Chapter 856: Sneaky Moves

"What! You've already finished the repairs? You two aren't just slacking off, are you?"

Hearing Ye Yuan and the other's report, Master Wu raised his voice in surprise.

"Hmph, a mere seventh-order formation, how could it stump me? If you don't believe it, go take a look," Ding Shiyu said disdainfully.

Master Wu really didn't believe it and immediately went to check the formation they had repaired.

Upon seeing it, he was taken aback once again. This seventh-order sub-formation had indeed been perfectly restored.

He looked at the two of them in disbelief. Wasn't this efficiency a bit too high?

"Seventh-order formations are too simple. I say, Master Wu, can you give us something more complicated? I'm in a hurry!" Ding Shiyu said.

"This... can you repair an eighth-order formation?" Master Wu asked uncertainly.

"Of course! An early eighth-order formation is definitely no problem!" Ding Shiyu said proudly.

Repairing formations is different from setting them up. As long as one understands the principles and structure of eighth-order formations, a seventh-order formation master can do it.

Ding Shiyu had a very solid foundation; she should have mastered seventh-order formations long ago, and might even have dabbled in eighth-order ones.

Master Wu thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright, we're a bit short on eighth-order formation masters right now. Go help over there."

Hearing this, Ding Shiyu smiled radiantly and glanced triumphantly at Ye Yuan before heading toward the group of eighth-order formation masters.

Ye Yuan couldn't help but shake his head and smile. This girl was clearly competing with him, determined to outshine him.

That glance just now clearly said: I can repair eighth-order formations, can you?

After Ding Shiyu left, Master Wu asked weakly, "You... can you also repair eighth-order formations?"

Ye Yuan shook his head and smiled. "I can't repair eighth-order formations. Master Wu, you go ahead. I'll look around and see where I'm needed."

Master Wu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. "Alright, then go take a look. There are still many seventh-order formations that need help. See where it's needed and jump in."

If Ye Yuan could also repair eighth-order formations, Master Wu would have wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

If two youngsters had such strength, then his many years of living would have been wasted.

But Master Wu still had great confidence in Ye Yuan's abilities. He was reassured to let Ye Yuan help repair seventh-order formations, so he decided not to supervise him.

Ding Shiyu had already started working. With eighth-order formations, she was clearly struggling much more.

Still, she kept an eye on Ye Yuan's situation.

Seeing Master Wu come over alone, she felt a slight disappointment.

Since childhood, she had never met a formation master of the same age who could match her. So meeting Ye Yuan today stirred her competitive spirit.

Although she was quite confident in her own formation skills, for some reason she always felt that Ye Yuan was holding back.

"Master Wu, why isn't that Ye Yuan coming over?" Ding Shiyu couldn't help asking.

Master Wu said, "He said he can't repair eighth-order formations, so I told him to look around and help where needed. With his strength, repairing formations below eighth order should be no problem."

Logically, Ding Shiyu should have been happy. But for some reason, she felt a bit deflated.

A rival is only interesting when evenly matched. Having finally met an opponent only to have this outcome made Ding Shiyu lose interest.

"I see. Then I'll get back to work," Ding Shiyu said dejectedly.

After Master Wu left, Ye Yuan wandered around alone. Occasionally, when he saw someone needing help, he would lend a hand.

Of course, he wasn't unable to repair eighth-order formations; he wanted to repair ninth-order ones!

But if he suddenly proposed repairing ninth-order formations, Master Wu would certainly not agree. So he sent Master Wu away and slowly moved toward the ninth-order formation area.

"Young friend, truly impressive! I've been stuck here for a long time, but you solved it as soon as you arrived," a seventh-order formation master praised, giving Ye Yuan a thumbs-up.

"The formation's array elements are a bit deceptive, but once you understand them, it's not hard. Keep working; I'll go take a look over there," Ye Yuan said.

"Young friend, that's the ninth-order formation area over there," the formation master reminded him.

"Yes, I know. Ninth-order formations aren't encountered often, so I'll go have a look," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

The formation master nodded, full of admiration for Ye Yuan.

Look at how eager this young man was to learn; no wonder he had such strength at such a young age.

The ninth-order formation area was completely empty. Everyone was busy with their own work, and no one noticed Ye Yuan's actions.

Apart from Ye Yuan, no one would be so overconfident as to repair a ninth-order formation.

In terms of formation dao, the ninth-order formation of the super teleportation array was not particularly difficult; an early Array Emperor could repair it.

After comprehending the "Three Volumes of Array Dao," Ye Yuan's attainments in formation dao had reached a higher level, so repairing such a formation was naturally a piece of cake.

After observing the formation for a while, Ye Yuan had a clear understanding of its structure.

The stability of ninth-order formations was quite strong, so the damage was not too severe.

The most severely damaged parts of this super teleportation array were the lower-order formations.

For this ninth-order formation, only some small local array elements were damaged. However, the structure of these array elements was very complex, falling within the scope of ninth-order formations, which eighth-order formation masters could hardly understand.

But for Ye Yuan, these were nothing. He couldn't set up such a large formation, but repairing these small ones was no problem.

Without further delay, Ye Yuan began repairing these small array elements.

"Have you seen Ye Yuan? Oh, a young man, just over twenty," Master Wu asked.

He had encountered a tricky seventh-order formation, but he couldn't get away, so he thought of Ye Yuan.

Although Ye Yuan was a stranger to everyone, he was very young and stood out among the crowd.

"Oh, he said he wanted to study ninth-order formations and went over there," said the seventh-order formation master Ye Yuan had helped earlier.

Master Wu's face darkened. "Nonsense! He's just a seventh-order formation master; what business does he have studying ninth-order formations?"

Master Wu moved swiftly and soon arrived at the ninth-order formation area. Seeing a young figure busily working, he flew into a rage.

"Ye Yuan, what are you doing! How dare you tamper with a ninth-order formation! If you damage the formation base, can you bear the responsibility? Stop immediately, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Master Wu was naturally hot-tempered, and seeing this, he exploded.

This was a task assigned by the city lord; if he messed it up, it could cost him his life.