Chapter 1505: Saint Son Great Formation

For tens of thousands of years since its founding, this was the first time a student at the Sanctum of Sages had thoroughly thrashed the venerable acting Sanctum Head and the Elders. It was also the first time the formation within the Head's Residence had been destroyed, causing the buildings to collapse.

If such behavior were allowed to continue, what authority would the Elders and the Sanctum Head have left?

"Teacher Zhang, what should we do?" Chen Leyao's face turned pale, and she trembled as she saw numerous Elders from the Sanctum of Sages hovering in the air, the Protective Sanctum Formation activated, and space itself sealed. Although she was a genius from the Glacier Palace and had experienced many battles, she had never witnessed such a grand display of power! One person confronting the entire Sanctum of Sages—this was unprecedented and likely never to be repeated.

"What else can we do? If we get caught, it will be impossible to rescue Zhao Ya!" Zhang Xuan shook his head. Zhao Ya was in a critical situation; there could be no delay. If they were truly apprehended, it would cause an unavoidable delay, not to mention that, judging by Teacher Zhan and the others' expressions, punishment would certainly be severe. Therefore, he absolutely could not surrender, or there would be no chance of recovery.

He hadn't met the three conditions yet, so he couldn't reveal the Sanctum Head's Token; doing so would be tantamount to voluntarily giving up his position as Sanctum Head. This was a test for all previous Sanctum Heads, and he couldn't break the tradition. Out of helplessness, he could only resist forcefully. Understanding this, Zhang Xuan offered no explanation. He fixed his gaze on the Protective Sect Formation, which was already fully operational in the sky, and a silent murmur echoed in his mind.

"Flaws!" Immediately, a book appeared before him, and with a light touch of his finger, knowledge flowed into his mind.

"'One Qi Replenishing Heaven Formation'! A peak Level Nine formation... as powerful as expected!" The Sanctum of Sages' Protective Formation had been left behind by Saint Kui in ancient times and subsequently supplemented by countless Sanctum Heads. Every true Sanctum Head possessed the Eye of Insight, capable of identifying flaws. After tens of thousands of years and the combined wisdom of so many individuals, the formation before him had very few flaws; even if not utterly perfect, it was remarkably close.

"Only seven flaws—this is the fewest I've ever seen in a formation..." His eyebrows arched. According to the Library of Heaven's Path, the grand formation before him had seven flaws. However, no matter how many flaws there were, as long as they existed, it wasn't a problem for him.

"Kylin Beast, Azure Dragon Beast, you two break the formation and block these guys' attacks. I'll continue studying the teleportation formation..." He breathed a sigh of relief. With a thought, all the flaws and variations of the formation were imprinted into the minds of the two sacred beasts. He had been able to transmit messages through his soul back in the Myriad Kingdom Alliance; now that his Witchcraft Soul was even stronger, doing so was effortless.

"Roar!" Upon receiving the message in their minds, both sacred beasts trembled. They had long known that their master, though young, possessed extraordinary insight, but they never dreamed that the profound formation before them, which they couldn't comprehend at all, would be analyzed for so many flaws in the blink of an eye. Individually, these flaws might not amount to much, but combined, they were enough to affect the formation's very foundation.

"Zhang Xuan, your spirit beasts are indeed powerful, but they are nothing before the Protective Sanctum Formation. I advise you to recognize the situation..." Seeing that Zhang Xuan, instead of being afraid after his warning, continued to study the formation flags on the ground, Teacher Zhan's eyes narrowed again, almost bursting with rage. Before he finished speaking, the Flaming Kylin Beast charged upwards, and with a roaring bellow, its massive, icy-glowing hooves sliced through the air, striking in one direction. At the same moment, the Infernal Azure Dragon Beast, with its long, slender body, swiftly darted along the ground, smashing into a nearby building.

