Douluo Continent: What should I do if I don't have a cheat system?

Chapter 261 Demonic Encounter with the Formation: Dugu Yan Finally Meets Her Grandfather

The third formation is a defensive formation: the Fire Ring Formation.

The formation's function is to create a circular fire ring around the area. When external creatures invade, the formation is activated, causing the flames in the fire ring to rise directly, forming a wall of fire. Then, fireballs will be launched from the fire wall to attack.

It's a series of interconnected formations. The second formation is a fireball formation, and the third formation directly incorporates the fireball formation, combining defense with offense.

If you don't learn the second formation before starting to learn the third, you'll be completely lost.

Tang San thought the person who published the array formation teaching materials was very impressive. The materials were systematic and progressive, with a clear structure and method.

In this way, Tang San felt that learning formations would be easier. He could simply follow the materials and learn level by level instead of blindly stumbling around.

I used to think about asking Yu Xiaogang to help me organize the information so I could focus on studying it, but now it seems completely unnecessary, as the information on the Spirit Hall is already very complete.

Jerry, although I'm still not as good as you now, it's just that your platform is better and your starting point is higher than mine. Now I'm starting to study the Spirit Hall's materials, and one day I will trample you under my feet.

Tang San thought to himself that he never felt he was inferior to Jerry in any way.

In terms of Soul Master talent, he was born with full Soul Power, while Jerry was born with half a level of Soul Power. There was simply no comparison between them.

He quickly learned alchemy skills as soon as he came into contact with it, and in addition to the pills announced by the Spirit Hall, he also figured out how to make poison pills. In this respect, he was a step ahead of Jerry.

With a talent for formations, one can easily learn level two formations once they get started; as for other formations, it's just a matter of time.

The only thing I'm a little resentful about is the Soul Master talent, which I don't have, but Jerry does.

I've witnessed Jerry's battles before; with a single move, the sky is filled with soul tools.

While everyone else was still researching the art of manipulating objects, Jerry had already begun manipulating soul-guided artifacts.

This must be your trump card; I've already seen it.

Among the formations, there are magnetic formations, which are specifically designed to counter metal weapons, even soul-guided devices.

Once I've mastered it, your soul tool will no longer be a threat.

Tang San has always been obsessed with soul tools. Besides his love for crafting items in his previous life, there was another reason: during the battle between Jerry and Poseidon, with a wave of his hand, all the soul tools in the sky were activated, creating an extremely spectacular scene.

Moreover, Tang San also learned that Jerry's strength was not very high, but he fought Poseidon with his Soul Control Tool Technique, causing the world to collapse and almost destroying Seagod Island.

If placed on a battlefield, he would be a match for a thousand troops.

This is why Tang San didn't let his followers cause any trouble. It was pointless; even if the followers gathered together, they could only test how fast Jerry could kill.

Facing Jerry, it's no longer a matter of numbers that can win.

Previously, Tang San would have had some reservations about facing Jerry's methods, but now that he has come into contact with the formation, those reservations have long since disappeared. Once the formation is fully mastered, Jerry's methods can be broken in the blink of an eye.

The third formation can use the same rules and runes, but the complexity of the formation patterns far surpasses that of second-level runes.

Just by looking at the blueprints and deducing the array pattern routes, there are at least ten thousand possibilities.

One in a million!

Tang San spent a month trying to learn the third formation, but he still couldn't master it.

This formation took longer to complete than the previous two.

However, Tang San did not find it difficult. The increasing difficulty, step by step, was reasonable. If it were really that simple, there would be countless array masters.

Although he failed many times, Tang San was very patient.

In his previous life, when it came to crafting hidden weapons, some members of the entire sect spent their entire lives without success, while he himself only spent a few years crafting the Tang Sect's top-tier hidden weapons.

Therefore, Tang San is quite outstanding in terms of patience.

The repeated failures reminded Tang San of when he was forging hidden weapons in his previous life. He had also studied them all by himself. He understood a principle: to succeed, one must be able to endure loneliness and withstand failure.

Previous failures are merely accumulating experience for future successes.

Therefore, the failure of the level three formation only fueled Tang San's desire for a challenge.

Only by taking on difficult tasks and succeeding can one feel truly satisfied.

