Four flying swords circled around the two, their sword light flickering and spinning rapidly. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Strange phenomena appeared on all sides, with the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise each guarding a direction.
Then, eight golden dragons swung their giant tails down, slamming into the great formation and emitting intense firelight. The onslaught was like a tide, like a mountain pressing down, enough to shatter high mountains and collapse deep valleys.
However, such mighty power was unable to overcome the Four Symbols Formation laid down by Jiang Wen. The Four Symbols Sacred Beasts steadily guarded the four directions, unshaken even by the collapse of the heavens and the splitting of the earth. Tiger and Jiang Wen were within, looking at the eight golden dragons with solemn expressions.
Tiger looked at the flying swords circling around him. He recognized the Four Symbols Formation, but it was the first time he had seen such a powerful one.
"I didn't expect that your Four Symbols Formation could manifest the Four Symbols Sacred Beasts," Tiger said, looking at the White Tiger guarding the formation, his eyes revealing a hint of longing.
Jiang Wen smiled without speaking. His Four Symbols Sword Formation had fought many battles and had made quite a few contributions. After it was damaged in the last battle, he repaired it in the illusion of the Feather Cloud Clan and tempered it with merit points. Now, it could be considered even better than before.
The only pity was that Deng Luo said his Four Symbols Sword Formation had reached its limit. To take it a step further, he would have to find treasures to temper it, allowing the flying swords to undergo a transformation and give birth to spirituality within the swords. But such natural treasures were truly hard to find, and Jiang Wen could only take it one step at a time.
Although the Eight Dragons Skyfire Formation could not break the Four Symbols Formation for the time being, this offensive was endless. It was not a good idea to passively defend within the formation. Jiang Wen looked at the golden dragons on the eight dragon pillars and wiped his brow.
His Heavenly Eye opened, golden light shining down like sunlight through the clouds, illuminating the eight golden dragons and causing their movements to temporarily slow down.
In that instant, Jiang Wen shouted, "Now is the time!"
Tiger was also aware of the situation. At the moment when the Four Symbols Formation tightened, he instantly leaped out, wielding his Mountain-Splitting Axe and slashing towards the eight golden dragons.
"Aiya ya!! Eat this axe of mine!"
The Mountain-Splitting Axe unleashed an axe whirlwind, stirring up fierce gales. Invisible wind blades swept out, slashing in all directions.
The eight golden dragons had just been imprisoned by Jiang Wen's Heavenly Eye for a moment. When they returned to normal, they had already been swept into Tiger's axe force. Their bodies were all severed, divided into scattered pieces.
Seeing this situation, Jiang Wen did not hesitate. He pinched his sword fingers and summoned three flying swords: Frostmourne, Illusion Breaker, and the Nameless Black Sword. Yellow talismans arrived in the air and, with a wave of his hand, were attached to the flying swords.
"White Qi Chaos fills my form, following Yu's Steps to ascend to Yangming. Heaven revolves, Earth turns, treading the Seven Stars, stepping on the Dipper to reach the Nine Ages. Evil and rebellious forces are subdued, demons and monsters are overthrown, ten thousand calamities do not affect my longevity. I obtain longevity and leave blessings in the court, reversing Qian and overturning Kun, ghosts are annihilated. Ten thousand gods assist me in slaying demons and monsters. Hasten as the Heavenly Emperor's decree."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three swords flickered in the air. A golden star emerged from the center, as large as a cartwheel, illuminating all directions. Thunder rumbled, heaven and earth aligned, the two Qi intertwined, and all things appeared.
Only to hear booming thunder and lightning, dark mist surged, flashes of lightning intertwined, and the sound of spitting water and thunder resounded and extinguished.
Nine Heavens Divine Thunderfire rose around them, like stars surrounding the moon, electric fire, flying fire, flowing fire, thrown fire, and thunderbolt fire all appeared within.
Within the Eight Dragons Skyfire Formation, fiery clouds rose, and the dragons roared. The golden dragons, broken into several pieces, turned into golden paddles and molten iron, melting onto the eight dragon pillars.
Jiang Wen put away his spells, looked at the situation, and breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally found an opportunity to turn the eight golden dragons into mud.
