Chapter 439: A Clear and Unclouded Mind

Any other servant, seeing their young master trapped, would surely be anxious and searching everywhere. But this fellow, instead of worrying at all, wears such an expression...

Are you a servant or an enemy?

Even Hall Master Lian might not be able to破解 this great formation, yet he looks completely unconcerned. Is he carefree, or does he wish for his young master to die here?

"Young Master" was about to faint from anger, and Wei Yuqing beside him was rolling his eyes wildly.

If Zhang Xuan hadn't solemnly instructed him that this man was his servant and needed protection, he would have wondered if he was an impostor.

As a servant, with his master trapped and in danger of death at any moment, to show no worry and instead look leisurely and indifferent—this was probably the only case in the world.

"What's wrong?"

Scolded by the other, Sun Qiang was baffled.

"I'll go down! Teacher Yang has been kind to me; his student is in trouble, I can't not save him..."

Seeing this fool had no intention of finding Teacher Yang to rescue, Gu Mu couldn't be bothered to waste more words and couldn't help saying.

"Rescue?"

Sun Qiang finally understood and looked contemptuous: "Look at you, so inexperienced... from the Alliance of Nations, special envoys... what's all that? Just a formation, what's the big deal? With the young master here, rest assured!"

"Inexperienced?"

A fellow from a small kingdom, who didn't even know what a formation was, dared to look down on the special envoy from the Alliance of Nations...

Everyone was so angry they could spit blood.

You're the inexperienced one, your whole family is inexperienced!

"Young Master" ground his teeth audibly, wishing he could tear the fat man apart on the spot.

But now, aside from having him find Teacher Yang, there was no other solution.

Suppressing his anger, he explained: "This is the Xuanyuan Grand Formation, a formation that the Xuanyuan Kingdom has accumulated for a thousand years to activate once..."

"Oh!"

After hearing the explanation, Sun Qiang still nodded indifferently: "Finished? Then let's rest!"

"You..."

His vision went dark, and "Young Master" nearly exploded.

It was impossible to communicate in human language with this guy; after explaining for ages, it was as if he hadn't said a thing.

Damn it!

Forget it, now was not the time to be angry with this heartless fellow; saving people was more important.

Thinking this, he ignored the fat man and turned to Jin Conghai: "Elder Jin, I may have to trouble you to act. This is my identity token. If Ding Mu insists on acting, you may kill him on the spot..."

Just as he was about to reveal his identity and take the strongest measures, he heard Wei Yuqing and Gu Mu exclaim simultaneously.

"What?"

"Young Master, look..."

Seeing their expressions, "Young Master" felt a jolt, thinking Zhang Xuan had been killed. He quickly looked down and also widened his eyes.

The great formation, which had been surging and ready to deliver a fatal blow, seemed to have vanished into the air. Below, it was calm, as if nothing had happened.

Zhang Xuan was still walking slowly forward, now less than ten meters from Ding Mu.

"What happened?"

Rubbing his eyes vigorously, "Young Master" was dizzy.

Just moments ago, he had seen the formation raging, like a storm about to strike, seemingly ready to kill at any moment. How, in the time it took to say a few words, had it all disappeared?

Could he have misseen?

"Just now... just now..."

Hearing his question, Wei Yuqing's lips trembled, his face pale with fear, as if he couldn't speak clearly.

"What exactly happened?" Jin Conghai couldn't help asking.

"It seemed... Zhang Xuan stretched out a finger, and then... then it was like this!" Wei Yuqing said with a mournful face.

Even having seen it with his own eyes, he felt exasperated.

What was all this?

The raging formation, with a single finger lightly touched, immediately stopped.

Just now, both Jin Conghai and "Young Master" had described this formation as rarely seen in heaven and unique on earth...

Wasn't it said that even the Hall Master of the Alliance of Nations' Master Teacher Hall couldn't solve it, and it required over a dozen Mortal Transcendence experts to break?

So simple? Was he dreaming?

"Stopped with one finger?"

Jin Conghai and "Young Master" nearly bit their tongues. Just as they were about to ask if they had misseen, Sun Qiang came over with his hands behind his back, looking proud.

"Our young master, though he hasn't taken the formation master exam, wouldn't bother with formations that trap cats and dogs..."

He looked at everyone with contempt again, curling his lip.