This feeling was something Tang San had experienced in his previous life, and it was a feeling he longed to experience again.

The more he failed, the more it fueled Tang San's fighting spirit.

Because he was constantly preoccupied with the formation, Tang San was often distracted even at work, and his behavior seemed strange to others.

As long as it doesn't affect their work, the security personnel don't care.

After all, these guards and managers are also public officials of the Spirit Hall, so they wouldn't specifically pick on one person.

From this perspective, Jerry's management system has been implemented quite well by his subordinates. At least in every department of Wuhun City, there haven't been any cases of colleagues being ostracized or engaging in backstabbing.

Tang San would spend his free time studying formations on his phone, a scene witnessed by his colleagues. He was yet another person who wanted to change his fate through other professions.

Many people are past the age limit for college admission and do not meet the special admission criteria, but they are still unwilling to give up.

Many people come to the academy as guards with this purpose, but as time goes by, they have long lost their original intentions.

As a guard at the Spirit Hall Academy, I've seen countless geniuses, and these geniuses are also very hardworking.

I'm not naturally gifted, I don't have the learning opportunities these students have, and I don't work as hard as they do.

Over time, the initial confidence was shattered.

Moreover, the guards were well-treated, and gradually their original intentions were lost.

Many of these guards were full of vigor when they first arrived, but now look at them, working nine-to-five, living a mundane life, as if they have resigned themselves to their fate.

In their eyes, Tang San was just like themselves back then.

Some people even made bets on how long it would take for Tang San to give up.

Several people saw how hard Tang San was working and how long he had been studying, so they didn't want him to give up so quickly. Every day when they saw Tang San studying, they would go over and encourage him.

"Tang Yin, keep going! Don't give up, you can do it!"

"Tang Yin, perseverance leads to victory."

"Tang Yin, I see you're learning formations. I know a formations teacher; I can introduce you to him."

"Tang Yin, keep it up, you're the best!"

"Tang Yin, keep it up! You must study hard. I'll cover your guard duty today. Once you've mastered your skills, show them that there are geniuses among us guards!"

"Tang Yin, study hard. I'll get your lunch for you today."

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The words of encouragement warmed Tang San's heart; he realized that so many people cared about him.

This further solidified Tang San's determination to learn.

Whether for my own sake or not, I can't let down these colleagues who care about me.

Furthermore, Tang San felt that the learning atmosphere here was really good. Whether it was the students or even a guard, as long as they loved learning, everyone respected them.

Ah! If only I hadn't listened to Yu Xiaogang and had come to the Spirit Hall Academy first.

Unfortunately, there's no going back, but it's not too late now.

The people who have a grudge against me are the high-ranking members of the Spirit Hall. If I overthrow the Spirit Hall, this academy must be preserved.

If Jerry knew all this, he would make Tang San come to his senses and think things through.

Tang San wanted this and that.

Initially, they wanted information about the Spirit Hall in various aspects, but later they wanted the cultivation tower, gravity field, spirit ring manufacturing machine, spirit ring enhancer, and so on.

Now you even want the academy. It seems like you want everything in Spirit City except for the Spirit Hall.

Without the Spirit Hall, do you think the other departments could function normally?

Are you capable of management?

Will Yu Xiaogang take over management?

Tang San, you're oversimplifying things.

Encouraged by his colleagues, Tang San studied formations even more diligently, working during the day and studying all night long, almost to the point of obsession.

The five divine envoys entered Wuhun City, and now two of them have gone mad from their cultivation.

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Dugu Yan has been very conflicted lately, as she increasingly feels that the old man resembles her grandfather.

Thinking about my grandfather every day inevitably distracts me from my work.

Today, while catching a thief, I was distracted and didn't catch him in time. As a result, we ended up chasing him for more than a dozen streets. In the end, the thief was unlucky and ran into a busybody passerby who stopped him for a while, which gave Dugu Yan time to catch up.

Although they eventually caught the soul-guided bus thief, it took too much time and the thief almost got away.

The original plan was to catch the thief on the spot after he finished stealing.

Because Dugu Yan was distracted, she didn't act in time and only realized what was happening when the vehicle arrived at the station and stopped. However, by then the thief had already gotten off the vehicle, which led to what happened next.

