Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1657 - 1694: Beast Attack
Therefore, Ding Fan could only try to move the high-level formations he set up towards the mouth of the cave as much as possible. After all, if anything unexpected happened in this Sword Washing Pool, the chances for them to escape would be greater. This is currently the only conservative method available.
As time passed, Ding Fan had already moved the high-level formation previously set up around the Sword Washing Pool dozens of meters towards the direction of the cave entrance. At this moment, both Guo Linn and Ah Du were guarding the edge of Ding Fan’s formation, halfway through the passage leading out of the hall.
At this point, Guo Linn and Ah Du were already halfway through the passage, and their hearts were becoming more at ease. After all, if the Sword Washing Pool collapsed, their chances of escaping would be higher. Guo Linn felt increasingly secure, and although the booming sounds outside persisted, he had gotten used to them and was no longer as panicked as before.
As for Ah Du, he had to admit that Ding Fan’s method was indeed the best. Moving step by step towards the outside of the cave with the formation as protection was much safer than rushing out recklessly.
At the same time, he was utterly stunned by Ding Fan’s ability to set up formations. He simply couldn’t comprehend how such a high-level formation could be moved by Ding Fan. It was incredible, and the speed of movement was not slow either, which made it even more astonishing!
He couldn’t believe it; Ding Fan’s age was roughly similar to his own, yet Ding Fan was not only proficient in alchemy but was also a Grade Nine Alchemist. Not just any Grade Nine Alchemist, he knew Ding Fan’s alchemy level was even more remarkable than ordinary Grade Nine Alchemists.
After all, not every Grade Nine Alchemist could easily refine Supreme Quality Medicine Pills. Ding Fan not only refined Supreme Quality Medicine Pills every time but could also produce many at once, which was an absolute impossibility even in the Alchemist Guild.
To refine medicine pills to this extent was undoubtedly being a legendary prodigy in the Alchemist Realm. Such a prodigy was not just any Grade Nine Alchemist, but also excelled in formation setup with an age similar to his own, able to create high-level formations.
This was simply incredible!
One must know that even cultivators at the Spirit Severing Initial Stage dare not take high-level formations lightly. Not just Spirit Severing cultivators, even Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators seem cautious against them. Ah Du watched Ding Fan’s manner of setting up and moving formations, knowing that Ding Fan’s understanding of formations was exceptionally high, reaching a level almost unimaginable.
How could one person have so much energy to study these things, yet Ding Fan managed it without hindering his cultivation at all? Although Ding Fan’s cultivation seemed slightly behind his own, he was at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, and Ding Fan’s combat skills had already surpassed Guo Linn.
Although Guo Linn was slightly behind him, that guy was considered a standout talent among the disciples of the thirty-six caves, and comparable to few even within the Cultivation World. But Ding Fan’s strength exceeded even Guo Linn’s and had previously surpassed his own.
Although it’s hard to compare now since he had advanced to the Spirit Severing Initial Stage, Ding Fan’s strength might not be greater than his anymore. However, Ding Fan had cultivated to such a proficient level, and the key point was his impressive achievements in both pill refinement and formation setup.
In these two aspects, Ah Du had to admit Ding Fan’s overwhelming advantage over him, and concerning overall strength, he was inferior to Ding Fan. His level of alchemy and formation setup was only entry-level, yet considered quite outstanding in the Cultivation World.
It’s just that Ding Fan is too formidable a prodigy! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Although Ah Du believes his strength somewhat surpasses Ding Fan, Ding Fan’s level in formations makes him wary, especially since Seven Star High-Level Formation placed him in a difficult position despite reaching the Spirit Severing Initial Stage.
Therefore, he dared not easily offend Ding Fan and, especially at this moment, had to rely on Ding Fan’s formation to deal with the unknown dangers.
Although Guo Linn and Ah Du had already exited the Sword Washing Pool, Ding Fan remained inside as he had yet to locate the position of the core of the suppressing formation in the pool. Despite Ding Fan’s powerful divine sense, it was effective only within a few meters around him.
Thus, Ding Fan had to search for the core of the formation piece by piece, though the process was slow, he wouldn’t give up. At present, Ding Fan knew his created formation could still be moved a certain distance towards the cave entrance, but moving it to the edge was more challenging.
Ding Fan knew to move right to the edge of the cave entrance would require breaking the suppressing formation within the whole cave, enabling his divine sense to observe the outside conditions for a thorough understanding and further movement towards the entrance.
