Chapter 111: Innovative Formation Technique
On the Eight Trigrams Platform, the two fought fiercely for quite a while.
Finally, the dense shadows of the hammer and layers of sword vapor dissipated completely.
The two of them landed at the same time, but a crack now became apparent in Zhang Kui’s golden armor.
The crack was very subtle but was at the neck and only about a finger’s length.
Zhang Kui touched his neck and felt a little bit of blood.
“How did the Master-Uncle achieve this?
“This Golden Armor Puppet was made by continuously refining and adding Grade 3 materials.
“And the neck is reinforced for superior protection. So how can it be breached like this?” Zhang Kui walked out of the golden armor and asked.
The Golden Armor Puppet returned to its original appearance, and the wings on its back turned into spears.
The crack at the neck was being repaired gradually, which seemed to be one of the effects of the puppet.
“Is this what you are referring to?!
“As long as every sword strike lands in the same spot every time!
“You trusted your puppet for protection too much, disciple nephew Zhang!” Chen Jingzhai said with a smile.
In actuality, Zhang Kui’s Golden Armor Puppet was very powerful. Its greatest feature was that it could amplify the abilities of the user.
This gave Zhang Kui the capital and the courage for close-quarters combat.
More importantly, Zhang Kui himself seemed to be proficient in hammer methods.
Chen Jingzhai could see that this was not a legacy from the Puppet Hall but was probably something that Zhang Kui had picked out himself.
However, there was still room for improvements in terms of combat awareness, especially in close-quarters combat.
No matter how well Zhang Kui wielded the Heavenly Hammer or how majestic it was, it could not stop the sword vapor.
And this gave Chen Jingzhai an opening.
Of course, the Golden Armor Puppet was at the level of spiritual item. If it were at the level of magic treasure, the result would be vastly different.
Just because something was made with Grade 3 materials did not necessarily mean that it would be a Grade 3 magic treasure.
The distinction between the two was huge.
“So that was why.
“There is a reason why Master-Uncle is the Master-Uncle. I learned something new today!”
Zhang Kui put two and two together and recalled the fight that took place just now.
He was deceived by the sword vapor and busied himself solely with defeating the sword vapor.
In fact, Master-Uncle’s sword vapor was more than just the two types: ice and fire.
Even if he took the sword vapor seriously, he would find himself unable to stop it, after all.
The Little Master-Uncle’s swordsmanship was highly advanced, and the sword methods in his possession were also fantastic.
Much better than his hammer technique.
Once he thought it through, he was no longer disturbed by how the fighting went.
After he bowed to show respect, he walked out of the Eight Trigrams Platform.
The jade token flew out and took him back to his seat.
In this battle, he had gained a lot, and he needed time to digest what he had learned.
However, Chen Jingzhai was still up there.
He held on to the jade token and continued the challenge.
In the jade token, a pure essence power entered his body and helped him recuperate his spiritual power.
The light flickered, and Li Yifei appeared on the opposite side of Chen Jingzhai.
“Master-Uncle, are you taking me on already?” Li Yifei asked, a little stunned.
“Last but not least,” Chen Jingzhai said with a smile. “You just do your best, but don’t hold back like Zhang Kui. What I need is a good fight.”
“I didn’t hold back!” Zhang Kui protested at the battle forum.
He just didn’t show his ace move; that was all. But, generally speaking, he had given all he had.
He himself was surprised that he did not beat the Little Master-Uncle.
He was clearly in the Advanced Foundation Plane, yet the Little Master-Uncle did not seem to be any less than him in terms of spiritual power.
Unfortunately, no one believed Zhang Kui. Even Qiao Haisheng thought that Zhang Kui had given up too early.
After all, the fighting style of Puppet Hall was not at all like what Zhang Kui had demonstrated.
They thought that Zhang Kui still had more puppets that he could have dealt out.
“Do not worry!
“I came here with the determination to win!
“I will definitely defeat the Little Master-Uncle!” Li Yifei said proudly.
In the entire Daoxuan Peak, he was the only one left at the battle forum who was in the Advanced Foundation Plane.
He must do his best to demonstrate the incredible power of Daoxuan Peak.
He was glad that it was the Little Master-Uncle he was facing because he had been itching to compete with him for a while.
It didn’t take long for the jade token to fall, and the Restriction lifted.
Li Yifei opened both eyes, and a pair of black and white fishes circled in his eyes.
A great Yin Yang Formation spread out with him as the center.
Then, three flags flew out of his hands and landed in three different corners.
