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Everyone appeared extremely tense, yet simultaneously somewhat excited... Vaguely, they seemed to feel that the effort that the Cui and Fu families had put in for hundreds of years without success was finally seeing success in their generation.

The Chess Sword Formation Remnant had existed for so many years. Countless young talents from the Cui and Fu families had delved into it, but the results were the same as the four earlier, none of them could endure to the end.

But now, this outsider from Dragon Country was almost breaking the Chess Sword Formation Remnant, causing the two families to feel excited yet clearly uncomfortable.

This was supposed to be a matter for the Cui and Fu families. They had strived for a thousand years without success, yet Qin Fang, an outsider, solved it immediately upon appearing. This disparity was really…

The two families, nearly ten experts, almost all at the Master Level Late Stage and above, including two Grandmaster-level Experts, were now blocking the stone gate, waiting for the final conclusion of the Chess Sword Formation Remnant inside…

Only…

"What exactly is going on?"

Inside the Chess Sword Formation Remnant, Qin Fang was now squatting there, panting heavily, with sweat soaking his clothes. At this moment, he didn't even have the strength to nurse a baby.

Although Qin Fang felt that everything around him was an illusion and his current exhaustion should also be illusory, this almost depleted feeling made him extremely tired.

In this illusory space, the enormous chessboard still stretched across, but all the pieces had vanished without a trace.

Of course, they didn't disappear into thin air, because Qin Fang had destroyed all these pieces.

It was only at this moment that Qin Fang understood why the Chess Sword Formation Remnant had not been unraveled for hundreds of years, because this was simply not something human power could contend with.

With his current Master Level Peak cultivation, combined with the terrifying ecstasy of the Demonic Divine Art, plus the continuous unleashing of unlimited physical strength, even a Grandmaster-level Expert was just so-so. But even so, Qin Fang was still almost driven to a dead end by the sword lights transformed from these pieces…

Earlier, Qin Fang could handle it more easily, but after nine pieces, starting from the tenth piece, it was no longer a simple Nine Palaces Sword Array but transformed into multiple mixed sword arrays, with all sorts of variations...

This abnormal sword array almost shot Qin Fang into a sieve upon appearance, the terrifying assault really made Qin Fang feel as if he was facing the Blood-handed Demon Tu San in full bloom once again… so powerless!

However, Qin Fang was supposed to fail like the four disciples of the Cui and Fu families and be thrown out after failing to break the Chess Sword Formation Remnant.

Although he persisted much longer than those four disciples, the final result still ended in failure.

Coincidentally, when the sword lights were almost unavoidable and imminent, to save himself, Qin Fang instinctively used the guns in the Props Box.

And so…

The Gatling Fire God Cannon originally discarded in the Props Box once again demonstrated its terrifying attack power, along with Qin Fang's infinite magazine support.

Afterwards, the test of the Chess Sword Formation Remnant became much easier.

Those pieces were indeed incredibly formidable, with each transformed sword light almost equivalent to the full force strike of a Grandmaster-level Expert, but these pieces were barely jumping up and hadn't yet transformed into sword light when Qin Fang was already riding on the Gatling Fire God Cannon to blast them away…

The terrifying figure of 6000 rounds per minute, combined with the unlimited supply from the infinite magazine, was nearly a perfect match, making the subsequent considerations rather dull.

The sword array of the Chess Sword was exceedingly terrifying, especially when ten or more pieces attacked, each time capable of slaying a Grandmaster-level Expert.

According to Qin Fang's estimation, when the number of pieces reached eighteen or more, even a Great Grandmaster Level Expert might have to suffer regret here.

Qin Fang did not know why the Master of Yijian Fu Cailin originally arranged such a Chess Sword Formation Remnant, as it was almost not intended to leave any legacy for posterity, because no descendant could break such a sword array… Unless it was an expert of his level, perhaps they could achieve it.

But by happenstance, this Master of Yijian Fu Cailin probably never expected that centuries later, hot weapons have surpassed cold weapons, becoming the main weaponry of this world.

He arranged these sword arrays indeed exceedingly powerful, but they ultimately contained this flaw, which the descendants of the Cui and Fu families seemed to have never thought of, instead allowing Qin Fang to take a great advantage.

