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Chapter 176 Formation within a Formation

"Disciples of the Formation Peak, heed my command! Activate the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams formation, and ascend the trapped dragon to heaven!"

At his command, the dozen or so disciples from the Array Peak immediately spread out and took their positions.

Then he summoned the array flag in his hand, and spiritual energy surged, echoing the array flag in Zhuge Qing's hand.

Then, a huge golden Bagua diagram appeared out of thin air, above the heads of everyone from the Ziyang Sect, enveloping them all.

"go!"

Zhuge Qing waved his folding fan forward, and the Bagua diagram instantly began to spin.

Countless golden beams of light descended from the sky, landing with pinpoint accuracy on the nodes of the terracotta warriors' formation.

"Boom boom boom!"

Golden light exploded, and yellow sand flew everywhere.

The originally orderly terracotta army formation instantly became somewhat chaotic under the bombardment of the golden light.

The terracotta warriors, who were originally connected by their vital energy, now seemed to have their connection severed, and their movements became sluggish and stiff.

"Now!"

"Kill them!"

Zhuge Qing shouted loudly.

"The blazing sun transforms nine times, unleashing a prairie fire!"

Xiao Huohuo seized the opportunity and swept out with the giant ruler in his hand.

The raging flames, like a fire dragon, surged into the chaotic terracotta warriors.

Without the support of the military formation, the terracotta warriors were instantly burned into a glassy state under the terrifying high temperature, and then shattered with a crash.

Jian Wuchen also drew his longsword, its sword energy like a rainbow.

Each swing of the sword takes away several terracotta warriors.

Leng Rushuang then lightly raised her delicate hand, causing frost to fall from the sky.

Those frozen terracotta warriors would turn into ice shards at the slightest touch.

Under the suppression of Zhuge Qing's formation, coupled with the frenzied output of the three prodigies.

The thousands of terracotta warriors that once seemed invincible were now falling in droves, like wheat being harvested.

The battle proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

In less than half an hour, most of the thousands of terracotta warriors had been wiped out.

The remaining terracotta warriors are still putting up a fight, but they no longer pose much of a threat.

"The final blow!"

Zhuge Qing slammed his folding fan shut.

The Bagua diagram above his head instantly shrank, transforming into a thick golden beam of light that shot straight toward the terracotta warrior general at the very back.

"boom!"

Although the terracotta warrior general had reached the half-step Returning to Origin realm, he was still powerless to resist this attack.

It was blasted into a sky full of yellow sand!

With the death of the general, the remaining terracotta warriors instantly lost their ability to move and turned back into piles of ordinary yellow sand.

"We won!"

The disciples of the Ziyang Sect cheered.

Although the battle seemed to be a large-scale operation, no one was injured because of the proper handling of the situation!

Zhuge Qing put away his folding fan, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"A trivial skill, not worth mentioning."

Although he spoke modestly, the pride in his eyes was impossible to hide.

"Boom!"

Just as everyone was cheering and thinking the battle was over.

The ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled violently.

"What's going on?!"

The smile on Zhuge Qing's face froze instantly.

"roar!!!"

A deafening roar came from below the high platform where the terracotta warrior general had been standing.

Followed by.

The platform exploded with a deafening roar, sending countless fragments of rock flying.

A colossal figure, enveloped in a cloud of yellow sand, emerged from the ground.

It was a giant sand scorpion whose entire body was formed from yellow sand!

Its body was a hundred feet long, and its two huge pincers were like two small mountains.

What's most terrifying is the aura it exudes.

He actually reached the peak of the Returning Origin Realm!

And there was more than one!

As the first sand scorpion appeared, the surrounding sand shattered once again.

Three more sand scorpions of the same size emerged, occupying the four cardinal directions and surrounding the Ziyang Sect members.

Four sand scorpions at the peak of the Returning Origin Realm!

Even if Xiao Huohuo and the others joined forces, they might not be able to gain the upper hand with such a lineup!

"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?"

Xiao Huohuo's face grew even uglier, and then the giant ruler in his hand burst into flames once more.

"Don't panic, quickly activate the defensive formation!"

Jian Wuchen also drew his longsword, and then his whole body was filled with a chilling sword intent.

However, something even worse happened.

"Waaah————"

The Bagua diagram, which had been broken, suddenly lit up strangely.

The remains of the terracotta warriors, which had already turned into yellow sand, seemed to be summoned by some force, and began to gather and writhe wildly once again.

In just a few breaths, all of the thousands of terracotta warriors came back to life.

Moreover, judging from their aura, they were even more powerful than before.

"What exactly is going on?"

"That's impossible!"

Seeing this scene, Zhuge Qing was struck dumb, his eyes filled with shock.

"I clearly destroyed the core of the formation, so why is it still functioning?"

"And how exactly did these terracotta warriors come to life?"

"kill!"

The resurrected terracotta warrior general let out a roar, and then thousands of terracotta warriors formed a battle formation, cooperating with the four terrifying sand scorpions, and launched an attack on the Ziyang Sect members.

This offensive was much fiercer than the previous ones.

One of the Ziyang Sect disciples was unable to dodge in time and was directly clamped by the giant claw of the sand scorpion, instantly being cut in two.

Blood splattered, staining the yellow sand red.

"Defend! Defend now!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Huohuo roared loudly.

He swung the giant ruler in his hand frantically, barely managing to block the attack of a sand scorpion.

However, the combined attack of the other three sand scorpions and thousands of terracotta warriors made the defense line instantly vulnerable.

The Ziyang Sect members were instantly plunged into a desperate situation.

"Senior Brother Zhuge, what exactly happened? Wasn't the formation already broken?"

One of the disciples cried out in despair.

Zhuge Qing was covered in sweat, frantically trying to figure out the reason, but he still couldn't find it.

"Something's not right!"

"The core of the formation has indeed been destroyed, but it seems there's another layer to the formation."

Just when everyone was about to break down, a voice rang out.

"Because you only broke through the surface."

Lu Xuan stood in the center of the crowd, his eyes gleaming with a strong gray light.

then----

Chaos Divine Eye! Dispel Illusion!

In his field of vision, the endless yellow sand and the chaotic battlefield became completely different.

Although the four sand scorpions and thousands of terracotta warriors appeared fierce, their energy source came from underground.

Deep underground, there was a massive and complex formation hidden.

The formation was like a giant heart, continuously providing energy to the earth's surface.

The so-called Yellow Sand Battle Formation was merely an insignificant section of this formation.

"A formation within a formation."

Lu Xuan gave a low shout.

"Senior Brother Zhuge, you've misunderstood. This isn't the Yellow Sand Hundred Battles Formation at all. It's an ancient and wondrous formation, a variant of the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation."

"The Yellow River flows endlessly, and as long as this earth vein continues, neither sand scorpions nor terracotta warriors will die."

"The general you destroyed was just a decoy. The real core of the formation is not on the ground, but underground."

Upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, Zhuge Qing was suddenly startled, and then a look of sudden realization flashed in his eyes.

"The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation—so that's how it is."

"No wonder—no wonder they can resurrect infinitely!"

"Underground—the core of the formation is underground!"