I walked around for a few steps. With the skills of the Twelve Fairies, I didn't care, but it was really boring to wait outside.
I wanted to chat with Euxu, but she was closing her eyes and regulating her breath, so I couldn't disturb her, so I simply sat down again and meditated to rest my mind.
After some time.
"Successful entry into battle - martial arts evaluation - full marks, team chemistry - full marks, chivalry value - full marks, overall rating - perfect."
The beautiful sound from before spread throughout the Void Ridge.
"Oh yeah!" I jumped up and almost danced with excitement.
"Bah bang bang -" everyone applauded collectively.
"Entering the second stage——"
"噌——" "噌——" "噌——" "噌——"
The Nine Lotus Formation changed again.
The core array was lowered, and a new star ladder was formed. The personnel were divided into a group of Xiaoyan and Shuang Bumeng, a group of "Chef" and Yaoer, a group of Qianzhen and Shikai, and a group of Lou Huan and his wife.
Euxu and I cupped our fists at them, and everyone looked at each other and smiled. Their trust in everyone and their determination to go all out were all reflected in this smile.
Actually, I am still a little wary of Xiaoyan, after all, her martial arts skills are only half-way to become a monk.
"Xiaoyan!" I called her.
"Well, what's the matter?" She turned around.
I was planning to say some "nonsense" such as "pay attention to safety and be careful", but when I saw her confident face, I held back.
"Um, I suddenly want to eat the poached eggs you made..." I hesitated.
"Bah, you can't do anything right all the time! What should I do now? When I get back, I'll give you twenty for every meal to see if you're afraid." Xiaoyan spat.
"Haha..." I forced out a dry laugh.
"Let's go, see you later." The chef and other partners waved to me and stepped onto the star ladder.
After the four groups of people entered the star gate, the entrance to the core array was closed.
This time Tianhuling did not connect to my brain image, but an image appeared in the void on the side of the nine formations, like a large screen hanging in the air. The situation within the four formations was clearly visible, and the sounds inside could be heard.
There was a faint mist lingering in the core array, and the star map illumination was stronger, but there was no shadow of the iron man in the petal array.
Each group advanced slowly. Suddenly, one of the groups triggered the mechanism, and countless wasps swarmed out of the Louhuan Formation!
Wow, there are actually wasps here? !
Seeing that Lou Huan was about to turn into a pig's head in an instant, there was no point in being anxious, so I decided to close my eyes.
Unexpectedly, his wife quickly took out a small bottle, sprinkled the liquid on their clothes, pulled Lou Huan to a corner, sprinkled a circle around her, covered her head with the clothes and huddled in the corner, but the wasps actually avoided her. The two of them were flying around and bumping into each other.
Uh... My sister-in-law is a hunter, so it makes sense for her to have such means.
The prompt sounds, and Xiaoyan's group needs to follow the clues to find the mechanism and crack it within a quarter of an hour.
As for what the clue was, it was probably due to the angle of the image. I didn't see it, but Shuang Bumeng and Xiaoyan were busy.
"Chef" and Yao'er were wary of their surroundings and slowly moved forward. Suddenly, a large group of wooden dolls wearing bronze armor and holding broadswords appeared, rushing towards them and slashing with their swords.
Damn, where did all those guards come from? !
"Chef" held the horizontal knife in his hand. Between advancing and retreating, the butcher's knife had cut off several people. Yao'er took out a small bow and fired a few bullets, but it had basically no effect on these wooden figures.
The number of dolls continued to increase, and no matter how fast "Chef"'s knife skills were, he could not withstand the "human sea tactics" that came one after another. Yao'er soon fell into danger, and "Chef" chopped up several dolls near Yao'er. He picked her up and ran towards the depths.
At this time, the synchronization rate mentioned by Tian Huling was gone.
If they fail, they'll be trapped! I was covered in cold sweat.
Yu Xu remained silent until she turned around and found that she was not looking at the image, but was looking at other places intently.
"Xiao Xu, what are you looking at?" I asked in confusion.
"Look for patterns." She replied softly.
