Crushed: I Admit Defeat

This grand formation actually drew upon the Earth Vein Spiritual Qi from all directions as its foundation and the power of the stars in the heavens as its guide. In just two breaths, the array patterns across the sky had already intertwined and taken shape.

"A fourth-grade grand formation, the Six Directions Heaven-Locking Formation, grant this True Lord its seal!"

Zeng Yishui shouted, and the world suddenly changed.

The six directions of the void were instantly sealed off by an invisible barrier, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was completely drained away. The densely packed spirit-locking array patterns moved like living things, transforming into countless sharp spiritual blades that came from above and below, strangling towards the protagonist.

This is the source of his confidence as a fourth-grade array master. Without relying on any external objects, he can set up a fourth-grade array that can trap and kill cultivators of the same level with his bare hands. In this world, this is nothing short of a miracle.

However, Li Yunjing, who was at the core of the formation, showed no emotion on his face.

He came from Tianyuan and had seen at least eighty, if not a hundred, immortal formations and divine restrictions. After all Chenwei Dao Realm was Lesser Thousand Dao Realm, and this unarmed formation, which was considered the pinnacle in the Lesser Thousand Dao Realm, was nothing more than child's play with a weak foundation in his eyes, with far too many flaws.

"Is that all? You dare to challenge me?"

Li Yunjing spoke calmly, and with a thought, a clear and resonant sword cry resounded throughout the heavens and earth. The Nine True Magnetic Light Sword, wrapped in dazzling silver-white innate magnetic light, burst forth from the sky.

He didn't even unleash much spiritual power; he simply swung his sword casually, and a magnetic light, as bright as moonlight, swept out.

The power of innate true magnetism is most adept at disrupting spiritual energy, breaking formation patterns, and severing Spirit Vein.

The originally flowing and orderly array patterns melted away inch by inch the moment they were swept by the magnetic light, like snow being splashed with boiling water.

The earth Vein Spirit that Zeng Yishui had used as the foundation was forcibly severed by the magnetic force, and the entire Six Directions Heaven-Locking Formation collapsed without even lasting a moment.

The backlash of spiritual energy surged back, causing Zeng Yishui to stagger backward, a mouthful of metallic taste rising in his throat.

Zeng Yishui's arrogant expression froze completely, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

His ability to set up a fourth-grade grand formation with his bare hands was his lifelong pride, yet today it was completely shattered by a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator with a single, casual sword strike?

"How dare you, you brat! I, the True Lord, have underestimated you!"

In a state of shock and anger, Zeng Yishui dared not be arrogant in the slightest.

He slammed his Dantian, unleashing his Nascent Soul Late Stage spiritual power without reservation, and one after another, his most treasured possessions soared into the sky.

His natal jade array plate, which contained all his cultivation, the twenty-eight Four Symbols array flags tempered with deep-sea Cold Iron, the four array foundation stones forged from the shells of thousand-year-old black tortoises, and the twelve crystal pillars that could draw upon the power of the Li Fire were all sent into the void by him.

To set up this deadly formation, he even burned his life Essence Blood, his face turning deathly pale, but his eyes filled with a crazed killing intent:

"Let 'True Lord see how you break this! This is True Lord own peak fourth-grade formation Four Symbols Suppress Hell Sever Spirit Formation! This formation is based on several supreme treasures, and True Lord once used it to kill three Nascent Soul stage Nascent Soul Late Stage of the same level. Today, you will surely die without a burial place!"

In an instant, heaven and earth collapsed.

The illusory images Four Symbols the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise stretched across the heavens and earth, emitting deafening roars. The array plates and array flags complemented each other, and the dense array patterns covered the void within a radius of twenty miles, even sealing off the space layer by layer, causing fine ripples to appear.

The earth's veins were forcibly restrained and locked to seal the array's foundation. The overwhelming killing intent was enough to crush the physical body and soul of Nascent Soul Cultivator into dust. Compared to setting up the array by hand before, the power of this array was more than ten times stronger.

Li Yunjing stood amidst the overwhelming killing intent, his expression remaining calm, though a faint sense of shock flashed in his eyes.

