Chapter 108. Nine Flowing Army Formation

Afterexiting the Sichuan Branch of the Heavenly Demon Church, Ju Ho Yu observed the changes inthe formation forquite a while.

He was curious of how thatboy would use the formation.

Thanks to that, Ju Ho Yu saw the Four Powers gather andquabble infront of the gates.

Andonce they all entered the formation, he widened his eyes andclapped his hands inadmiration.

He had realized what the secret of the formation was.

The fire was hot.

Inan instant, the air burned out andthe heat quickly began to take over.

The moment wheneveryones eyes were turned towards Juk Hyul Myung, the man stepped out andwaved his hand.

Kuaa-

The cold energy thatcame out of his hands struck the area andsubdued the flames fora moment.

Seeing the people of the North Sea Ice Palace sighed inrelief, Juk Hyul Myung looked atthem andopened his mouth.

Keep your guard up. This isnt the end.

JustasJuk Hyul Myung had said that, copper statues appeared inthe place wherethe fire subdued.

There were countless statues surrounding them.

Juk Hyul Myung looked around fora moment andthen smirked.

Ive already passed the age whichI played with toys, though.

Crack-

Ashe cracked his fingers, Juk Hyul Myung opened his mouth.

Frigid Wind Leader.

Yes, sir.

Get rid of those.

Understood.

20 martial artists moved along with the Frigid Wind Leader.

Kuakuakua-!

With each stroke, a copper statue would broke apart.

A white light glinted off from their weapons.

This was the sword qi, whichproved thatthese experts were peak experts.

Where are you?

Asthe Frigid Wind Brigade took care of the statues, Juk Hyul Ayung stretched out his senses inorder to search forsomething.

Where did you hide?

Juk Hyul Ayung wasnt alerted by petty tricks like the statues.

What alerted him was the giant presence he felt right beforethe fire.

He was chasing afterthe giant presence thathad touched the far edges of his senses.

Shit.

His senses werent normal.

It was almost like he was trying to find something ina pool of mud.

Around the time whenhe began to frown, he felt something grab onto his sleeves.

Whenhe looked back, he was able to see Ju Da Hye grabbing onto him with a stiff face.

What is it?

Your face is scary.

Dont you mean handsome?

Wow To think youd be able to joke ata time like this Amazing.

I dont joke about stuff like this.

Aftersaying this, Juk Hyul Ayung tried touching his face fora moment. Ashe did so, he smiled.

Ahh, youre right. I might get wrinkles atthis rate.

He didnt want to admit it, buthe mustve seen to be anxious.

Whenwas the last time whenhe was anxious like this?

He couldnt remember.

This wasnt the way he operated, either.

Juk Hyul Ayung managed to calm himself afterJu Da Hyes words.

Butright then.

Kiing-

Something had been caught inhis senses onceagain.

A small light glinted off from Juk Hyul Myungs eyes.

Found you.

Atthe same time, Juk Hyul Myung swung his sword.

Chuaa-!

Inan empty space, a small crack appeared.

A wound was created inthe air.

Juk Hyul Myung looked atthis fora moment, then frowned.

The wound had disappeared asifit had never existed before.

I definitely struck something, right?

It felt like he had sliced flesh.

Butthat thing thathe had sliced disappeared.

What happened?

Juk Hyul Myung tried to chase afterthe presence, butflinched beforehe actually did so.

Oh, shit

The members of the Frigid Wind Division had completely disappeared.

Afterlooking around fora bit, Juk Hyul Myung grabbed onto Ju Da Hyes hand.

Looks like the formation tries to separate people wheneverpossible. Ifyou want to live, dont move too far away from me.

Ju Da Hye nodded.

Thatwas just what she had wanted, wasnt it?

What the hell is thatgiant lump of muscle doing?

Juk Hyul Myung stretched out his senses ashe swore atGu Hui.

He would wait tillthe presence appeared again.

Ah.

No Jin Nyung became confused whenCho Ryu Hyangs finger suddenly began to bleed.

Un Hui quickly appeared from the shadows andpatched up Cho Ryu Hyangs finger.

Are you alright?

Cho Ryu Hyang nodded.

Im fine. I was a little surprised thats all.

Right.

Cho Ryu Hyang was extremely surprised atthe moment.

He didnt know whowas inthe formation.

Butthat person just managed to do the impossible.

The world inside the formation andthe world outside are both completely separated, sohow?

This was extremely strange.

Afterthinking fora bit, Cho Ryu Hyang stared atthe small circle infront of him intently.

Right now, Cho Ryu Hyang was able to see everyone whowere trapped inside the formation.

He was using the scrying formation infront of him to observe the Nine Flowing Army Formation thatwas surrounding the Sichuan branch.

Through the use of the scrying formation, he was able to control the giant formation of Sichuan.

But

Atthe current moment, Cho Ryu Hyang was outside the formation.

Butsomehow, the man inside managed to attack him.

It wasnt a big wound, butthis was something extremely new to Cho Ryu Hyang.

Theres some kind of a variable thatI failed to take into account?

This was a formation thatwas created afterthousands of calculations, buthe still managed to end up ina situation thathe hadnt expected atall. He mustve underestimated the enemy quite a bit.

Cho Ryu Hyang calculated fora moment.

He just couldnt understand how the man attacked him.

Ina moment, he had found his answer andhad become immensely surprised.

He attacked the moment I controlled the formation?

Inthe moment whenhe takes control of the formation.

