Chapter 245 Breaking the Formation
Seeing that his son had made up his mind, Yang Ling stopped talking and told him, "Next, I will study the method of breaking the Ten Absolute Formations. I am afraid I can't always support you. Remember to be careful these few days."

"Yes, father." Yang Jian agreed solemnly. He knew that once his father delved into these formations, he would be fully focused and would not show up easily.

Yang Ling nodded, indicating that Yang Jian could leave.

Yang Jian bowed, turned and walked out of the study, but he was thinking in his heart how he should deal with it if he really encountered a challenge in the next few days.

He walked out of the mansion and headed towards the city wall of Chaoge City. He secretly made up his mind that even without his father's care, he would meet all challenges with his own strength.

In the next few days, Wen Zhong sent people to challenge Kong Xuan every day, but Kong Xuan ordered the army to close the city gates, hang up a sign of no fighting, and turn a deaf ear to the shouting and cursing outside.

Wen Zhong had no choice but to order his army to attack the city by force.

Chaoge City, the once prosperous capital, is now shrouded in an unprecedented haze.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, as if even the sky itself had changed color, foreshadowing the impending catastrophe.

On the city wall, the mottled bricks and stones were being repaired urgently, and fully armed soldiers were everywhere, looking nervously into the distance.

Outside the city, hundreds of thousands of troops under Wen Zhong's command surged like a tide, with flags covering the sun and drums thundering, shaking the earth.

In the army, the horses neighed and the sound of iron hooves stomping on the ground was endless, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was splitting. The soldiers were wearing various armors, holding sharp weapons, and their eyes were flashing with determination and resoluteness.

They were either lined up in square formations, marching in unison, demonstrating strict military discipline; or they were dispersed into small teams, moving flexibly through the woods and grasslands, looking for opportunities to break through the city defenses.

Although the defenders on the city wall were far outnumbered by the coalition forces outside the city, they still held their posts and vowed to defend their homes to the death.

They wore heavy armor, held spears and bows, and their faces were full of determination and unyielding spirit. Whenever the enemy tried to approach the city wall, they would be attacked by a fierce rain of arrows and rolling stones from the defenders.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and gunpowder, making people suffocate.

However, as time went on, people spread false news that food and fodder were becoming increasingly scarce in Chaoge City, causing the morale of the military and civilians to gradually decline.

The people in the city were in panic and prayed to God for help, hoping that the disaster would end soon.

They either stayed indoors or gathered in front of temples to pray for the protection of the gods; the crying of children and the wailing of women intertwined together, forming a series of heartbreaking pictures.

The coalition forces outside the city took advantage of the situation and intensified their offensive. They used catapults, ladders and other siege equipment to launch fierce attacks on the city walls.

For a moment, flames shot up into the sky and smoke filled the air on the city walls.

Although the defenders fought hard, they were ultimately unable to withstand the powerful offensive of the coalition forces. A corner of the city wall was finally breached by the coalition forces, and the enemy poured into the city like a tide.

The city suddenly fell into chaos.

The defending army and the enemy engaged in a fierce street battle, with swords flashing and blood splattering everywhere. The people fled in all directions, looking for a glimmer of hope.

However, in this chaotic world, how many people can survive?
The fighting in the city intensified, Kong Xuan's face was solemn, he knew that this was a critical moment to defend Chaoge.

He brandished his sword and shouted, "All troops, listen up! Prepare to counterattack!"

Although the soldiers were exhausted, their morale was boosted again by Kong Xuan's encouragement. They were ready to go, and under Kong Xuan's command, they rushed towards the enemy like wolves and tigers.

After a fierce battle, the defenders successfully repelled the rebels. Seeing this, the people in the city cheered and shed tears of gratitude.

Kong Xuan looked at the defeated enemy troops and a thought of pursuit flashed through his mind, but just as he was about to give the order to pursue, the diagram of the Ten Absolute Formations suddenly appeared before his eyes.

He knew very well that the great military strategist could not break through the terrifying Ten Absolute Formations.

