsters, they would be extremely difficult to deal with on the battlefield in the future!
Suddenly, I realized that we had been focusing most of our energy on Dragon Transformation, which might have been a bit of a oversight. It seems we need to allocate more resources to this once we get back.
Fortunately, by this Vermilion Bird Gate, dozens of disciples had already entered the Vermilion Bird Gate with the children from Jiangnan and passed the first level.
Although it was somewhat embarrassing, they managed to get through it. Once this hurdle was overcome, the original advantage of the spellcaster would vanish!
Spellcasters excel at pre-planned battle scenarios. The second challenge involves one-on-one duels between spellcasters, a format that greatly limits the spellcaster's power.
In skirmishes, Dragon Vein sorcerers with superior physical abilities and more powerful spells naturally have the advantage.
Fortunately, Ziyue still had some sense of shame and didn't eliminate all of their disciples.
"My lord." Shen Qi looked at the report for the second trial. According to the rules, no one can replace a candidate in the four trials. Therefore, in the second trial, the candidate will advance directly. The second trial will basically be a competition among the other juniors.
Shen Qi was also worried at this moment. "Isn't it too early to let those little guys face off against the direct descendants of those aristocratic families?"
He believed that the children of the Heaven Academy, with their unique training, would be no less valuable than those from aristocratic families. However, magic array masters were never good at fighting alone, especially when facing those magicians who had already entered the Transcendent and could Dragon Transformation!
"What's so early?" Chen Qing looked at him with amusement. "It seems our Seventh Master Shen doesn't have much confidence in our students."
Shen Qi rolled her eyes. Was this a matter of confidence?
"They've only studied spell arrays; how could they possibly be a match for a proper sorcerer?"
"Huh?" Chen Qing frowned and looked at the other person. "Is that what you think?"
Is this a difference in perception?
In Chen Qing's understanding, array masters seem to be invincible in this version of the game, right?