Inthat short timeframe, the man had attacked him this was something thatCho Ryu Hyang had never taken into account.

There was an immensely strong expert inside the formation.

An unexpected variable

Something didnt feel right.

Aftertaking a deep breath, Cho Ryu Hyang observed the formation evenmore carefully thanbefore.

He was able to find two people inside.

Cho Ryu Hyang distanced himself away from them andobserved.

Then, he nodded.

So its them.

A handsome man anda woman whowas hiding behind him.

The man was looking straight ahead with squinted eyes.

He didnt have a very oppressive aura around him oranything, butthere was still something about him thatmade him seem quite different from others.

Seeing the white dragon thatwas engraved into his clothing, he seemed to be from the North Sea Ice Palace.

He must be the heir of the North Sea Ice Palace.

Cho Ryu Hyangs prediction was correct.

Afterlooking atthe man fora moment, Cho Ryu Hyang became quite anxious.

He then bit his lips subconsciously.

87.

The mans potential was extremely large.

This was big enough forhim to do something unpredictable.

Cho Ryu Hyang exited the formation andsighed.

His neck hurt.

Cho Ryu Hyang made his decision ashe rubbed the back of his neck.

I need to control the formation aslittle aspossible.

It would be easy forthat man to attack ifCho Ryu Hyang entered the formation more.

Butlessening the amount of times he controlled the formation was easier said thandone.

It would be hard to use the formation to its full potential otherwise.

The formation inSichuan was big andpowerful, butthe length of time it could be sustained was very small.

Just a day.

Within thattime, he would need to take care of all his enemies.

Cho Ryu Hyang loosened his muscles andfocused onthe formation completely.

Gu Hui stopped inhis spot ashe rubbed his ear.

He looked around with an annoyed face.

Around the time whenJuk Hyul Myung had been looking forhim, he had been looking forJuk Hyul Myung aswell.

ButJuk Hyul Myungs presence had completely disappeared oncehe entered the formation.

How strange.

He had maintained a certain distance from the North Sea Ice Palace whenhe entered.

Butthen, those infront of him had disappeared.

Atthe same time, an immensely cold air struck the Nanman Beast Gate.

This is

By the looks of it, the formation had just activated.

The first change had occurred, afterall.

Afterlooking around fora bit, Gu Hui looked back athis people andopened his mouth.

Well break through using pure strength, soyou better be ready.

Understood.

Gu Hui breathed carefully andlooked somewhere.

So its there.

Gu Hui had studied formations a long time ago.

He had felt attracted to the subject asmuchashe was attracted to martial arts.

Buthe gave up onlearning it inthe middle.

There was never really a need to delve deeper into the subject, andhe knew thathe needed to focus more onmartial arts.

The formation here is amazing, but

Of course, Gu Hui was unable to create nordestroy a formation like this.

Buthe knew he could protect himself inside a place like this.

And

Ifhis prediction was right, this formation would not last long.

This formation was definitely something thatwas created ina relatively short period of time.

It wasnt made over a long period of time with extreme care.

Andthe fact thatsomething this big was made insuch a short time must mean thatthere was a flaw init.

Afterall, nothing was perfect.

This is a battle with time.

Gu Hui decided thatthe biggest flaw of this formation was time.

This was a won battle aslongasthey could endure.

For now

He needed to break through the first change.

Gu Hui made a low posture andpulled his right arm backwards.

He put strength into his belly andpunched forward.

Kwaaaa-!

It was a simple punch.

Butthe weight contained inthat one punch seemed to rival evenMt. Tai.

The air ripped apart, anda pathway big enough fora single man had appeared.

Gu Hui quickly walked into the hole, andhis subordinates followed.

AndCho Ryu Hyangs focus immediately shifted from Juk Hyul Myung to Gu Hui.

This time, its the Nanman Beast Gate

Cho Ryu Hyang smiled bitterly.

Problems just seemed to be rising one afterthe other.

It seemed thatthere was more thanjust one variable he hadnt accounted for.

At least two.

It was almost nonsensical.

Thatpunch just nowwas aimed right atthe spot wherethe formation was the weakest.

The first change was destroyed inan instant.

The man here was definitely more dangerous thanJuk Hyul Myung.

He definitely knows about formations.

His instincts were screaming warnings athim.

Thatman whopunched just nowhad to know about formations.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to throw a punch atsuch a precise location.

Cho Ryu Hyang focused atthe spot whereGu Hui was.

Atthat moment, he was able to see a muscular man whoseemed to be exuded an oppressive aura.

Nanman Beast Gates heir

He knew the moment he saw.

He knew thatthe man was Gu Hui, the heir of the Nanman Beast Gate.

Cho Ryu Hyang touched his glasses andmade his decision.

I didnt want to control the formation, but

Things would only get worse ifthe man managed to make his way here.

Thatman was simply too strong.

Cho Ryu Hyang steadied his breath andtook out a single gem.

He watched Gu Hui fora moment, then stuck the gem inthe direction he was moving.

This one will be hard to destroy.

No matter how knowledgeable the Nanman Beast Gates heir was, there was no way the man found out everything about the formation.

He wouldnt know how the formation was controlled, norwould he know what kind of traps were contained init.

The same went forCho Ryu Hyang.

A formation with an extremely large degree of freedom.

Thatwas what made this formation scary.

The Nine Flowing Army Formation was a formation thatchanged according to the circumstances.

AndforGu Hui, whodid not know about such a thing, this was the beginning of his misfortunes.