Chapter 165: Mystical Gate Dunjia

"Just now, what happened?"

"I don't get it, I didn't understand it at all. The seven people from Changqing Academy were all knocked out, but why were the soldiers summoned by the Gu Lei Academy person flickering back and forth? Sometimes their power was immense, sometimes their attack power was fierce, and sometimes they could hide and launch sneak attacks?"

"......"

The arena was filled with whispers.

The audience was completely bewildered.

In the end, they had to seek help from the high-level Spirit Masters, the Spirit Douluo Jia Chong who was responsible for commentary, or the witnesses Nan Tianchen and Saite.

As it turned out, these three also wore expressions of confusion; they indicated, don't come looking for me, I have no idea!

"And there is the Du Gate, full name Du Susi Gate; that is the direction for hiding and fleeing, which can be used to dodge an opponent's attack."

The three people in the highest seats of the VIP area had somewhat similar expressions at this moment.

"Hmm, it seems my research is quite successful. Let's go, E Lai, let's go back and review with our lord." Xun Yu smiled and jumped off the ring.

"This is the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, a type of Mystical Gate Dunjia formation. The eight gates are Rest, Life, Du, Injury, Scenery, Death, Surprise, and Open. It can connect the soul power of all Spirit Masters forming the battle formation within it, allowing everyone to exert power beyond their own limits. Different gates have different miraculous uses."

"Hey, hey, hey, Student Xun, what exactly was going on with you just now? Tell me about it." Nan Feiling looked at Xun Yu curiously; she desperately needed an answer now, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

"At that time, we must borrow the power of the three fierce gates—Surprise, Injury, and Death—to subdue the enemy. These three gates are fully named the Surprise Ambush Gate, the Injury Fierce Quake Gate, and the Death End Dry Gate, which respectively govern sneak attacks, injuring people, and killing enemies."

"So amazing, Mystical Gate Dunjia; I didn't know such things existed in the world." Although Nan Feiling and the others didn't fully understand, they generally grasped the idea.

He took out a piece of white paper and a pen, and drew the formation's positions on it.

"Correct, this is the flaw of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, and it cannot be changed or hidden. As long as someone finds the Life Gate, breaks in from there, and then kills their way out from the Scenery Gate, the connection of everyone's power within the formation will be scattered, even causing a backlash; at that point, the formation will collapse on its own."

It is somewhat similar to the legendary Haotian Formation of the Clear Sky Sect.

The others also had questioning expressions; after all, they were all teammates, and they would need everyone's help later, so Xun Yu didn't intend to hide anything.

The positions of the soldiers Xun Yu summoned just now perfectly matched the principles of the Eight Gates.

Jia Chong: I don't understand it either, but that doesn't stop me from echoing my King in praising the Crown Prince.

Unlike Nan Feihuang's Eight Gates Golden Lock soul skill, this is the true Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. It can use the ability of Mystical Gate Dunjia to form a formation, connecting the power of everyone within it, achieving a state where everyone exerts power far beyond their own limits.

"What truly injured them was the power of the Injury Gate. I didn't use the power of the Death Gate this time; after all, once the Death Gate is unleashed, there will inevitably be casualties, and that would violate the rules."

"The strange attacks from my soldiers you saw on the battlefield earlier came from the Surprise Ambush Gate. This is the position for hiding ambush troops; the opponent couldn't see my soldiers' attacks clearly, so naturally, they couldn't dodge them."

Walking on the road, the other academies subconsciously made way for the two.

Just like those earth-bound spirits back then, they relied on the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation to combine the power of hundreds of earth-bound spirits, and for a time, they were actually able to trap Lan Xue, a Title Douluo.

Although the three of them could see that Xun Yu's Military Talisman could be converted—if it were a Pudao Soldier, the defense would be strong; a Great Blade Soldier, the attack would be high; a heavy hammer soldier, the power would be great—that would be normal.

"Among them, Open, Rest, and Life are the three auspicious gates."