In desperation, Kong Xuan could only sigh and ordered the entire army to retreat to the city wall and not to act rashly for the time being.

Zhang Kui and his wife watched all this anxiously. They walked to Kong Xuan and asked anxiously, "General Kong, when can we break the Ten Absolute Formations?"

Kong Xuan turned around, looked at them solemnly, and replied in a deep voice: "I have personally asked Brother Yang Ling to help. He should be able to find a solution in a few days."

When Zhang Kui and his wife heard this, a glimmer of hope appeared on their faces.

The couple stood on the top of Chaoge City. The cold wind penetrated their heavy armor and reached their bones, but it failed to cool the excitement and anticipation in their hearts.

Just when Zhang Kui and his wife were extremely anxious, a ray of light descended from the sky and illuminated the top of Chaoge City.

Everyone looked up and saw Yang Ling wearing a green shirt and carrying an old sheepskin scroll, slowly appearing in everyone's sight.

His gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing through the clouds and mist, looking directly at the huge and mysterious Ten Absolute Formations outside the city.

Seeing this, the soldiers on the city wall made way for him. They knew that the arrival of this master might bring a glimmer of hope to Chaoge City.

When Zhang Kui and his wife saw Yang Ling appear, they rushed to him like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, their voices filled with anxiety and expectation: "Shangxian, do you have a way to break the ten formations?"

Yang Ling glanced at the formation outside the city expressionlessly, then slowly shook his head: "Let's see first, the Ten Absolute Formations are extraordinary, I need to observe carefully before I can make a conclusion."

Kong Xuan also came over at this time. He looked at Yang Ling with a solemn tone: "Fellow Daoist Yang, I have carefully observed the ten formations. They are interconnected to form a magnificent formation diagram.

As far as I know, only by finding the core of each formation can we completely break the Ten Absolute Formations."

Yang Ling nodded slightly to show his understanding.

He closed his eyes, and the parchment scroll in his hand slowly unfolded, on which were densely drawn all kinds of strange symbols and formation patterns.

His hands slid gently across the scroll, as if he was communicating with an ancient formation.

After a while, Yang Ling opened his eyes, and there seemed to be a light flashing in his eyes. He turned to Zhang Kui and his wife and Kong Xuan and said, "The core of the Ten Absolute Formation is indeed the key to breaking the formation. However, this formation is profound and mysterious, and it takes time to observe it carefully."

Hearing Yang Ling's words, a hint of disappointment flashed across Zhang Kui and his wife's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination.

They knew that since Yang Ling had already taken action, there was hope of breaking the formation.

Kong Xuan nodded to show his understanding. He turned around and shouted to the defenders on the city wall: "The Immortal of the Human Cult has already taken action. We just need to hold on and we will have a chance to defeat the enemy!"

Upon hearing this, the defenders' morale was boosted. They waved their weapons, shouted loudly, and vowed to defend Chaoge until the last moment.

Yang Ling, on the other hand, stood quietly on the top of the city wall, his eyes sharp as torches, continuing to observe the huge and mysterious Ten Absolute Formations, silently calculating in his mind how to crack them.

Before our eyes, the Ten Absolute Formations were like ten giant towers from the underworld, standing quietly on the vast earth. Their existence seemed to be a provocation and judgment to all things in the world.

Each formation emits unique energy fluctuations, which interweave together to form a huge, invisible net that tightly binds Chaoge City.

Yang Ling moved quickly without any hesitation. He just flashed and, under the suspicious gaze of everyone, he actually split into ten incarnations.

These incarnations each exude the same aura as Yang Ling, just like the real Yang Ling, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

The ten incarnations did not hesitate at all, and almost at the same time, they flew into the light, transformed into ten meteor-like lights, and headed straight for the ten large formations.

Each ray of light accurately penetrated into a large formation and disappeared into the layers of formations.

On the top of the city wall, Zhang Kui and his wife were stunned. They had never seen such a magical scene. It was simply beyond their comprehension.

