Free Web NovelChapter 2065: Chapter 2065: Battle of Formations!
However, at this moment, everyone was shocked to discover that Yao Lou had actually taken out over a hundred Red Mysterious Stones, each one representing an Array Plate!
You must know, in past Formation competitions, only about fifty or sixty Array Plates would be used, at most seventy or eighty!
"It seems President Yao is determined to secure the first place!"
"Naturally, without this pride, the Zijin Guild wouldn’t have dominated as the top guild for so long."
"Even though the Tianhe Guild had an impressive performance earlier, I fear they ultimately can’t compete!"
"It’s somewhat unfortunate!"
"But for the Tianhe Guild, today’s performance is already outstanding, and their position among the three major guilds is likely to rise significantly!"
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For a moment, everyone started discussing animatedly.
Overall, they were quite confident in the Zijin Guild, and had some appreciation but also some regret for the Tianhe Guild!
The members of the three major guilds were intensely nervous, as for any guild, this was their final chance.
Perhaps the most relaxed at this moment was Su Chen. He glanced at the serious and focused Mu Yunbai who was arranging the Formation and curved his mouth into an amused smile:
"Another Oscar-level actor, huh!"
After more than an Hour, the three of them had successively arranged their Formations.
But arranging the Formations was not the end; they needed to draw lots to determine the order of breaking the Formations. As soon as the three completed their arrangements, staff with a lot-drawing cylinder came up immediately. There were three bamboo sticks inside, marked 1, 2, and 3.
This would also be the order of their attempts. Each of them drew a stick, and the results were: 1 for Luo Changhui, 2 for Mu Yunbai, and 3 for Yao Lou.
After the draw, Luo Changhui was the first to step forward. He glanced sideways at Mu Yunbai and said:
"Let’s see what profound Formation President Mu has laid out!"
At this moment, he was filled with animosity towards Mu Yunbai and the Tianhe Guild, as if they had stolen some treasure from his Great Sea Guild.
Saying so, he approached the Formation set up by Mu Yunbai and began to study it carefully.
He had confidence in his own Formations. Although not as good as Yao Lou, he was on par with Mu Yunbai, and upon closer calculation, he considered himself slightly better.
However, at this moment, as he stared at Mu Yunbai’s Formation for a long time, he couldn’t make any sense of it.
This posed a severe problem. If Mu Yunbai had carefully arranged a Formation that made it hard for him to decipher in a short time, that would be normal.
But after staring for so long, not being able to recognize any patterns was extraordinary!
Even Yao Lou’s Formation couldn’t possibly be like this!
He frowned and pondered, yet after a long period, he still made no progress.
He couldn’t study it endlessly; if he was close to cracking it, it might be worth continuing.
But right now...
He knew that continuing would be futile!
There was no choice but for him to turn to Yao Lou’s Formation, though very reluctantly.
Seeing Luo Changhui actually give up on cracking Mu Yunbai’s Formation, everyone was astonished. This meant Mu Yunbai’s Formation was not possible for Luo Changhui to crack!
Even with the slightest possibility, Luo Changhui would not give up, especially knowing the difficulty of Yao Lou’s Formation.
Everyone couldn’t help secretly speculating, what kind of Formation had Mu Yunbai set up that was so formidable?
Because he couldn’t crack Mu Yunbai’s Formation, the pressure on Luo Changhui escalated tremendously!
After all, he had only one chance left, and Yao Lou’s Formation, he didn’t need to think to know how challenging it would be.
This was evident from the fact that over a hundred Red Mysterious Stones had been used as Array Plates!
Indeed, upon glimpsing Yao Lou’s Formation, he felt a wave of dizziness!
"Calm down, don’t panic!"
Luo Changhui reminded himself silently.
He had a relatively good mental fortitude, and after a moment, his mind calmed considerably.
As time ticked by, he gradually started seeing some reasoning. Although still difficult, he at least knew which direction to proceed towards.
Whereas earlier, with Mu Yunbai’s Formation, he couldn’t fathom which direction to move, forcing him to give up.
Of course, knowing the direction to go was one thing, being able to walk it through was another.
Luo Changhui understood this well because the first step wasn’t hard, but the real test was the second step!
It was like a exam question; knowing the knowledge point was easy, but the questions surrounding it varied endlessly, and solving them was up to individual ability.
Unfortunately, the question posed by Yao Lou clearly surpassed Luo Changhui’s capabilities; though he had a rough direction, it was still futile.
After pondering for a long while, he ultimately gave up.
Breaking the Formation was time-bound; it wasn’t possible to give someone days and nights to think!
Luo Changhui already felt ashamed to face the members of the Great Sea Guild, sensing the disappointment on everyone’s faces!
The next in line was Mu Yunbai, whose face remained very calm despite knowing the significant implications of this round—neither happy nor sad!
Of course, this was just on his face. He couldn’t possibly lack any emotional fluctuations inside!
As for the other members of the Tianhe Guild, they didn’t need to hide their emotions, each one was tense to the extreme!
Because this time, they might touch a position they hadn’t dreamed of for millennia!
A position they never dared to imagine, now becoming possible, though this possibility doesn’t seem too large at the moment!
Like Luo Changhui, the first choice he made was to break the opponent’s Formation due to their great apprehension of Yao Lou’s Formation.
However, Mu Yunbai didn’t take long to see through the patterns of the Formation arranged by Luo Changhui.
But as mentioned earlier, seeing the pattern wasn’t the key; the key was still being able to crack it!
Mu Yunbai frowned, pondering for an unspecified period, until his eyes gradually brightened.
Then he pinched a hand seal, and a series of Inscriptions appeared, each one being infused into it!
Following that, Mu Yunbai tentatively stepped into the Formation without any effect!
He grew bolder, passing through the Formation without obstacle!
Clearly, Mu Yunbai had broken the Formation!
This wasn’t too unexpected, only that it further embarrassed the Great Sea Guild!
However, as far as Mu Yunbai was concerned, he had no time for celebration, as cracking Luo Changhui’s Formation had consumed a lot of his time.
Thus, the time left to break Yao Lou’s Formation was minimal, not nearly enough.
Already, the time spent on Luo Changhui’s Formation exceeded the time remaining, let alone considering the fact that Yao Lou’s Formation, needless to say, was more advanced than Luo Changhui’s.
