Chapter 411: Aren’t You Guys Coming In, The Astonishing Cloud of Seas Formation’s Strangeness
Multiple surges of energy erupted at once!
The tremendous force from the impact caused the Black Heaven Sword Formation to rumble violently. Together, the sword qi, solar and lunar energy, and the Sage Ruler Weapons’ energy erupted and spread across the land as a horrifying shockwave.
The ones to bear the full blow of that incoming shockwaves were the Graylord Sage, as well as Solar and Lunar Sages. That burst of energy immediately blasted them off their feet.
Even Great Sages like them suffered serious injuries.
Spit……
The Graylord Sage spewed a mouthful of blood as he was blown a few hundred meters away.
Meanwhile, both Solar and Lunar Sages crashed into a nearby mountain.
Although the Heavenly Emperor Sage Li did not suffer major injuries, multiple cracks appeared on the Sage Ruler Weapon that he used to attack the sword formation……
The other Sages were injured as well.
The same could be said for the Sages who did not attack the sword formation, too.
“We did it!”
A Sage from the Linghu clan cheered.
The sword formation, which heavily absorbed all the Great Sages’ powerful attacks, was finally destroyed. Countless swords fell from the sky and into the clouds beneath.
The layer of sword qi surrounding the Black Heaven Sect was broken!
“Great!”
“Is this what the so-called Black Heaven Sword Formation can offer? Now that this sword formation has been destroyed, let’s see how they can defend against our attacks.”
The Sages in the coalition army said cheerfully.
However, they could not help but frown a little.
The Black Heaven Sword Formation was broken through, but the thick layer of clouds and mist surrounding the sect were still unaffected.
The Black Heaven Sect remained hidden among the clouds and mists, and it was nowhere to be seen.
There were neither traces of movement nor any attacks from the Black Heaven Sect disciples.
Clang……
At that moment, guqin music echoed through the clouds and mists.
The Sages’ expression dropped.
After all, they knew that guqin music was among Chu Kuangren’s well-known offensive techniques. It was so powerful that it put the Heaven Chord Sect, which specialized in guqin Daoist Techniques, to shame.
“Watch out for his guqin music.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve come prepared.”
One of the Sages from the Thirty-Six Oceanic Islands then took out a gigantic black rock with a smooth surface and Daoist Rhymes swirling around it.
“This is a Sound Absorbing ore! I specially prepared it to deal with Chu Kuangrens guqin music. This ore can absorb the energy in the sound waves and greatly reduce the power of Chu Kuangren’s guqin music,” that Sage said proudly.
“Awesome.”
“Ha, well done! Let’s see how Chu Kuangren will react, then.”
The crowd of Sages and the millions of soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Chu Kuangren’s guqin music attacks were no joke. It could kill anyone below the level of a Great Sage, so Sages were not in the clear either.
If he were to exert the full power of that attack, it would even wipe out at least one-third of a great army that had millions of elite infantry.
The guqin music continued to echo in the cloud mists.
Its melody was majestic and beautifully fascinating.
Despite that, everyone eventually noticed that something was off.
The guqin music was not lethal at all!
Even the effect of the Sound Absorption ore failed to trigger because the power of that guqin music was insufficient to activate it.
Besides its pleasant melody, that guqin music was just like any other one out there.
“What’s going on?”
“What is Chu Kuangren up to this time?!”
“Why is this guqin music not lethal at all?”
Just as everyone was puzzled, the guqin music suddenly stopped.
“Everyone, the song has already ended. Aren’t you guys going to come in?”
Chu Kuangren’s voice came from within the clouds mists.
It was as if they could hear a smile in his voice.
That single tune had scared the million-cultivator army so much that they dared not move. This made Graylord Sage, Solar and Lunar Sages, and the other Sages’ faces turned grim.
“Chu Kuangren, stop fooling around.”
“That’s right. Why don’t you come and fight us right now?”
“Heh……”
Amidst the cloud mist, Chu Kuangren chuckled.