Two brilliant lights, black and white, were instantly born from the formation.
These two beams of light were highly spiritual, and both beams wandered around him inside the formation.
“This seems to be different from your usual, disciple nephew Li!” Chen Jingzhai said.
Previously, he had observed that whenever Li Yifei was making his moves, the yin and yang divine light was always blazing out from his eyes.
That was how astral vision, using the Yin Yang Formation as a basis, was able to derive another kind of innate innovative technique that was born from the Yin Yang Eye Pattern.
It had the power to open up obstacles, dissolve spells, and neutralize the protection from spiritual items.
With this kind of innovative technique, Li Yifei had been undefeated wherever he went.
Last time, he came out of nowhere and reached 18th place.
Now that his cultivation elevated as he became a disciple in the Advanced Foundation Plane, his power was becoming even more tyrannical.
Chen Jingzhai had already had a countermeasure in mind, but he did not expect that Li Yifei would have changed his approach.
“Hehe, I have already guessed how intricate the Master-Uncle’s mind works.
“How could I possibly give Master-Uncle an opening?
“Needless to say, I will try my very best to give Master-Uncle a surprise!”
As Li Yifei talked, he was also chanting something underneath his breath as spell techniques flew out of his hands.
Chen Jingzhai did not dare to be careless as two swords flew out and formed a formation above him.
Yin Yang Sword Formation!
At the moment of completion, this simple formation was attacked by a ray of divine light.
This divine light was so fast that Chen Jingzhai did not even have time to react.
[Clang!]
The Ying Yang Sword Formation became apparent, and under the impact of the divine light, there was a sound of a hard object colliding.
Chen Jingzhai, who was inside the formation, could feel the aftershock of this impact.
“Master-Uncle, watch my Sinking Formation!”
A hint of excitement flashed through Li Yifei’s eyes, and he waved the three flags in his hands.
The entire Yin Yang Formation immediately changed.
The two divine lights twisted and rotated with one another and came together easily.
Li Yifei rose into the air and became one with the formation. Then, with a wave of his hand, a divine light became a chain.
This chain was made of alternating and intertwining black and white links, with a faint aura that was spreading.
Wherever he passed, he seemed to have the ability to escape.
Chen Jingzhai’s expression altered slightly as his eyes fixed on the black and white chains.
[Innovative technique: Innate Sinking Lock]
[Compatibility: An innovative formation technique that uses Yin Yang Formation as a basis with the power of innate eye pattern and combines it with Sinking Formation, as well as Heaven and Earth Formation.]
[Ability: Able to pierce the Yin and the Yang, block the five elements, and neutralize all methods.]
[Vulnerabilities: Chaotic-type formations, high-quality sword vapor, innate treasures, portent vigor.]
His innate talent had been triggered, but Chen Jingzhai did not actively use it, despite what it had revealed.
This seemed to be somewhat similar to when his innate talent had first been awakened.
Only when he encountered danger or unstoppable power would it be triggered passively like this.
Chen Jingzhai was only contemplating but made no move.
Even as the black and white chains rushed at him, he secretly put away his robe.
The Ying Yang Sword Formation, too, had paused for a brief moment.
[Psst!]
The black and white chains hit right on Chen Jingzhai’s chest as intended, and blood stained the black and white chains red.
“Master-Uncle?” Li Yifei called out instinctively.
“Don’t panic!”
“Hehehe, do you think I will let you win so easily?”
“Don’t you think you underestimated everyone?”
A smile appeared on Chen Jingzhai’s face as he was speaking.
“Then, you mean to… to break my Sinking Lock?” Li Yifei asked.
“Of course.” Chen Jingzhai closed his eyes gently. “Like me, you used the Yin Yang Formation as the first formation, followed by the Sinking Formation, and then the Heaven and Earth Formation.”
“Not bad!” Li Yifei nodded, not daring to move a muscle.
“Combining the eye pattern of your astral vision, you derived an innovative formation technique. You have surpassed many disciples in the peak by just this one thing alone.” Chen Jingzhai opened his eyes. “But it’s not enough. Because there is no foolproof formation in the world, thus, there are no perfect innovative techniques!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the black and white chains snapped instantly.
At the same time, the divine stone in Chen Jingzhai’s brow chakra suddenly flickered with light.
The broken link from the black and white chains was directly swallowed by the divine stone.
All everyone saw was that the chains in front of Chen Jingzhai’s chest snapped, and then his entire body shone with light. His wound closed up, and his robe reappeared,
Right after that, two bloody teardrops came out of Li Yifei’s eyes.