Zhang Kui couldn't help but sigh: "What kind of magic is this? It can split into ten. The power of the immortal is really unfathomable!"

Gao Lanying also exclaimed: "It seems that the immortal can really break these ten formations!"

Outside the city, the Ten Heavenly Lords were originally watching the chaos in the city in a leisurely manner. They had absolute confidence in the Ten Absolute Formations they had set up.

Suddenly, they felt ten large formations shaking at the same time, and immediately realized that someone had entered the formation.

The leader of the Ten Heavenly Lords, Lord Tianfa, had a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then he burst into laughter. His voice was like rolling thunder, echoing over the entire battlefield: "Hahaha, there is actually someone who overestimates his own abilities and dares to break into my Ten Absolute Formations! Who is so bold as to come and die?"

The other Nine Heavenly Lords also had playful expressions on their faces. They sat together as if watching a wonderful drama, waiting for the intruder's fate.

However, they soon discovered that the situation was not as simple as they had imagined.

Yang Ling stood on the city wall, controlling ten clones at the same time, heading towards the depths of the ten large formations.

In the Tianjue Formation, thunder and lightning shuttled through the dark clouds like a giant dragon. Each flash was accompanied by a deafening roar, as if the gods were roaring in anger, foreshadowing the coming of destruction.

That flash of lightning seemed to be able to see into people's hearts and make them feel fearful.

The ground of the Earth Fierce Array was cracked with shocking cracks, like scars on the earth, bottomless. The magma inside was rolling like the breath of a lava beast, releasing suffocating heat waves. The scorching red light was particularly dazzling under the dim sky, as if it could devour all living things.

In the howling wind array, the wind was raging, rolling up yellow sand all over the sky, covering the sky and the sun, like a doomsday scene. The sound of the wind was sharp and shrill, like the cry of thousands of ghosts at night, making people uneasy. In this violent wind, it seemed as if countless invisible blades were cutting the air and also cutting people's will.

The Ice Formation is a world covered in silver, so cold that even breathing becomes difficult. Frost covers everything, making the earth look like a crystal-clear palace, but beneath this beauty lies a deadly murderous intent. Once any creature enters this formation, it will be quickly frozen and become an eternal ice sculpture.

The golden light in the golden array flickered, as if countless stars gathered here, dazzling and dazzling. However, under this light, there was endless murderous intent hidden. Wherever the golden light reached, everything lost the ability to move, as if time had stopped, and could only be manipulated.

The blood formation was filled with a disgusting smell of blood, as if countless lives had perished here, and their blood had gathered into a river, flowing across the land. This blood was extremely corrosive, and any life that was contaminated by it would quickly turn into pus and blood and dissipate into nothingness.

The flames in the Fiery Array were blazing, as spectacular as a volcanic eruption. The flames contained destructive power, enough to turn everything into ashes; while the Soul-Falling Array was a dead silent place, without any life at all. The array was filled with a cold atmosphere, as if countless wronged souls were wandering here. Any living being who stepped into this array would feel uneasy, and even be corroded by this cold air, and eventually become a walking corpse.

The Red Water Array and the Red Sand Array were even more bizarre and unpredictable. In the Red Water Array flowed a strange red liquid that seemed calm but contained a deadly poison; while the Red Sand Array was composed of countless tiny red sand grains that turned into sharp blades that cut through the air when the wind blew.

Seeing Yang Ling's clone rushing around in the formation, seemingly clueless, the mocking look on Ten Heavenly Lords' face became more and more intense.

They each used their own methods to control their own formation and released even more ferocious power.

The thunder in the Lightning Array became even stronger, the magma in the Earth Fierce Array gushed out like a raging wave, the strong wind in the Wind Roaring Array was as sharp as a knife, and the other arrays also showed their power, trying to wipe out all the invading clones.

Soon, the ten rays of light gradually dimmed under the impact of the formation, and finally dissipated completely amidst roars.

Qin Wan Tianjun laughed loudly, his voice like a bell: "Yang Ling, do you think you can break my Ten Absolute Formations with your clone? You really overestimate your own abilities!" Yang Ling stood on the top of the city wall, his eyes were like torches, facing Qin Wan Tianjun's ridicule, his expression remained unchanged, as if everything was within his expectations.

