792: Chapter 788: Formation!
792: Chapter 788: Formation!
“Clan Leader, I do not wish to be your enemy, but this match has already been decided, you should just stop!”
Since he had already managed to break through Ye Zhihuan’s Samadhi True Fire, Ye Tian naturally wouldn’t fear Ye Zhihuan anymore.
There was no need for further contest between them.
In fact, Ye Tian himself felt somewhat surprised.
He had broken Ye Zhihuan’s Samadhi True Fire entirely by instinct.
At that moment, if he hadn’t been so desperate to save the wooden knife in his hands, he would never have known how to neutralize the Samadhi True Fire.
“Clan Leader, we should think about this for the long term!”
Ye Zhirong also advised, given that the current situation was unfavorable for them.
It was unnecessary to worry about the face and principles of the Ye Family anymore.
Letting Ye Tian go and then devising another way to seek justice for the Ye Family was the best choice at the moment.
“No!
Ye Tian must die!
The principles of the Ye Family are not to be defiled!”
Ye Zhihuan stated fiercely.
Even if it seemed that Ye Tian had the upper hand, as the Clan Leader of the Ye Family, Ye Zhihuan held the family’s principles as paramount.
For Ye Tian, who had trespassed on the Ye Family’s forbidden territory, no matter how powerful he was, there could be no forgiveness!
“Clan Leader, why go through such hardships?”
Ye Tian sighed.
If not for the Cultivation Technique of Innate power, how would he ever have entered the forbidden territory of the Ye Family, his supposed ally?
Thus, even though Clan Leader Ye Zhihuan had once sent an assassin after him, Ye Tian had no reason to kill him in return.
After all, as long as he could calmly escape, that was all that mattered!
“Hardships?
The ancestral laws of a thousand years are not something a junior like you can defile.
If I let you leave today, how could I, as Clan Leader, face our ancestors after a hundred years?”
As he said this, Ye Zhihuan began to muster his Cultivation Technique once more, ready to fight to the death!
However, before Ye Zhihuan could reach the peak of his power, someone stepped in front of him.
“Clan Leader, when brothers are united, their strength can cut through metal.
To face the enemy before us, we need to work together!
You cannot rush forward recklessly!”
The person who arrived was none other than the second eldest of the four elders of the Ye Family, Ye Zhicang!
Initially, Ye Zhicang had been asleep in his room.
He had only gotten up upon hearing the whistle blown by Ye Zhihuan to summon the Ye brothers, after Ye Tian trespassed and attempted to escape.
He couldn’t find Ye Zhihuan and Ye Tian immediately, which is why he arrived only now.
“Where is Ye Zhiran?”
Ye Zhihuan inquired, as with all four of the Ye elders united, naturally, they would not fear Ye Tian.
But now, with only three of them present, they might not have the advantage against Ye Tian.
“I don’t know, the third has been unaccounted for from the beginning!” Ye Zhiran shook his head.
“In that case, we may not be a match for this fellow…”
Ye Zhihuan sighed.
Although the power when the four brothers united was immense, with only three, their combined strength would be greatly diminished, and they might suffer against Ye Tian.
Yet in front of the Clan Leader, Ye Zhiran displayed an extremely confident expression!
“Clan Leader, even if we few are not a match, I have made the final preparations!
The dignity of the Ye Family is crucial.
We can’t bother with much else!”
Ye Zhiran’s words left Ye Zhirong utterly astonished…
“Ye Zhiran, are you saying that you are going to release ‘that one’?”
In his words, Ye Zhirong seemed extremely anxious, but Ye Zhiran firmly said, “Ye Zhirong, there is no other choice.
A soldier is for a moment of need, ‘that one’ cannot always be venerated as an ancestor.
It’s time to let ‘that one’ serve the Ye Family!”
Ye Zhirong sighed, “But, ‘that one’s’ destructive power is immense, and it does not distinguish between friends and foes.
With the town of Lianghe so close, what should we do if the town is destroyed?”
Ye Zhihuan also sighed, “Ye Zhiran, you’re right.
Ye Tian has intruded into the Ye Family’s forbidden territory; he must die!
Therefore, even if we have to take some risks, we must kill him!”
Ye Zhirong showed a helpless expression, “Although we have no choice, I hope that under the combined effort of the three of us brothers, we will be able to defeat Ye Tian so we don’t have to release ‘that one’.”
With that, the three Ye brothers summoned their strength!
All three cultivated the same technique called Daydrop.
When they exercised their power, their breathing patterns and the pathways of their energy flow were nearly identical.
Thus, when the three used the Daydrop technique together, their bodies were enveloped in a scorching white light.
Ye Tian, who stood at a distance, couldn’t see clearly who was who within the brilliance.
After a moment, the dazzling light faded, and Ye Tian could finally discern the figures of the three Ye brothers.
Their bodies emitted a strong glow, each burning as if they were red-hot iron, radiating intense heat.
Among the brothers, Ye Zhiran and Ye Zhirong had not expended much, so the power they gathered seemed exceptionally robust.