"Now, should everything be alright?" Jiang Wen looked at the golden slurry still flowing on the dragon pillars, feeling that the golden dragons had been ground into such a shape and should be fine for the time being. They needed to seize the opportunity during this time to break the great formation.
But when he observed with his Heavenly Eye just now, the eight pillars were interlocked and closely connected. Destroying only one place would not prevent the other pillars from maintaining the formation. Thinking of this, Jiang Wen called out to Tiger, "You take the four southeastern pillars, and I'll take the four northwestern pillars. Let's work together to break this formation."
"Alright! I got it," Tiger responded and leaped towards the southeast.
Jiang Wen stared at the four northwestern pillars and held the wooden whip in his hand. He got up and flew towards the four dragon pillars, forcefully swinging down and smashing it on one of the dragon pillars. Immediately, the sound of gold and iron clashing rang out, like a rumbling thunderous array. Then the dragon pillar cracked and shattered into thousands of pieces.
The next moment, his figure had already arrived at another place, holding the whip and swinging it down, the dragon pillar cracked.
"Damn it! This formation hasn't been broken!" Tiger exclaimed in shock. Holding his double axes, he landed beside Jiang Wen, widened his tiger eyes, and muttered to himself as he looked around. "I say, Immortal, this formation hasn't been broken. What should we do now?"
"This Eight Dragons Skyfire Formation is the formation of Pure Yang True Man. You are his mount, do you know where the root of this formation is?" Jiang Wen asked with a solemn expression. He was indeed surprised that the formation had not been broken. When he observed the formation just now, he felt that the eight dragon pillars should be supporting the great formation. But now that he and Tiger had destroyed all eight dragon pillars, the formation was still not broken. Presumably, the root of the great formation was not on the eight dragon pillars.
"How would I know? This matter was all handled by the Immortal Master himself. Besides, I don't know anything about what you mean by the root of the formation. I only know this formation. Asking me these questions is the same as asking nothing," Tiger protested.
Jiang Wen listened to Tiger's words and rubbed his head with a headache. He felt that this situation was quite complicated, and he had no good solution for the time being. If he could, he would rather face the fleshly sanctified demon of Rou Tu than this great formation.
Just as they were in a stalemate, they heard the ginseng spirit on his shoulder shout.
"Big guy! Look!"
Jiang Wen raised his head and his eyes widened. He saw that the eight dragon pillars that had been destroyed were now rapidly recovering. The shattered stones were automatically returning to their original positions, and the golden dragons that had been turned into golden water were gradually returning to their original shape.
In a few breaths, the dragon pillars were still the same, and the golden dragons perched on the dragon pillars, baring their fangs and claws, rampantly arrogant.
"Roar——!"
The eight dragons roared in unison, causing the inside of the great formation to shake. A ball of fire appeared in the center of the formation, and fire dragons continuously gathered within.
"Not good! This great formation is about to unleash its power!"
Tiger cried out strangely, looking at Jiang Wen beside him and asking anxiously.
"Immortal, what should we do! This great formation is about to cast fire magic. If we can't find a way out, I'm afraid we will be turned into blood by this skyfire! I'm still young and don't want to be roasted by this fire."
"Don't panic," Jiang Wen said, staring at the fireball above his head, gradually calming down. First, he sacrificed the Four Symbols Formation to protect them, and then he used his flying sword to cut his finger, writing eight talismans in the air.
"Yin Water Formation, activate!" Jiang Wen chanted, and the eight talismans each landed in one direction. Then, a blue light罩 unfolded, enveloping the Four Symbols Formation within.
This Yin Water Formation was also considered a basic formation. Like the Four Symbols Formation, it was a very common great formation. When Jiang Wen learned formations, he also included these basic formations. Now that he thought about it, it was really useful and could be used within this Eight Dragons Skyfire Formation.
With the Yin Water Formation outside and the Four Symbols Formation inside, even if the skyfire was fierce, it would be difficult to break through these two layers of defense.
"This great formation is strange. I'm afraid the root of the formation is hidden in a remote place. I have to observe it carefully."
As Jiang Wen spoke, he sat down cross-legged. He closed his eyes and meditated, his Yang Spirit leaving his body to observe the great formation.
