O43novel Chapter 174 Crisis in the Gray Mist
Chapter 174 Crisis in the Gray Mist
After a period of rest, the group decided to continue onward, entering the gloomy, dilapidated forest before them.
Upon first stepping into the forest, there wasn't anything particularly strange, but as they ventured deeper, the surrounding scenery gradually became blurred, as if shrouded in a layer of gray mist.
They began to feel dizzy and unsteady on their feet.
Suddenly, a wave of dizziness washed over them, and everyone felt their balance slip away. The scenery before their eyes spun rapidly, making them nauseous and lightheaded.
When they regained their footing, they found themselves scattered in different locations.
"Not good, this is a maze formation!" Ye Xiu cursed inwardly.
The others also reacted, their faces showing expressions of panic and dismay.
"Everyone, don't panic!" Qin Shou shouted loudly, trying to calm everyone's emotions.
However, there was no response. Everyone tried various means of communication, but still received no reply.
Their voices seemed to be distorted and dissipated, unable to travel far.
Ao Yuan watched all of this indifferently, knowing Ye Xiu's original future trajectory. He naturally knew that the Gray Mist Forest was a maze formation based on the flow of heaven and earth.
Indeed, a dark and windy night is perfect for murder, and a place like the Gray Mist Forest is naturally extremely suitable as well.
Thinking of this, Ao Yuan opened the real-time holographic positioning map, and Ye Xiu's location instantly appeared clearly in Ao Yuan's mind.
The mere Gray Mist Maze Formation had no effect on the real-time holographic positioning map.
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"A Heaven and Earth Maze Formation! I didn't expect this relic to have such a grand formation. It seems the owner of this relic was no simple character!" Ye Xiu commented to herself.
One must know that constructing a grand formation using the environment of a relic requires at least a Saint-level formation master.
This formation has endured for millions of years, and its power is still as strong as ever, which shows the profound understanding of the flow of heaven and earth formations by the one who set it up.
"Fortunately, this formation is just a maze; otherwise, with my current cultivation, I would have no choice but to retreat with bloodshed," Ye Xiu said, exhaling a breath of turbid air, still feeling apprehensive.
Ye Xiu was glad that she had encountered a maze formation and not a killing formation or a complex grand formation. If it were, even if she were a Great Emperor, it would probably be difficult to leave.
Ye Xiu didn't dare to be careless. She immediately released her divine sense to check the surrounding situation, but quickly discovered an anomaly.
Ye Xiu was surprised to find that her divine sense could only probe a distance of less than a meter, which was even less than the visible range of her eyes.
"As expected, this gray mist can isolate divine sense! Then I guess voices can't be transmitted either. This is truly heaven helping me!" Ye Xiu secretly rejoiced.
Ye Xiu was originally worried about being caught up by Qin Shou and the others, but now it seemed that it would be difficult for them to find her.
"With this formation, Qin Shou and the others will most likely be trapped here. Of those remaining, only that female formation cultivator and that mysterious Shen Gongbao pose a threat to me."
"However, it should take a lot of time for these two to escape this maze, making it difficult for them to catch up to my speed."
It would take a considerable amount of time to escape such a complex and vast formation.
As long as they were trapped for a period of time, she could widen the distance between them, thereby obtaining more of the relic's treasures.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiu immediately became serious and began to look for the path of survival within this grand formation.
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"A Heaven and Earth Flow Maze Formation, luckily I brought a Life-Seeking Compass!" Ni Yue was overjoyed after figuring out that this formation was a maze.
After agreeing to join Qin Shou in exploring this ancient relic, Ni Yue had made many preparations, even bringing out the Heavenly Net Formation Plate from her home.
"With the Heavenly Net Formation Plate as a guide, escaping the Gray Mist Maze Formation is only a matter of time, but the Heavenly Net Formation Plate can't be used for search and rescue. What should I do about You'er?" Ni Yue's expression became conflicted as she thought of Qu You'er.
On one side was a world-shaking opportunity, and on the other was her good friend. This was an extremely difficult choice.
If she chose to search for Qu You'er, it would definitely take a long time, and it was uncertain whether she could even find her.