Nothing happened after that.
“Everyone, let’s order some men to scout a path ahead first.”
Graylord Sage said after some careful thought. Following that, he selected ten thousand men from the coalition army and appointed a Sage as their leader to scout a path ahead.
The ten thousand fully-armed men entered the cloud mists while using a communication compass to maintain communication with the rest of the people.
However, screams were soon heard from the communication compass.
“S-stay away!”
“I-I cannot move.”
Numerous screams came bouts after bouts through the communication compass.
Graylord Sage’s expression changed.
“What’s the matter? Situation report, now!”
“We’ve been ambushed……”
That was the last thing they heard from the communication compass.
Everything returned to silence right after.
No matter how Graylord Sage attempted to call out, the ten thousand cultivators and the Sage were all wiped out within a few seconds after the first scream was heard!
“D*mn it. What the h*ll is hidden inside this cloud mist?!”
Graylord Sage and others silently cursed.
Everyone looked at the cloud mists with immense horror. To them, it was as if the harmless cloud mists had transformed into a terrifying beast.
“That Black Heaven Sword Formation is not Chu Kuangren’s secret weapon it seems. I’m afraid it’s this cloud mist instead. D*mn, what the hell is this?”
Everyone was a bit helpless by then.
At least the sword formation earlier was visible.
Yet with this cloud mist, they knew nothing. That fact alone made the cloud mists seem even more frightening than anything else.
Some guessed that the cloud mists were part of a certain formation technique, and they even brought formation technique experts to take a look. However, it was no use.
After all, the Astonishing Cloud of Seas Formation was an Emperor-grade formation, which was an extremely uncommon formation technique. Without the formation blueprints, the Formation Masters in Firmament Star these days would not be able to understand the inner workings of this formation technique, let alone break through it.
“Send someone in again!” Graylord Sage gritted his teeth and ordered.
This time, he sent in another thirty thousand men and three Sages. They even used a Vision Transmitting Rock to keep in contact the whole time. That rock was used to transmit the vision of what was happening inside the cloud mists, allowing the people outside to observe what was happening live.
A light display screen appeared before the whole army.
On it was the situation within the cloud mists.
The three Sages could be seen leading thirty thousand men into the cloud mists. In the beginning, the surroundings inside were ordinary-looking mountains and forests. There was nothing strange about the situation.
Despite this, everyone did not dare to rush in impatiently.
The moment they arrived at a vast mountain valley, everyone including the Sages suddenly stopped walking. A look of horror washed over their faces.
“We can’t move? Why can’t we move?”
“What the hell is going on?!”
Thousands of cultivators stood still in the valley, unable to move.
Only the Sages could move but with much difficulty.
At that moment, a rumbling noise came from the end of the valley as a giant boulder rolled down towards them.
Surges of Daoist Rhymes were swirling around that boulder, and it contained a horrifying wave of energy. In fact, it was not a real boulder but a materialization from some sort of spiritual qi.
“It’s heading towards us. Get out of the way!”
“We can’t even move!”
Thousands of cultivators let out terror-filled shrieks repeated continuously.
Due to the Sages’ strength, the three of them were able to struggle and break free from the restraints of that mysterious energy within the valley, dodging the boulder.
However, the remaining cultivators were not that lucky.
Wherever the boulder rolled through, screams continued.
One by one, the cultivators were all crushed into a pile of flesh.
The thirty thousand cultivators were all wiped out within a few seconds!
The remaining three Sages gulped as they witnessed that scene in horror. After that, they looked at each other before they decided to leave the area as fast as they could.
Yet, just when they were about to leave, countless surges of sword qi suddenly shot out from the surrounding cloud mists and had them trapped where they stood.
A terrifying sword shadow then came crashing down upon them. Its turbulent and domineering Daoist Rhyme instantly locked onto the whole area that the three Sages were in, killing them instantly as it fell!
