Chapter 1017: Zhang Xuan Breaks the Seal (Part 2)

The pit was covered with prohibitions; throwing stones directly would be tantamount to attacking, or even forcing one's way in, easily triggering a counterattack from the seal.

Other formation masters, when encountering a powerful formation, would take out their compasses, study it in various ways, and search for the foundation and the heart of the formation. But this guy, instead, threw stones directly into the formation... This was no longer breaking the formation, but rather trying to activate it.

If it wasn't activated, over twenty thousand people plus two great formation masters couldn't control it. Once activated, wouldn't it turn everything upside down and bury them all?

What was this guy thinking? Was he missing a screw?

Otherwise, why would he be so foolish? A dignified six-star peak formation master doing something even an apprentice wouldn't do.

Full of frustration, just as he was about to step forward to stop him, the stone thrown by the other party touched the pit and immediately fell downward, without causing any change in the seal.

"Good, this seal only reacts to life; stones are inanimate objects. Fortunately, no disaster has been caused..."

Since there was no reaction, Liu Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

The seal at the cave entrance was something even they, two seven-star formation masters, could do nothing about. If it wasn't triggered, fine; once triggered, it would very likely reactivate the terrifying power below, causing everyone immense suffering, possibly even an explosion.

This guy tested it with a stone and got no reaction. Presumably, he should now know to be afraid and stop.

Just as he was thinking this, expecting the guy to be helpless and full of regret, he saw him wave his hand backward. A student from the Master Teacher Academy hurried over, and he whispered an order in the latter's ear.

The student's face immediately turned grave. Without any hesitation, he let out a loud shout and leaped straight toward the seal before him.

"Pfft..."

Not expecting the student to charge at the seal, disregarding life and death, Liu Mo felt his chest tighten, nearly fainting on the spot.

This guy was foolish, but this student was even more foolish. Charging like that... it might activate the seal, but once activated, you'd lose your life!

"Nonsense!" While he was shocked, the teacher not far away, President Han, was already furious.

As the dean of an academy and a master teacher, others would treat students as their own children, cherishing them. But this guy, to test the seal, deliberately made a student charge in, disregarding life and death—it was utterly insane.

"Stop!" He shouted again, just as he was about to rush forward to stop him, he saw Zhang Xuan by the pit suddenly grab with his palm. True qi, like a rope, immediately enveloped the student leaping toward the seal in midair.

Just as the student was about to touch the seal, the rope of true qi pulled him back, sending him flying backward.

At the same time, the seal seemed to sense the life force; light flickered involuntarily, as if triggered, and once it started, it couldn't stop. It didn't fully activate, nor did it explode as previously feared.

"Such precise control..."

His expression changed slightly, President Han was full of surprise.

Pulling the student back at the moment of touching the seal required a deep understanding of the seal and precise calculation of the position.

Even a centimeter or a millimeter more could trigger the formation, causing it to activate and swallow the student alive; a little less, and there would be no reaction, unable to shake it.

Of course, with his two days of understanding of the seal, he could also do it. But what was unbelievable was... the tacit understanding and trust between the student and Dean Zhang!

In the previous action, any superfluous movement could lead to unpredictable consequences!

Dean Zhang told him to jump, and he jumped, without a trace of fear—what great trust was that? Even if he wanted to command, Liu Mo not far away couldn't achieve that.

It wasn't that Liu Mo didn't trust him, but that he didn't blindly trust.

After the student jumped, Dean Zhang stood still again, as if dumbfounded. After a moment, he turned around.

"Master Wu, are the seven-star peak formation flags ready?"

"Here..." Hesitating for a moment, Master Wu flicked his wrist and handed over a formation flag.

As a seven-star upper-class master teacher who also studied formations, though his level was lower than President Han's, he could still produce formation flags.

"Mm."

Taking the formation flag, Zhang Xuan nodded. Without any hesitation, he stamped his foot on the ground, leaped into the air, and flew straight to the top of the pit.

With true qi circulating, he gripped the formation flag as if about to find a node and insert it.

"This guy is crazy... Liu Mo, go stop him!" Seeing Dean Zhang, without consulting them, directly run over to test the node, President Han nearly died of fright.

He had seen reckless people, but never one so reckless!

Even if you were certain in your mind, you should at least discuss it with us, explain what's going on! Without a word, you charge over... Can you be a hundred percent sure that your judgment is the correct position?

Because if there's a mistake, it's not just a matter of tens of thousands of lives, but all living beings within a thousand kilometers!

This is too reckless.

"Yes!"

Hearing his teacher's order, Liu Mo charged straight toward Zhang Xuan in the air.

At this moment, he was also very angry, wishing he could slap this arrogant fool to death on the spot.