What nonsense.

Special envoy, four-star poison master, pah!

They haven't seen as much of the world as I have!

"You..."

Despised again, "Young Master" was about to argue with this fellow when Jin Conghai pointed downward with a grave expression: "Young Master, look!"

Afraid of missing something again, "Young Master" ignored the fellow and quickly looked.

...

"You... this is impossible!"

Above, "Young Master", Jin Conghai, and the others were shocked out of their wits. Ding Mu was also about to lose it.

His greatest reliance was this Xuanyuan Grand Formation. Once he became king and controlled the imperial seal, he would be qualified to activate it...

He had thought that once it was set in motion, not to mention this guy, even the special envoy would be nothing. He never dreamed that such a powerful formation, before it fully activated, would be completely stopped by a single light touch from the other party...

Brother, who the hell are you?

Before he even lifted his foot, he scared Bai Chen into dancing backward; Half-Step Mortal Transcendence Hall Master Luo Qianhong was sent flying with a shoulder bump, spitting blood; and now, this formidable formation stopped working with a single finger...

Are you not a two-star master teacher, but the reincarnation of Confucius?

"When you tried to kill me, you should have anticipated this." Ignoring his terror, Zhang Xuan looked over.

Although the Xuanyuan Grand Formation covered a wide area and was very powerful, it still followed the characteristics of formations and had its core.

Since it could be activated with the imperial seal, the core was naturally at this altar, making it much simpler to stop.

"It's not over yet; who lives and who dies is still uncertain..."

After the initial terror, Ding Mu's face showed a fierce expression again.

Knowing the formation was useless, he threw the imperial seal on the ground, clenched his fists, and under the surge of true energy, his hand was immediately surrounded by a mass of true energy.

Ghost-level martial technique, Heaven-Splitting Fist!

Although he was only at the late stage of Sovereign, with this technique, he could occupy the first place on the Talents List, showing its terror.

"Die!"

Knowing the opponent's strength was formidable and hard to defeat, Ding Mu wasted no time. He pushed his power to the limit and threw a punch without further ado.

Boom!

The air was compressed into a sharp sonic boom, and the fist arrived in front of Zhang Xuan in the blink of an eye.

It struck toward his chest.

"So strong!"

"He's also at Sovereign peak... I didn't expect he had already broken through!"

Seeing the rapidly unleashed power, everyone was stunned. Many who knew the crown prince well realized that this man was not the legendary late Sovereign, but had already reached the peak!

"He didn't break through, but... used some secret technique!"

Luo Qianhong's expression was grave.

He was a friend of the other party and had been hiding in the Master Teacher Hall these days, knowing his exact strength.

Although he had reached late Sovereign for a long time, breaking through would take at least half a year.

It was impossible to break through in the blink of an eye. The only explanation was that he had used some special secret technique.

It was rumored that the royal family had a Blood-Burning Secret Technique that could burn one's essence blood in exchange for a surge in strength, increasing by one to two minor levels at most.

"If it's really that method, then this Zhang Xuan... is probably in danger!"

He clenched his fists.

Ding Mu could become first on the Talents List not because he was the crown prince, but because he had real strength.

Without using the secret technique, he could kill a Sovereign peak expert across levels. Once his strength increased, even he would find it hard to win.

This Zhang Xuan had injured him only by seeing the flaws in his moves and relying on his strong physique. But Crown Prince Ding Mu's physique was also strong; his techniques, martial skills, and physique were almost flawless.

It would be nearly impossible to break through with the same method again!

"Is this your technique?"

Just as Luo Qianhong was thinking wildly that Zhang Xuan might not be able to withstand it, he heard the young man's calm voice.

Then he saw the youth, standing still, lightly shake his body, spread his five fingers, as if grabbing a rabbit trapped in a cage.

Whoosh!

Ding Mu's violent fist technique vanished into thin air, and then he, like a chick caught by the neck, was lifted up casually.

What Heaven-Splitting Fist, peak Ghost-level martial technique, Blood-Burning Secret Technique...

Before him, they were as laughable as children playing house!

"Is this... the realm of [Discarding the False and Retaining the True, a Clear and Unclouded Mind] that even four-star master teachers find hard to reach?"

His pupils contracted, Luo Qianhong's lips trembled, his face full of disbelief.