"What's the pattern?" I looked along her line of sight, only the nine formations floating in the sky and nothing else.
"Not sure yet." She said thoughtfully.
"Oh." I turned back to the video and continued watching.
Xiaoyan and Shuang Bumeng found a trap that needed to be cracked in a deep pool. The trap was in the deep water area, and visually there were overgrown weeds at the bottom of the pool. If you wanted to break the trap, you would probably get entangled in the weeds!
The prompt sounded: "There is not much time left. If it cannot be completed within the specified time, it will be judged as a failure!"
I X, so fast? If the watch is not broken, I will definitely correct the time!
They jumped into the deep pool together, Xiaoyan dived towards the mechanism, while Shuang Bumeng floated on the surface, ready to respond.
It was not clear what Xiaoyan was doing underwater, but the prompt mechanism was successfully cracked.
As soon as she swam up, the waterweed swayed slightly and suddenly stretched towards Xiaoyan at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her legs were quickly wrapped.
Damn it, is this aquatic plant a trap? !
Seeing Xiaoyan struggling in the water, my heart was in my throat.
Even though he knew she couldn't hear him, he still couldn't help shouting: "Xiaoyan! Calm down!"
Shuang Bumeng reacted quickly, intertwined his hands, two inner breaths came out of his palms, condensed into ice, and plunged into the water. The ice blade rose and fell, and immediately cut the entangled water plants into pieces, and protected Xiaoyan as he swam back to the shore quickly. side.
A hole appeared in Lou Huan's formation, sucking up all the wasps like a vacuum cleaner. The two of them got up and continued moving forward.
The mechanisms within the formation were activated, and with the "rumbling" vibrations, the ground was torn open, the cracks gradually widened, the road surface was disappearing, and a bottomless abyss was forming!
My mouth opened wide, but I could only stare outside.
Shi Lai took out his fan and tried his best to stir it up. A strong wind whipped up and swept him and Xiang into the air. They couldn't fall down for the time being.
I don't know how much Shi Xiu's cultivation level is, but he is already sweating profusely, and it looks like he won't be able to hold on for long.
The prompt sounded again, this time it was "Chef" and Yao'er's turn to crack the mechanism.
They needed to turn the two misplaced stone statues on the roadside so that they were facing each other, but with the puppets chasing after them, I saw that they had just run past the stone statues!
"Chef" suddenly stopped, put down Yao'er, raised the butcher's knife horizontally, and guided it from the outside to the inside. The true energy instantly surrounded the whole body, and floated like mist within a few meters of him.
I thought he was going to fight back, but "Chef" said to Yao'er beside him: "Use your iron bullets and shoot me with all your strength."
"Ah? Shoot you... Brother 'Chef', isn't that bad?" Yao'er hesitated.
"Don't worry, I have a magic trick." "Chef" returned calmly.
"Oh." Yao'er took out a small bow and took half a step back with one foot.
"Ah——" "Whoosh——" "Whoosh——" "Whoosh——"
Several bullets fired in succession.
"Chef" shook his body, used the knife as a bat, "dang, dang, dang -" With the force of Yao'er's shot, the iron bullets hit the puppet with sparks!
The dolls were like bowling balls being hit, bumping into each other.
I don’t know whether it was due to the budget of the “chef” or other reasons, but some of the dolls bumped into the stone statues on both sides, and while they were swaying around, they actually drove the stone statues to the correct position!
Good skill! I can’t help but secretly praise it!
Dolls poured out one after another, and the "chef" picked up Yao'er and ran deeper.
The cracked and shocked ground returned to its original state, and the two fell to the ground with pale faces.
Xiaoyan and Shuang Bumeng's array was immediately triggered, and cone-shaped sharp stones fell from above, like a rain of knives falling from the sky!
Damn it, there is such a setting! Can you arrange a place where you can hide? !
The heart that had just been relieved was lifted again!
Xiaoyan and Shuang Bumeng's body skills and footwork have reached their limits. Although they dexterously avoided several waves of falling, if they continue like this, something unexpected will happen sooner or later!
"The progress of each group has been greatly separated, and the success rate of breaking into the formation has been reduced to half." came the voice.