Whoosh!

Before he even got close, he extended his hand, true qi scattering, and grabbed.

He was a Saint Domain Triple powerhouse; with one move, heaven and earth changed, his oppressive might like a river.

"Hmm?"

Zhang Xuan, who was about to find the node and stabilize the seal, hadn't yet acted when he saw Liu Mo attacking him. He frowned in confusion.

This guy... what's wrong with him now?

There had been some verbal conflict earlier, but a dignified seven-star formation master shouldn't be so petty!

However, since the other party had already made a move, thinking about this now was useless. His expression darkened, and he pressed down with his palm.

Rumble!

His palm force was vigorous, his power pure. It collided with the other's palm in midair, producing a violent roar. The two forces met, evenly matched.

"Such formidable strength..."

Liu Mo's pupils contracted.

Although he had only used less than a tenth of his power just now to stop him, the fact that the other could easily block it showed that his combat strength was by no means merely that of a Saint Ascension cultivator!

He was probably no weaker than a Saint Domain Second Layer!

Creak! Creak!

His heart shaken, just as he was about to continue attacking Zhang Xuan in the air to make him back off, he heard a grating sound from the seal below, setting his teeth on edge.

Then, like muffled thunder rolling beneath, it seemed ready to burst forth at any moment.

"Damn, it's about to erupt again..."

His pupils contracted.

The violent power below erupted once every ten minutes. Clearly, this time period had passed, and it was about to start again.

"Stop! If you don't want to kill everyone, stop now!"

Knowing that once the muffled thunder ended, the violent power below would surge up, impossible to block, Liu Mo gritted his teeth and roared, then grabbed forward again.

This time, he used his strongest technique. As his hand reached out, the air above Yanlin Mountain seemed to condense, spiritual energy stagnating, unable to circulate.

"What does this idiot want?"

Seeing him about to strike again, Zhang Xuan frowned.

Once the violent power below erupted, it would disturb the entire seal, causing slight deviations in the nodes he had painstakingly calculated.

Such nodes involved force and position; a slight difference could lead to a huge error, and not a single mistake was allowed... Just as he was about to find the spot and completely avert the disaster, this guy kept causing trouble...

He was simply a terrible teammate!

"No, the power below is about to surge. Once it starts, it'll be too late..."

His expression grim, Zhang Xuan was anxious: "But this guy's strength is far greater than mine. I blocked him earlier because he underestimated me and didn't use his full power. Now that he's using his strongest move, even if he can't kill me, it's impossible for me to retreat unscathed and successfully insert the formation flag into the node..."

Inserting the formation flag should have been a matter of an instant, but with this guy causing trouble, it became difficult.

The other party was a Saint Domain Triple powerhouse; even if he could fight above his level, he was no match.

"Sorry about this!"

Knowing he had no time to waste with the other, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes and shouted: "Students of the Master Teacher Academy, hear me! Knock this guy down!"

"Yes!"

Hearing the dean's order, the twenty thousand students shouted in unison and raised their palms simultaneously.

Rumble!

These students, individually, might not be strong—mostly at the Heavenly Bridge or Return to Origin realms—but united, they were terrifying. Twenty thousand streams of true qi converged like a dragon, distorting the space around them before even reaching him.

"Damn..."

Not expecting this guy to command the students, Liu Mo's face changed. He abandoned his attack on Zhang Xuan above and reversed his palm, redirecting the force he had just unleashed.

Colliding with the true qi from below, he was sent flying like a cannonball, spitting blood profusely in midair.

The combined attack of twenty thousand students would force even a Saint Domain Fifth Layer powerhouse to flee, let alone him.

"Excellent!"

Knowing that the students had held back and that this guy was only injured, not dead, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Ignoring him, he turned his wrist and aimed the formation flag in his palm at a spot, ready to insert it.

"Stop!"

Before the formation flag left his hand, he heard another roar. President Han, unable to hold back any longer, also charged up.

Rumble!

As this guy reached the air, the rumbling below grew louder, on the verge of eruption.

"Knock him down too!"

Knowing he couldn't afford to waste time with this guy, Zhang Xuan shouted again.

"Yes!" The students nodded in unison, their power ready to burst forth at any moment.

"How dare you!"

President Han's face changed.

Although he was a Saint Domain Fourth Layer peak powerhouse, he couldn't withstand the simultaneous attack of twenty thousand students.

Gritting his teeth, he shouted: "I'm trying to save you! If your dean's formation flag falls, everyone will be buried with him..."

Rumble!

Before he could finish, a powerful beam of light struck upward.

His vision went black, and President Han, like Liu Mo before him, was sent flying backward, crashing into a nearby rock wall, covered in dust, utterly disheveled.