Even so, the five of them were exhausted after the battle, and their leather armor was torn in several places. This was because they were unable to dodge in time and were scratched by the corpse wolves. Fortunately, none of them were seriously injured; they were just minor injuries that could be bandaged up.
After the Cloud Dragon Three Appearances Formation was broken, the group was almost exhausted, especially Qin Yue, whose vital energy and killing intent were nearly depleted.
"Fortunately, these corpse wolves don't have any blood-smoke-like energy, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to break the Two Dragons Emerging from Water Formation," Huang Yuqi said with some surprise.
"I've only studied it, and I mostly practice in drills. I never imagined that a real war would be so difficult," Li Chongyi said with rare humility.
"Hehe! In war, orcs don't understand battle formations. The most troublesome thing is their blood and gore smoke, which forms a continuous cloud." Qin Yue said with a smile.
“Yes, the qi and blood smoke, when connected, not only slows people down and makes them weak, but also increases the strength of the beast race. Only qi and blood evil qi can resist it,” Huang Yuqi agreed.
Having never experienced war, Qin Mu could only listen silently and remember these things. Judging from the expressions of Yanran and Li Chongyi, they probably hadn't witnessed large-scale battles either. Qin Yue was understandable, given that the Three Passes region had frequent conflicts with the Wolf Clan. Huang Yuqi, on the other hand, piqued Qin Mu's curiosity even more; judging from her demeanor, she clearly had deep experience with such matters.
After resting for another half hour, they set off again. "This is a four-gate encirclement formation. It sounds complicated, but the corpse wolves don't know how to adapt. Once inside the formation, just block the four paths and prevent them from flanking us," Li Chongyi said confidently after several attempts.
"One formation after another, I'm afraid there are still Five Tigers and Sheep Formation, Six Ding and Six Jia Formation, Big Dipper Formation, Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, and Nine Sons Linked Formation behind us. No matter how hard we try, we only have five people. Unless Brother Qin Mu uses the battle poem again, after all, no matter how powerful the battle formation is, it still depends on strength," Huang Yuqi reminded seriously.
“Using battle poems is not a problem, but with my strength, I can only use them twice at most before I need to rest. There are countless levels ahead, and we don’t have that much time,” Qin Mu replied.
"Don't worry, everyone. Although there are still those enemy formations behind us, there will only be a maximum of three hundred corpse wolves," Qin Yue reassured them.
"Is that so! That makes sense!" Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Three hundred corpse wolves had already made them so miserable; any more would have meant killing them instead of choosing an inheritance.
"Even so, the Five Tigers and Sheep Formation is manageable, but the Six Ding and Six Jia formations and the Big Dipper formation are completely beyond my understanding. Although these corpse wolves don't understand qi and blood, nor do they know how to coordinate, their formations are simple to coordinate, making them extremely difficult to deal with," Li Chongyi said with a wry smile.
Although the child was somewhat arrogant, he was at least self-aware and didn't pretend to know what he didn't, which made Qin Mu feel a little favorably towards him. Of course! This might also be because he was worried about being exposed later and putting himself in danger.
“From the One-Character Long Snake Formation to the Nine-Child Linked Formation, they can actually be transformed into each other. Corpse Wolf doesn’t understand these things, so leave the rest to me. Only the final challenge, the Ambush from Ten Sides, will probably require Brother Qin Mu’s battle poems to help us out,” Huang Yuqi said.
“No problem!” Qin Mu replied.
After discussing the matter, the five of them went forward again. This time, the battle was much more difficult, and apart from Xiangli Yanran, the other four were injured.
Qin Yue revealed another trump card: her blood and killing intent were mixed with an explosive aura, accompanied by a rolling heat wave.
"This is the Nine-Linked Formation, with each link interlocking. Yanran breaks through one point, and everyone else quickly eliminates her. We'll defeat them one by one," Huang Yuqi pointed forward and shouted.
"Kill!" The five shouted, and following Xiangli Yanran, they formed an arrowhead and charged forward.
The five people were covered in blood and their leather armor was tattered, showing how arduous their journey had been. However, their aura was fierce, a stark contrast to when they first entered the secret realm.
With Huang Yuqi's guidance, although each level was more difficult than the last, they still managed to get through safely.
The corpse wolves, enhanced by the formation, gained an extra layer of coordination, which was why they were injured.
Now, the five of them are cunning and ruthless, each sword strike capable of killing a corpse wolf.
"Ambush from Ten Sides, to put it bluntly, means surrounding the enemy and using the advantage of numbers to eliminate them with multiple forces. We only have five people, so this is our biggest disadvantage. The final hurdle depends on you, Brother Qin Mu." After resting for a full hour, Huang Yuqi explained as she stood at the entrance of the last passage of the ten checkpoints.
"Okay! Buy me some time." Qin Mu nodded.
"Um!"
The group responded and then walked into the passage with great enthusiasm.
Upon emerging, it immediately appeared in the center of the hall. As soon as it appeared, corpse wolves roared and charged towards it from all directions.
"A spirited and carefree young man"
The left lead is yellow,
Qing Cang on the right,
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"Looking northwest, shoot down the heavenly wolf!" He began writing with the rabbit-hair purple bamboo brush he had already taken in his hand. As soon as he finished speaking, more than fifty soldiers appeared, as did an armored general carrying a bow and arrow.
"Kill!" With soldiers transformed from battle poems leading the way, Xiangli Yanran and the other two also charged forward, leaving only Huang Yuqi to protect Qin Mu.
With someone holding the line, the fight became much easier for the group. What pleased Qin Mu the most was that the armored generals were still getting kills with every arrow, without missing a single shot.
Although some soldiers formed from the aura of righteousness were scattered, with the help of the five of them, this level was easily ended.
"Haha! We've finally passed these ten trials!" Li Chongyi laughed loudly. Actually, he and Qin Mu were in similar situations; the two of them were the most vulnerable.
Although Li Chongyi is stronger in close combat, Qin Mu and Huang Yuqi are better off because Qin Yue is taking care of them.
After passing through these ten levels, Li Chongyi almost burst into tears, because Qin Yue had explained that these military formation levels were the most difficult to fight.
"Let's go! Let's see what we've got!" Qin Yue said with a smile.
Although they were very tired, they still walked into the resting place with excitement and anticipation.
An identical room, six boxes, placed on a table.
Seeing the expectant looks in everyone's eyes, Qin Yue did not hesitate and opened the box directly.
"This is a fasting pill!" The smallest box was opened, and unsurprisingly, it contained supplies as well.
"This is the Five Elements Pill, which is very important to our Qin family." The second box was opened, revealing a jade bottle inside. Qin Yue opened it, glanced at it, and said excitedly.
"In that case, Sister Qin, please accept it!" Huang Yuqi said with a smile.
Qin Mu didn't know the uses of the Five Elements Pill, so of course she wouldn't argue. Li Chongyi, no matter what, was too embarrassed to argue, so he generously said, "Yes! Miss Qin, please accept it."
"Thank you everyone!" Qin Yue said, then happily put the bottle away.
Although these boxes have array patterns, everyone knows they are valuable items, but unfortunately they cannot be taken out, so no one cares about them.
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