But if she gave up on Qu You'er to seek opportunities, she might miss the best time to find Qu You'er.
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"Forget it, I should explore the relic first and see if there are any methods within the relic to break or close this secret realm." After a long time, Ni Yue finally had an answer in her heart.
Searching for Qu You'er in this huge maze was simply unrealistic. Instead of wasting time in the formation, it would be better to look for other methods inside the relic.
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While Qin Shou, Qu You'er, Long Aotian, Wang Fugui, and Bu Suansuan were still circling in place, Ao Yuan quietly arrived not far behind Ye Xiu.
"As expected of a Saint-level maze formation, even the laws of the formation's operation are traps. If you follow the laws, I'm afraid you really won't be able to get out," Ye Xiu shook her head.
Fortunately, she was also relatively proficient in formations; otherwise, she would have really fallen for this old schemer's trick.
This formation was full of mist, so Ye Xiu called it the 'Gray Mist Maze Formation'!
The Gray Mist Maze Formation was very special. The formation could isolate divine sense and sound waves, greatly restricting the means of those who entered the formation, but it also left a glimmer of hope for those who entered the formation. As long as those who entered the formation couldn't see through the formation's threshold, they would continue to circle in place until they were exhausted and returned to the entrance.
But it was quite unfriendly to mediocre formation masters, especially since the laws of the formation's operation were tampered with. Once they fell into the traps deliberately set within the formation, they would walk into the center of the maze and then be trapped to death inside.
Those who could pass through this formation had either reached a state of perfection in their formation skills, had extremely good luck, or possessed treasures that were unaffected by the formation.
Otherwise, the result would be to be led into the deadly depths of the maze and turned into withered bones!
"Want to trick this young lady? You're still too inexperienced!" The corners of Ye Xiu's mouth slightly raised in an arc.
Watching Ye Xiu sink into narcissism again, Ao Yuan casually broke off a branch from a nearby tree, of moderate length and thickness.
Ao Yuan quietly approached Ye Xiu, a mischievous smile flashing in his eyes...
"Ah—!" Ye Xiu let out a sharp, miserable scream.
Lying on the ground, humiliating and painful tears streamed from the corners of her eyes.
[Ding, the host ambushed the Child of Destiny, Ye Xiu, achieved a decisive victory, breached Ye Xiu's rear chrysanthemum defense, Ye Xiu's mentality exploded, her heart was incomparably furious, Ye Xiu's luck value plummeted by 30,0000, the host gained Villain Value 300,0000.]
[Ding, the Child of Destiny, Ye Xiu's rear chrysanthemum was breached, her heart was filled with infinite humiliation, the Great Emperor's dignity shattered into pieces, her mind was broken, her canthus was split, Ye Xiu's luck value plummeted by 20,0000, the host gained Villain Value 200,0000.]
"Damn it!" Ye Xiu clenched her fists tightly.
"Bastard! I will definitely kill you, kill you!" Ye Xiu roared, her eyes bloodshot.
To think that she, Ye Xiu, the dignified Myriad Flames Great Emperor, had already been turned into a woman, but she didn't expect that after becoming a woman, she would be ambushed in such a humiliating way.
If this person didn't die, she would be unworthy of being a generation of Human Race Great Emperor!
[Ding, the Child of Destiny, Ye Xiu, was chrysanthemumed, her heart was incomparably angry, she gnashed her teeth, and under great anger, she roared powerlessly, Ye Xiu's luck value was reduced by 10,0000, the host gained Villain Value 100,0000.]
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[Ding, the Child of Destiny, Ye Xiu, was chrysanthemumed, the Great Emperor's dignity was shattered into pieces, Ye Xiu was incomparably furious, she looked around but couldn't find the culprit, her滔天anger had nowhere to vent, Ye Xiu's luck value was reduced by 20,0000, the host gained Villain Value 200,0000.]
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[Ding, the Child of Destiny, Ye Xiu, felt great shame, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became, her canthus was split, Ye Xiu's luck value was reduced by 30,0000, the host gained Villain Value 300,0000.]
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Ye Xiu covered her butt, her face flushed, and looked around, but found nothing...