Zhang Kui and his wife could not help but feel a little disappointed when they saw this. They had originally hoped that Yang Ling could break the formation in one fell swoop, but now it seemed that the power of the Ten Absolute Formations was far beyond their imagination.

However, just when everyone thought that Yang Ling would stop there, he turned into a ray of spiritual light and headed towards the ten large formations.

Zhang Kui and his wife on the top of the city wall saw this scene and their hope was rekindled. They knew that Yang Ling was no ordinary person. Since he dared to enter the battle again, he must have something to rely on.

Upon seeing this, the faces of the ten Heavenly Lords outside the city also became solemn.

They didn't expect that Yang Ling would not give up. His clone had just been destroyed, but he dared to enter the battle formation with his real body!

Could it be that he already knew how to break the formation?
Qin Tianjun frowned and said in a deep voice: "This person is indeed not simple. Everyone, don't be careless. Strengthen the power of the formation and make sure to completely eliminate him!"

Upon hearing this, the other Heavenly Kings nodded and gathered their strength again to strengthen the power of the formation.

However, at this moment, Yang Ling stood on the top of the city wall, quickly forming seals with his hands, silently chanting spells, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

The ten clones shuttled back and forth in the formation, like ten nimble butterflies dancing in the storm, and began to slowly approach the center of their respective formations.

The Tianjue Formation is a formation presided over by Qin Wan Tianjun, and is the first of the Ten Jue Formations.

This formation uses thunder as its attack, and its power is extraordinary. Anyone who enters the formation will be instantly turned into dust, and if they encounter an immortal, their limbs will be crushed. There are three large flags arranged in the formation, representing the three elements of heaven, earth and man, which are combined into one energy, containing endless destructive power.

Facing the might of the Heavenly Absolute Formation, Yang Ling showed no fear at all.

After entering the formation, he saw cold fog and sad wind, but he managed to keep his mind steady with his profound magic power.

When Qin Wan saw Yang Ling entering the formation, he immediately activated the formation and waved the flag, and there was a roar of thunder and flash of lightning.

However, Yang Ling was prepared this time. He used his transformation technique to create a magical treasure called "Dragon Escape Pillar". This pillar was designed to be three inches long and had three circles above and below it. It was extremely powerful. He threw the Dragon Escape Pillar into the air, trapping Qin Wan and making him unable to move.

Under the restraint of the Dunlong Pillar, Qin Wan lost the ability to resist, and had no way to wave the formation flag.

Yang Ling put his fingers together like a sword and cut off the formation flag with one stroke.

As the center of the formation was destroyed, the Tianjue Formation also lost its power and was subsequently broken.

In the Di Lie Formation on the other side, another Yang Ling was looking for the center of the formation. This formation had five flags set up according to the number of tunnels. There was thunder above and raging fire below, and it was extremely powerful.

Yang Ling had previously used his clone to test the power of the Earth Fire Array, but unfortunately was shattered into pieces by thunder and fire. However, this action also provided him with valuable experience and information.

At this time, relying on his profound Taoism, he also summoned the Merit and Celebration Cloud to protect himself and resist the flames and thunder in the formation.

At the same time, he successfully captured the leader of the formation, Zhao Jiang, with his immobilization technique.

This action caused the Earth Fierce Array to lose its main controller, greatly reducing its power.

After capturing Zhao Jiang, Yang Ling continued to launch attacks, completely destroying the Five Directions Banners and other arrangements in the Earth Fierce Array, causing the Earth Fierce Array to be completely broken.

Next is the Wind Roaring Formation, which was set up by Dong Quan Tianjun. This formation uses wind and fire as blades. It is so powerful that even gods and immortals cannot resist it.

The Wind Roaring Formation uses wind and fire as its main means of attack. This wind and fire are the innate energy, the Samadhi True Fire, and millions of weapons emerge from it.

