As the Fatty climbed the pillar, Zhang Tian's situation was dire, with lightning, fireballs, and ground fissures everywhere.
The three of them had to constantly dodge and search for mechanisms. Behind the Lightning Marshal, Zhang Qilin looked at the talismanic inscriptions.
"This is the Lightning Talisman. The Lightning Marshal can emit lightning, likely relying on this," Zhang Tian said, looking at the inscription.
However, this talisman wasn't the usual yellow paper; it was a stone tablet coated with a strange yellow pigment and then inscribed.
Zhang Tian had once thought this was a bug in the opponent's divine arts.
Beneath the yellow talisman, there was also a mechanism button.
"Old Hu, let's try. Earth should be able to counteract lightning. You go to the earth sculpture, and we'll press the button together," Zhang Tian said, simultaneously dodging a fireball with a sidestep.
These things didn't attack frequently, but their power was immense. A slight misstep would surely turn one into ashes.
Hu Bayi nodded, his footsteps flashing as he used his agility to reach the back of the earth sculpture.
Then, Zhang Tian extended his hand, and as they both pressed simultaneously, a crack appeared on the ground. The two sculptures began to move.
Immediately, the Lightning Marshal and the Earth Marshal slowly retreated, indicating that the formation of these two sculptures had been broken.
After finding the method, Zhang Tian and Zhang Qilin exchanged a glance.
With a tacit understanding, they both went behind the other sculptures. Soon, buttons were pressed, and only four sculptures remained around them.
Water, Fire, Wind, and Zhenwu Marshals.
Zhang Tian looked at the four sculptures. One was continuously spewing fireballs, while another's fists were relentlessly attacking the three of them.
Water hadn't attacked yet, but Zhang Tian knew in his heart that once it did, the tomb chamber might be flooded.
Zhang Tian was curious how Wu Sansheng had passed this section back then.
This was incredibly difficult.
"Boss, only these four are left," Hu Bayi said, looking at the four sculptures.
"There should be other sculptures," Zhang Qilin suddenly spoke, his words making Zhang Tian's eyes light up.
Wind and Water would never counteract each other, and Fire and Zhenwu were even less likely.
As for Water and Fire counteracting each other, they were from the same faction, so how could they?
Zhang Tian's gaze swept around.
However, there was very little he could see. The four marshals were blocking their view, making it impossible to signal the Fatty outside.
As for why Zhang Qilin knew, Zhang Tian guessed that his past memories had resurfaced.
Meanwhile, Fatty had already climbed onto the pillar.
"Damn, I'm exhausted. Something definitely ran past here just now, I'm sure of it."
"There's no way I'm so weak that my eyes are playing tricks on me!"
Wang Fatty grumbled, crawling into a gap and moving towards where he had just seen something.
This seemed to be a hidden gap in the ceiling of the tomb. If one wasn't paying attention, it would be truly invisible.
Fatty climbed quickly, like a baby discovering crawling, full of excitement.
Soon, he reached the spot where the white shadow had stood and found a recess within the gap.
"What is this?"
Fatty's face was filled with confusion. He curiously pressed it with his hand.
If there's a brick, wouldn't Fatty press it?
As he pressed it, the tomb chamber emitted a rumbling sound.
The next moment, dust began to fall from the walls, and then, two more sculptures were brought out.
"Holy crap, I've caused trouble!"
Seeing two more sculptures appear, Fatty was stunned.
Good heavens, the boss had only half-broken the formation, and he had added two more. He was truly a great teammate for China.
Fatty's mouth twitched.
"We're doomed..."
Fatty swallowed and slowly crawled back down, feeling dejected.
Inside the formation, upon seeing the two new sculptures slowly appearing, Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi exchanged a look, both with excitement in their eyes.
This made breaking the formation much easier.
"This is the Daojun sculpture, it should be able to deal with the Zhenwu Marshal. And the other one seems to be Tu Mu..." Zhang Tian said, his eyes brightening. With this, two more sculptures could be neutralized.
And the remaining one, there was no need to say, it could be directly dismantled.
Tu Mu, the mother who governed the earth.
It could be said that the last two sculptures to appear were absolute trump cards, capable of dealing with any of the previous sculptures without issue.
"Old Hu, I'm really starting to like Fatty more and more," Zhang Tian said with a smile.
In Hu Bayi's eyes, Zhang Tian was always calm, not overly excited even when encountering formations.
He didn't expect Zhang Tian to be somewhat agitated today.
However, thinking that Fatty had managed to find the mechanisms without their guidance, Hu Bayi was equally excited.
This was practically a miracle.
If Fatty knew their assessment of him, he wouldn't know what to think.
Zhang Qilin didn't say much, simply going behind the sculpture.
Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi also set off simultaneously.
Soon, using the newly appeared sculptures, four more were neutralized.
The last two were Fire and Wind.
Could wind extinguish fire? Zhang Tian wasn't sure.
After all, the wind could also fan the flames.
But with only these three left, Zhang Tian had no other options. He and the others simultaneously pressed the buttons for the two sculptures.
As expected, the two sculptures moved aside.
Seeing the formation broken, Zhang Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Old Hu, I think our formation-breaking skills should see a certain breakthrough," Zhang Tian couldn't help but say. Hu Bayi nodded even more emphatically.
"Fortunately, it wasn't a formation of the Five Sacred Beasts, or a constellation formation, otherwise it would have been even harder," Hu Bayi said with relief, his hoarse voice reaching their ears.
Fatty finally ran over quickly.
"Damn, boss, I'm sorry, Fatty made a mistake and summoned two more sculptures." Fatty said a bit sheepishly, scratching his head.
"This time it's all thanks to you. I'll treat you to roast chicken when we get back," Zhang Tian said, patting his shoulder.
Fatty's small eyes blinked.
"Huh? Fatty made a contribution?" Fatty's eyes lit up, almost jumping up.
"Hehe, I knew it, Fatty is the best, right, second brother? Quick, nod your head," Fatty swayed Zhang Qilin's arm, acting as if he was being pampered.
Zhang Qilin could only nod gently in exasperation.
Zhang Tian was a little speechless. He should have known, he should have anticipated this guy's peculiar thought process.
Ignoring Fatty, Zhang Tian took out his backpack.
Zhang Tian was very interested in the talismans behind the sculptures.
If the talismans were necessary items to activate the spells, then they must contain some form of energy.
Therefore, Zhang Tian had no intention of letting them go.
Perhaps, with these, he could even create a few Heavenly Kings, or at the very least, some fire-breathing stone lions.
He went behind the sculpture and beckoned Hu Bayi.
"Old Hu, take all these talismans down. Since we're here, let's loot everything useful." Zhang Tian wasn't a saint. Why leave behind anything he could take?
Hu Bayi nodded, and then, several people took bags and a hammer, and pried off the yellow stone talismans.
At this point, the formation was effectively dismantled.
"Here, Fatty, carry these stone talismans," Zhang Tian said softly.
Fatty: "???!!!"
Wasn't I the one who made a contribution? Why am I still the one doing the heavy lifting?