I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

The Stone Forest has a complex terrain, resembling a maze.

The towering limestone pillars stand densely, resembling a forest made of stone.

The stone peaks come in various shapes and sizes; some are sharp and steep, like blades; others are tall and straight, like towers.

The twenty-odd disciples from the Longyuan Sword Sect who had come to their aid huddled together, wary of any enemy launching a sneak attack.

"Don't trust your eyes. Sense the sword energy between you, and leave no opening!"

The disciple leading the team was named Wang Chao, a fourth-level Divine Realm cultivator from a family specializing in formations, and had a deep understanding of formations.

The Illusionary Array is a type of illusion array that specifically targets the mind; one must not lose composure within its formation.

At this moment, he saw the figures of Yang Mengxiao and her three companions, and his heart was filled with joy.

The illusion array cannot isolate the inside from the outside; any intruder can remove the array flags and break the array directly.

Although he didn't know the location of the battle flags, Wang Chao was confident he could find them; all he needed was Yang Mengxiao's cooperation.

Before they could even utter the words, Yang Mengxiao and the others rushed into the formation.

"You just came in like this? Didn't you see the formation here?!" Wang Chao said.

“Senior brother, we sword cultivators should forge ahead without hesitation,” Yang Mengxiao said.

"..."

Wang Chao didn't know how to refute it, as he himself was a sword cultivator.

He noticed that Shen Ming was a new face and was about to ask him something when he saw the limestone pillars begin to move, about to crash into them!

"Don't panic, the rock pillars can't actually move; it's an illusion," Wang Chao said.

However, when the enormous rock pillar actually appeared before them, the disciples of the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect still lost their composure and scattered.

The demonic cultivators from the Dragon Demon Palace emerged from within, their movements combined with the Illusionary Array, blurring the lines between reality and illusion, making them difficult to fathom.

Immediately, screams rang out!

At the very edge of the stone forest, atop the tallest rock pillar, the old man said smugly, "Now, they are all trapped like turtles in a jar."

“Not bad, Elder Wan, you’ve done a great service by annihilating this reinforcement team,” said the sinister young man beside him.

Like the Demon Heaven Sect, the Dragon Demon Palace also has six departments, eight gates, and four groups.

The young man is the young master of the Blood Dragon Sect, known as Blood Demon Child. He is ambitious and intends to make a significant contribution in this war.

The first step is to destroy one of the reinforcement teams.

Unlike killing formations, illusion formations can kill enemies in a short time, but their advantage lies in their difficulty to detect. This is why the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect team is trapped in the formation.

Now, it's like boiling a frog in lukewarm water; they're just waiting for the disciples of the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect to fall.

Ok?

Suddenly, Blood Demon and Elder Wan discovered an anomaly.

A young man who didn't seem to be a disciple of the Longyuan Sword Sect was moving alone within the formation.

Without a doubt, they became the target of the demonic cultivators within the formation.

Using the illusion array, the two demonic cultivators approached the boy and launched a fatal attack.

Upon seeing the young man frown, he swung his sword forcefully, instantly killing two demonic cultivators at the Divine Realm.

"Ok?"

Blood Demon Prince lowered his eyelids, his gaze unfriendly.

What just happened seemed like the illusion array had malfunctioned, and two demonic cultivators had offered their own heads right under someone's nose.

“This person must have mastered the way of the sword, and his will is firm and unwavering. Young Sect Master, killing such a prodigy would be a great achievement,” Elder Wan immediately said.

Upon hearing this, Blood Demon realized that it made perfect sense.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's kill him first."

"Leave it to me."

Elder Wan manipulated the array flags, concentrating the power of the Illusion Array on the area where the boy was located.

The pressure on Wang Chao and the others was greatly reduced, and Yan Zhu ran to another person's side.

"Who is he?" Wang Chao asked.

“The disciples from the Xuantian Sect who accompanied us,” Yang Mengxiao said.

"It seems this person is skilled in breaking formations, which has attracted the Dragon Demon Palace to concentrate their firepower. Let's take this opportunity to remove the main formation flag."

Wang Chao naturally wouldn't just stand there waiting; he immediately took action, leading the other disciples to search.

However, the Dragon Demon Palace had anticipated this, and no matter how hard they searched the entire Stone Forest, they couldn't find any trace of the array flags.

Wang Chao returned to his original spot, feeling secretly anxious.

Those Xuantian Sect disciples won't last long; when the time comes, their fate won't be any better.

Should we take this opportunity to break through?

Wang Chao was confident that he could lead half of his men to break through, but as a sword cultivator, how could he do that!

“Senior Brother Wang, it seems we are not needed,” Yang Mengxiao said, her tone strange.

"What do you mean?"

Wang Chao looked up and was shocked.

The Xuan Tian Sect disciple named Shen Ming was surrounded by eight moving rock pillars, from which countless demonic cultivators emerged to attack.

Even as an observer, it is difficult to see the movement trajectory of the demonic cultivator. In fact, amidst the changing light and shadow, several clones of a demonic cultivator appear as he rushes forward.

If they imagined themselves as Shen Ming, they would be dazzled and unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, dying from repeated attacks by the demonic cultivators.

However, this is not the case.

Shen Ming remained calm and composed, his longsword tracing beautiful arcs.

The sword strikes were fierce, like a raging storm!

Completely ignoring the illusion array, every move was perfectly timed, accurately blocking the enemy's attacks while quickly counterattacking.

Where sword shadows flashed, demonic cultivators fell one after another.

A demonic cultivator conjured more than ten figures, some real and some fake, each making different movements.

As a result, Shen Ming seemed to have gained supernatural insight, and with a backhand strike, he pierced the true form.

"He's as strong as a war god!"

The disciples of the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect were amazed; they were overwhelmed by the Illusionary True Formation.

As a result, Shen Ming was surprisingly powerful in the face of the fully-powered Illusionary Array.

"He's not just proficient in formations, he's practically a master of formations."

Wang Chao had some understanding of formations and knew that Shen Ming was able to do this not only because of his exceptional intelligence, but also because of his mastery of formations, which allowed him to see through the illusions and the realities.

What he didn't understand was that formations required experience to accumulate, so how did Shen Ming, who was so young, with such extraordinary swordsmanship, manage to do it!

You can't start cultivating from the womb, can you?

What the disciples of the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect didn't know was that Shen Ming was actually completely confused.

"Where is the formation? Why can't I see its power? Why are these demonic cultivators rushing headlong into my sword?"

He doesn't understand!

He was still a little nervous when he entered the formation.

Is this the result?

The illusion array is so realistic that it deceives the mind, causing one to believe that what one sees is all fake.

The demonic cultivator, who conjured ten clones, was full of confidence, believing that Shen Ming would not be able to detect his true form.

Shen Ming only believed what he saw; in his eyes, there was no clone at all!

This demonic cultivator made numerous mistakes and charged forward recklessly.

"Has he always been this brave?"

Shen Ming pierced his throat with a single sword strike, utterly baffled.

Finally, he came to a conclusion: What a piece of garbage formation!

……

On the towering stone pillar, Blood Dragon Prince stood with a gloomy expression, his gaze seemingly capable of killing.

Elder Wan was pale and his whole body was soaked in cold sweat.

No matter how he checked, the Illusion Array was functioning normally.

No matter how certain he was, the boy did not possess any treasures that could resist the formation, and was genuinely suffering the effects of the Illusionary Reality Formation.

That's it, the study of formations is gone!!!