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“Hehe, I finished moving the Flesh Mountain and came out first. Senior Brother Zhao, could it be that you’re blaming me for not notifying you?”

Li Xiaobai still had that silly, goofy smile on his face.

“Of course not, I didn’t expect Brother to be so talented and keep it hidden. It seems I was wrong about you,” Senior Brother Zhao said with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, a cold flash passing through them. He originally thought the other was just a useless burden, but now realizing he was dealing with a master, he felt threatened.

“Bumpkin, you were actually able to withstand the power of Flesh Mountain. What method did you use?”

Wanying was also surprised, as if she had discovered a new continent.

“Wanying, don’t be rude!”

“Brother Da Bai, we really troubled you this time. Perhaps we should part ways here. If we encounter any danger later on, it would be very difficult for us to take care of everything.”

Tian Hui said, sounding regretful. Although the other had some skills, dealing with Zhao Hao was a different story.

If even she dared not casually enter the Formations that lie ahead, she really didn’t want Li Xiaobai to get in trouble again because of her. Perhaps staying at the third Formation was the best choice for him.

“That’s fine. I’ll go take my chances with this fourth Formation, and you just stay here, sister.”

Li Xiaobai nodded, saying it as if it were a matter of great importance.

Tian Hui was frustrated; this guy was just a blockhead, completely oblivious to what he was getting into. Did he really think he had passed the previous formations on his own true merits?

The formations that lay ahead were all high-grade Trap Formations and Slaughter Formations; these were realms belonging to the geniuses.

“Hahaha, Brother does have some interesting ideas, but the fourth Formation is not as simple as you might think. Even I did not pass it easily. It requires careful observation to find its weak points in order to get through,” Zhao Hao laughed boisterously. He had information provided by many of his sect’s senior brothers, but even then, passing through the Formation would take a good deal of effort.

“Exactly, a bumpkin is a bumpkin, with no understanding at all!”

Wanying said with disdain.

“This Formation is a prototype of the Golden Dragon Trapping Sky Formation. The complete Golden Dragon Trapping Sky Formation is rumored to be capable of trapping even the powerful beings who ascend to the Upper Realm. Although this one is just a prototype, its power is still not to be underestimated,” Zhao Hao continued.

“May I ask, what is the difference between a Trap Formation and a Slaughter Formation?”

Li Xiaobai inquired, as he hadn’t yet learned about these aspects.

“A Trap Formation is a static Slaughter Formation, which will have a Gate of Life within it. If you can find this gate, you can smoothly pass through. However, this Gate of Life shifts position after a certain period, so it must be deciphered quickly,” Senior Brother Zhao explained.

“A Slaughter Formation is constantly active. Once you enter it, you will be attacked by the formation. To break it, you must find the formation’s core and suppress it to stop the operation of the formation,” he added, taking the opportunity to show off his knowledge in front of the lady, a feeling he quite enjoyed.

“However, regarding this Formation, I have already found some clues. There are a total of four Golden Dragons within the formation. Their movement paths are fixed; what changes is the formation itself. As long as we can avoid these four Golden Dragons, we can pass through successfully!”

“I see,”

Li Xiaobai nodded, now having a clearer understanding of Trap and Slaughter Formations. As for Zhao Hao’s mentioned method of breaking through, Li Xiaobai didn’t take it seriously at all.

With his defensive power, he could just barge through directly, without any need for complicated maneuvers.

He took a step forward and directly entered the Formation, causing Zhao Hao on the side to almost pop his eyes out. All the talking he had done, was it just for nothing?

What kind of approach was this, just walking straight in? Wasn’t he afraid of taking a wrong step and meeting a calamity he couldn’t recover from?

But soon, Zhao Hao realized something was amiss. As Li Xiaobai stepped into the Formation, he didn’t sustain the slightest injury and stood completely unscathed within it.

Zhao Hao’s face lit up with ecstasy in an instant. In his eyes, this honest and plain-looking fellow must have blindly stumbled upon the Gate of Life; the area beneath his feet was definitely a safe zone.

Originally, he had been worrying about where to start as an entry point to the Formation, but unexpectedly, Li Xiaobai had chanced upon it like a blind cat finding a dead rat, testing out a safe passage, which was indeed very fortunate.

“Brother is truly blessed by fortune to have found the Formation’s Gate of Life so quickly. Do you sense anything amiss?”

Zhao Hao was still quite cautious in his actions, making sure there were no problems before following through.

Li Xiaobai looked at the values flashing on the System panel in front of him.

[Attribute Points +800…]

[Attribute Points +1000…]

[Attribute Points +1000…]

The Attribute Points increased by this Formation were not that impressive either; it felt as though its attack power was roughly equivalent to a cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Stage, offering very limited increases to his Attribute Points.

He shrugged his shoulders with an honest and sincere expression, saying, “I didn’t feel anything, just light as air.”

“Is that so!”

Zhao Hao’s face beamed with joy, and after calling out to Tian Hui, he hastily stepped into the Formation. This opportunity was rare indeed, and as long as he seized it, he was sure to pass through smoothly.

“This place is actually the Gate of Life!”

“Heaven aids me as well, hurry up and get in!”

“Move aside, move aside, don’t block the way!”

Many cultivators around them had witnessed this scene and swarmed over, squeezing Tian Hui and his companion aside, each of them stepping into the Formation one after another.

Tian Hui and Wanying looked anxious, wanting to rush forward, but their steps suddenly halted.

They just saw the cultivators who had swarmed into the Formation emit shrill screams, with dozens of wounds appearing instantly on their bodies. Zhao Hao, who had recently entered the Formation, now had a completely unrecognizable face, his flesh muddled and abraded by the Formation.

Chilling white bones protruded out, and bursts of blood mist exploded, thoroughly spine-chilling.

“Ah, this is not the Gate of Life at all!”

“Damn it, who led me to a dead end?”

“But the person ahead clearly came out unscathed; could there be some trickery at play?”

“Forget that, get out quickly, there’s something off about that person, this is definitely not the Gate of Life!”

The cultivators screamed in agony, but the Formation had already begun operating, and only a few near the edge of the Formation managed to crawl out with their broken bodies.

“Damn it, we’ve been tricked!”

Inside the Formation, Zhao Hao failed to understand until the very end why nothing happened to Li Xiaobai when he stepped into the Formation; this place was clearly not the Gate of Life. As his Spiritual Power erupted, he tried to break out of the Formation. In the void, a Golden Dragon swayed its head and wagged its tail; it opened its mouth wide and fiercely inhaled, directly sucking all the cultivators within the Formation into its belly.

Just before death, Zhao Hao vaguely saw the simple and honest person ahead of him smiling cheerfully, winking at him.

“I… I refuse to accept this…”

Imminently, he was swallowed by the Golden Dragon, dead beyond any doubt.

All of this happened too quickly; in an instant, dozens of cultivators were slaughtered by the Formation, leaving the remaining ones pale with fear as the Golden Dragon roared in the void.

“What on earth is going on?”