Chapter 97: Human Array, Barbarous Era

  "What's this?"

  Xu Yang was sorting out the spoils of war when he found several small flags in Peng Yaozong's storage ring. His heart skipped a beat as he hastily took them out to examine them.

  Each flag in this set is only one foot high and triangular in shape, with intricate and mysterious patterns engraved on it.

  "What's going on with these array flags?!" Xu Yang was shocked. On these array flags, there seemed to be a subtle flow of mysterious energy, and they were ringing out without any wind.

  Formation method belongs to a high-level branch of talismans, which can be divided into several categories according to their functions, such as sealing formations, killing formations, and escaping formations. If classified by the rank of formation methods, they can also be divided into three levels: human, earth, and heaven.

  The Heaven Escaping Formation is a famous formation in the Escaping Formations, also known as the Heaven Stage Formation. It is said to be able to shuttle through space and is an essential tool for escaping from home, traveling, killing people, and stealing goods.

  How could such a precious array appear in a Xuan Shi's storage ring?

  Xu Yang carefully examined and found that there were only eight flags in total, with the mysterious patterns on top similar to those of the Tian Dun Array diagram, but not actually the real Tian Dun Array diagram.

  "It's a human escape diagram," Xǔ Yáng said with some regret. "Although the human escape diagram can also traverse space, it starts relatively slowly and requires some time to prepare. Moreover, there are greater restrictions. What a pity, it's not the Heavenly Escape Great Array."

  Compared to Li Wang's "Dun Di Fu", this array diagram has its own merits. The Dun Di Fu is easier to make and doesn't require high-quality materials, but it can only be used once. This array diagram, on the other hand, is more difficult to create and requires stricter material standards, but it can be used multiple times as long as there is sufficient Xuan Li infused into it.

  What makes Xu Yang even more valuable is the upgrade potential of the Human Escape Array. As long as there are enough materials, with this set of Human Escape Arrays as a support, he can upgrade all the way and transform it into a true Heavenly Escape Great Array.

  It seems that this should be the trump card for Peng Ya Zong, the proud son of the Peng family in Giant Source City. At first, Peng Ya Zong underestimated Xu Yang and others, and didn't even take out his array chart. In the end, when he used the Shura Ghost Knife to make a desperate bid for victory, even if he wanted to take out the array chart, it would have been impossible.

  Xu Yang suddenly thought of Li Wang and Yu Xuan Yu, who at the time of their confrontation with Peng Yaozong, initially out of pride, did not take the "Ji Xuan Dan", and later in the midst of a fierce battle, had no chance to use it, resulting in severe injuries.

  "It seems that in the future when facing strong enemies, it's best to use the life-saving trump card as soon as possible, don't wait until the fight starts, there won't be time to use it then, and that would be a disaster."

  Xu Yang continued to head towards the First Layer of the Heavenly Palace after he had finished his recovery. After killing the four people from the Giant Source City, the bloodlines on his body had already reached an unprecedented level, as if he had been pulled out from a pool of blood.

  The grand hall was spacious and much larger than the Colosseum.

  Two rows of gilded carvings stood facing each other. What caught Xu Yang's attention was that these carvings did not resemble humans, some had four eyes and two mouths, others had eight arms and three heads, they were over ten feet tall, extremely ferocious and terrifying.

  The statue in the main hall is cast entirely in gold.

  The statue has a robust and beautiful physique, with every inch of its body perfectly proportioned. If it were any larger, it would be cumbersome; if it were any smaller, it would be too thin. It has three heads and eight arms, with a vertical pupil on each of its forehead and back of the head. Each of its eight arms holds a different weapon, including swords, spears, halberds, and curved knives.

  "Although it's just a statue, the aura emanating from it is still enough to shake my mind." Xu Yang took a deep breath, his mental state was strong and resilient, and even if the grand momentum of the Mystic Sect were to descend upon him, it wouldn't be able to affect his mental state so greatly. From this, one can see just how formidable the true person behind this golden statue must be; perhaps even the Mystic Emperor wouldn't be a match for them.

  "This place is filled with mysterious energy, there should be an array of laws shrouding it, let me observe it carefully." Xu Yang had studied arrays extensively and with the chest-front bead, a powerful tool for breaking arrays, he was fearless.

  Xu Yang measured the grand hall and finally determined four suspicious points. He swept away the dust on the ground, concentrated his mind to observe, and indeed found the formation pattern.

  "These formations are so profound and mysterious, I've never seen them before." Xu Yang's heart was shaken. The golden age's formation methods, he was mostly familiar with, but these formations he could only make out a general idea of.

  Thinking of the ferocious carvings in the grand hall, Xu Yang felt a sense of wonder: "This shouldn't be a relic from the Golden Age, it might date back to the previous era... the Barbaric Era!"

  This world can be divided into five eras since the separation of heaven and earth and the descent of all things.

  Billions of years ago in the mythological era, the gods were incredibly powerful and dominated the Tianxuan Continent.

  For unknown reasons, gods fell one after another, and then the ancient era began. The Tianxuan Continent became a paradise for birds and beasts.

  Wings spread to cover the sky, golden giant Peng, swallowing rivers and lakes, giant Kun... opening eyes for day, closing eyes for night, candle dragon...... countless heavenly born beasts with powerful strength contend for dominance.

  Until a million years ago, the Wan Zu Hui Meng, countless humanoid tribes joined hands to resist alien beasts, which ended the ancient era, and from then on, the Tian Xuan continent entered the barbaric era.

  In this era, the power of humanity is very weak and their fate is very tragic. They can't even fill their stomachs or cover their bodies, and they also have to worry about being slaughtered and devoured by alien barbarians.

  Finally, 100,000 years ago, a stunning figure emerged among the human race, who called himself Xuan Tian Shang Di. In just one day, he exterminated seventy-four branches of cannibalistic tribes and intimidated the barbarians.

  The Supreme Emperor of the Mystic Heavens initiated the Eight Extremes Cultivation System suitable for humanity, from then on, humanity gradually grew stronger and eventually replaced the humanoid alien tribe's rule, marking the beginning of the Golden Age.

  Xu Yang was well aware that the Golden Age had only lasted for 100,000 years before the heavens and earth underwent a massive transformation, causing the mysterious powers to disappear and making it impossible for powerful mystics to be born again. Thus, the mortal civilization rose, and the era of mortals arrived.

  The gilded statues in the great hall should be the images of alien barbarians.

  Xu Yang memorized these formations and then grabbed the back of Fei Qiu's neck skin, placing it on top of the formations.

  The fat ball grumbled discontentedly, then suddenly sensed the surging Xuanli, and its small eyes instantly shone with a sharp light. It opened its disproportionately large mouth and began to absorb the Xuanli from the formation diagram on this land.

  Rumble!

  The great hall shook with a loud rumble, and debris filled the air.

  Xu Yang's Xuanli transformed into a transparent protective cover, isolating the dust. With his control over Xuanli, he achieved this with ease. If it were any other Xuan Master, it would be very difficult to create such a protective cover.

  "It seems like a big shot has come out... doesn't want me to break through easily." Xǔ Yáng muttered.

  Suddenly, a beast's roar shook the sky!

  "This aura is at least ten times stronger than the fierce beasts that were slaughtered along the way!" Xu Yang hastily retracted his fat ball and drew out his Songwen sword, fully on guard.

  A loud crash, a huge object jumped down and landed in front of Xu Yang.

  This is a one-zhang-tall monster with four ape-like arms, its entire body covered in red fur, and a pair of eyes that are bright red like blood.

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