If a human or immortal enters this formation, wind and fire will collide, thousands of blades will gather together, and limbs will be crushed into powder. Even an immortal with the ability to move mountains and seas will find it difficult to escape the fate of having his body turned into pus and blood.

Yang Ling had just let his clone die in there once, and he had already figured out the characteristics and weaknesses of this formation, as well as the location of the most critical center of the formation.

After he entered the formation, he went straight to Lord Dong Quan Tian, ​​and beat him up with just a few moves, causing him to spit blood, and forcibly destroyed the center of the formation.

Yang Ling did not stay for long, turned around and entered the next large formation. This formation was called "Ice", but it was actually a mountain of knives. It contained mysteries, wind and thunder. There were icebergs like wolf teeth on the top and ice blocks like swords on the bottom. When people and immortals entered the formation, they would be knocked up and down by the wind and thunder, and their limbs would be crushed into pieces.

The clone that had just been sent in was frozen into powder. At this time, after Yang Ling entered the formation, he immediately sacrificed a white light like a line, and a celebration cloud grew out, which was dozens of acres in size and full of colorful mist. There were golden lamps and garlands hanging on it, protecting the top of the head.

Although the ice array was extremely cold and the temperature was shockingly low, it could not hurt Yang Ling at all.

The master of the formation, Yuan Tianjun, waved the flag to increase the power of the formation, but Yang Ling found his hiding place in the first time and slapped him unconscious.

With the formation master Yuan Jiao falling unconscious, the ice formation lost its controller and its power was greatly reduced. Yang Ling soon cut off the formation flag and the formation was broken.

Then Yang Ling went to the golden light array. There were twenty-one precious mirrors in the golden light array. These precious mirrors were hung on the top of twenty-one high poles. Each mirror was equipped with a set of talismans.

When a person or immortal enters the formation, the magic mirror will be linked to the talisman, and the mirror will quickly rotate under the vibration of thunder and emit golden light.

These golden lights have extremely strong lethality and can quickly turn the target into pus and blood. Even immortals who can fly will find it difficult to escape.

After Yang Ling entered the formation, he didn't say a word and directly made sword gestures. Countless sword rain fell and smashed all the mirrors into pieces.

As the master of the formation, the Holy Mother of Golden Light quickly took out her treasure, which was a brass mirror from which golden light shot out.

In the next moment, Yang Ling sacrificed the treasure-falling gold coins and dropped the magic mirror in his hand.

When the Golden Light Holy Mother saw her precious mirror being dropped, her expression instantly changed from shock to anger, and her eyes were emitting a rage that almost burned Yang Ling, but then she felt the powerful aura emanating from Yang Ling, and an unprecedented fear rose in her heart.

She knew very well that her precious mirror was her life-saving magic weapon. Once it was damaged, her cultivation would be greatly reduced.

Now that she had lost her magic weapon, she had no chance of winning against a strong enemy like Yang Ling. She could only secretly pray that the other party would leave her a way out.

Yang Ling looked at the terrified expression of the Golden Light Mother, but did not pursue her.

He is not a murderous person.

If the two armies were facing each other and the fight had to be to the death, he would definitely not hesitate at all, but in this one-sided situation, he was too embarrassed to kill.

So, he just snapped his fingers, and an invisible force shot towards the center of the eyebrows of the Golden Light Mother.

The Holy Mother of Golden Light felt her soul tremble, and then she lost all feeling, as if she was frozen, unable to move. She knew in her heart that the other party had sealed her soul with the God Sealing Technique, and she had completely lost the ability to resist.

However, when she realized that Yang Ling did not take her life, she felt relieved. In such a life-and-death battle, being able to save her life was a blessing.

Yang Ling ignored the inner fluctuations of the Golden Light Holy Mother, he turned around and walked towards the next big formation. He knew that although he had broken several big formations, the next battle would be the real test.

Although the Golden Light Holy Mother's soul was sealed, she could still feel the changes in the outside world. She looked at Yang Ling's back, and her heart was a little complicated.