The illusion array was extremely formidable, even though Qin Fang turned the heavens over with the Gatling Fire God Cannon inside, the outside still did not know what was happening inside.

The Go pieces were numerous, over three hundred in total. Although the number activated each time was not large, the gradual increase was equally terrifying.

Unfortunately, encountering someone like Qin Fang, this seemingly unfathomable Chess Sword Formation was broken in such a bizarre manner.

After annihilating all these pieces, Qin Fang was still in a state of disbelief, feeling that everything seemed so unreal... So when all was settled, Qin Fang couldn't help but ask himself a question.

"Damn, how do I get out?"

All the pieces had disappeared. Generally, at this point, it would mean that the Chess Sword Formation had been solved by Qin Fang. But the problem was, the place was empty, still the same as before. Apart from the absence of pieces, Qin Fang was still trapped in this Illusion Array.

"No, I definitely can't just sit here and wait for death..."

It was clear that Qin Fang wasn't one to await his doom passively. He came to venture into this Chess Sword Formation with the expectation that failure would result in being teleported out, just like those four others.

But Qin Fang broke this seemingly unsolvable Chess Sword Formation, something even the Master of Yijian, Fu Cailin, would never have anticipated.

Especially as it was solved in such an unimaginable way, thus the final assessment seemed to make this Illusion Array somewhat unreliable.

Hence, Qin Fang found himself in this awkward predicament, neither being teleported out nor breaking the Illusion Array, and instead, being trapped inside.

However, though Qin Fang realized there might be a problem here, given his previous experience, he understood that this Illusion Array was not flawless.

Qin Fang still carried the Gatling Fire God Cannon to protect himself. This Chess Sword Formation behind the stone door was both esoteric and strange, and relying solely on Qin Fang's martial prowess seemed far from adequate. Hence, it was more dependable to use such thermal weaponry.

After all, Qin Fang was not solely a martial artist; he was also an exceptionally skilled gunman...

The cavern wasn't very large, mostly occupied by the colossal chessboard. With the disappearance of the pieces, the entire cavern seemed spacious.

Qin Fang walked slowly within, beginning to search for a way out...

The Scouting Skill was continuously deployed, as it was most effective in helping Qin Fang at this time.

"It turns out there's more to this place..."

Truth be told, though the Scouting Skill wasn't omnipotent, its utility was immense. Within just a few minutes, Qin Fang had located the flaw in this Illusion Array.

Qin Fang approached a corner of the cavern, where there was a large chess container. It originally held many chess pieces, but with the pieces gone, only an empty container remained.

However, Qin Fang didn't care about this, and with a heavy kick, the hefty chess container creaked, slowly sliding and revealing a dark tunnel beneath.

This tunnel was different from the stone door he entered before. Through the light outside, Qin Fang could clearly see the cascading stone steps...

Qin Fang was at a point where doing nothing wasn't an option. Trapped as he was, there was no choice but to venture boldly.

He retrieved an emergency lamp from the Props Box, switched it on, and stepped into the tunnel, vanishing entirely from the Illusion Array.

Unbeknownst to Qin Fang, as he entered the tunnel, the chess container gradually resumed its original position, and the Illusion Array returned to its previous form, with the chess pieces slowly being restored.

The tunnel was very dark, nearly pitch black, but with the lamp in hand, Qin Fang paid it no mind. Being a significantly powerful expert, he harbored no fear.

A mini-map unfolded entirely, monitoring every movement within the tunnel. Should any unknown creature lurk in the darkness, Qin Fang would discover it immediately.

However, this tunnel had been sealed for hundreds of years. No creature could survive that long, so it was naturally devoid of life—Qin Fang hadn't even seen a mouse.

Qin Fang walked steadily; the tunnel's air wasn't foul since he felt a faint airflow, indicating it connected to the outside and that he needn't fear suffocation.

The stone steps were layer upon layer, quite level, without much sign of human tread; they seemed somewhat ancient, implying no one had visited for many years.

And so, Qin Fang continued down the stone steps, moving slowly with everything prioritized towards safety. It took nearly twenty minutes before he noticed a glimmer of light ahead, seemingly finally escaping that cursed Chess Sword Formation's Illusion Array...

As Qin Fang saw this glimpse of light, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement within, having felt so oppressed up until that point. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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