Primordial Emperor

"Young Lin Chen, pay respects to Senior Wang Tong."

"Senior can just call me young Lin Chen, I'm unworthy of being addressed as a young lord."

Lin Chen entered the grand hall, and upon seeing the elderly man before him, immediately paid his respects.

After all, Wang Tong was a formidable figure, and the foremost Formation Master in the Cloud Dragon Kingdom; naturally, Lin Chen had to show respect.

However, upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Wang Tong did not stand on ceremony with him and directly took Lin Chen's arm, like a long-lost nephew, pulling him inside the hall with great enthusiasm.

"In that case, I'll call you young friend Lin Chen then."

"Young friend Lin Chen, please follow me inside. Yesterday, my disciple mentioned you, and I was very interested in the mysteries of the spirit arrays you discussed, so I've been eager to meet you."

Wang Tong, taking Lin Chen by the hand, spoke to him like a peer.

Qiu Yue was stunned by her master's friendliness towards this newcomer and felt speechless inside.

She realized that if her master truly considered Lin Chen a peer, she would become one generation his junior.

The warmth Wang Tong showed to Lin Chen took Zhuang Xiaoqin by surprise.

No one could have guessed that her master would be so welcoming to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen, being led into the hall by Wang Tong, felt a bit speechless and inwardly resigned.

He had only been at Yunlong Heavenly Palace a few days, and both hall masters treated him like a peer.

First it was Duan Yuanfeng, and now Wang Tong.

Lin Chen wasn't pretentious; he understood clearly that these two befriended him due to his talent, not that they truly viewed him as an equal yet.

Entering the grand hall of the Spirit Formation Hall, Lin Chen noticed that all four walls were adorned with numerous forbidden spirit array atlases.

Among these atlases, one particular spirit array atlas deeply captivated Lin Chen the moment he entered the hall.

The spirit array atlas hung on the wall was incredibly mysterious and complex, containing forbidden techniques Lin Chen had never seen in the Eastern Domain. Thus, for ordinary Formation Masters, understanding this atlas was challenging, let alone breaking its restrictions.

However, Lin Chen had mastery over the source of the Great Dao of spirit arrays. In the world, he comprehended all mysteries of spirit arrays, naturally recognizing the restrictions in front of him.

"Not good!"

Wang Tong noticed Lin Chen's interest in the spirit array atlas, and his expression immediately changed, internally exclaiming that something was wrong.

It must be known that this forbidden atlas was something he had copied from elsewhere, and to this day, he could not break it.

This restriction differed from ordinary restrictions, resembling a bottomless abyss. If a Martial Artist wasn't careful, their Divine Soul would be drawn in, trapped, and eventually depleted, suffering backlash.

So, whether to forcibly pull Lin Chen's Divine Soul from the restriction or wait for his Divine Soul to deplete would result in harm to Lin Chen.

Feeling guilty, Wang Tong realized he had invited Lin Chen to visit but forgot about the forbidding atlas hanging in the hall.

His eldest disciple, Zhuang Xiaoqin, had studied this atlas for decades, achieving nothing and unable to break it, yet barely resisting against backlash.

And even though Qiu Yue couldn't resist the backlash, she was admonished by Wang Tong and Zhuang Xiaoqin never to gaze directly at that forbidden atlas to avoid having her Divine Soul attracted.

After a brief contemplation, Wang Tong decided to act and forcibly awaken Lin Chen, minimizing the harm from backlash.

However, just as Wang Tong was about to intervene, Lin Chen moved.

Lin Chen spread his hands, two streams of Spiritual Power appeared in his palms. Then, using his fingers as a talisman brush, he began to sketch out Spirit Talismans in the air.

This kind of technique was only achievable by a top Sixth-rank Formation Master.

Yet, this wasn't what shocked Wang Tong the most.

Lin Chen used his fingers as a talisman brush, swiftly tracing Spirit Talismans and pointed them at the restriction.

The entire Spirit Talisman radiated light, landing on the forbidden atlas.

"Break!"

As the sketched Spirit Talismans landed on the forbidden atlas, Lin Chen whispered softly.

Soon, a brown light erupted from the restriction, causing the sinister and complex secrets of the ban to shatter immediately.

"Lin Chen, you're so presumptuous! How dare you casually break restrictions in my master's residence."

"Moreover, you're overestimating yourself; this restriction before us couldn't even be broken by my senior sister, yet you dare to act. It's laughable; do you think your spirit array expertise surpasses my senior sister's?"

Seeing Lin Chen's actions, Qiu Yue immediately stood out, pointed at Lin Chen, and scolded.

Hum—

In the instant Qiu Yue shouted at Lin Chen, a powerful and peculiar energy emitted from the restriction, crashing towards the four individuals.

Swoosh—

Seeing the forbidden atlas suddenly emit such strong energy, Zhuang Xiaoqin instinctively flashed in front of Qiu Yue, extending her arm, as a force erupted from her, forming a cyan barrier to protect Qiu Yue.

However, the powerful energy storm did not affect Lin Chen and Wang Tong at all.

After all, Wang Tong was a Creation Realm Eighth Layer expert.

And Lin Chen, with his robust physique, was also unharmed.

Hum—

The energy storm dissipated, and the forbidden atlas on the wall of the hall was no longer exuding any energy, indicating that its restriction had been broken by Lin Chen.

Shortly after, Lin Chen regained his composure, realizing that he had encountered such a complex and profound restriction that he couldn't resist breaking it.

"Senior, I truly apologize. This restriction was so exquisite that I couldn't help myself..."

Lin Chen scratched his head, turned to Wang Tong, and said.

However, even as Lin Chen apologized to Wang Tong, the latter remained in place, staring at the cracked forbidden atlas in the hall, speechless for a while.

Seeing this, Lin Chen thought to himself how petty the old fellow was, just because I broke one of your restrictions.

If that's the case, I'll just repair the formation for you.