Abbess Min Jing's composure shattered!
Normally, during the formation's operation, outsiders would be unable to enter, and those trapped within would be unable to escape. That is, unless the formation was broken!
Yet now, while the formation was active, Chen Nan had seemingly walked through an unguarded realm, entering as if he pleased! This left her utterly bewildered, completely unaware of what had transpired.
"Could it be that this fellow also understands formations?" Ling Yanran looked towards Emperor Yan, her eyes revealing unconcealed brilliance.
Emperor Yan appeared somewhat embarrassed. "Just consider him a normal person!"
Jing Tiancheng suppressed a chuckle nearby. What a joke! Artifact refining was merely his senior brother's side hustle. Did she understand the meaning of 'side hustle'? If one were to ask about his main occupation, it was, of course, formations! And she dared to ask if Chen Nan understood formations too?
Ling Yanran understood their unspoken meaning from Emperor Yan and Jing Tiancheng's expressions. She looked at Chen Nan, her eyes filled with pleasant surprise. Truly worthy of being the man who conquered her elder sister! She never expected him to not only understand artifact refining but also formations! She'd known it! How could the man her sister fancied be an ordinary mortal?
However... what benefit did Yan Country offer you? Why did you so wholeheartedly help Yan Country against us? We are clearly family! Stinky brother-in-law! Bad brother-in-law! When I warm your bed, I'll stuff it with a block of ice!
Less than ten seconds after Chen Nan entered the formation, the formation before everyone's eyes inexplicably vanished!
"What happened?"
"Was the formation broken?"
"Heavens!"
"That was too fast!"
"Could this fellow actually be a formation master?"
The envoy from Xue Country, including Abbess Min Jing, were all stunned! Her pupils trembled, her eyes filled with shock. Within her heart, colossal waves churned! She could feel that the formation had been broken. No, to be precise, the formation still existed, but its control had been seized by Chen Nan!
Someone else's formation. Without a word, without even a greeting, you snatched the control? Was that polite? Abbess Min Jing's heart could not calm down. She was considered a grandmaster in the realm of formations, her attainment ranking in the top ten of the immortal realm. Yet, she had never witnessed such a preposterous and bizarre event. In her understanding, a formation could only be broken; it could not have its control forcibly seized. Today's sight had overturned her perception of formations.
But... even if a formation's control could be forcibly seized, was your speed not excessively fast?
At this moment, Chen Nan's voice rang out, "Old woman, what else do you have to say now?"
"I am only thirty thousand years old, who are you calling an old woman?" Abbess Min Jing was enraged, wishing she could suppress Chen Nan right then and there!
Chen Nan looked a bit awkward. Thirty thousand years old should be called an old hag! Chen Nan cleared his throat. "According to the competition rules, we have broken the formation set up by your country! And next, it is your country's turn to accept our challenge! I think it's best not to let your younger disciples come on stage! There's no need! With their attainment in formations, they wouldn't win even if they participated! How about you and I represent our respective countries in battle?"
Chen Nan's words ignited the fury of the formation geniuses from Xue Country! They had come to compete, brimming with dreams, hoping to make a name for themselves worldwide! But if they were not allowed to compete, what was the point of them coming to Yan Country? How would they boast upon their return?
Seeing the angry gazes of Xue Country's formation geniuses, Chen Nan shook his head helplessly. "Since that's the case, I shall give you an opportunity! You and this old woman will break the formation together! As long as you can break the formation I've set up within the allotted time, then I lose!"
Ling Yanran's eyes lit up. "What if you lose?"
Chen Nan's lips curved upwards. "If I lose, I will agree to one condition you make! Whether it be to the highest heavens or the deepest underworld!"
Ling Yanran's heart surged with excitement! If she could defeat Chen Nan, wouldn't she be able to have him return to Xue Country with her? Thinking of this, she suppressed her inner excitement and looked at Emperor Yan. "Your Majesty Emperor Yan, can he represent your Yan Country?"
Emperor Yan replied, "Yes!"
Ling Yanran was overjoyed and transmitted a message to Abbess Min Jing. "Abbess, since Chen has said so, then you shall break the formation together! I have only one request! No matter what, you must defeat him! As long as you can defeat him, I will pass the position of Grand Divine Official to you!"
Abbess Min Jing gasped. The Grand Divine Official's status in Xue Country was second only to the Empress, undoubtedly a position of supreme power, one person above ten thousand. Why did Ling Yanran place such importance on this outcome, even willing to bestow the position of Grand Divine Official upon her? Without further thought, Abbess Min Jing quickly replied, "Don't worry, Grand Divine Official, I will definitely break this formation set up by this brat!" Although Chen Nan had broken the Inverted Five Elements Formation she had set up, what did that prove? He was merely an unknown newcomer in the realm of formations! How difficult could it be to break a formation he set up?
"Little Chen Nan, set up your formation. I'd like to see what means you possess!" Abbess Min Jing looked at Chen Nan, her eyes flashing with disdain!
"Very well!" Chen Nan's lips curved upwards, and he then snapped his fingers! The Inverted Five Elements Formation instantly enveloped Abbess Min Jing and the formation geniuses from Xue Country!
Abbess Min Jing paused, then burst into laughter. "Are you an idiot? You're using the Inverted Five Elements Formation that I set up to trap us?" "Chen Nan, this is the formation I set up!" "What is your intention in using it to trap us?" Abbess Min Jing's heart seethed with rage! She felt Chen Nan was humiliating her!
Chen Nan said dismissively, "Although this is the Inverted Five Elements Formation, I have added other elements to it!"
"Damn it, why do I feel dizzy?"
"I feel like the world is upside down!"
"Senior, since this formation was set up by you, how should we break it?" The formation geniuses from Xue Country within the formation looked uniformly at Abbess Min Jing!
Abbess Min Jing said, "You all sit cross-legged and do nothing. Leave the matter of breaking the formation to me!" As she spoke, her spiritual power surged forth! She intended to merge with the formation and reclaim control! After all, this Inverted Five Elements Formation was her creation! However, she felt the formation's foundation had vanished! This sent a chill down her spine! In her view, this was illogical! Every formation had a foundation!
"Foundationless Formation?"
"How did this become a foundationless formation?" Abbess Min Jing let out a piercing scream! The name 'foundationless formation' was not unfamiliar to her. Years ago, she had visited Wu Country and had the fortune to meet Cao Rufeng! The name 'foundationless formation' was heard from Cao Rufeng's mouth! However, a foundationless formation was, after all, a theoretical formation! Even though Cao Rufeng proposed it, he could not set it up!
Ling Yanran couldn't help but ask, "Abbess, is this formation very difficult?" Abbess Min Jing sighed deeply. "This formation, even if Cao Rufeng, the foremost formation grandmaster in the immortal realm, were here, he would find it difficult to break!"