Chapter 710: Breaking into the Maze

Although it is difficult to break a formation without being a formation master, with sufficient strength, one can break it by sheer force!

Just like now, even if Zhang Xuan is trapped in a third-level formation, without using the Eye of Insight or the Library of Heaven's Path, a single punch will cause the formation to collapse automatically!

No matter how powerful a formation is, it has a certain tolerance range; beyond that, it becomes ineffective.

In other words, before absolute strength, everything is but fleeting clouds.

Although the Illusory Maze Formation provided by this master teacher has reached the fifth level, it is only at the initial stage. It is easy to trap a Qiaotian realm expert, but difficult to trap someone of a higher level!

Among these spirit beasts, the strongest are only at the Qiaotian realm, but with their large numbers, their combined attack power is such that even a Guiyi realm expert of the seventh level of Mortal Transformation would not dare to face them head-on. If all that power is channeled into this formation, the Illusory Maze Formation will surely be unable to withstand it and will collapse at any moment!

"Break the formation by force?"

Hearing this, everyone understood and their faces turned pale.

Just as they thought there was hope to rescue people, the formation was about to give way. What should they do?

Could it be that they had to watch the formation collapse and the many master teachers fall into danger again?

Would all their previous efforts be in vain?

"You know this formation well; is there no way to remedy it?"

Luo Xuan couldn't help but look over, and the others also fixed their gazes on him.

He provided this formation and its flags; is there any way to remedy it and keep the formation intact?

"Remedy?"

The master teacher shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There is one, but unfortunately, it's impossible!"

"Impossible? Tell us what it is; with so many of us, we can definitely solve it..." Luo Xuan urged.

There were over fifty master teachers, and several of them had studied formations as a secondary subject. With a method, so many people should be able to accomplish it.

"Having many people... is utterly useless at this moment!"

The master teacher sighed: "To tell you the truth, this formation is at the initial fifth level. If a five-star formation master personally reinforced it, it could be elevated to the mid or even late fifth level. Then, even if these spirit beasts join forces, they won't be able to break it."

"A five-star formation master? Zhang Shi's understanding of formations is no less than that of a five-star formation master. Can't he do it?"

Ruohuan couldn't help but say.

Zhang Shi's understanding of formations was astonishing; he could easily set up a five-star formation. Reinforcing this one should not be difficult, right?

"You didn't understand what I meant. When I say a five-star formation master, I mean one whose cultivation has reached the Qiaotian realm! Although Zhang Shi's understanding of formations is not weak, his cultivation is still at the Heling realm. With insufficient strength, he cannot activate the power left by my teacher on the formation flags. No matter what he does, it will be useless!"

The master teacher said.

"This..."

Their faces turned ashen, and everyone clenched their fists.

In other matters, joint efforts would surely yield better results, but the Qiaotian realm...

Seeing that the formation was about to collapse at any moment, it was impossible for anyone to break through to that realm in such a short time!

Without success, they could not reinforce the formation.

"That Brother Yu earlier had reached the Qiaotian realm, but now it's too late to find him..."

Luo Xuan gritted his teeth.

Among the new students taking the exam, he knew that 'Brother Yu' had reached that realm, but he was nowhere to be found now, and there was conflict with the group. Asking him to help rescue people was nearly impossible!

"I think you should leave and go get reinforcements to rescue the people. Otherwise, once the formation breaks and these spirit beasts break out, we will surely not escape disaster..."

Hesitating for a moment, the master teacher looked around. Before he could finish, he saw everyone suddenly stop talking and stare ahead with frantic expressions.

"What's wrong?"

Frowning, he also looked up. As soon as he saw, his mouth fell open and could not close.

Zhang Shi, standing on the rock ahead, looked down at the formation shaking and about to break at any moment. Suddenly, he took a deep breath, and his aura surged step by step.

Rumble!

His acupoints opened, frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. Because of the speed, it produced a thunderous roar. Above his head, a rainbow-like bridge formed, connecting heaven and earth, making him appear tall and majestic, like an invincible demon god.

"He... is about to break through to the Qiaotian realm?"

The master teacher's lips trembled, and he almost cried.

Other peak Heling realm cultivators, when breaking through to the Qiaotian realm, needed a teacher's protection, ample resources, and even days of arduous training... But this guy, seeing the formation about to collapse and needing a Qiaotian realm expert to stabilize it, just breaks through directly...

This is not how it's done!

Boom!

While still in shock, Zhang Xuan opened his mouth and swallowed the bridge in the air into his abdomen. His body rumbled, and his strength soared.

Whoosh!

Exhaling turbid air, the young man opened his eyes, which were like lightning. His every move was in harmony with nature, as if connected by a bridge.

"Qiaotian realm... he just broke through like that?"

"This is too... easy..."

Everyone swallowed their saliva.

They had seen fast breakthroughs, but never this fast.

