Infinite Regeneration In The Apocalypse

Chapter 160: Unlocking The Formation

Vogue calmly stepped forward toward a section of the wall that hadn’t yet been attacked. The other cultivators automatically moved aside, giving him space to work while maintaining safe distances from potential backlash.

When he reached the pristine blue crystal surface, Vogue didn’t immediately take aggressive action. Instead, he raised one hand and extended his index finger. He carefully circulated spiritual power throughout his meridians and projected a streak of azure light from his fingertip that was several inches long.

In a smooth, controlled motion, he swept the glowing finger-light across the wall’s surface, gently probing its properties. The azure streak left no mark and produced no reaction—the wall simply absorbed the energy without responding.

Vogue wasn’t discouraged by this null result. He simply adjusted his approach, enveloping his entire hand in a thin layer of azure spiritual energy. Then he extended all five fingers and carefully placed his palm flat against the wall’s smooth surface.

He stood there completely motionless for several long moments, as if sensing or listening to something that others couldn’t perceive.

Vogue’s strange, seemingly passive actions were completely baffling to the cultivators watching him. None could understand what he was attempting to accomplish through such gentle contact. But since he had volunteered to make this attempt, no one stepped forward to interrupt or question his methods.

What the observers couldn’t see was that Vogue’s eyes were faintly glowing with silver light as he activated his Time Law perception to its fullest extent. He was examining the wall with capabilities far beyond normal spiritual sense—perceiving not just its spatial structure, but its temporal properties and the flow of energy through four-dimensional space.

The blue crystal barrier wasn’t just a physical wall. It was a complex weaving of spatial distortions, temporal locks, and energy circulation patterns that created a virtually impenetrable defense. But with his Ultimate Evolution-enhanced perception and mastery of Time Law, Vogue could actually see the underlying structure—like viewing the code of a computer program rather than just its visual interface.

After maintaining this deep examination for approximately fifteen minutes—far longer than anyone had expected—Vogue finally sighed and let the silver light fade from his eyes.

The others had grown restless during this extended period, but Marcus and Mr. Yun maintained patience, curious to see what conclusion Vogue would reach.

Vogue reached toward his storage space without any hesitation and withdrew a collection of over a dozen variously colored formation flags. The flags materialized in his hands, each one inscribed with complex runic patterns and radiating faint spiritual energy.

Mr. Yun quickly recovered from his surprise and asked with barely contained excitement:

"So Fellow practitioner Vogue is also proficient in the art of formation manipulation! Could it be you’re planning to break this barrier using a counter-formation? Do you actually understand the fundamental mysteries of how this Saint-level protection operates?"

Vogue responded with calculated modesty, neither confirming nor denying exceptional knowledge:

"I wouldn’t claim to understand all the barrier’s mysteries. However, I have extensively studied several ancient formation types that share similar underlying principles and structural patterns. I believe I can exploit certain commonalities to create an opening. Whether I’ll succeed..." He shrugged slightly. "We’ll discover that together."

Of course he wouldn’t tell them has system gave him this ability.

Without waiting for further questions or discussion, Vogue channeled a breath of azure spiritual energy onto the formation flags. They immediately began shining with brilliant light, each flag pulsing with power in response to his will.

Under Vogue’s mental command, the flags lifted from his hands and flew outward, orienting themselves to point their spearheads toward the crystal wall. They arranged themselves in midair, floating motionlessly in what appeared to be a random, chaotic configuration.

Vogue formed a series of intricate hand seals, his fingers moving with practiced precision through complex gestures. As he completed each seal, he released it toward the floating flags. The spiritual commands flew through the air and struck each formation flag with perfect accuracy.

The flags trembled upon receiving their instructions, then began shining with various colored lights. Threads of energy shot out from each flag, weaving between them and wrapping around each other in an increasingly complex pattern of interconnected power.

Sir Collins and several other cultivators familiar with formation theory found themselves frowning with concentration as they observed. They felt this particular arrangement seemed somehow familiar—as though they should recognize the pattern—while simultaneously knowing with certainty that they had never actually encountered this specific formation before.

