Overriding the Heaven

If not for Chu Yan's reminder, Wusilanma would not even have taken a glance at the painting.    

    

Because Wusilanma had already carefully observed them before.    

    

The paintings on the clay figures were actually the armors drawn on their bodies.    

    

However, these armors were not a single color. There were all kinds of colors, and most of them were beautiful colors.    

    

Therefore, when these clay sculptures moved, they would change with the light and shadows. The colourful colors on their bodies gave off a feeling as if they were about to erupt at any moment.    

    

Although it was breathtaking in the beginning, when one combined the cold temperament of these clay statues and their close proximity to life and death, it was difficult to focus one's attention on it again.    

    

"To be precise, if any one of them is brought out individually, it can't be considered a spell formation." Chu Yan said.    

    

Wusilanma instantly understood and said immediately: "I understand! The paintings on their bodies are actually a part of the same formation! "    

    

With Chu Yan's reminder, Wusilanma understood in an instant.    

    

No wonder she only stared at one or two of them and couldn't see the problem.    

    

So this was the reason.    

    

These clay statues had to be seen as a whole in the army formation they formed.    

    

Looking at it now, even though Wusilanma did not have much understanding towards formations, but she could already tell that these mud formations were moving according to a certain pattern.    

    

"Chu Yan, you are so powerful! They were actually able to discover their secret in such a short amount of time! " Wusilanma excitedly grabbed Chu Yan's hand.    

    

But at the moment, Chu Yan was not as relaxed as he was before.    

    

The reason he was able to discover the secret of painting so quickly was partly because of his astounding observation skills.    

    

The other aspect was that he had once come into contact with similar methods.    

    

He Yonghuan, Tang Zhiran and Feng Gang had used a kind of purple crystal before, to display the lilac cannonball s.    

    

Three purple crystals, when taken out individually, seemed very ordinary, with no special effects.    

    

However, once they were put together, they could instantly release a terrifying power that was enough to kill the celestial mood stage.    

    

From this point of view, the purple crystal was the same as the formation made of clay.    

    

However, this formation made of clay was even more complicated.    

    

"To put it bluntly, the true killing blow is those colored drawings. As for those clay paintings, they are only used to carry those colored drawings." Chu Yan said: "If someone were to focus on these clay statues, then he would be in deep trouble.    

    

The person who designed this formation must have already taken this into account. Thus, it was a trap that he had set up beforehand.    

    

He hid the array within the painting. He had to prepare a few more of the same kind of array.    

    

If that was the case, then even if he destroyed one or two of them, it wouldn't have much of an impact on the entire formation.    

    

But for the cultivators trapped by them, even though they are made out of scorched earth, they are still frightening existences with the ability to use magical techniques like cultivators, and even the ability to think! "    

    

After understanding the gist of it, this mud formation no longer had any secrets in front of Chu Yan.    

    

"If that's the case, then let's see how you'll break through this."    

    

Chu Yan took a step forward and immediately charged towards the formation. When he was more than thirty meters away, he suddenly raised his arm.    

    

"blood sacrifice technique!"    

    

BOOM!    

    

Vast amounts of blood aura surged out in all directions along with the explosively expanding arm. It was like a giant tree, smashing into the formation from the sky.    

    

Weng! A white light appeared on the surface of the formation like a large bowl.    

    

However, Chu Yan's arm, like a thunderbolt, directly dropped down and with a bang, it smashed the white light into pieces, and then exploded it back into the battle formation.    

    

The mud in the formation was smashed into pieces and scattered, flying in all directions.    

    

This strike even deeply caved in the ground, creating a crater of over three hundred feet in diameter.    

    

When the smoke and dust dispersed, Wusilanma walked over, and what entered her eyes, were the broken pieces that littered the ground.    

    

The painting on the clay sculpture was still there, but it was now in pieces.    

    

Moreover, at this moment, as the entire array was destroyed, the colourful colors also began to dim. Following this trend, it wouldn't be long before the colors completely faded away.    

    

Wusilanma looked forward and saw Chu Yan standing in the middle of the huge pit with his head lowered as if he was looking at something.    

    

"What's wrong?"    

    

Curious, Wusilanma walked over and asked.    

    

"I found this in the fragment." Chu Yan bent down and picked up a long item from within the fragments of the clay sculpture.    

    

It looked like it was made of clay. It was about two fingers wide and a foot long. It looked like a pond.    

    

But if it was just that, Chu Yan would not pay attention to it.    

    

Now, Chu Yan purposely picked it up because he discovered many fine marks on it.    

    

Below the scale, there were many small diagrams.    

    

Each pattern corresponds to a column scale.    

    

"Look at what this is." Chu Yan passed this strange ruler to Wusilanma.    

    

Wusilanma caught it and examined it carefully before looking at Chu Yan: "You don't know?"    

    

"I'm not sure." Chu Yan shook his head, "This thing seems to be aged."    

    

"This is an ancient artifact." Wusilanma said: "I have seen this kind of thing in the Qing Qiu Sect, but I need to confirm it."    

    

After saying that, Wusilanma took out a silver needle and pierced it into her own fingertip.    

    

A drop of blood instantly formed.    

    

She placed the drop of blood on a sunken spot on the ruler.    

    

Soon, that drop of blood was absorbed by the ruler.    

    

Seeing this, Wusilanma's eyes lit up, and she smiled to Chu Yan: "Looks like I've guessed half the things right. Next up, I'll know the other half after a while, whether or not I've guessed correctly."    

    

Before his voice fell, Chu Yan could see that thin lines had appeared on the ruler in Wusilanma's hand.    

    

These thin lines all showed different colors. They began to rise up along each scale, but the rising speed was different. When they stopped, their lengths would also be different.    

    

Seeing this scene, Chu Yan could faintly guess what the ruler was used for.    

    

"Eight Elemental Rulers." Wusilanma pointed to the mark on the ruler: "Looks like I wasn't mistaken, this is a tool used to measure the eight types of nature elements in your body.    

    

When I was in Qing Qiu Sect, I saw such a magical equipment, but it was a disc. It had more uses, and was also used to test the aptitude of my sect's disciples. "    

    

Wusilanma explained the patterns and scales on the ruler to Chu Yan: "I have read about these eight Elemental Rulers in an ancient book. It was produced about twenty thousand years ago, and for some reason, after that, it was not used by anyone else.    

    

Look at these scales, each scale corresponds to one of the eight elements – Water, Fire, Earth, Thunder, Gold Wood.    

    

The more of these elements you have in your body, the longer it will appear on the scale. "    

    

Wusilanma looked down and smiled with narrowed eyes, "Look, my water and light attributes are very high."