Chapter 1 The Beginning

Wan Lei was unaware that the little yellow dog was having an intense debate with the stone tablet. At this moment, he was genuinely awestruck by the formation array before him.

This formation array seemed to contain the profound mysteries of the boundless cosmos, possessing gates of life and points of death, yin and yang, birth and demise.

In Wan Lei's eyes, this formation embodied the mysteries of all opposing Dao rhymes in the world. Every line, every Dao rhyme, every flowing light in operation was so perfect, so captivating.

After examining the formation array, Wan Lei took several deep breaths to steady his mind.

This formation array had to be set up. It might even serve as a trump card in the future.

Unlike the previous formation array that had an unlimited supply of materials for testing, the stone tablet only provided one set for the Samsara Extermination Formation.

This demonstrated the preciousness of the materials and the power of the formation.

Wan Lei sat cross-legged, not rushing to set up the array. There was only one set of materials, and thus only one chance. Any mistake would render all his efforts futile.

Closing his eyes,

With the wind from the novel,

He simulated.

Wan Lei completely immersed himself in the comprehension of the formation array.

Fang Xiaoyu and the little yellow dog sat outside, watching him quietly.

To the little yellow dog, whether Wan Lei was learning formations or going out hunting, these times were all boring.

The only thing that interested it was eavesdropping on the conversations of Wan Lei and Yu when they were "sleeping." It was the only amusement in its otherwise tedious days.

For Fang Xiaoyu, going out hunting with Wan Lei was the happiest time.

As for Wan Lei's time spent learning formations, she didn't find it boring. She would just sit quietly, cultivating while watching him.

His serious expression,

Truly,

Was so handsome.

Even if he sat still for days, as long as she could look at Wan Lei, she wouldn't feel bored.

"Say, it's been ten days, why hasn't Wan Lei set up the formation yet? Wasn't it stipulated to be ten days?"

Fang Xiaoyu, holding a bowl of noodles, sat carelessly on a small stool, her demeanor completely devoid of any goddess-like qualities.

"There's only one chance. If it fails, it's all over. So, he needs to incubate it properly. Only when it's fully mature can we pick the fruit."

"Alright then, we'll just have to wait a little longer. Are you eating your noodles? You won't eat the noodles I made for you?"

Fang Xiaoyu's gaze suddenly turned dangerous.

The little yellow dog's expression immediately turned bitter. It looked down at the bowl of dark, unrecognizable, yet clearly not noodles, placed before it, contemplating whether eating it would lead to instant death.

It, the little yellow dog, was destined to escort the God of Showing Off to the immortal realm, with the glorious mission of blinding the dog eyes of those six useless individuals. If it were to be poisoned to death by eating noodles, to collapse halfway through its entrepreneurial journey, wouldn't that be a colossal joke?

But looking at Fang Xiaoyu, it seemed that if it refused to eat, it would likely endure a beating. This woman was no good person; her temper was explosive.

Hadn't they seen how miserably Young Master Lei was beaten by the "husband-and-wife" stick every day?

"That… I'm just too worried about Wan Lei. He's at a crucial stage of setting up the formation. Once he succeeds, we can leave the Thunder Star Sea."

"Oh really?"

Fang Xiaoyu's tone had become extremely dangerous.

"That… these noodles… look, Wan Lei is moving!"

The little yellow dog shouted excitedly, pointing at Wan Lei as if it had seen a savior.

Fang Xiaoyu's attention was immediately drawn by its cry.

The little yellow dog breathed a sigh of relief, having escaped the ordeal for today.

Wan Lei was indeed moving. One by one, he carefully placed the formation materials onto their respective nodes. Each material placed would connect with other formation points, with Dao rhymes flashing within and patterns flowing, all miraculously profound.

Wan Lei's focused appearance was as if he were completing a sacred and monumental construction project.

Fang Xiaoyu watched him dazedly, occasionally letting out silly laughs.

Alas, a woman in love loses a significant portion of her intelligence.

The little yellow dog rolled its eyes at Fang Xiaoyu's demeanor and, bored with watching her, turned its gaze towards the western sky.

Yes, the sunset was beautiful. Soon, however, the sunset could no longer be seen, obscured by the sky-shrouding tide of thunder beasts.

This tide of thunder beasts had come at a most inopportune time…

"Holy shit, a tide of thunder beasts!"

The little yellow dog leaped up.

Fang Xiaoyu was attracted by its shout and, upon seeing the boundless tide of thunder beasts to the west, immediately became tense.

"This tide of thunder beasts has come at a truly terrible time. Why did it arrive precisely during Wan Lei's critical moment of setting up the formation?!"

Fang Xiaoyu frowned, a sense of foreboding suddenly filling her.

This was because she saw, outside the grand formation to the west, two other formation arrays, within which resided two Grand Ascension stage thunder beasts!

The tide of thunder beasts arrived quickly, crashing thunderously into the Primordial Chaos Array, with a portion also striking the two formation arrays.

All three formation arrays vibrated violently.

"Don't worry, this grand formation has been reinforced by Wan Lei. Didn't it block the third and fourth tides of thunder beasts?

Even though Wan Lei is currently setting up the formation and cannot attend to other matters, blocking the tide of thunder beasts should still be possible."

The little yellow dog comforted Fang Xiaoyu.

"What if we add two Grand Ascension stage thunder beasts?"

Fang Xiaoyu looked at the two formation arrays outside, which were shaking even more violently, and felt a wave of panic.

"Well… the more debt you have, the less you worry. One thunder beast is a hassle, two are also a rush, so it shouldn't make much difference adding these two thunder beasts.

Besides, Little Lei had twenty formation arrays layered on those two. They should be able to hold on. We have to believe…"

*Crack!*

*Crack!*

Before the little yellow dog could finish speaking, the two formation arrays outside simultaneously emitted cracking sounds.

"Holy crap! Xiaoyu, you and Little Lei are truly of the same family! This crow's beak characteristic is contagious!"

The little yellow dog screamed in surprise.

"How can you blame me? It's clearly your crow's beak!"

"It's you!"

"It's you!"

The tide of thunder beasts outside would not become any gentler because of their argument. Seeing the cracks in the formation arrays that had been blasted by the thunder beast tide, the two Qilin and Xuan Tortoise beasts immediately became spirited. They attacked the formations that trapped them relentlessly.

Under the pincer attack from both inside and outside, the two formation arrays quickly collapsed.

Although they were twenty overlapping formation arrays, Wan Lei's formation arrays were far inferior to the Primordial Chaos Array personally set up by Squirrel. Those formation arrays collapsed one by one at a visible rate.

Finally…

*BOOM!!!*

"Awoo…"

The Qilin's formation array completely collapsed. Free, it let out an excited howl.

It had suffered greatly. First, it was trapped by Wan Lei for a year and a half. Then, after finally breaking free and leading its two companions to kill Wan Lei, one companion died, and the remaining two were sealed once more.

Despite being a mere ant, it could always achieve such heaven-defying feats.

The freed Qilin's most immediate desire was to find Wan Lei and take revenge. However, for now, it had to rescue the Xuan Tortoise first.