The Protective Sanctum Formation derived its immense power from the cultural fortunes accumulated by the academy over tens of thousands of years, and from the spiritual energy gathered for tens of thousands of years, connected to the earth's meridians. The Kylin Beast's hooves struck a node of the formation, and as the Azure Dragon Beast crashed into the building, it collapsed, causing the junction of the earth's meridians and spiritual energy to instantly dissipate. With two flaws attacked, in the blink of an eye, the incomparably powerful One Qi Replenishing Heaven Formation seemed to deflate like a leaky balloon, losing all its previous might.

Boom! The power that had been frozen in the air earlier now surged forth, plummeting directly towards Teacher Zhan and the others.

"This... this is impossible!" His face white, Teacher Zhan was so startled he nearly fell from the sky. For tens of thousands of years, the Sanctum of Sages' Protective Formation had repelled no fewer than dozens of sneak attacks by master demon spirits, each time forcing them to retreat empty-handed. Its defense was so strong that while it might not be peerless, few formations could surpass it! Such a defense, yet it was broken by two sacred beasts in a single instant... How on earth did they do it?

"Block it!" Understanding that panic was useless, he flipped his palm in mid-air, and a palm print descended from the sky. It was a top-tier Saint realm martial art, "River Overturn Palm"! This move was created by the fourth Sanctum Head of the Sanctum of Sages. It descended from the heavens with unparalleled power, and when combined with the surging luck of the Sanctum of Sages, it could instantly kill even a mid-stage Saint 9-dan expert.

However, his opponent was the Flaming Kylin Beast. Having broken the formation with a single move, the Kylin Beast was brimming with power. Seeing the palm wind approaching, it didn't dodge. Instead, it raised its head and charged straight forward. Boom! The palm print landed on its head as if striking a top-tier Saint artifact, numbing the hand that delivered it. The next moment, the Kylin Beast's head had already reached Teacher Zhan's chest, brutally slamming into it. Teacher Zhan was sent flying backward, shooting straight into the sky like a meteor, becoming a streak of light.

"Sanctum Head..." Never expecting the creature to be so ferocious, Elder Ge and the other Elders were startled and rushed forward. With a roar, the Kylin Beast's originally modest size suddenly expanded, growing to thirty to forty meters, and it rammed directly into them. *Crash! Sizzle!* Elder Ge and over ten other Elders were simultaneously sent flying backward, their eyebrows and hair completely singed.

The Flaming Kylin Beast's greatest strength lay not in its hooves or tail, but its physical body! Forged day and night by Kylin fire, its physical body was already as hard as a top-tier Saint artifact. A full-body charge from it was something even a peak Saint 9-dan expert couldn't withstand, let alone these individuals.

"Is that... Teacher Zhang's spirit beast?" "How can it be so powerful?" "Openly defying the Sanctum Head and numerous Elders... Is Teacher Zhang rebelling against the Master Teacher Pavilion?" The numerous students watching from the surroundings were completely dumbfounded. In their eyes, figures like the acting Sanctum Head and Elder Ge were invincible existences. They never dreamed that such individuals would be thrown into disarray by a single sacred beast, utterly unable to resist. Most critically, attacking these individuals publicly would be impossible for the Master Teacher Pavilion to explain. Was Zhang Xuan no longer going to be a Master Teacher?

"Darn it, darn it!" With a dent in his chest and spitting mouthfuls of blood, Teacher Zhan flew back from a distance. Before even reaching them, he roared again, "All Elders, heed my command! Activate the Sanctum Grand Formation, combined attack!" The Protective Sanctum Formation was broken, and all the Elders, including himself, had been thoroughly beaten. His furious rage could no longer be contained. If they weren't properly punished, the entire Sanctum of Sages would become a laughingstock!

"Yes, sir!" The numerous Elders responded in unison. Immediately afterward, they scattered in all directions, taking their respective positions. At the same time, power surged forth, forming a net-like structure in the air.

"The Sanctum Grand Formation... Teacher Zhang, this is bad! Run!" Her face turned ashen, Chen Leyao couldn't help but look at the young man beside her who was still studying the teleportation formation. Her delicate body trembled, filled with terror.