Martial Master

Previously, their attacks on this formation had a significant problem: after striking the formation, they wouldn't cause any damage at all.

In such circumstances, they consumed their true energy, but the formation remained intact.

Now, although the killing formation still existed and its power hadn't changed, their attacks were solidly landing on the killing formation. No matter how powerful the formation was, under their continuous assaults, there would always be a moment when it could be broken.

Thinking of this, Ge Peng and the others immediately took action.

A series of booming sounds echoed as the killing formation was continuously struck, releasing astonishing formation energy to attack the group. However, the formation itself began to shake gradually under the relentless assaults.

After about ten attacks, the light emanating from the killing formation visibly weakened.

"Hahaha, it seems this method really works," Ge Peng laughed excitedly, glancing at Qin Chen with a flash of coldness in his eyes. He then signaled the weak Martial Zong, Fang Tian, with a look that revealed killing intent.

Though this action was slight, Qin Chen saw it clearly.

A cold smile formed in his heart; he knew Ge Peng was planning to kill him once he had extracted the value, but they hadn’t even broken the formation yet—was this guy too impatient?

With a cold smile in his heart, Qin Chen continued his actions. When Ge Peng and the others paused their attacks, he threw two more formation flags into the killing formation while pretending to exert a lot of effort, saying, "Everyone, please don't stop! These formation flags are only fourth-level flags. To influence this maze formation, I must continuously throw in flags. You must break the killing formation as quickly as possible; otherwise, if I run out of materials for refining the flags and can’t control the maze formation, all will be in vain."

Fang Tian, who had already stopped attacking and was preparing to take action against Qin Chen, hesitated and glanced at Ge Peng.

"Are you saying that if we don't break the killing formation in time, this maze formation will re-cover it?" Ge Peng frowned.

Qin Chen nodded, "That's exactly what I mean. I estimate I won't be able to hold on for long—at most, the time it takes to burn a stick of incense. You need to hurry."

"Damn it!" Ge Peng cursed and angrily shouted at Fang Tian, "What are you still dawdling for? Hurry up and break the formation!"

Qin Chen coldly smiled in his heart; he knew Ge Peng had temporarily dismissed the idea of killing him. However, once the killing formation was broken, he would definitely act immediately.

But by then, his own setup would be complete, and who would end up dead was uncertain.

At this moment, the attacks from Ge Peng and the others became even more ferocious.

The killing formation shook continuously under their relentless assaults, and cracks started to appear on the surface of its formation light.

"Almost done, it's time to take action."

Qin Chen had already completed his arrangement of the formation flags.

The flags he had thrown earlier, though only fourth-level flags, were embedded with several extremely subtle restrictions. Once these restrictions activated, they would form an entirely new formation.

This new formation would combine the previous maze formation and the killing formation, instantly creating a linked formation. At that time, the combined power of the three formations would definitely not be as simple as one plus one equals two.

Just as Qin Chen was preparing to make his move, a vibration of true energy suddenly appeared in his perception.

Someone was coming.

Qin Chen's heart sank immediately, and he stopped his actions. He hadn't expected that at such a critical moment, someone would still arrive.

Ge Peng and the others clearly sensed the fluctuation of true energy and stopped their movements, warily gazing towards the entrance.

Suddenly, a figure emerged from the void and landed in the underground ruins.

The newcomer was an old man with graying hair and beard, looking to be over sixty years old. His aura was incredibly dense, not weaker than that of Ge Peng and Fei Yang.