This is within an array, and under his control, the location of the array's core is not fixed, precisely to prevent Tuoba San from finding him at the array's core...

There are many ways to break a formation, the most common being to destroy its core, which will naturally cause the formation to dissipate...

Alternatively, one could find the patterns in the formation's operation and attack its weaknesses with overwhelming force to break it...

Such a method of breaking the formation requires a thorough understanding of formations. Without any prior experience with formations, it's hard to say whether one has even heard of the Eight Gates Soul-Locking Formation, let alone understand it. He only decided to use the Eight Gates Soul-Locking Formation at the last minute; he simply didn't believe that Tuoba San could have prepared in advance…

Another method to break the formation is to directly break through it with absolute power. This method usually occurs when a weaker party traps a stronger one, and the stronger party needs to be a hundred times stronger than the weaker one. This requires a difference of one or two major realms...

However, both he and Tuoba San were Saint-level beings. Even if Tuoba San possessed power surpassing that of a Martial Saint, as a prodigy, he was not someone like Karami who could be easily manipulated. He was the second most outstanding prodigy of the Qingyun Sect, and his strength was undeniable…

If he still couldn't gain the upper hand under these circumstances, he felt he might as well hang himself from a tree in the southeast...

Tuoba San did not act immediately, but instead sensed the power of the Eight Gates Soul-Locking Array…

It seemed that an invisible force was suppressing the circulation of spiritual energy within Tuoba San's body, preventing even his divine soul from straying too far from his body...

This is the sealing power inherent in the formation. The longer you stay inside the formation, the stronger the sealing power becomes, until finally the enemy is completely sealed and becomes a lamb to the slaughter.

He could sense the approximate location of the array's core, but the cautious Xiang Taiyan didn't stay still. Instead, he kept changing the location of the array's core...

The Emperor's Sword appeared in Tuoba San's hand, and then he stabbed it fiercely into the ground...

boom…

Centered on the Human Emperor Sword, a massive shockwave spread outwards...

This scene nearly scared Xiang Taiyan to death, because the sword strike pierced right through the array's protective barrier...

Although the power of the formation quickly patched up the breach, this forced Xiang Taiyan to become even more cautious…

If Tuoba San had continued his attack, he might have broken through the formation from the ground...

Fortunately, the power of the formation was continuous, otherwise there would have been no way to quickly patch up the loopholes!

Tuoba San felt the Emperor's Sword being bounced back, and a smile appeared on his lips. It seemed that the Eight Gates Soul-Locking Array wasn't as powerful as he had imagined...

Before he could continue his attack, Xiang Taiyan had already manipulated the formation to launch his own attack…

The first wave of attack was powered by the element of metal in the Five Elements theory!

The boundless power of gold transformed into a flying sword, hurtling straight towards Tuoba San…

Bang bang bang…

The sound of clashing weapons rang out, and Tuoba San easily blocked all the metal power...

Before Tuoba San could react, the ground trembled violently as if an earthquake had struck, and earth energy coalesced into countless earth giants that charged towards Tuoba San…

These giants are clumsy, displaying only simple fighting instincts; facing such a battle would be utterly unchallenging…

But soon it started to rain. The raindrops fell slowly, and once they got close to Tuoba San, the raindrops would turn into fine needles and pierce his vital points...

Countless vines, like giant serpents, shot out from the ground, attacking Tuoba San together with the earth giant…

When the mud giant gets close to Tuoba San, it will breathe fire...

Xiang Taiyan actually gathered the power of the five elements to launch an attack on Tuoba San, which did indeed cause Tuoba San some trouble...

The mud giants are practically indestructible; if you break them apart, they'll immediately reform...

Moreover, Tuoba San had to face attacks from all directions: vines, rain, flying swords, giants, flames...

"Tuoba San, admit defeat, and I might spare your life. As long as you kneel down, apologize to me, and fulfill the bet, our feud will be wiped clean..."

Seeing that he had gained the upper hand, Xiang Taiyan began to feel smug and planned to use psychological tactics to break down Tuoba San's resolve first...

"Are you still half asleep? Do you really think you've got me all figured out?"

Tuoba San's tone was calm; even in the midst of battle, he remained composed and showed no sign of panic...

"Hmph! Since that's how it is, then enjoy it..."

Xiang Taiyan's voice echoed within the formation, an air of complete certainty of victory...

"Haha... Look at Tuoba San's pathetic state, it really shows how pathetic he is, young master..."

"Exactly, he's brainless. Daring to oppose the young master, he deserves to be trapped in the formation..."

"I can't wait to see him bark like a dog..."

"Hurry up and call more people. We need to show more people what kind of person this newly promoted guest retainer is..."

"That's right, since he doesn't want to admit defeat, let him embarrass himself to the fullest. He asked for it..."

"That feels so good... That's it, beat him up..."

The group discussed Tuoba San inside the formation, seemingly convinced that defeat was inevitable...

They don't even hide it from me, their father, when they discuss things...

I sneered inwardly. So what if we gained a slight advantage? Is it really worth such petty smugness?

They're a bunch of people who never learn from their mistakes. They completely failed to learn from the experience of the first match, where they were the ones who mocked others so vehemently, only to be swiftly proven wrong in the end...

This is only the beginning, and they can't help but start mocking us...

I thought to myself, "You guys are just asking for trouble. The more people shake this up, the more humiliated you all become..."

The powerful figures within the sect had already noticed the situation, but Daoist Xiang stopped Qingyunzi from intervening...

The Murong family was also secretly gathering their strength. If Tuoba San failed, they would definitely swarm him and ensure that he would not leave the Eight Gates Soul Locking Formation alive.

Xuanshan and Baizu looked at me with concern, but seeing my calm expression, they couldn't understand where my confidence came from...

At this moment, within the formation, Tuoba San suddenly soared into the sky, an invincible aura emanating from him, causing any attacks that approached him to falter for a moment…

In that instant, the longsword in Tuoba San's hand released boundless sword intent, instantly wiping out all attacks...

This left those outside the formation speechless with shock; this was just too powerful…

However, the Eight Gates Soul-Locking Formation was not so easily broken. The instant Tuoba San cleared the Five Elements attack, a gust of cold wind blew by...

The invisible attacks kept raining down on Tuoba San, making it impossible for him to defend against them...

Extreme Yin Power is a force within the Eight Gates Soul-Locking Array. It can blow a person's soul away from their body, making it nourishment for the array...

However, Tuoba San cultivated the most yang and powerful energy, so this extremely yin energy couldn't truly harm him...