Chapter 1110 Turning the Tide

Everyone stared at their respective stone platforms nervously, concentrating on the trial.

However, at this critical moment, a dull roar suddenly came from Zhao Lei's stone platform.

Zhao Lei's body trembled, and his face turned pale as paper in an instant.

The runes on his stone platform flickered, as if resisting his spiritual power, and his body was shaking constantly. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. It was obvious that he was no longer able to do it.

Chen Fan's eyes were as fast as lightning, and he instantly noticed Zhao Lei's abnormality.

His heart tightened and he thought to himself that something was wrong.

The test that Zhao Lei faced was related to strength. He was known for his strength, but now he was showing signs of being unable to hold on, which meant that the test of this stone platform was far beyond his expectations.

"Brother Zhao, don't force yourself. I'm here to help you!"

Chen Fan shouted loudly, and at the same time, he quickly formed seals with his hands, trying to relieve the pressure of the formation on his stone platform so that he could get away to help.

However, the ancient puzzle that Chen Fan himself faced was also extremely complex. Every attempt he made required extreme precision, and the slightest mistake could trigger a counterattack from the formation.

The more anxious he became, the more he felt the constraints of the formation became heavier like shackles. His mind seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, making it difficult to concentrate.

At this moment, Zhou Yiqiao also noticed Zhao Lei's predicament.

With a thought, the rune lock on his stone platform was mostly unlocked, but the situation on Zhao Lei's side was obviously not one that could wait.

Zhou Yiqiao acted decisively and quickly mobilized his soul power. Relying on his powerful spiritual power, he used force to break the remaining rune locks.

Then, he opened his hand and a banner surrounded by black air appeared in his hand. It was his natal magic weapon - the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

As the Ten Thousand Souls Banner appeared, the air around it suddenly became cold and gloomy. The other cultivators looked sideways with expressions of fear on their faces.

They had never thought that Zhou Yiqiao actually had such a magical weapon, and they couldn't help but feel a little wary.

"Don't worry, Zhou has no ill intentions."

Zhou Yiqiao simply said a few words to comfort them, and then he had no time to care about anything else, and no longer paid attention to the unusual looks from Li Ronger and others.

He simply inserted the Ten Thousand Souls Banner onto his stone platform, formed seals with his hands, and spoke with great confidence.

The next moment, a muscular man with wings on his back and seven feet tall stood in the center of the stone platform, replacing Zhou Yiqiao's position.

This person is none other than the current spirit of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, Hunyu!

The moment Hunyu replaced his position, Zhou Yiqiao's figure flashed and he was already on Zhao Lei's stone platform.

He pushed Zhao Lei off the stone platform without hesitation, sat down cross-legged, formed seals with his hands, and began to unlock the rune lock on Zhao Lei's stone platform.

Zhao Lei stepped aside and looked at Zhou Yiqiao with a complicated expression, feeling both gratitude and guilt in his heart.

He knew that he had failed at the critical moment. If Zhou Yiqiao had not acted in time, the entire trial might have failed because of him.

He wanted to thank Zhou Yiqiao, but found that the latter had a frown on his face and his whole body was shrouded in a tense and focused atmosphere. It was obvious that he had been immersed in the mystery of the stone platform and could no longer pay attention to the disturbances in the outside world.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner is Zhou Yiqiao's natal magic weapon. Although the evil soul in the banner can be regarded as Zhou Yiqiao's clone, it can bear the pressure of a stone platform on his behalf.

But precisely because it is his natal magic weapon, the pressure from the stone platform that Hunyu is now bearing will be directly fed back to Zhou Yiqiao.

In other words, Zhou Yiqiao is now alone, enduring the test of two stone platforms!

Zhao Lei was anxious, but he knew that his condition would not be of any help other than adding to Zhou Yiqiao's difficulties.

In desperation, he could only remember Zhou Yiqiao's kindness secretly, and honestly stepped aside, trying to adjust his condition, hoping to recover as soon as possible so that he could provide help to the best of his ability when necessary.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment, and every minute and every second was filled with torment.

The atmosphere in the square became tense again, and all the monks who had spare energy were worried about Zhou Yiqiao.

How could they not see that the pressure Zhou Yiqiao was under at this moment was not only twice that of any one of them, but also a double torture of soul and body. If he was not careful, he might suffer serious injuries.

However, when others were worried about Zhou Yiqiao's situation, Zhou Yiqiao himself seemed to have entered a strange state.

After the fusion of the soul heart and the lotus flame, not only did it increase Zhou Yiqiao's spiritual power from years of hard practice, but it also made his spiritual awareness more acute than before.

As the heart of his soul beat, streams of warm and pure power gushed out from his heart, constantly nourishing his mind and body like spring water, keeping his mental state at an extraordinary stability and clarity.

With the help of this power, Zhou Yiqiao's consciousness became more focused, and his perception of the rune lock on the stone platform became deeper.

He could clearly perceive the structure of each rune and the connection between them, as well as their resonance with the stone platform formation.

Zhou Yiqiao took a deep breath and began to unlock the rune locks in a unique rhythm and sequence.

His movements seem random, but they actually contain profound rules.

Every touch guided the power in the runes just right, allowing them to be gradually released from the stone platform without causing backlash from the formation.

As time went by, the rune locks on Zhao Lei's stone platform began to loosen gradually, and the light became softer.

Although beads of sweat oozed out of Zhou Yiqiao's forehead, a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

Chen Fan felt the aura emanating from Zhou Yiqiao and looked towards the stone platform where Zhou Yiqiao was in surprise.

He could feel that the aura on Zhou Yiqiao's body at this moment not only helped Zhou Yiqiao to quickly solve the maze on Zhao Lei's stone platform, but also affected his own trial stone platform, making the originally heavy pressure seem to be relieved a little.

Chen Fan secretly sighed in his heart. Although he came here for the Dragon and Phoenix Fists, the person who gained the most from this trip to the secret realm was obviously his brother, Zhou Yiqiao, whom he had just recognized not long ago.

After Zhou Yiqiao integrated the lotus flame, his overall temperament and strength underwent a qualitative leap.

Before this, there had always been an insurmountable gap in mentality and vision between Zhou Yiqiao and these top geniuses in Central Continent.

Now, Zhou Yiqiao has crossed that gap and stands shoulder to shoulder with them, even showing signs of surpassing them.

Chen Fan could feel that if Zhou Yiqiao was given enough time, with his abilities, he would definitely be able to surpass the saints and daughters of their holy sect.

There is even a chance to look up to the young cultivators at the top of the Tianchen Realm among the four holy places.