Yang Ling turned around and entered the Blood Transformation Array again. This array contained innate spiritual energy and relied on wind, thunder, black sand and other things to kill the enemy. Once a person or immortal entered the array, they would immediately turn into blood and die, hence the name Blood Transformation Array.

In the Blood Transformation Formation, the bloody aura was almost solidified, but Yang Ling was like an unmanned person. His steps were firm, and his eyes were calm and sharp.

The core of the Blood Transformation Array is hidden in the deepest part of the array. Sun Tianjun, the master of the array, is using the power of the array to manipulate the beast shadows formed by blood and energy to launch a fierce attack on him.

Yang Ling was not panicked. His figure appeared and disappeared in the blood-colored mist. Each time he appeared, he was accompanied by a flash of sword light, which chopped the blood beasts into nothingness.

His speed was extremely fast, and he killed the blood beast almost the moment it was formed, which made Sun Tianjun's face become more and more ugly.

Soon, Yang Ling found the center of the formation. It was a blood crystal stone emitting a dim light, and was guarded by countless blood beasts.

Upon seeing this, Sun Tianjun hurriedly bit his tongue and sprayed a mouthful of blood onto the blood crystal stone, trying to unleash the maximum power of the formation's eye.

However, Yang Ling had already prepared a response plan.

Light shields appeared around him, and he rushed directly into the group of blood beasts. He put his right hand together and pointed it like a sword, as agile as a butterfly flying through flowers, and stabbed the sword into the center of the blood crystal stone.

As the blood crystal stone shattered, the power of the Blood Transformation Formation dissipated instantly. Sun Tianjun looked as pale as death, and he knew that he had failed.

Yang Ling did not give him any chance and pierced his heart with a sword. Sun Tianjun's body turned into a pool of blood and dissipated in the blood transformation formation.

On the top of the city wall, Zhang Kui and his wife witnessed this scene, and they were extremely shocked. They knew Yang Ling was powerful, but they didn't expect that he could break through the formations so easily.

Kong Xuan was also watching the battle from a distance, his eyes filled with horror. He had never seen anyone break the formation at such a fast speed, which made him have a new understanding of Yang Ling's strength.

Wen Zhong, who was in the opposite rebel army, was riding on a black unicorn with a frown on his face. He watched Yang Ling move freely in the Ten Absolute Formation, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

He knew that Yang Ling was powerful, but the Ten Absolute Formations were, after all, world-famous formations, with a powerful Heavenly Sovereign in charge of each formation. He did not expect that he would be defeated so easily.

As the Blood Transformation Formation was broken, Yang Ling's figure shuttled between the formations like a dragon. His speed was so fast that everyone present was shocked.

Wherever he went, he could accurately find the key points of the formation and break them one by one, as if these world-famous formations were vulnerable in front of him.

The Ten Absolute Formations, this mysterious and powerful formation, at this moment, is like an ancient city wall eroded by time. Amidst endless roars and light, it slowly collapses and disintegrates, presenting a shocking and bizarre scene.

Above the sky, the clouds that were originally distorted by the formation suddenly scattered, revealing the long-lost clear blue sky. The sunlight penetrated the clouds, but seemed to be shocked by this sudden change, becoming mottled and casting strange and dazzling beams of light.

These beams of light intertwined with the chaotic scenes on the ground, as if they were the final elegy of the struggle between nature and human power.

In the formation, those once indestructible restrictions and runes now shattered like fragile glass, releasing colorful energy fluctuations that were full of destructive aura.

These energies collided and intertwined in the air, forming gorgeous vortices that tore the surrounding space into pieces, as if even time was distorted by this force.

As the formation collapsed, the creatures and magical weapons that were originally imprisoned or trapped in it, like wild horses breaking free from their restraints, soared into the sky and fled in all directions with their own anger, reluctance or relief.

On the ground, the traces of the Ten Absolute Formations gradually disappeared, leaving only scorched earth and deep pits. The air was filled with a pungent smell of burning and a faint smell of blood, which made people feel cold.

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(End of this chapter)