Chen Nan wasn't exactly one to hold grudges!
But some grudges couldn't be forgotten!
Nor should they be!
Like the humiliation the Empress inflicted upon him in the Land of Fortune!
He had been bound for months!
Bullied by the Empress!
With no regard for his feelings!
Making him feel like a mere tool!
That dark period was etched in his memory!
So much so that he feared sleep!
For fear of reliving what had happened in his dreams!
Therefore!
Apart from the Human Emperor!
The Empress was also his enemy!
He had long since set a small goal in his heart!
First, deal with the Human Emperor and find Nangong Wan's physical body!
Then, he would go to the Snow Country to take revenge on the Empress!
And trample her underfoot!
Repaying the humiliation he once suffered a hundredfold, a thousandfold!
Although he didn't have the strength to defeat the Empress head-on now!
He could defeat the prodigies of the Snow Country!
They say a gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years!
But Chen Nan considered himself a villain!
If there were no opportunity for revenge, so be it!
But if there was!
He would seek it from dawn till dusk!
Seeking vengeance whenever he had the chance!
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At the formation competition site!
The Snow Country's formation master, Mistress Min Jing, smiled and said, "Great Priest, the formation masters from Yan Country have been inside the formation for over ten days!"
"Up until now, they haven't found any flaws!"
"Let alone the last day!"
"Even if they were given another month, or even a year, they wouldn't be able to crack this Inverted Five Elements Formation!"
Ling Yanran nodded slightly!
Mistress Min Jing continued, "Cracking a formation reveals a formation master's attainment in formations. Now, with five prodigies from Yan Country's formation circles trapped inside for so long without making any progress!"
"I can conclude that their formation skills are also mediocre!"
"This competition, our Snow Country is bound to win!"
Just then!
A cold laugh echoed from a distance: "Who gave you the confidence to say such things?"
Everyone followed the sound and saw!
Chen Nan, clad in a dark blue brocade robe!
With one hand behind his back, swaggered over accompanied by Jing Tiancheng and the Yan Emperor!
His appearance drew many gazes!
Although the Town-Protecting Sword was refined by seven people!
Everyone knew!
Chen Nan was the core figure in its refinement!
Without him, the Town-Protecting Sword would never have come into existence!
This person, though appearing to only have the cultivation of a Celestial Immortal!
Was a super formidable individual who had charged into the Ninth Heaven and torn through divine tribulations!
And he was handsome!
It was difficult for such a person not to attract attention!
After all!
This guy was the only Grandmaster of Artifact Refinement in the Immortal Realm!
Yes!
Chen Nan's fame had already spread, making him a Grandmaster in the artifact refining world!
His status now was the same as Cao Rufeng's status in formations!
Unshakeable!
However, there were exceptions!
That was Li Ao Han!
He made no secret of his killing intent towards Chen Nan!
After all, he had promised Chu Xu, the sect leader of the Flying Sky Sect, to kill Chen Nan and avenge Chu Yelan!
It was a pity that Chen Nan had been staying in the imperial palace all this time!
He hadn't had an opportunity to make a move!
Ling Yanran's lips curled up: "The five prodigies of Yan Country's formation circle have been trapped in the formation for ten days, and still have no clue. How can you win?"
Chen Nan glanced at the sun: "There are still two hours until sunset. Is it not too early to speak of victory or defeat?"
Before Ling Yanran could speak, Mistress Min Jing snorted, "It's not early. Even if your Yan Country's formation masters have figured out the structure of this formation now, they won't be able to crack it before sunset!"
"Not necessarily!" Jing Tiancheng grinned!
He didn't believe any formation in the world could stump Chen Nan!
After all, this was a man even Cao Rufeng admitted inferiority to!
Chen Nan said, "If I recall correctly, formation competitions are different from artifact refining!"
"Before the competition ends!"
"I should be qualified to represent Yan Country, shouldn't I?"
"Do you understand formations?" Mistress Min Jing's eyes flashed with a hint of disdain!
The others from the Snow Country also showed disdain!
Although Chen Nan had refined divine artifacts!
And become a Grandmaster of Artifact Refinement in the Immortal Realm!
Artifact refining and formations were worlds apart!
They didn't believe Chen Nan could crack this Inverted Five Elements Formation!
"Do I understand formations?" Chen Nan's lips curled into a sneer: "Just consider me an ordinary person!"
Pfft!
Jing Tiancheng and the Yan Emperor almost spat out a mouthful of blood!
Your modesty is truly infuriating!
Mistress Min Jing sneered, "If that's the case, then I'd like to see how you plan to crack this formation!"
"Only by being inside the formation can one break it. How can you, standing outside, break it?"
Chen Nan shrugged: "Then I'll go in!"
Mistress Min Jing was enraged by Chen Nan's attitude: "Let alone breaking the formation, even if you can enter it, I am willing to acknowledge you as my master and follow you!"
Chen Nan: "You are not worthy!"
"You infuriate me, you infuriate me!" Mistress Min Jing was furious!
As a grandmaster of formations in the Snow Country's formation circles, her attainment in formations was considerable!
Even comparable to Jing Tiancheng!
Yet Chen Nan said she was not worthy to follow him!
This was an outright slap in her face!
The members of the Snow Country's envoy turned pale with anger!
If looks could kill!
Chen Nan would have been dismembered long ago!
Although Chen Nan had refined divine artifacts!
That didn't give him the right to scorn Mistress Min Jing!
Especially the formation masters of the Snow Country!
They wished they could tear Chen Nan limb from limb!
After all, Mistress Min Jing was their idol!
The strongest female formation master in the Immortal Realm!
Watching Chen Nan walk towards the formation, Ling Yanran sighed softly and sent a soul transmission: "Brother-in-law, why are you helping Yan Country?"
"How did my sister offend you that you treat our Snow Country like this?"
"We are family after all!"
"With just a word from you!"
"You can ascend the throne of the Snow Country at any time and become one of the eight Supreme Beings of the human race!"
"Even my sisters and I will serve by your side!"
"But I don't understand why you are doing this!"
She didn't believe Chen Nan could crack the Inverted Five Elements Formation!
But Chen Nan's appearance had stirred a sense of dissatisfaction within her!
She felt Chen Nan's hostility towards the Snow Country!
"Don't call me brother-in-law. Your sister and I are not what you think," Chen Nan said with a detached expression!
He stopped in front of the formation!
And used his Clairvoyance Technique!
The structure of the formation appeared in his eyes!
He was stunned upon seeing it!
He hadn't expected the younger generation of formation masters from the Snow Country to be able to set up such a formation!
He saw five arrays of different colored energies!
Corresponding to metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!
But if it were metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, it would be fine. Such a formation wouldn't be difficult to crack!
However!
The five elements' energy in this formation had been completely inverted!
If not for the Clairvoyance Technique, even he would have found it difficult to break this formation!
But now...
It wasn't difficult to break it!
With that thought, he stepped forward and leisurely strolled into the mist-filled formation!
Mistress Min Jing let out a horrified scream: "How is this possible!"
"The formation is clearly in operation!"
"Why can he ignore the formation and step directly into it?"