Chapter 412: Purplevoid Enters The Formation, A Dragon Amidst The Sea Of Clouds, Weird Rolling Clouds, Impossible To Defend
Amidst the ever-changing cloud mists, the Sages’ escape path was blocked by a sudden surge of sword qi!
The violent sword qi shot down from the sky!
Despite being as powerful as a Sage, the three of them were unable to resist its energy. In a split second, they were all sliced into pieces by the incoming barrage of sword qi!
That very scene stunned the great army outside.
All of the cultivators gulped with an immense horror in their eyes.
That cloud mists were just too dangerous.
Even Sages died because they let their guard down!
Were the Ten Great Forbidden Areas ever as dangerous as that?!
“What’s going on with this sea of clouds? Why is it so dangerous? It even killed a Sage! It’s too horrifying.”
“How did the Black Heaven Sect achieve this?”
“It’s too scary.”
Besides the millions of cultivators in the great army, the other spectating cultivators outside Black Heaven Sect’s territory were shocked as well.
After all, none of them had witnessed such a formation technique before.
“How did the Black Heaven Sect manage to do this? Isn’t the Black Heaven Sword Formation their only formation? When did this appear?”
“This must be the work of Chu Kuangren.”
“I agree. I don’t think anyone else besides him could come up with something like this. But how did he do it?”
The onlooking cultivators were extremely shocked.
They had presumed that the operation to attack the Black Heaven Sect would progress smoothly, resulting in the sect’s immediate destruction.
However, they had never expected the Black Heaven Sect to possess such a terrifying formation technique. The Black Heaven Sect was unharmed as of now, but on the contrary, the attacking side had lost their Sages and thousands of cultivators.
“D*mn it. D*mn it!”
“What the f*ck is going on with the Black Heaven Sect? How the f*ck could they possibly possess such a formation technique? And why couldn’t the thousands of cultivators move just now?”
“Also, where did that large boulder and that sword qi come from? Is this all there is to the formation technique or is this just the tip of the iceberg?”
Graylord Sage was so frustrated that his expression turned grim.
In the face of that formation technique, he felt extremely helpless.
“Sage Ruler, I’m afraid our strengths alone won’t be enough to break this formation, so please take action!” Graylord Sage said toward the Fairy boat behind him.
“You pieces of garbage!”
Sage Ruler Zhang Guang yelled from that fairy boat.
“Purplevoid, take some men with you to investigate that formation technique. When in danger, use the Shift Talisman to escape,” Sage Ruler Zhang Guang ordered.
“Alright.”
A figure suddenly dashed out from that Fairy boat.
That person was the Heavenly Golden Palace’s Purplevoid Sage, a person who was at the level of a Seven-Step Great Sage and second in strength only to the Sage Ruler of his orthodoxy.
“Check it out. The unknown lands have finally sent someone out.”
“I wonder if he’ll be able to break through the formation.”
“Just him alone? That’s quite a risk.”
“Tsk, to be frank, the unknown lands don’t care whether that person can break the formation or not. Their intention is only for him to go in and investigate more about it first.”
“So that’s how it is……”
The Purplevoid Sage then dashed straight into the cloud mist.
He had initially planned to head for the Black Heaven’s Longevity Hall right away. However, he felt a terrifying pressure weighing upon him from the air the moment he entered the formation.
Within the sea of clouds, a thousand-meter-long dragon, which was made out of the cloud mist, was staring at him.
That terrifying and domineering aura made even a Great Sage like him tremble.
The cultivators outside all gasped as soon as they saw the dragon too. All they could feel were goosebumps all over their bodies.
‘A dragon is hiding among the sea of clouds!’
‘What kind of formation technique is this?!’
The few Sage Rulers inside the Fairy boat could not help but stand up in shock.
A dragon has appeared in the sea of clouds!
Purplevoid Sage was so scared that his face turned pale. No longer wanting to stay in the air, he hurriedly returned to the ground until he could no longer see that dragon. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and said in horror, “That dragon is just too scary! I think I’ll die right away even if it pokes me with one finger.”
He took out his communication compass and reported the situation.