He didn’t expect such events to unfold with less than two days remaining until exiting the Xuantian Secret Realm. This whole cave continued to shake violently, and Ding Fan realized this danger encountered might be even greater and not to be toyed with.
Subsequently, Ding Fan constantly moved while carefully using his divine sense to inspect the surroundings, not missing any corner. But the Sword Washing Pool wasn’t small, and after searching for quite some time, he had yet to fully examine the typical areas of the pool.
At this moment, how could Ding Fan not be anxious? He saw the stones falling from above growing larger and knew it wouldn’t hold for much longer. Ding Fan understood that although this Sword Washing Pool was supported by an Ancient Formation Technique, as the tremors intensified, even with the support of the formation, it wouldn’t last much longer.
The fact that this Sword Washing Pool, existing for several thousand years, was shaking so intensely indicated the outside danger was immense, clearly not easy to deal with. For a moment, Ding Fan felt extremely anxious, but there was nothing he could do except to quicken his steps and figure out the situation outside as soon as possible.
Just as Guo Linn and Ah Du were carefully guarding the edge of the formation in the passage, a violent tremor came suddenly, causing fear in their hearts. Immediately, they could see with their naked eyes that green glowing dots appeared in front of the passage.
These dots kept enlarging, and after a moment, filled with terror, Guo Linn and Ah Du saw clearly what they were. It turned out to be a swarm of various Yuan Beasts rushing towards them. These Yuan Beasts varied in size, but all managed to move within the relatively narrow cave passage. Additionally, tiny finger-sized worms crawled quickly toward Guo Linn and Ah Du.
Guo Linn, witnessing this scene, was stunned. Judging by the tremors alone, he couldn’t tell how many Yuan Beasts were advancing. It was utterly terrifying. Moreover, Guo Linn and Ah Du’s Divine Sense was not quite effective here due to the suppression from the formation.
When closer, Divine Sense had some utility, but beyond three meters, it became ineffective. Looking at the Yuan Beasts before him, panic filled Guo Linn’s heart. He anxiously said to Ah Du:
"Ah Du, what should we do?"
"Of course, we kill them. We have no retreat anymore, only to fight desperately to block them. Luckily, these Yuan Beasts are not very powerful, and the stronger ones likely can’t enter the cave. There are probably many Yuan Beasts outside!"
Ah Du calmly analyzed.
Immediately, Guo Linn unleashed a spell, sending a hot flame roaring towards them. The Yuan Beasts charging forward screamed in agony, revealing their fear of the flames. As Ah Du estimated, they were merely some lower-level Yuan Beasts.
Thus, for the moment, the two men could still manage. In no time, Guo Linn’s flames had already killed quite a few Yuan Beasts, but soon more came from behind, trampled underfoot by other rushing Yuan Beasts, seemingly unafraid of death, desperately charging at Guo Linn and Ah Du.
However, Guo Linn’s flames were fierce. Any Yuan Beast approaching never reached their vicinity near the edge of the formation before being burned to death. Seeing this scene, Guo Linn finally relaxed a bit, secretly grateful for practicing that "Sorcery."
Otherwise, faced with such numerous ferocious Yuan Beasts, he had no effective measures to block them.
Watching Guo Linn’s flame spell, Ah Du couldn’t help but smile a bit whimsically and said:
"It seems your flashy moves do have some utility."
"That’s right! Today, I alone can handle these beasts!"
Guo Linn, hearing Ah Du’s words, saw his flames so effective, and took his remark as praise, feeling very pleased. He continued to launch flames at the rushing Yuan Beasts, and soon many Yuan Shuo fell to the ground.
And those tiny Yuan Beasts on the ground were also scorched in large numbers. The burning bodies had already formed a wall of fire, temporarily blocking the Yuan Beasts outside. Seeing this scene, Guo Linn felt even more prideful, believing his spell was truly formidable!
"You wouldn’t want to burn us alive here, would you?"
Ah Du looked at the wall of fire, somewhat worriedly, and said to Guo Linn, knowing it wasn’t just blocking Yuan Beasts, but also the air coming in. Clearly, if this lasted too long, they would suffocate to death.
"Don’t worry! They’ll help us deal with it!"
Guo Linn confidently replied. As soon as Guo Linn finished speaking, the wall of fire was broken by the Yuan Beasts rushing from behind, and a large number of Yuan Beasts continued to roar towards Guo Linn and Ah Du. Ah Du saw this, glanced appreciatively at Guo Linn; this guy was indeed somewhat useful.
