Chapter 892 Formation Crusher
Troop Summoner could summon warriors using spiritual energy.
Hailstorm Fan could form clouds.
Formation Crusher could trespass against the various laws of nature.
These were the rumored capabilities of the Whitley family's three legendary spiritual treasures.
However, if that was all, the eight respectable families wouldn't have spent ten years sparing no effort to search for them.
The main reason that the eight respectable families were able to gain their foothold was their Divine Realm cultivators.
They would not covet the three spiritual treasures if that was all the treasures were capable of.
Take Formation Crusher, for example, defying the laws of nature and breaking through restrictions was merely its most basic
capability and not its true effect. It was similar to how all the other magical items were extremely sturdy; it was merely a basic
condition.
The thin black membrane that manifested just now was merely the tip of the iceberg of its immense power.
The membrane was an arcane array that was formed by borrowing the power of Heavenly Pryncyp which could instantly teleport
people dozens of meters away.
However, even such borrowed power was absolutely beyond the reach of a middle phase God Realm cultivator like Joshua.
Back when the Whitley family's elder handed him the items, the former had warned him that he should never use the three items
recklessly unless he mastered Pryncyp and had reached the advanced phase of God Realm.
Joshua forcibly activated the true power of Formation Crusher to dodge Everett's axe, resulting in serious internal injuries.
He calculated inwardly as he sensed the exhaustion that inundated him and concluded that his spiritual energy and vitality would
be completely drained if he used it three more times.
Although he wouldn't necessarily die, he would be in such a weakened state that any Superior Realm cultivator could kill him
with ease, not to mention Everett.
Looks like I have to take action first!
Bang!
Before Joshua could turn his thoughts into actions, a gunshot rang out above the ridge. Hayden had fired another shot.
Everett's figure shifted slightly, and the bullet hit his soft armor squarely.
The old man stumbled, but he wasn't injured at all. The defensive power of his armor was simply terrifying.
Stretching his back muscles, Everett fixed his icy gaze on Hayden as he shouted, “Just you wait, you jerk! After I kill Joshua, it's
your turn!”
“What a show-off!” Hayden put away his sniper rifle and charged directly at Everett while brandishing a sword.
Joshua, on the other hand, seemed to have sensed something too. His expression changed, and he barreled toward Everett as
he wielded Formation Crusher.
All three of them were God Realm cultivators. Even Hayden, who was relatively the weakest, was not to be underestimated. He
was not inferior to anyone present in terms of spiritual energy or physical strength.
Three afterimages collided repeatedly on the hillside, and the dispersing spiritual energy destroyed the surrounding forest like
the sharpest of blades.
“Cut off his legs!” Joshua shouted to Hayden.
Everett, having forcibly enhanced his cultivation level through secret techniques, had the upper hand in terms of power and
reaction speed.
Besides, his soft armor made it difficult for their lethal attacks to take effect.
Instead, they were barely able to avoid being injured themselves.
Feeling the fluctuations from Troop Summoner, Joshua got eager and aimed for Everett's head.
Left without a way to dodge, Everett quickly defended himself with his axe.
He deftly kicked the hilt of Hayden's knife with his left leg before curling his body and charging forward, colliding with Hayden's
chest.
After all, one should always pick on those who were weaker.
Since Everett knew he couldn't defeat Hayden and Joshua's combined attacks no matter how formidable he was, he aimed to
eliminate Hayden first. That way, he would be unbeatable.
Following a muffled grunt, Hayden's body was sent flying.
Behind Everett, Formation Crusher came slashing at his neck with great force.
“Too slow!” Everett roared.
Retracting his axe, he quickly used it to parry Formation Crusher's incoming attack.
Joshua lost his balance and almost collided with the sharp edge of the axe.
At that moment, however, another black line emerged at the tip of Formation Crusher.
Joshua gritted his bloodstained teeth and whispered, “Imprisonment!”
Everett turned and tried to dodge but found himself crashing into an invisible barrier.
He reached out and felt the invisible walls surrounding him.
Realizing he had fallen into a trap, Everett raised his axe and smashed it against the barrier.
A black mist rose from Formation Crusher, pulsing with each strike of Everett's axe as if it were alive.
“Joshua, let me out if you dare!” Everett yelled.
“Let you out?” Joshua wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. “I went through all this trouble to trap you, and you want me
to let you out? Have you lost your mind?”
Hayden reappeared at Joshua's side, rubbing his injured chest.
From their lofty vantage point, they could see the full picture of the terrain around Everett.
At some point, the hillside had been covered with intricate patterns.
Looking at Formation Crusher in Joshua's hand, Hayden remained silent.
Though he only realized it now, he could tell that Joshua had been setting up a trap using Formation Crusher amidst the battle.
His moves weren't simply aiming to kill.
In the battle that lasted less than a minute, Joshua managed to lay out a trap formation that spanned several meters.
He has such meticulous thinking that it's scary.
“D*mn you, Joshua! Watch me break your f*cking trap!” Everett roared and continued chopping at the invisible walls.
Meanwhile, Joshua slowly approached the trap's center, holding Formation Crusher.
“Everett, battles between cultivators aren't just about brute force. You need to use your brain,” Joshua said with a slight smile as
he stood before Everett. “I've won this round, so now you must die.”
“Nonsense!” Everett sneered. “You think I don't understand trap formations? Sure, they can seal and trap people, but that's it. If
you come in and kill me, the trap will break.”
“Oh, Everett.” Joshua interrupted, raising his Formation Crusher. “Do you know why this thing is called Formation Crusher?”
Formation Crusher floated from Joshua's hand, constantly emanating dark mist.
At that moment, a stone tablet flew over the ridge.
“Joshua, stop! I agree to all your conditions!” Following Winston's roar, Formation Crusher transformed into a streak of light that
pierced through Everett's soft armor.
“I can break the formation on your armor too!” Joshua stepped back, and at the same time, the stone tablet crashed next to
Everett, shattering the surrounding trap formation.
Holding his billhook, Winston hugged Everett, who was now coughing up blood. His eyes were bloodshot with rage.