“Sect Leader, there’s a dragon in the skies above this formation technique. Although it does not have a physical form, it might be a part of this formation technique. However, I can sense how terrifying the dragon is. It’s best if we don’t clash with it head-on!”
“Since traveling through the air is not wise, I’ll try to travel by land.”
Purplevoid Sage then continued to walk through the formation.
The Astonishing Cloud of Seas Formation was incredibly strange. Since its cloud mist blocked any spiritual thoughts penetrating, Purplevoid Sage could not perceive anything that was more than five kilometers in front of him. Hence, he carefully treaded ahead instead of rushing in recklessly.
He soon arrived at the valley where thousands of cultivators had died.
Suddenly, he felt that it had become incredibly difficult for him to move. Even the crowd outside the formation had noticed this as well.
‘It can’t be. Even a Great Sage is trapped in there?’
“What’s the matter, Purplevoid?” Sage Ruler Zhang Guang asked with a frown.
“There’s a certain force in this valley that’s restricting my movements. This energy seems to be coming from…… beneath me. It’s the earth qi!”
“It’s earth qi is binding my feet, making it hard for me to move.”
While he was reporting his situation, a rolling boulder suddenly came from afar.
The unafraid Purplevoid Sage snorted. He then unleashed a surge of mysterious Daoist Rhyme, that was swirling around both his fists, at the incoming boulder.
The two forces collided.
Finally, the boulder shattered!
Purplevoid Sage was left unharmed.
However, a great surge of sword qi suddenly appeared around him and trapped him where he stood. Above him, a gigantic sword shadow had formed out of thin air.
“Hmph, bring it on!”
Purplevoid Sage snorted coldly.
Daoist Rhyme circulated his body, and he unleashed a fist attack.
As soon as the fist energy and sword shadow clashed, it exploded and caused the whole valley to tremble!
However, Purplevoid Sage stood proudly unharmed amidst the dust.
“Well done!”
“Way to go for a Seven-Step Great Sage. His strength is truly remarkable!”
As the army cheered, the other Great Sages like Graylord Sage, and Solar and Lunar Sages felt slightly ashamed.
“Although we’re all Great Sages, the difference in strength between him and us is just too big. After all, we’ve only reached the level of a Great Sage recently.”
“That’s right.”
Meanwhile, inside the formation.
Having just blocked the sword shadow, Purplevoid Sage channeled his spiritual power to destroy the surrounding sword qi and earth qi that was trapping him.
Then, he continued to head deeper into the formation. During this time, everyone in the army saw and learned more about how mysterious and strange this formation was.
The deeper Purplevoid Sage went, the more ambushes he encountered. The attacks included tornado storms, sword qi, scorching flames, raging tides, and many more. They were seemingly endless, and they were impossible to guard against.
No one could predict what dangers would happen next. From terrifying whirlpools in calm waters to poisonous gasses in a seemingly peaceful forest……
Everyone watched in horror as every scene unfolded before them.
“With this tricky sea of clouds and endless ambushes, what the hell is this formation technique? Even the most top-tiered ones that I know of aren’t as terrifying as this.”
Graylord Sage said in a trembling tone.
Even he would end up in certain death if he went in!
He believed that if he were the one leading this great army into the formation, at least half of his men would perish inside!
Inside the formation, Purplevoid Sage could now vaguely make out the Black Heaven Sect mountain entrance.
There was no telling how many dangers he had encountered during this ‘journey’. However, he had managed to overcome all of them with his tremendous strength and hidden techniques.
Nevertheless, he was full of injuries by now.
“Chu Kuangren is still inside the Black Heaven Sect. Purplevoid, retreat for now. You’re no match for him,” Sage Ruler Zhang Guang ordered through the communication compass.
His goal was for the Purplevoid Sage to enter the formation and find out everything about its structure. As of now, that goal had already been achieved.
“Very well.”
Purplevoid Sage nodded and took out the Shift Talisman to leave.
However, his expression changed drastically the moment he crushed that talisman.
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