Chapter 388: Breaking the Formation with One Kick

Legend had it that the Crown Princess, to prevent her family from being wiped out, once sought a set of top-grade third-rank defensive formation from the Formation Masters Guild of the Xuan Yuan Kingdom to guard the Lin family estate, ensuring the family's prosperity for generations and deterring any invasion.

It was precisely because of this news that even after the Guardian Beast had broken through to the Sovereign realm, Mo Tianxue dared not make a move, filled with apprehension.

Earlier, he had clung to the hope that even if the formation existed, no one could activate it. Never did he imagine that Lin Ruotian would not only activate it instantly but also trap them all inside.

This was a top-grade third-rank killing formation!

Completely different from a trapping formation, once caught inside, one would be attacked by all sorts of strange forces. Even a Sovereign expert might die within!

"Haha, die, all of you..."

As the formation activated, the air seemed to converge into countless blades, ready to descend at any moment and annihilate everyone. Lin Ruotian's eyes turned bloodshot with excitement as he roared.

This formation was left behind by Lin Long back then and could only be used once, only when the Lin family faced life-or-death destruction.

Now, this Liu Cheng was going too far, and with Hall Master Liao present, they surely couldn't hold out. Without further hesitation, he activated it directly.

You want to kill me, don't you?

Fine then, die here, all of you!

A top-grade third-rank formation could trap and even kill top-tier Sovereign experts. No matter how powerful you are, what of it?

You'll die just the same!

"It's over... I came to watch the excitement, and now I'm going to die here!"

"The Lin family actually had such a trump card. No wonder the royal family never dared to touch them..."

"To die in such a powerful formation is worth it..."

...

The people trapped in the formation were all filled with despair.

Formation masters were among the top professions in the nine upper-class trades. With the formation in motion, its power was boundless.

Once trapped, there was no escape; they could only wait for death!

"Hall Master Jiang, you understand formations. Can you lead us out?"

Someone shouted.

Everyone turned their gazes to Jiang Shu as if seeing a savior.

As a two-star master teacher and a two-star formation master, Jiang Shu might have a good solution.

"I... can't do anything either. This formation is beyond my comprehension."

Jiang Shu shook his head with a bitter smile.

He was only a two-star master teacher and a two-star formation master, helpless against a formation of this level.

"Then we're truly finished..."

Hearing that even he had no solution, the crowd's despair deepened.

"Haha, a top-grade third-rank formation—unless you're a three-star formation master, no one can break it..."

Seeing their despair and panic, Lin Ruotian's face twisted with madness as he howled.

But... before his roar ended, an untimely voice rang out.

"Unless you're a three-star formation master, no one can break it? I wouldn't be so sure!"

The voice was calm.

They quickly looked over; the speaker was none other than President Liu.

The young man looked over with a helpless expression, then stepped forward and kicked out.

Hum!

The air instantly froze, and the formation that was about to slaughter everyone came to a halt in midair.

The formation stopped!

As if doing something trivial, Zhang Xuan clapped his hands: "Isn't it broken?"

"You..."

Lin Ruotian, who had been beaming with joy, widened his eyes, swayed, and nearly fainted.

This was a top-grade third-rank formation—even a four-star formation master would find it hard to stop at will... and he stopped it with one kick...

Holy shit!

Is there no justice?

Earlier, Grand Elder Lin Tao had said that this President Liu could stop formations, but they thought it was a coincidence, that he happened to be familiar with the formation that trapped the Golden-Tailed Lion. But this formation...

Even he only had a partial understanding of it. He could activate it only because he controlled the core; if asked to set it up, he definitely couldn't.

A physician, an outsider, stopped it with one kick...

Lin Ruotian's whole body convulsed; he nearly tore his hair out.

"This... this..."

"The formation stopped?"

"Stopped by a kick?"

Hall Master Jiang also felt his brain cramp.

A top-grade third-rank formation, a formidable existence that could make even Sovereign experts shed a layer of skin—stopped with one kick...

Calligraphy, alchemy, beast taming, master teacher, physician... and now formations!

Big brother, just tell us what you can't do!

"Or... stopped by a kick?"

Mo Tianxue and Mo Yu exchanged glances, both trembling.

Was this really a formation that could kill Sovereigns?

How did it seem like child's play under his feet?

How did he do it?

"Escape!"

Everyone was terrified. Lin Ruotian finally recovered, gritted his teeth, turned, and headed toward the mansion.

At this point, even a fool knew that killing the opponent was out of the question; it would be good just to avoid being killed.

He had to inform the Crown Princess as soon as possible and have her send someone. Otherwise, the Lin family's destruction was certain!

Whoosh!

Once inside the courtyard, he immediately activated the formations there. Mist rose again, shrouding the Lin residence.

As their stronghold, they naturally had more than one formation. But since the strongest had been broken, even activating these could only delay their entry.

Of course, that bit of time was enough!

"Trying to run without apologizing?"

Seeing him turn and leave without stopping, Zhang Xuan shook his head: "I said, if you don't apologize, I'll beat you until you do... Lu Chong, go in!"

Returning the longsword to Zhao Ya, he smiled lightly, walked forward, stood in the courtyard, and kicked out again.