It’s worth mentioning that Ye Zhihuan, who had taken a heavy blow from Ye Tian, should have suffered damage to his internal organs, but unexpectedly, his power had not weakened…
How could this be?
Ye Tian couldn’t help but be astonished.
Logically, Ye Zhihuan’s power should have been diminished somehow.
Could it be that Ye Zhiran and Ye Zhirong had replenished Ye Zhihuan’s strength?
All three elders of the Ye family had unleashed their strength, and Ye Zhihuan also seemed to have gained some confidence.
He declared aloud, “Ye Tian, I admit you are very powerful, capable of easily breaking my Samadhi True Fire!
But, faced with the joint attack of the Ye brothers, you will definitely not be an opponent!”
“Join forces to attack?”
Ye Tian was slightly taken aback.
Just now, facing two opponents on his own, battling both Ye Zhihuan and Ye Zhirong, he hadn’t found it particularly strenuous.
Could it be that with the addition of Ye Zhiran, their combined strength would greatly increase?
As Ye Tian was puzzling over this, Ye Zhihuan suddenly shouted—
“Form up!!”
At the command of Clan Leader Ye Zhihuan, Ye Zhiran and Ye Zhirong immediately spread out.
The three Ye brothers formed a triangular position, surrounding Ye Tian…
And Ye Tian, because of the word “formation,” became highly alert.
After all, the power of an individual is ultimately limited, but a formation can greatly enhance the offensive and defensive power.
Plus, the formation was set up by the formidable three Ye elders, so he could not afford to take it lightly.
“What kind of formation have they set up?”
Ye Tian murmured to himself.
He was quite familiar with traditional martial arts formations, whether it was the Arhat Formation of Shaolin Temple or the Eight Trigrams Array of the Wudang Sect; Ye Tian had them at his fingertips, including some derivative formations, all of which he could easily break.
However, Ye Tian knew very little about formations powered by the force of nature.
He was quite aware that it was the formation set by the four Ye elders that had forced the main force of the Sima Family to retreat, so the Ye family’s formations were not to be underestimated!
As Ye Tian was speculating about what kind of formation the three Ye elders had set up, the ground beneath his feet began to shake violently!
“Boom!
Boom!” “Boom!
Boom!”…
Along with the violent shaking, there was also a loud noise.
Ye Tian distinctly felt that this shaking was completely different from an earthquake!
From beneath his feet, it seemed as if something was about to surge up!
“Boom!”
Another piercing noise rang out, and the ground beneath shook violently twice.
Suddenly, a stream of magma erupted from below!
“Eh!?”
Ye Tian exclaimed in surprise, witnessing such a formation for the first time, one that could actually draw magma from underground and use it to attack an enemy.
The magma was unbearably hot, even more potent than Ye Zhihuan’s Samadhi True Fire.
Ye Tian dared not be negligent, and he used the Strength of Water and Clouds, just as he had used to counteract the fierce fire.
He intended to neutralize the heat of the magma.
But to Ye Tian’s surprise, the magma kept surging up continuously from the ground.
It simply couldn’t be neutralized by his own Strength of Water and Clouds.
Out of options, Ye Tian leaped high, attempting to jump out of the formation laid by the three Ye elders.
However, while Ye Tian was still mid-air, Ye Zhihuan lept up after him and struck out towards Ye Tian with a palm.
“Well met!”
Ye Tian shouted and, without panic, raised his palm to meet the attack!
“Bang!”
Their palms met, emitting a fierce sound.
Ye Tian had thought that since he could neutralize Ye Zhihuan’s Samadhi True Fire, given his advantage in Inner Strength, this palm strike should have been able to repel Ye Zhihuan.
But to Ye Tian’s surprise, the already wounded Ye Zhihuan managed to deliver a palm strike with the force of ten thousand jins!
The two fought in the air, neither gaining the upper hand.
Ye Tian was unable to jump out of the formation set by the three Ye elders and could only leap backward.
But this leap landed him back where the magma was erupting.
“Swish swish swish swish~~~~~~~~~~”
Ye Tian wasn’t one to just wait for death; he swung his wooden sword fiercely, creating arcs of sword shadows that streaked towards the magma on the ground.
In an instant, a huge hole was exploded in the ground, the magma scattered in all directions, and the searing heat blasted towards where Ye Zhihuan, Ye Zhiran, and Ye Zhirong were.
The three Ye elders had to stop using their energy to power the formation temporarily and instead defend against the incoming magma.
With no new magma emerging from the ground, Ye Tian had a chance to land…
Although Ye Tian had avoided the worst this time, he was somewhat apprehensive about the formation deployed by the three Ye elders.
The magma from beneath the ground, while comparable in heat to the Samadhi True Fire, was relentless.
For Ye Tian, relying solely on his strength, he couldn’t neutralize the heat of the magma with the Strength of Water and Clouds.
The only solution was to leave the area of the Ye elders’ formation.
But, as he attempted to flee, he would face the Ye elders’ blockade.