They couldn’t help but mentally analyze what they were seeing, trying to identify the underlying principles and perhaps discover useful knowledge.

As if deliberately preventing the other cultivators from studying the formation’s deeper aspects too closely, Vogue suddenly gave a soft command. The flag formation immediately emitted blinding white light that filled the entire hall, forcing everyone who had been staring intently to look away or risk temporary blindness.

The assembled experts were caught completely off guard by this sudden flash. They instinctively channeled spiritual power through their eyes to protect their vision and quickly blinked to clear the after-images.

When they opened their enhanced eyes again moments later, they discovered something that made them gasp with collective shock:

The formation flags had somehow embedded themselves directly into the crystal wall! They appeared to have grown organically from the barrier’s surface, as though they had always been part of its structure rather than external additions.

The flags weren’t sitting on top of the wall or pushed partway through—they were integrated with it at a fundamental level, their bases seamlessly merged with the glowing blue crystal.

Marcus and Mr. Yun both revealed unconcealed delight on their faces. Their eyes brightened with renewed hope and their confidence in Vogue’s abilities grew substantially. If he can manipulate the barrier at this level, they both thought simultaneously, perhaps he really can break through!

Sir Collins’s expression shifted through multiple emotions in rapid succession—first stunned surprise, then thoughtful analysis, followed by reluctant admiration. He had to acknowledge that this level of formation manipulation was genuinely impressive.

Sean’s face showed complex feelings as well, though his reaction was harder to read. He appeared amazed and perhaps slightly worried, though whether he worried for Vogue’s safety or something else wasn’t clear.

Vogue didn’t pause to observe their reactions. He took several confident steps forward until he stood directly before the wall where the flags were now embedded. He pressed both palms firmly against the crystal surface, his fingers beginning to glow with faint azure light.

At that exact moment, the formation flags embedded in the wall seemed to awaken in response to his touch. The center of the flag arrangement began pulsing with brilliant rainbow-colored light—far more vibrant and intense than their initial glow.

The rainbow radiance became increasingly brilliant with each pulse, gradually spreading outward from the formation’s core. Within seconds, it had expanded to cover a significant portion of the wall in a magnificent, shifting display of prismatic color.

As everyone watched with rapt attention, completely entranced by the beautiful and mysterious phenomenon, Vogue suddenly pulled his hands away from the crystal wall and took several steps back.

His figure blurred with impossible speed—and in the next instant, he had reappeared at a neighboring section of wall several meters away, as though he had teleported rather than walked.

After examining this new section carefully for a brief period, Vogue withdrew another set of formation flags from his storage space. He arranged these flags in a notably different configuration from the first formation—the pattern and positioning were distinct, though clearly designed to complement rather than conflict with the initial setup.

The flags flickered with white light as before, then embedded themselves smoothly into this second wall section without any resistance.

The other cultivators had been better prepared this time, protecting their eyes with spiritual barriers in anticipation of another flash. As a result, they were able to clearly observe how effortlessly the flags pierced into the supposedly impenetrable walls under Vogue’s expert command.

They couldn’t help but make small sounds of amazement—quiet clicks of tongues or sharp intakes of breath.

He’s making it look so easy, several of them thought with a mixture of envy and respect. As though the Saint-level barrier is cooperating with him rather than resisting. How is this possible?

Using this same methodical process, Vogue proceeded to place specialized formation arrays on each of the four main walls surrounding the hall. Each configuration was slightly different, precisely tailored to the specific energy flows and structural properties of its respective wall section.

The entire setup process took no less than one full hour of concentrated work, during which Vogue moved between walls, made minute adjustments to flag positions, and carefully balanced the energy distribution across all four formations.

The other cultivators didn’t show any signs of impatience during this extended period. They all understood from experience that dissolving such a profoundly complex ancient protective barrier wasn’t something that could be accomplished quickly or carelessly.

This was clearly the control mechanism, the master key that would coordinate and activate all four wall-mounted formations simultaneously.