From the beginning, Ye Luo had crafted a strategy centered on rescuing the main force. In this battle, he didn’t prepare to win but to retreat, to withdraw his troops as much as possible because, in fact, there was not the slightest chance of victory in this battle!

Ye Luo didn’t know whether such arrangements were right or wrong, nor did he know if he could pass the challenge with this strategy, but Ye Luo still arranged everything according to his own thoughts.

With a casual wave, the remaining three command flags were thrown at the same time.

Ten thousand cavalry charged directly and swiftly from the weakest point of the enemy, while another ten thousand infantry and ten thousand archers formed a defensive angle at the exit!

"All forces, retreat through the gap!"

Ye Luo issued the order for the entire army to retreat!

In an instant, the battlefield reacted immediately, with ten thousand cavalry forcefully breaking through to create an opening, and at the same time, the trapped forces within the formation also swarmed to evacuate!

With support from the preemptively arranged ten thousand infantry and twenty thousand archers, ninety percent of the main force actually managed to break out!

Of course, by ordering the main force to retreat, Ye Luo had in fact conceded defeat in this battle!

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"What, he actually ordered a retreat? Is there something wrong with this guy’s head, or did he just not plan to win at all?"

People were abuzz with discussion, almost no one knew what Ye Luo really intended to do.

But at this moment, Yibao Commerce Guild’s evaluation had come out.

"Congratulations on completing the challenge, with a completion rate of ninety-eight percent!"

"Congratulations on breaking the highest record in our guild, you will receive a special reward from us!"

Ninety-eight percent completion rate!

Ye Luo succeeded, and even received a reward?

How could this be?

Nan Zhou City was in an uproar; some were shouting about insider dealings, suspecting Ye Luo was a plant by Yibao Commerce Guild!

But the real powerhouses, especially those who had undergone military training, understood the intention behind Yibao Commerce Guild’s challenge. In war, sometimes retreat is not defeat. Preserving vital strength is far more meaningful than fighting to the death! They just didn’t understand how Ye Luo found that seemingly insignificant breakthrough point amidst the complex battle situation.

Of course, Ye Luo had no need to explain to them, as by then, Ye Luo had already arrived at the second challenge location!

The second challenge, the Life Maze!

As the scenery shifted, what appeared before Ye Luo was a maze.

At first glance, the maze seems ordinary, but Ye Luo realized how terrifying it was only when he made his move.

Ye Luo had just taken one step forward when the scenery in front of him suddenly changed, and inexplicably, he had been teleported to another place.

This maze was strange!

Ye Luo did not proceed forward but started to think carefully.

The Life Maze?

So, why is it called by this name, and what does ’Life’ refer to?

"Clairvoyant Eye! Activate!"

Ye Luo activated his Clairvoyant Eye and almost instantly took a general observation of his surroundings.

This time, Ye Luo merely used his Clairvoyant Eye for a few seconds because he knew that to escape the labyrinth, he would inevitably need to use his Clairvoyant Eye multiple times!

As the Clairvoyant Eye was activated, Ye Luo had already clearly seen his surroundings!

At this moment, to Ye Luo, the ordinary-looking floor was actually full of concealed mechanisms; one wrong step would trigger them immediately!

Furthermore, there were restrictions in the sky, which meant that attempting to pass through the air would incur even greater attacks!

At the same time, numerous labyrinth guardians were roaming around Ye Luo, who could say that his luck was both bad and good!

Even though he had triggered a mechanism, it was the Teleportation mechanism he triggered. Had he encountered a mechanism with labyrinth guardians, it would have been far more troublesome.

He carefully recalled the results from his Clairvoyance.

The corners of Ye Luo’s mouth turned up slightly; he had already grasped the general idea of the labyrinth.

Perhaps this labyrinth should be called the Threefold Nine Deaths One Life Labyrinth!

Nine Deaths One Life means that out of every nine steps, only one is the path to life! The remaining steps are all various traps!

As for ’threefold’, it implies that this labyrinth is actually three Nine Deaths One Life labyrinths superimposed, thus, it’s called the Three Lives Labyrinth!

Because it provides three paths to life, of course, there are correspondingly more death traps.

It could be said that for others, this might not be good news, as more death traps mean a higher chance of encountering them.

But for Ye Luo, this was definitely good news because he could see the location of each life path with his Clairvoyant Eye.

Ye Luo took a step, but it was a diagonal stride. In an instant, a Formation diagram appeared before his eyes!

A formation diagram that was not too difficult; Ye Luo took a brief glance and understood that this was the clue to the path of life. By solving this diagram, it would as well mean finding the next step to take!

This three-layer labyrinth seemed vast, but in fact, it wasn’t large at all; it was merely an illusion!

The real test was all in these Formation diagrams!

The first challenge tests military strategy? The second is a test of Formation?

A thought struck Ye Luo; could it be that these challenges are targeted?

Of course, this was just Ye Luo’s speculation, and at this moment, he couldn’t afford to be distracted by such thoughts.

One step, followed by another, Ye Luo attempted to solve each Formation diagram as they appeared, and even if he couldn’t, he would memorize it in his heart and use his Clairvoyant Eye to find the next life path!

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One step, two steps, three steps...

As Ye Luo continued to advance, it elicited countless exclamations of surprise.

In fact, the vast majority of people were blocked at this second challenge, as Array Masters were not so common. A qualified Array Master would not care for a mere Sumeru Honor, and would not bother to pass a test to acquire it. Hence, being stuck at the second challenge was not just an issue for Nan Zhou City, but a common phenomenon throughout the Great Tang Empire.

At this moment, the ease shown by Ye Luo shocked many people, especially those who were aware of Yibao Commerce Guild’s challenges; they were extremely amazed.

"Miss, that lad turned out to be an Array Master, and judging from the speed of his Formation breaking, his attainment is not negligible. This is rare, a mere Southern Province City concealing such an Array Master, and moreover, just an ordinary person!"

In the restaurant, Ling Yun Tian’s mouth bore a smile, and of course, that mysterious chef also revealed a puzzled expression!

As for those who did not understand the situation, they had different ideas.

At this moment, Wang Tianli was furiously watching the projection, and he even cursed aloud: "Damn you, Yibao Commerce Guild, dare to play such tricks with a commoner, just wait and see how this young master will deal with you!"