The boss quickly found Dugu Yan, mainly because she had been restless and absent-minded lately, and the boss could tell that something was on her mind.

"Dugu Yan, you've been spacing out lately! Is something on your mind?"

Out of concern, the patrol captain wanted to know what had happened.

"Captain, it's nothing. I've just hit a bottleneck in my cultivation recently, so I'm a little troubled."

Dugu Yan couldn't tell the real reason, so she just made up an excuse, and there was nothing wrong with that excuse.

Everyone experiences plateaus, and these plateaus can't be tested. As for whether it's a real plateau, nobody knows.

"It's a bottleneck, and there's nothing I can do to help you with that. You'll have to rely on yourself. How about I adjust your work schedule so you won't be doing any fieldwork for a while?"

The captain knew that once a bottleneck was encountered in cultivation, it would plunge a person into distress.

Some people are easygoing, while others get stuck on things at this time.

It's difficult for outsiders to help with this; you can only figure it out yourself.

Upon hearing what the captain said, a glint flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes.

"Okay, thank you, Captain! Could you arrange for me to go to the reformation station? It's quiet there, far from the city. I'd like to cultivate there for a while in order to break through my current limitations."

Dugu Yan knew that the captain wanted to help her. If she wasn't on field missions, she would usually be assigned to some clerical work at headquarters. So she directly told him where she wanted to go and hoped that the captain would agree.

"Are you sure? Although it's quieter outside the city, there are still plenty of jobs there, most of which are outdoors."

The captain was also visibly taken aback. The reformation site was outside the city and quite tough, so most people wouldn't go there. It seemed that Dugu Yan wanted to use the outside environment to temper herself, which was why she chose to go outside the city.

"Captain, I'm sure! I'm not afraid of hardship!"

Dugu Yan stood up, looked at the captain, and said firmly.

"Sigh... Alright! I'll send you a transfer document, but it's agreed that you need to notify me after your breakthrough, and I'll transfer you back immediately."

The captain had high hopes for Dugu Yan, seeing her as a young and energetic girl.

After joining the company, she worked diligently and was quite capable. I have already heard that she is about to be promoted, and I plan to groom her as my successor.

Hopefully, she can break through this bottleneck soon and hand over her position to Dugu Yan before she gets promoted.

Upon receiving the transfer documents, Dugu Yan went to the reformatory that very day.

Previously, I could only scan the transformation site with my divine sense from the outside, but now I can finally go in openly.

Moreover, finding a good reason now is not bad. If the person inside isn't his grandfather, he can say he's made a breakthrough and be transferred back immediately.

The work was arranged quickly and easily. As a supervisor at the conversion site, I only needed to sit and supervise, which was easier than being a guard, since I didn't have to stand.

On the first day of work, I organized my belongings, rested for a day, and officially started work on the second day.

Although it was only a short day, Dugu Yan's heart was already restless, and she eagerly hoped that the day would end soon.

The search for her grandfather had weighed on her mind for many years, and this was the closest she had ever come to success.

This day felt incredibly long to her.

I had insomnia last night and didn't sleep a wink.

On her second day on the job, her colleagues noticed Dugu Yan's dark circles under her eyes and assumed that she hadn't slept well because it was her first day and she wasn't used to the environment. They went over to comfort her.

Dugu Yan could only pretend that she hadn't gotten used to it yet and thank her colleagues for their concern.

After the supervisors and guards arrived at their posts, the prisoners lined up to come over.

Dugu Bo, as always, stood at the back of the line, chatting with others as he walked. Suddenly, he noticed a woman among the supervisors and couldn't help but glance at her a few more times.

Once you look, you can't take your eyes off it.

A surge of tears welled up in his eyes. After so many years, he had finally seen his granddaughter again.

At this moment, Dugu Yan also looked over. When their eyes met, Dugu Yan confirmed that this was her grandfather.

Like Dugu Bo, his eyes were also filled with tears.

But both of them stopped themselves from shedding tears.

Now is not the time to acknowledge each other.

Dugu Yan had many questions to ask her grandfather.

Dugu Bo was the same.

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(End of this chapter)