Hum!

The formations in the courtyard stopped once more.

The two entered one after another.

"Wait for me..."

Seeing them leave, the surrounding crowd looked at each other strangely. Hall Master Liao Xun and the Great Medicine King dared not stay any longer; they followed closely and rushed in.

...

After they disappeared from sight, the people outside fell into silence.

"It seems... the Lin family is finished."

Looking at the elders lying on the ground, twitching incessantly, and Lin Ruotian fleeing, everyone sighed.

Earlier, hearing the juniors' pleas, they thought confronting the Lin family was somewhat rash. Now they knew how ridiculous that notion was.

One man trampling the Lin family, one kick suppressing the royal city!

This was something they had never dared to imagine before.

What kind of terrifying existence was this guy to be so powerful?

"Teacher..."

Unlike the others' shock, Mu Xueqing and the others' eyes sparkled, their fists clenched in excitement.

At the same time, a voice echoed in their minds—He is... my teacher!

My teacher, who broke the formation with a single kick and defeated the Lin family that dominated the royal city!

My teacher, whose sword aura swept across, defeating a half-step Sovereign with ease in a cross-tier challenge...

How fortunate and proud to have such a teacher!

As they were getting excited, their eyes fell on a few other people.

They were Zhao Ya, Zheng Yang, and the others.

"Zhao Ya, I know Teacher Zhang is also formidable, but does he have what our Teacher Liu has—sword aura sweeping across, making a half-step Sovereign helpless with one strike, and a kick that neutralizes a top-grade third-rank formation?"

With hands behind his back, Mu Xueqing's eyes shone.

Teacher Zhang might be impressive, but he had only just broken through to the Master Teacher realm a few days ago. Our Teacher Liu, on the other hand, was not only a peak Master Teacher but also a super-strong expert who had routed Lin Ruotian!

He could probably be called the number one person in the kingdom.

How could such a person be compared to your Teacher Zhang?

"Teacher Liu... is indeed formidable." Zhao Ya said calmly.

"Zhao Ya, how can you..."

Seeing Mu Xueqing's smug expression, Zheng Yang and the others were itching with anger. They had expected Zhao Ya to retort, but never dreamed she would directly admit it. Their faces turned red with anxiety.

"It's nothing. Although Teacher Liu is not weak, our Teacher Zhang... is no less!"

Knowing that Teacher Liu and Teacher Zhang were the same person, there was no need to argue. Since the teacher deliberately concealed his identity, even from them, it was better not to expose it.

With a light snort, Zhao Ya suddenly turned around.

Boom!

Her aura burst forth, the power of a mid-stage Master Teacher surging like a wave.

"Mid-stage Master Teacher?"

"Wasn't she at the Acupoint Opening realm just a few days ago? Jumped two major levels?"

"Is this the effect of Teacher Zhang's guidance?"

...

Seeing Zhao Ya's aura, the crowd erupted again.

Many knew that Zhao Ya was only at the Acupoint Opening realm two days ago. In two days, she had reached mid-stage Master Teacher...

This speed of advancement was too fast!

"You..."

Mu Xueqing's pupils also contracted.

Originally, after losing the second competition to her, she felt aggrieved. She thought that once she reached the Tongxuan realm, defeating her would be easy. She never imagined that while she improved, the other had improved even more!

She had even broken through the Tongxuan realm and directly reached mid-stage Master Teacher!

How could she still fight?

Could Teacher Zhang's guidance be so powerful that it allowed someone to break through so much in just two days?

"It's nothing special. That Lu Chong just now, when Teacher guided him five days ago, was only at early-stage Dingli realm, and now he's also at mid-stage Master Teacher!"

Meng Tao snorted.

"From early-stage Dingli realm to mid-stage Master Teacher in five days?"

Before the shock had subsided, this news made them stagger again.

Teacher Liu and Teacher Zhang, you two are too freakish!

Others would be ecstatic to improve by a minor level, but you two improve by several levels at once...

"It seems Teacher Liu and Teacher Zhang are equally talented!"

"Yes, they are evenly matched, both super geniuses!"

"Personally, I lean toward Teacher Liu being more impressive. Making someone go from early-stage Dingli realm to peak Master Teacher in five days is clearly harder than taking someone from Acupoint Opening realm to Master Teacher realm in two days!"

"Most importantly, his own strength is higher. Even if Teacher Zhang has many talents, his actual strength is only at early-stage Master Teacher, right?"

"I think Teacher Zhang is more impressive! During the master teacher examination, he disabled many checkpoints and broke countless records. Just that alone surpasses many geniuses. Most crucially, he is young and has boundless potential..."

Among the crowd, loyal fans of Teacher Zhang and Teacher Liu immediately emerged, arguing with each other, neither giving way.

...

Fleeing in panic, Lin Ruotian soon arrived at a secret chamber. The room was empty except for a white wall.

With a flick of his finger, a drop of blood flew out and landed in a groove on the wall.

Hum!

Light flickered, and the wall activated.

A device similar to the Physician Guild's Question Wall and the Alchemist Guild's Formula Wall—the Communication Wall!