But this time, Xun Yu didn't convert the troop type at all. He used Pudao Soldiers the entire time. With the same type of soldier, why would the offensive have such changes?

"This... this is... Mystical Gate Dunjia, the Eight Gates Formation!" Nan Feihuang was the only one who could see through Xun Yu's operation.

The Spirit Fighting continued, but because of the Gu Lei Royal Academy Spirit King's performance, the strength of the remaining contestants became somewhat dull.

He badmouthed Nan Feihuang and Xun Yu as worthless, but regarding that expression, the hot-tempered Saite just felt he was somewhat asking for a beating.

If not for the fact that there is no Palace of Versailles in this world, Nan Tianchen would be the best synonym for "Versailles" (humblebragging) at this moment.

In the end, Saite was a bit confused. Not training seriously? Reaching the Spirit King level at this age? You're joking, right? He never thought that the two were actually showing off. Are they violent demonic apes? They are always simple-minded and physically developed.

Anyway, as long as one enters this formation, everyone's strength will be improved with the help of the Eight Gates' power.

Nan Tianchen: I don't understand it, but that doesn't stop me from bragging about my son.

Being strong is one thing, but being strong in an incomprehensible way—being an opponent to such a person, not even knowing how one lost, is simply too stifling.

"The King's words are reasonable. I second that. Our Crown Prince just loves researching these things, and he has led his subordinates astray. When we return, I will definitely help you, King, to have a good talk with him," Jia Chong added from the side.

Xun Yu had a flash of inspiration: "That's right! How could I have overlooked this? My lord, I will immediately reset the formation. This time, even if a Spirit Douluo or even a Title Douluo powerhouse comes, we might be able to put up a bit of a fight."

Saite: I don't understand, but that doesn't stop me from being deeply shocked.

It only made most of the audience in the stands feel sleepy.

At this time, Nan Feihuang had already led everyone back to the rest area.

"Hehe, Mr. Saite, these two were both cultivated by my son. What they used just now was probably some kind of formation. Sigh, look at my son's confidants; they are the same as my son all day long, good for nothing. At their golden age, they don't think about training their soul power properly, but spend all day tinkering with useless things. You tell me, isn't that a waste of time?" Nan Tianchen looked at Saite triumphantly.

"Then... what about the Life Gate and the Scenery Gate? You didn't mention these two gates. I don't believe there is an impeccable formation in the world. Student Xun, are these two gates the location of the flaws?" Zhang Xingcai asked.

If his cousin Xun You were here, the formation he laid out would definitely be more perfect. Compared to him, who is good at internal affairs, Xun You's talent is more reflected in military affairs. Even for these, he was still imitating the Xun You of the past.

"This..." The crowd was speechless. It could only kill on the first encounter; if it was useless the second time, wouldn't that mean it was all show and no substance?

"Eh, I think I can slightly make up for the shortcomings of this formation," Nan Feihuang suddenly said. "Wenruo, one of the two major flaws of this formation, the Scenery Gate, is fully named the Scenery Scorching Gate or the Scenery Fierce Blazing Gate, which is the gate for avoiding fire, right? Then why can't we use this point in reverse? My specialty, the only thing I can do, have you forgotten, Wenruo?"

"Actually, for true experts, this formation only has the effect of a first-encounter kill. For example, Title Douluo—although they don't understand the way of formations, as long as they have seen it once, they can perceive the two places where the soul power in the formation is weak, thereby deducing the method to break the formation," Xun Yu sighed. After all, he is not a master of formations, just a half-baked one; he only knows how to learn formations, but not how to change them.

"The Rest Gate is the Rest Method Breath Gate, which is the gate for recuperation, governing recovery and waiting for the enemy to tire. The Open Gate is the Open Proclaim Title Gate; this is the gate for welcoming the enemy. From the moment the enemy enters the formation from there, they will never be able to escape again."

He has been focusing on researching formations during this period, not for a mere Spirit Master Tournament, but to deal with various powerful enemies in the future.

This tournament is just a testing ground for him to experiment with various formations.

(End of chapter)