Chapter 1834: Deploying the Formation

"But... word of this battle will spread quickly, and once the other Ancient Sages in the royal city arrive, escaping will be impossible..." Ancient Sage Mo Ling was extremely anxious.

Five of the many Ancient Sages Emperor Chen Ling had enlisted did not live here. Earlier, a formation had blocked their perception, so they might not have noticed, but now, with the power leaking, they would surely rush over. By then, trying to escape would be extremely difficult!

Although his Soul Arts were powerful, with so many powerful experts surrounding them, even Emperor Chen Yong was almost killed, let alone him!

His face tense, Zhang Xuan sighed, "Even if we wanted to escape now, it would be too late. The royal city is so vast, there's no way to escape..."

Even escaping from the Spirit Emperor Palace would be useless. The royal city's territory is so vast, and its walls are equipped with various formations. Even if we escaped, we would still be caught. Furthermore, even if they escaped the royal city and were pursued by over ten Ancient Sages... where could they possibly escape to?

"What should we do then?" Understanding his point, Ancient Sage Mo Ling looked at him.

After a moment of thought, Zhang Xuan instructed, "You hold them off for ten breaths, and leave the rest to me..."

"Ten breaths?" Ancient Sage Mo Ling was stunned for a moment, but eventually nodded, "Alright!"

Whoosh! Activating his soul power, the spiritual energy around him gathered into a vortex. Ancient Sage Mo Ling immediately moved to confront the two Ancient Sages rushing towards them. The forces of the three clashed violently, shattering space layer by layer.

While fighting, Ancient Sage Mo Ling turned his head to look at the Guild Leader, wanting to see what good solution he had. He saw him suspended in mid-air, patterns constantly appearing in his eyes, and soon, thousands of formation flags appeared before him.

From the great harvest at the Temple of Confucius, Zhang Xuan had obtained many Level-9 formation flags. The thousands now before him were all of this level.

"He... plans to set up a formation? Is there enough time to set up a formation now? And besides..." Seeing his actions, Ancient Sage Mo Ling swayed, almost falling from the air.

He had witnessed the other party's formation-setting abilities earlier; they were indeed powerful, but... where were they? The Spirit Emperor Palace! It was already filled with various runes. When setting up formations, even a single mistake was unacceptable, and with so many interferences... Forget ten breaths; even if a hundred nine-star formation masters came and spent a year, they might not succeed! Setting up a formation amidst hundreds of existing formations would create a fusion formation. The amount of calculations required was immense, something no human could possibly accomplish...

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Before his shock could subside, he saw the young man suspended in mid-air waving his hands repeatedly, and the formation flags shot out in all directions. In less than three breaths, thousands of formation flags fell around the Spirit Emperor Palace, sinking into the ground and disappearing from sight.

"It's done, retreat quickly!" Having completed this, Zhang Xuan let out a sigh of relief and shouted loudly.

"Alright!" Ancient Sage Mo Ling quickly flew over.

As he tried to leave, the two remaining Ancient Sages wouldn't allow it and attacked simultaneously once more.

Rumbling! Just then, a sharp rumbling sound echoed in the air.

"Spirit Emperor, who is this person, to force you to such a state?"

"Haha, for this help, you must deliver on what you promised before; don't just say it..."

Several thoughts spread over one after another, followed by a powerful oppressive aura descending from above. Five Ancient Sages simultaneously appeared above the Spirit Emperor Palace.

"Stop talking nonsense! I want them alive; don't let them escape... What I promised you will definitely be fulfilled! If even one escapes, don't mention anything else ever again..." Emperor Chen Ling gritted his teeth.

Although he could resist the ruthless skeleton by relying on the formation within the main hall, his previous injuries were too severe, and at this moment, he was feeling somewhat powerless. Continuing like this, even the ruthless skeleton would suffer, his own injuries would certainly worsen, and if things went badly, he might directly perish! Therefore, no matter the cost now, he had to keep these individuals here. Otherwise, he would suffer a huge loss! Especially, if the dragon blood, which he had painstakingly refined, could not be recovered, it would be unknown when his injuries could heal.

"That's easy!" The five Ancient Sages looked down and immediately saw Ancient Sage Mo Ling and the ruthless one fighting against the other two Ancient Sages.

"We're trapped..." Seeing that so many Ancient Sages had fully arrived due to the delay, Ancient Sage Mo Ling's heart sank considerably.

"I deliberately waited for them to come; otherwise, we truly couldn't escape..." His face pale, Zhang Xuan smiled faintly. Even though he had so many formation flags at hand, and his true qi seemed almost limitless, he still felt utterly exhausted.

"Deliberately waited for them?" Ancient Sage Mo Ling froze. In this situation, he still had the mood to joke? This could get them killed...

Ignoring the flustered Ancient Sage Mo Ling, Zhang Xuan looked up at the figures in the sky.

"Are you the Ancient Sages assisting the Spirit Emperor? I am a friend of Emperor Chen Yong; he isn't dead, but was ambushed and severely wounded by the Spirit Emperor in league with humans...” It would be best if he could win them over.

"Don't listen to his nonsense! He's a human spy, a Master Teacher! Hurry, kill him for me...” Before his words finished, Emperor Chen Ling's anxious voice rang out. He had intended to spare the other party's life earlier, but now he couldn't care less. These individuals currently pledged allegiance to him, but they were loyal in appearance only. Their loyalty was tied to benefits. Once Emperor Chen Yong promised greater rewards, it would be hard to say if he could still control them.

"A Master Teacher?" Upon hearing that the other party was a Master Teacher and had infiltrated this place, the expressions of the many Ancient Sages changed.

"I'm a Master Teacher? Spirit Emperor, your excuse is too far-fetched! My body is filled with pure and rich killing qi, a genuine Spirit race royal bloodline. Master Teacher... how dare you say that!” With a cold laugh, Zhang Xuan rapidly circulated the true qi within his body. In an instant, pure killing qi surged out from his body, its purity no weaker than that of the three Emperors.

"This..."

"Such pure killing qi... can humans truly disguise themselves as such?"

"If they can disguise themselves like this, then perhaps we shouldn't even bother living..."

The Ancient Sages grew doubtful. The most important point in identifying the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe was their killing qi. The purer it was, the higher the bloodline it indicated. The purity of the true qi of the person before them was even stronger than theirs; could he truly be a Master Teacher?

"Kill him! What I promised you before, I'll double it!" Seeing the Ancient Sages hesitate, seemingly believing the other party's words, Emperor Chen Ling gritted his teeth.

"Alright, no matter who he is, attack!" The eyes of the five Ancient Sages turned cold. The way of interacting within the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe was completely different from that of the Master Teacher Continent. The latter emphasized rules, while here, there were... no rules. There was only profit. Whether the other party was Emperor Chen Yong's subordinate or a Master Teacher, it didn't matter to them. What Emperor Chen Ling promised, doubled, was definitely something Emperor Chen Yong could not offer. Since that was the case, what else was there to consider? Whether he lived or died, or who he was, it no longer mattered.