As a third-grade array master, Li Yunjing also had a certain understanding of Formation Dao.

He could tell which method Zeng Yishui to set up the formation.

That's precisely why he was so shocked.

Zeng Yishui's method of setting up the formation was extremely difficult, even in the Tianyuan.

Few array masters are willing to use this method, not because they don't want to, but because they can't learn it.

However, this method also brings great benefits; any formation can increase its power by 30% by using this method.

Zeng Yishui's ability to learn this technique shows his talent, and more importantly, his ability to use it with ease. He truly is a genius in the art of Formation Dao formations!

Although Li Yunjing acknowledged Zeng Yishui's high talent, he believed that the formation posed no threat to him.

In his eyes, the flaws in the connection of the array patterns and the nodes of the flow of spiritual energy were as clear as the lines on the palm of his hand. Moreover, the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword in his hand was the natural nemesis of such Formation Dao magical Law Treasure.

Gu Anchen, on the other hand, was terrified.

The moment that formation appeared, he felt as if he were standing on the edge of death!

"A frog in a well."

As Li Yunjing finished speaking, the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword in his hand hummed softly once more, and the innate true magnetic spirit patterns on the sword body lit up one after another.

This time, with a slight twist of his wrist, he swung his sword, and nine extremely refined silver-white magnetic lights shot out with the precision of thunderbolts from the heavens, hitting the nine core array eyes of the great formation precisely.

The indestructible true magnetic force surged wildly into the array's core, instantly shattering the four Xuan Turtle Array foundation stones into pieces. The twenty-eight array flags were caught by the magnetic light, their array patterns vanished inch by inch, and their spiritual energy dissipated in an instant, turning them into a pile of scrap iron.

Even the natal array plate that contained his life's cultivation was directly pierced by the magnetic light, its core array patterns completely shattered, letting out a mournful cry, and becoming a completely useless piece of waste jade.

Once the foundation of the formation was breached, the entire formation instantly became like a tree without roots.

Li Yunjing swung his sword a second time, Heavenly Silver magnetic light swept out like a tidal wave. The originally ferocious and overwhelming Four Symbols phantoms were instantly annihilated by the magnetic light, the flowing array patterns all melted away, and the sealed void shattered inch by inch.

In less than three breaths, Zeng Yishui's life-bound formation, which he considered a fatal blow, completely collapsed.

A terrifying backlash surged forth, and Zhou Xuan coughed up a mouthful of Nascent Soul Essence Blood. His body flew backward like a kite with a broken string. The Nascent Soul in his Dantian dimmed, and his soul was torn apart by excruciating pain.

He was horrified and was about to crush the escape talisman to flee for his life when he discovered that the surrounding void had already been firmly locked by invisible magnetic light. The all-pervasive true magnetic power surged into his meridians, tightly imprisoning his Nascent Soul and the flow of spiritual power, making it extremely difficult to even move a finger.

Li Yunjing stepped forward slowly, sword in hand. A wisp of silvery-white magnetic light descended from the tip of the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword, like an invisible divine mountain, steadily pressing down on his Nascent Soul.

That overwhelming pressure from the Daoist aura left him utterly powerless to resist, leaving him slumped on the ground, staring at Li Yunjing with a deathly pale face.

"I didn't expect you to be so strong. I'm done for. Now, make your move!"

Zeng Yishui was quite open-minded and not afraid of death.

Li Yunjing smiled and sheathed the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword.

"I didn't come here to kill you, you're overthinking it!"

After saying this, Li Yunjing took out a elixir and handed it to Zeng Yishui.

"Swallow it, focus on healing first."

Zeng Yishui looked at Li Yunjing with surprise and suspicion.

"This is a poison pill. You want to poison me to death?"

Li Yunjing chuckled, "You're overthinking it. I could kill you right now, why would I need a poison pill? This is just an ordinary healing elixir."

Zeng Yishui held the elixir, still hesitant.

But soon he stopped thinking about it so much; he figured he was going to die anyway, and dying by a sword or being poisoned made no difference.

With this thought in mind, he popped the elixir into his mouth...