In just two or three breaths, from Heling realm to Qiaotian realm. Bro, are you sure you're not a super expert just messing around?

"No time to continue..."

Ignoring the stunned crowd, Zhang Xuan looked down at the constantly shaking formation.

Under normal circumstances, now that he had the Qiaotian realm Heavenly Dao technique, he should push through to the peak in one go. But the formation below was about to collapse at any moment; clearly, there was no time.

"Steady!"

Raising his eyebrows, he flicked his finger, and a stream of true energy split into hundreds of strands, surging toward the formation.

Creak! Creak!

Nourished by the Heavenly Dao true energy, the mist below, which had become thin, thickened again. Under the frenzied attacks of the beasts, the shaking Illusory Maze Formation gradually stabilized.

"Success..."

"It's stabilized again..."

Everyone's eyes shone with excitement. They looked at the young man not far away, filled with admiration.

Breaking through to the Qiaotian realm so casually... Is he even human?

Especially Ruohuan and Luo Xuan, who kept swallowing their saliva, almost fainting from shock.

During the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Master Teacher Competition, they had seen him break through from the Yin-Yang realm to the Zhuoqing realm. Now, not long after, he had become a Qiaotian realm expert...

They had once thought they could compete with him, but now they were utterly crushed and lost all confidence.

"Alright, the maze is stabilized. The two sides can't fight. Let's find a way to rescue the people!"

Relieved after doing this, Zhang Xuan returned to them.

"In theory, yes, but there are spirit beasts inside... How do we rescue them?" Everyone looked at him.

The maze trapped both sides, preventing them from fighting. In theory, the master teachers were safe, but rescuing them was still not easy.

The spirit beasts were only trapped in the formation, not dead. If outsiders rushed in, they could easily be surrounded and unable to escape.

And if those inside wanted to come out, they would also encounter the beasts and fall into a bitter fight.

In other words, as long as the geographical positions of the spirit beasts and the master teachers remained unchanged, no matter how strong one was, it would be impossible to rescue the people.

Unless... those inside could fly out!

But even if they could fly, they would first need to find the life gate of the maze. Under the maze's illusions, up, down, left, and right were all false. If jumping alone could get them out, it wouldn't be worthy of being a fifth-level formation.

"It's simple. You wait here; I'll go in and rescue them!"

His eyes fixed on the maze ahead, Zhang Xuan said calmly.

"Zhang Shi, you can't! Although you are a formation master, inside the maze, directions are lost. If you get trapped and surrounded by spirit beasts, it will be disastrous..."

Everyone was startled.

Inside the maze, there were not only master teachers but also hundreds of spirit beasts. Even if you had just broken through to the Qiaotian realm, facing so many big fellows, you wouldn't stand a chance!

"Trap me?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan didn't answer. He gave an instruction: "Prepare yourselves. When the others come out, treat the injured and provide aid."

Without waiting for a response, he leaped straight down into the maze ahead.

"Zhang Shi..."

Everyone's vision went dark, and they almost fainted.

Jumping directly into the maze, once surrounded by spirit beasts, he would be dead for sure!

"What do we do?"

A master teacher in the crowd couldn't help but cry out.

"Don't panic. Zhang Shi never acts rashly. If he dares to jump down, he must have a plan!" Ruohuan said.

Others might not know Zhang Shi, but he knew him somewhat. He never did things without certainty. Jumping down now meant he had already thought of something.

"Right, didn't Zhang Shi just say? He told us to prepare to rescue people! Since he said it with such confidence, he must have a way!" Luo Xuan said.

"A way? What way? Even if he understands formations, he still has to face countless spirit beasts. There's no way to withstand them..."

"Unless he can bypass the spirit beasts and rescue the people!"

"Since Zhang Shi could break through to the Qiaotian realm so easily and set up a fifth-level formation so effortlessly, maybe he really can do it..."

After a few exchanges, everyone looked down at the mist below. They saw Zhang Xuan land on the ground, enter the maze, and disappear without a trace.

With so many spirit beasts, charging through was impossible. The only way was to bypass them and secretly rescue the people.

But... could Zhang Shi bypass hundreds of spirit beasts in the maze?

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Just as everyone was tense, fierce roars suddenly erupted from the mist, as if Zhang Xuan had encountered the spirit beasts.

"Oh no, he's met them..."

Meeting them meant danger!

"What do we do?"

Everyone was extremely anxious, wanting to rush down and help. But before they could move, the roars sounded again, but this time, they were no longer angry but seemed to be witnessing something terrifying and horrifying.

Filled with fear and dread.

Roar? Roar? Roar?

Then came a series of miserable cries, like pigs being slaughtered, piercing the eardrums. It seemed that in the mist, it wasn't Zhang Shi who was in danger, but the spirit beasts who had encountered a monster.

"What's going on?"

Everyone looked at each other, utterly bewildered.