The War God's Homecoming
Chapter 402 Breaking The Formation Together

Chapter 402 Breaking the Formation Together

"Yeah," Billy nodded in response. He had already noticed something was amiss.

The positions of these stone pillars might appear random, but someone skilled in arcane formations could see that they had been deliberately arranged.

"Ivy, use your power to block the God-Emperor's Chi while I try to decipher the formation." Billy continued.

"Got it!" Ivy Chandler responded. She wielded her ancient sword, creating sharp and powerful sword Chi to protect them.

Billy stood still, studying the arrangement of the stone pillars. Then, he entered a brief state of meditation, his formidable spiritual energy sweeping over him. After a few minutes, Billy opened his eyes, a glint of realization in his pupils. He then said, "Ivy, go to the side of the stone coffin."

"Okay," Ivy said, waving her sword and escorting Billy toward the center.

"Ivy, if my speculation is correct, this stone coffin is the core of this formation," Billy continued. "I'll cut off the formation lines connecting the stone coffin and the nine stone pillars. You can then try to destroy those pillars."

"Alright!"

With a whoosh, Billy gripped the Bloodshadow Fury Blade and rapidly unleashed numerous crimson blade beams. Billy's Chi cover enveloped both of them and the stone coffin, keeping the God-Emperor's Chi at bay.

"Let's do it!" After about two minutes, Billy shouted.

"Okay!" Ivy Chandler replied. She swiftly moved and sent nine sword Chi strikes toward the nine stone pillars.

A series of crisp sounds echoed as the nine stone pillars were cut down. Simultaneously, countless muffled sounds followed as the God-Emperor's Chi exploded, dissipating into nothingness. The entire space fell silent.

"Billy, we did it!" Ivy Chandler said with a hint of joy, her eyes filled with admiration for Billy. As a once-in-a-millennium genius of Secret Essences, Billy was the only person she genuinely admired. Whether it was martial arts, medicine, or arcane arts, he was the most talented individual she had ever encountered.

"Yeah," Billy smiled and said, "I'll go call them in."

Shortly after, Casey's group entered the space. They saw the horrifying blade marks on the walls and floor and couldn't help but swallow nervously. They didn't need to ask; they knew the previous battle had been intense.

"How did you manage it?" When Inkforge entered the space, he found that all the God-Emperor's Chi in the cave had disappeared, and the nine stone pillars had been severed. He wore an expression of shock. When they had first entered this space, two War God-Emperors and three War Emperors had failed to destroy even a single stone pillar. Now, Billy and Ivy Chandler had solved it in just over ten minutes.

"There is nothing my boss and sister can't handle!" Stout chimed in at just the right moment.

"Flattery expert!" Judge playfully slapped the back of Stout's head.

"I'm just stating the facts!" Stout rubbed his head and walked around the stone coffin.

"Boss, I'm afraid this stone coffin won't be that easy to open." Casey said as he examined the coffin. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

There were no visible seams between the lid and the main body of the coffin, making it look like a solid piece of stone.

"Let me give it a try!" Vermilion Bird said as he drew his warblade and struck the coffin.

A clear sound rang out, but the coffin remained undisturbed, showing only a shallow blade mark.

"Is it really that formidable?" Black Tortoise exclaimed.

Aside from Billy and Ivy Chandler, the others were all shocked. If it were an ordinary coffin, Vermilion Bird's strike would have easily split it in half. But now, not even a small piece of stone had come off. "Ivy, do you see anything?" Billy looked at Ivy Chandler and smiled.

"This coffin, like the nine stone pillars earlier, is also infused with a formation." Ivy Chandler said with a faint smile. "This War God-Emperor is evidently a master of arcane formations."

"Well done, Ivy, you saw through it immediately." Billy praised.

"What?" Judge exclaimed in surprise. "Even this small coffin can have a formation?"

"Judge, you're underestimating it." Stout added. "From what I know, some grandmasters of formations can even set up a formation on their fingernails."

"Really?" Judge wore a disbelieving expression.

"Indeed." Ivy Chandler smiled. "Throughout history, arcane formations have been as vast and profound as martial arts, but in modern times, fewer people study formations, so they've gradually faded from our view."

"Ivy, can you break this formation?" Frostblade asked.

"I can give it a try, but we don't know what's inside. If it's also the God-Emperor's Chi, we might be in trouble."

She turned to Bill and asked, "Billy, what do you think?"

"Give it a try." Billy nodded slightly, then looked at Casey. "Lead everyone back to the entrance, and if anything happens, evacuate as soon as possible."

"Understood!" Casey nodded solemnly and led the group back.

"Billy, then I'll begin." Ivy Chandler asked.

"Yeah," Billy nodded. "Be careful."

He knew that Ivy Chandler's expertise in formations was on par with his own, so he let her have a go at it. He kept a close eye on her, ready to react if anything went wrong. "Okay," Ivy Chandler said with a nod before carefully examining the stone coffin.

After a while, Ivy placed her hand on the lid of the stone coffin and simultaneously released a powerful mental force that enveloped the entire coffin. As time passed, approximately ten minutes later, Ivy Chandler's eyes suddenly lit up. Then, with a graceful step, she moved to the other end of the stone coffin and placed her hand on it once again. An immensely powerful force surged from her palm into the coffin. In the next moment, a brick-sized stone block slowly rose from the center of the coffin lid.

"Ivy, get back!" Just then, Billy shouted.

Ivy Chandler seemed to have sensed the danger and her pupils contracted slightly as she swiftly moved away. Just as the two of them had moved about ten meters away from the stone coffin, a cylindrical light barrier descended rapidly from the ceiling, enclosing the entire coffin in the center. Within the cylindrical light barrier, powerful God-Emperor's Chi rushed in all directions, creating a violent gust of wind. If they had been a second slower, they would have undoubtedly suffered serious injuries.

"Billy, that protruding stone block is the core of the formation!"

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