Chen Zhou felt waves of fatigue wash over him, and he could clearly feel that the true energy in his dantian was almost depleted. Chen Zhou could also clearly see the bottom of the poisonous tree root.
Previously, Chen Zhou could only see a small part of the poisonous tree's root, but now he can see almost the entire root.
This shows the extent to which Chen Zhou's true energy had been depleted.
"It's over. There's still about a quarter left to complete. Your current true energy won't last until then," Elder Ren said helplessly.
Hearing what Elder Ren said, Chen Zhou felt very helpless. He knew his own situation best. The formation was about to be completed, but he was in great pain. Not only was his true energy exhausted, but he was also feeling listless and extremely tired.
Although Chen Zhou could control these, he could not control the depletion of his true energy; he was willing but unable to do so.
"He can't hold on any longer..." Yu Qirui said helplessly. It seems that this kind of thing can't be forced.
"Can't we really hold on for just a little longer?" Yu Junya said with great regret. She also hoped that Chen Zhou could hold on for the last bit of time. Once the fourth formation was set up, the formation would be complete.
"The amount of true energy required for this formation far exceeds your imagination. I just maintained the formation for an hour, and my true energy was completely exhausted," Yu Qirui explained to Yu Junya.
This formation is far more complex than Yu Junya imagined.
"You're at the Fusion stage, how could you not last as long as him?" Yu Junya said in surprise. He had thought Yu Qirui had only suffered a minor injury, but he hadn't expected that he had exhausted his true energy.
This is a rare occurrence for a powerful cultivator at the fourth stage of Core Formation; it's generally difficult for them to experience a depletion of true energy. This is because upon reaching the fourth stage of Core Formation, one already possesses a vast amount of true energy, along with the existence of a dantian.
Moreover, Yu Qirui is a powerful cultivator in the Fusion stage! His true energy must be greater than Chen Zhou's, who is only in the Foundation Establishment stage.
How is that possible?
This was far beyond Yu Junya's comprehension. Furthermore, while maintaining the formation, Chen Zhou also had to use his true energy to set up the next formation. The consumption of true energy in this way undoubtedly far exceeded the true energy used for maintenance.
That means the man not far ahead has far more true energy than Yu Qirui, who is in the fusion stage?
“That’s true. You only know how difficult it is once you’ve experienced it,” Yu Qirui said.
No sooner had Yu Qirui finished speaking than new noises came from Chen Zhou's side.
Chen Zhou's true energy was completely depleted.
Chen Zhou's movements came to a complete stop. Without the protection of Chen Zhou's true energy, the fourth formation began to slowly disappear, line by line.
Unsuccessfully set up formations will begin to dissipate after losing their protective energy, because they lack the laws governing formations and therefore cannot exist.
Chen Zhou had lost all his strength and could only watch helplessly as the array lines he had just set up with all his true energy disappeared.
“It failed…” Yu Qirui muttered, staring intently in Chen Zhou’s direction.
The expectation on everyone's faces slowly turned into disappointment. Yu Junya clenched her hands tightly. They could only watch helplessly as the various formations and arrays disappeared.
"Go and summon all the tribe members who are learning formations right now!" Yu Qirui immediately said to a soldier beside him.
“Chief, but… they are all children… they must stay in the tribe and cannot leave… especially near the sacred tree, it’s too dangerous here…” the soldier replied with difficulty.
The words conveyed a deeper meaning: now that there is an outsider here at the sacred tree, the tribe's hopes must absolutely not be brought here; it's too dangerous!
"Don't you understand me? Go and bring them here right now!" Yu Qirui shouted.
The formation is now down to its final step: simply use your true energy to outline the lines. Those children have been learning for so long, they should know how to do this by now, right? Even if they don't, just being able to observe this divine formation will be of great benefit to them.
“Chief, please calm down. The old chieftain has already given the order. You are no longer the chief of the Inatal tribe and have no right to challenge the rules of the Inatal tribe,” another soldier said sternly.
Although they had just seen a glimmer of hope for the formation, didn't they ultimately fail? It's very possible that this person will run away with the scroll in the next second. They absolutely cannot leave this place, this is the old patriarch's instruction. If they let that formation master go, they will all be criminals of the tribe!
"The old patriarch's order?" Yu Qirui asked curiously. He had not received any relevant information and did not expect that the old patriarch had secretly tricked him.
This was something Yu Qirui never expected.
It seems I'm still too inexperienced.
"Hmph!" Yu Qirui snorted coldly.
"Brother Chery, look! The battle line has stopped and disappeared!" Yu Junya shouted.
After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes were once again focused on Chen Zhou.
At this moment, nearly a quarter of the formation line in front of Chen Zhou disappeared. Chen Zhou had only completed three-quarters of it, and now that a quarter of it had disappeared, it was equivalent to only having one-half left. Now that the formation line had stopped disappearing, it meant that things had taken a turn for the better!
The next moment, Chen Zhou was enveloped in a layer of gold.
Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon.
Chen Zhou whispered "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon," and immediately he transformed into a golden figure.
Chen Zhou had his back to Yu Qirui and everyone else, and now seeing the changes in Chen Zhou, everyone was amazed.
"This is... the martial arts of the Vajra Temple? Is he from the Vajra Temple?" Yu Qirui said slowly.
Although Chen Zhou's true energy is now depleted, the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon possesses the divine power of the Dragon Buddha!
Now Chen Zhou felt that the previous fatigue had been washed away and his body was full of power!
Chen Zhou is now going to use the power of the Dragon Buddha to outline the fourth formation!
Golden lines slowly appeared, forming a stark contrast to the white lines from before. This time, Chen Zhou's formation speed was increasing rapidly.
Chen Zhou seemed to have rediscovered the feeling he had when sketching the array before—the feeling of being able to sketch it out quickly.
"What exactly is that golden array?! It feels like its speed and power far exceed true qi!" Yu Junya exclaimed in surprise. Chen Zhou was now radiating golden light, with the power of the Dragon Buddha appearing continuously.
Chen Zhou quickly sketched out the fourth formation.
The entire formation immediately shone brightly.
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