âAre you going to fight me or not? If you wish to back out, Iâll just take Yu Ting away with me right now,â Li Muzhi asked Chu Feng impatiently.
âIâll fight you. Letâs go with what we have agreed on thus far. If I lose, my life will be yours to take. If I win, you have to speak up on Yu Tingâs behalf,â Chu Feng said.
âSounds good. How do you want to fight?â Li Muzhi asked.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âLetâs construct a formation together within a limited period of time. One of us will attack whereas the other one will defend...â
But before Chu Feng could finish his words, Li Muzhi had already interjected right in, âWait wait wait, thatâs way too old-fashioned!â
He didnât like Chu Fengâs suggestion at all.
âWhat other suggestion do you have then? If you find this boring, we can also pit out spirit power directly against one another too,â Chu Feng said.
âThat would be meaningless. What you have proposed is simply too old-fashioned and conventional. Boring, Iâd say. Allow me to set the rules instead,â Li Muzhi said.
âSure, you can propose the rules,â Chu Feng replied heartily.
He was interested to see what kind of duel Li Muzhi was going to propose.
âDo you know any slaughtering formations? Iâm referring to those that have superior offensive prowess but still can be completed within half an incenseâs time,â Li Muzhi asked Chu Feng.
âYes, I do know a few,â Chu Feng replied.
âGood. Choose the most complicated slaughtering formation you have that can be completed within half an incenseâs time and show me its blueprint. After that, youâll set up the slaughtering formation before me within half an incenseâs time. If youâre able to do it, Iâll have to construct the same formation based on the blueprint too.
âOf course, as Iâm bound to be unfamiliar with the blueprint youâre showing me, itâs likely that I would be constructing the formation for the first time. So, the time limit for me would be an incenseâs time. If I am able to successfully construct your formation within an incenseâs time, it would be considered as my victory for the first round.
âThe rules for the second round will be the same as the first round, but weâll swap roles, âLi Muzhi said.
âWhat if the both of us successfully set up the other partyâs formation within the time limit?â Chu Feng asked.
âThatâs easy. Weâll pit the formations we have constructed against one another and see whose is stronger. Of course, that means that weâll have to learn how to control each otherâs formation too. To put it in simple words, this is a test of our ability to construct and control formations that weâre unfamiliar with,â Li Muzhi said.
âSounds interesting. Letâs go by your rules then!â
Without any hesitation, Chu Feng began drawing out the blueprint of a slaughtering formation. It was a particularly complicated slaughtering formation that wouldnât be easy to set up at all.
It was to the point where Li Muzhi had started frowning, and he even asked Chu Feng, âAre you sure that youâll be able to set up this formation within half an incenseâs time?â
âJust watch.â
Chu Feng began to release his formation, and before everyoneâs eyes, he began to set up the formation based on the blueprint he had just drawn out.
This slaughtering formation was no joke at all. Its prowess would surpass even that of ordinary Exalted Taboo Martial Skills if one could set it up successfully.
And yet, Chu Feng really managed to finish constructing it within half an incenseâs time.
âNot bad, you do have some skills. Itâs my turn then. Make sure to watch the time properly. If I canât set up the formation within an incenseâs time, itâll be considered as my loss,â Li Muzhi said.
In the next moment, Li Muzhi released his spirit power and began setting up the formation which Chu Feng demonstrated a moment ago.
Li Muzhiâs ability to control his spirit power had truly reached an incredible level. Even though it was his first time setting up this slaughtering formation, which resulted in his maneuvers looking a little stiff, with his superior control over spirit power and his deep understanding of formations, he was still able to construct the formations quickly.
In terms of speed, he wasnât slower than Chu Feng by too much.
In the end, it only took him two-thirds of an incenseâs time to finish constructing the offensive formation Chu Feng had provided to him.
âIncredible!â
Seeing this sight, Long Xiaoxiaoâs parents couldnât help but remark in awe.
At the same time, Long Xiaoxiao couldnât help but look at Chu Feng worriedly.
She trusted in Chu Fengâs strength, but after witnessing Li Muzhiâs performance, she knew that Chu Feng had encountered a difficult opponent this time around.
Even the Ox-nosed Old Daoist had nodded slightly in approval after looking at the formation constructed by Li Muzhi.
The formation which Chu Feng had chosen for this duel was no simple formation. Most world spiritists would have to take some time to study and practice it before they would be able to fully grasp it.
Yet, despite being his first time constructing it, the time Li Muzhi took was only slightly more than Chu Feng, and its level of completion was still at a satisfactory level.
This was more than enough to showcase Li Muzhiâs talent in world spiritist techniques. He was indeed a prodigy.
âLooks like Chu Feng has really met his match today!â the Ox-nosed Old Daoist exclaimed as he turned to look at Chu Feng.
âYou have won the first round. Itâs your turn to show me your formation. I, Chu Feng, am interested to see just what kind of slaughtering formation do the disciples of the Hidden Dragon Martial Sect use!â Chu Feng said.
âHahaha!â
Li Muzhi burst into laughter upon hearing those words.
âMy formation is naturally superior to yours. As long as you can defeat me today, you would have been learning one of our formations for free. Thatâs a big deal, you know? Itâs just that youâll need to prove yourself capable first.â
What Li Muzhi effectively said was that if Chu Feng were to lose this duel, he would be losing his life. So, even if Chu Feng were to learn Li Muzhiâs formation, it would be all for naught.
Weng!
All of a sudden, a brilliant spirit power unfurled in midair, reminiscent of an unrolling scroll.
Everyone, be it Chu Feng, Long Xiaoxiao, her parents, and even Chu Ting, were all staring at the formation blueprint that Li Muzhi was drawing out with his spirit power.
This was the slaughtering formation that Li Muzhi had chosen for the duel.
Even though they were outsiders, they were still allowed to see the formation blueprint. If this slaughtering formation was indeed formidable, they would benefit greatly from it by remembering it.
And in truth, this slaughtering formation didnât disappoint them either.
The formation blueprint that Li Muzhi had provided was even more ingenious than what Chu Feng had provided earlier. It was one of the rare great formations.
Weng!
After drawing out the blueprint, Li Muzhi got straight to constructing the formation.
His movements were very dexterous, and the construction of the formation went much smoother than earlier.
Once again, this perfectly demonstrated his talents as a world spiritist.
In less than half an incenseâs time, a golden formation that spanned over a hundred meters in diameter was already towering right before Li Muzhi.
Shoosh!
After the formation was constructed, Li Muzhi dissipated the formation with a wave of his sleeves, leaving behind just the slaughtering formation he had constructed in the first round.
He had to keep the slaughtering formation from the first round in case Chu Feng successfully constructed his slaughtering formation too, in which case, they would be pitting their formations against one another in order to determine the winner.
âHow is it? My formation is not too bad, right? Itâs just that we donât know whether youâll be getting a chance to construct it a second time,â Li Muzhi said with glee all over his face.
Even though he had kept the slaughtering formation from the first round, in truth, he didnât think that Chu Feng would be able to complete the formation he had provided within an incenseâs time.
He knew just how difficult it would be to construct the formation he had provided.
Even with his talents, he wasnât able to construct it within an incenseâs time when he first tried it.
If even he was unable to do it, how could Chu Feng do it?