Martial Master

Zuo Wei was the formation master of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and naturally, Zhou Xun didn't want to see him become Qin Chen's servant and work for him.

Upon hearing Zhou Xun's words, Zuo Wei immediately felt like he had found his backbone and hurriedly said, “That's right. The passage you currently have is not fully opened; it's only half-opened and cannot allow anyone to enter. How can you call it broken? According to our bet, you should be the one losing, right?”

“Exactly. Breaking the formation means opening the passageway to the center of the ruins. If it’s just a hole punched in the formation, how can that count as breaking it?”

“Master Zuo Wei and Prince Zhou Xun are indeed correct. The passage must be completely opened for it to count as winning the bet. However, I have already tried it just now. This entrance may seem open, but in reality, it cannot be entered at all. I’m afraid it should be you who has lost,” a Martial Venerable who had previously attempted to enter the entrance spoke up, his eyes gleaming with cold light.

These guys had a simple intention: as long as Qin Chen wanted to win, he must open the passageway.

“That's not how it works. This Young Hero has already broken through to this desolate place and opened a passage. According to the rules, that counts as breaking the formation,” said Xia Wushang from the Great Xia Dynasty, unable to resist speaking up for Qin Chen.

“The Ninth Prince's words are incorrect. If this counts as breaking the formation, then I could casually blast open a bit of ruins to damage the formation, and would that also count as breaking it?” Mo Xincheng and the others sneered and shook their heads, stating from an outsider's perspective that Qin Chen had not broken the formation.

“You all probably just want my master to open the entrance so you can go in,” the black slave scoffed.

Having roamed the martial world for many years, he naturally understood these people's thoughts.

Anyone could see that Qin Chen had successfully broken the formation and opened the entrance, but this entrance had not been opened to everyone.

They could easily understand that Qin Chen must have his reasons for doing this, and he might even use the passageway to control everyone by demanding a toll.

These people were cunning and shrewd, so they wouldn’t let Qin Chen's trick work, making them obediently hand over the toll would be more difficult than killing them.

Now that there was such a good opportunity, they naturally understood to make use of it.

“Good, very good!”

Hearing this, Qin Chen sneered inwardly.

He understood these people's motives as well.

He immediately smiled, “You’re all right. Although I have opened the entrance, it is not yet accessible. Your claims that I have not succeeded are not entirely baseless. Since that’s the case, I will open this entrance for you to enter!”

“Chen Shao?” The black slave looked at him in astonishment.

This was not like Qin Chen's character. With Qin Chen's personality of never wanting to be at a disadvantage, would he really compromise?

Back in Ancient Southern Capital, when facing top experts from the Liu Xian Sect, Chen Shao didn't back down at all. Now, facing them, he actually retreated, surprising the black slave.

Qin Chen quickly threw down a large number of formation flags again, and this time, there were even more, over a hundred, dazzling the onlookers.

When the last formation flag fell.

“Buzz…”

The barrier above the entrance rippled instantly, and there was no longer any barrier.

Qin Chen picked up a common rock from the ruins and threw it towards the entrance. The rock instantly entered the cave and then disappeared, clearly having entered the ruins.

“Everyone, the entrance is now open. I believe you have nothing more to say?” Qin Chen sneered.

Zuo Wei's heart sank, and his expression turned ugly.

“That may not be the case.”

At that moment, a Martial Venerable who had previously been blocked by the barrier sneered, “Just because the rock can pass doesn’t mean that a martial artist can too. In that case, I will take the place of everyone present and venture into this entrance first to see if the formation is really broken.”