What? ! Half, how could it be!
The sound was still as beautiful as before, but now it felt extremely disgusting to my ears.
"Ding - buzz -" the prompt continued: "The selection mechanism is activated, everyone pays attention. No matter which group, you can choose to take on the harsh test of this level. If the test is passed, everyone can directly enter the next level, and The synchronization rate of the recovery process will be restored. If the test cannot be completed, the entire formation will be automatically closed. Friendly reminder, each level has a choice opportunity. Remember, there is only one chance for each test."
"Ding-buzz-select start-"
When the sound stopped, the image in the sky disappeared!
Uncle's! What are you doing!
"What's going on, Brother Tiger? Is he offline again?!" I shouted.
...
Tim Hu Ling did not respond.
I was so anxious that I wanted to just rush in!
But Brother Hu said that if you break into the formation if you don't follow the rules, even if you succeed, all nine formations will still be closed.
I thought silently in my heart, everyone, everyone, you must hold on!
I fidgeted and walked around with my hands behind my back.
Yu Xu kept looking up at the "Tian Hu Nine Lotus Formation" and flipping her fingers from time to time, not knowing what she was thinking.
One hour, two hours, time passed little by little, and no more news came from the formation.
I was like an ant on a hot pot, my head was spinning.
"Ding - buzzing - successfully broke into the formation - Zhiwu evaluation - full marks, self-sacrifice - full marks, mutual trust - full marks, working together to defeat the enemy - full marks, overall rating - perfect times three."
The sound echoed in every corner of Nihility Ridge.
Eh! ! ! Really successful? Did I hear it right?
My heart suddenly dropped, making me suddenly feel uncomfortable.
After rubbing my chest, I regained my breath. I shouted to the sky: "It's great that you are all right - everyone has worked hard! Thank you! Thank you -"
"Ding - buzz - get ready to enter the third stage -"
The only candidate left for the core array was Yu Xu, who looked solemn and lowered her head in silence.
"Xiao Xu, what's wrong with you?" I moved closer to her.
Yu Xu grabbed my hand fiercely and pulled it to her chest nervously: "I...I'm not sure. If it fails, everyone else will be trapped."
"You are so smart, well-informed, and understand ancient techniques. I believe you." I gently stroked her hanging hair with my other hand.
"Well...I will try my best..." Yu Xu bit her lip.
"噌——" "噌——" "噌——"
The core array lowered, and Yu Xu slowly stepped onto the star staircase. Before entering the star gate, she looked back at me affectionately, turned around and walked in.
...
My heart trembled, feeling that something bad was going to happen!
"Ruxu, wait -" I shouted quickly, but unfortunately she had already entered and the star gate was closed, so I couldn't hear the shout.
Clench your fists, if something really happens, I will risk my life to break in and accompany them!
"嘡嘡嘡——" "噌——"
The "Tian Hu Nine Lotus Formation" began to change, but it was completely different from the previous changes. It seemed to be transforming into a certain shape.
It must have been caused by Yu Xu starting to crack the mysterious lock. Brother Hu seemed to have said that he wanted to restore something.
Move with the position of the valve array and core array.
“Ding-buzz-” “Dong-buzz-”
The chimes are ringing.
"The sky is Qian, the earth is Kun, Kanli determines the east and west, and the ordinal numbers add up to nine numbers - the answer is correct, the formation point is about to open, please pay attention to the passage -"
Is it done? ! Yu Xu was so fast, it didn’t take long for her to get in. How did she do it? Could it be that what she had been observing just now was the formation diagram itself?
Looking up again, all the previous star gates were gone, and a huge golden image appeared in the sky. According to records, it should be the innate Bagua map.
In the middle, two air currents, one black and one white, were slowly rotating, and a gap appeared in the void below.
Haven't figured out what's going on yet.
"Little baby! Why are you dazed? If you don't go in, it will be too late!" Tian Huling suddenly reminded me in my mind.
I saw that the gap was gradually disappearing. Before I could think about it carefully, the guardian spirit flashed out!
Yeah yeah—it’s too late! ! !
