175: Breaking through the formation

Ten Thousand Blades hung in the air, their Saber Qi vast and the array's power terrifying, making people feel fear just by looking at it from afar.

Within that great Heaven Saber Array, nine glowing portals gushed forth Immortal Qi, strand after strand, captivating one's heart.

"The Opportunity left by an ancient God King might help me make up for past deficiencies!"

Hong Yu stood before the myriad Heaven Sabers, his eyes gradually firming.

Whoosh!

The next moment, Hong Yu's Aura erupted, and he shot into the Ten Thousand Blades God-Slaying Formation like an arrow released from a bowstring.

He was very strong; with his full power unleashed, his might was comparable to a flawless Prodigy, and he withstood the first three thousand sabers head-on.

In less than half an incense stick's time, he arrived before the first bronze gate.

"He passed!"

"As expected of Hong Yu!"

Everyone was astonished. The number one Prodigy among the ten great Prodigies truly lived up to his reputation. His swift and decisive progress through the array left people marveling.

At this moment, if Hong Yu wished, he could directly reach out and push open that bronze gate, entering it to seize the Opportunity.

However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, people noticed that Hong Yu did not move to the side but instead looked determinedly towards the deepest part of the Heavenly Palace.

That was the only golden gate among the nine gates!

"Hiss~"

"Could it be that Hong Yu wants to push through in one go and enter the golden gate?!"

Many Prodigies gasped.

This… this isn't appropriate, is it?

One must know that Dongfang Xiang and others were present.

That golden gate in the deepest part must be what they desired.

If Hong Yu tried to get there first, how could they stand by and do nothing?

With this thought, many people's gazes simultaneously turned towards Dongfang Xiang, Lan Qiaomeng, Zhou Aofeng, and Shen Tanlang.

As expected, everyone detected a cold glint in the eyes of the four of them.

However, when some people looked at Lin Yang, they found him looking calm, seemingly unconcerned that Hong Yu was attempting to reach the final golden gate in one go.

"Charge!"

Hong Yu lightly shouted, his entire body glowing, his vigorous Qi and blood surging like an ocean. He charged forward, quickly enduring the test of four thousand Heaven Sabers.

At this point, after passing the position of four thousand Heaven Sabers, his speed slowed down slightly.

This was also the location of the last bronze gate.

Next, he was going to challenge the silver gates.

However, just when everyone thought that the Heaven Sabers further ahead would also not stop Hong Yu, an unexpected event occurred.

Rumble!

It was seen that after Hong Yu passed the five thousand saber mark, the power of the Heaven Saber Array suddenly increased several times over.

In an instant, Hong Yu's pressure doubled, and his speed rapidly slowed down as if he were trapped in a quagmire.

After a long while, he only advanced to a distance of five thousand eight hundred sabers.

He was still two hundred sabers away from the nearest silver gate.

And at this time, people could clearly see Hong Yu's face flushed red, and his agile body trembling uncontrollably, clearly having reached his limit.

"Alas…"

A moment later, accompanied by a sigh of disappointment, Hong Yu gave up advancing, retreated, and arrived before a bronze gate.

After glancing at the crowd, the bronze gate before him opened, emitting an astonishing suction force that pulled Hong Yu inside, where he disappeared.

"Hong Yu couldn't even obtain a single silver gate!"

Seeing this result, everyone was astonished.

Even the four flawless Prodigies were very surprised by this outcome.

"I'll go!"

Just then, Dongfang Xiang spoke, enveloped in crimson light, and stepped forward.

At this moment, he had already readjusted his mindset, not even sparing Lin Yang a glance, and began to challenge the array.

"Blue Butterfly Cloud-Skimming Movement Technique!"

Dongfang Xiang lightly shouted, and his entire being shot out like a flash of lightning, moving at an incredible speed.

The five thousand saber mark that Hong Yu had taken an incense stick's time to traverse, Dongfang Xiang reached in just a few breaths, fully displaying his strength.

"Keep charging!"

Dongfang Xiang, while utilizing his top-tier movement technique to weave through the saber array, once again unleashed the Three Styles of Dongfang to counter the falling Heaven Sabers.

"He's reached the first silver gate!"

Everyone exclaimed. As expected of one of the four flawless Prodigies, he immediately gained the qualification to open a silver gate as soon as he made his move.

"Pfft!"

But at this moment, something heart-stopping happened.

When Dongfang Xiang reached the seven thousand eight hundred saber mark, the power of the Heaven Sabers once again escalated to an incredibly terrifying level.

Dongfang Xiang fought with all his might but still couldn't resist. In the end, he coughed up a large mouthful of blood and was forced to retreat over a thousand sabers, returning to the first silver gate.

"Damn it!"

Dongfang Xiang clenched his fists, his face filled with unwillingness.

Behind him, there was a deafening silence.

Everyone was horrified. This was too terrifying; could it be that even Dongfang Xiang could only barely reach the eight thousand saber mark?

"I failed!"

After a moment of silence, Dongfang Xiang sighed deeply and slowly walked towards a nearby silver gate.

Although he was very unwilling, he could do nothing about it.

Because the gap was too large; there was still nearly two thousand sabers' distance to the golden gate in the deepest part of the Heavenly Palace, and he simply couldn't persevere that far.

Seeing that even Dongfang Xiang had failed to challenge the golden gate, the remaining three flawless Prodigies also showed grave expressions.

"Let me try!"

Fairy Water Mirror, Lan Qiaomeng, stepped forward, using her ultimate technique, causing a sky full of mist to gather.

With the help of the power of heaven and earth, her jade feet stepped on the waves, her dress fluttering, and her hair flying.

But after a period of time, she also failed, stopping before another silver gate.

Subsequently, more and more Prodigies attempted, and the results were even more embarrassing.

Many of them couldn't even reach the position of the first bronze gate before being forced to retreat, their faces full of embarrassment.

At this moment, Dongfang Xiang, Lan Qiaomeng, and others who had already occupied a gate did not enter directly like Hong Yu, but stood before the gates, waiting.

They wanted to see how others would fare.

Especially, how far Lin Yang, Zhou Aofeng, and Shen Tanlang, who were still observing, could go.

"Let me try!"

After observing for a long time and having a clear idea, Shen Tanlang spoke.

He strode out, opened his third eye, and carefully observed the falling Heaven Sabers. With meticulous observation, he tried his best to avoid a head-on clash with the Heaven Saber Array.

In his opened third eye, a strange light emerged, shooting out divine light that seemed capable of piercing through Origin.

With the aid of the Three-Eyed Divine Light, Shen Tanlang miraculously reached the position of eight thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sabers.

Everyone was astonished. Could it be that what Dongfang Xiang and Lan Qiaomeng failed to do, Shen Tanlang was about to achieve?

However, just as Shen Tanlang was about to challenge the nine thousand saber mark, his raised foot suddenly froze in mid-air.

After a moment of hesitation, he slowly retreated, not attempting to go further.

"What a pity, why didn't he continue? Just one thousand sabers left, he was about to reach the golden gate." Many people regretted it immensely.

"I also failed."

Shen Tanlang shook his head, not saying much.

But many people pondered for a moment and then suddenly understood. Shen Tanlang must have perceived something at the nine thousand saber mark, knowing he couldn't pass, which is why he stopped.

Otherwise, the pride of a flawless Prodigy would not allow him to choose to give up.