The old daoist with the ox nose suddenly spoke, instantly drawing everyone’s attention. Something must have happened.
Yet no one knew exactly what, so they could only keep watching.
“What is unfair about it?”
Li Muzhi asked the old daoist.
“While my disciple Chu Maple was constructing his formation, you were secretly reinforcing the one you had already completed.”
“The power of your formation now is far greater than it was one incense stick ago.”
“My disciple’s formation, however, has only just been finished.”
“You had a full extra incense stick to strengthen yours. That is naturally unfair.”
The old daoist said.
“There was something like that?”
Hearing his words, Long Xiaoxiao and the others were shocked.
Even the Dragon Clan Chief was taken aback.
They had been so focused on watching Chu Maple build his formation that they truly had not noticed Li Muzhi’s actions.
So they were unsure whether the old daoist was falsely accusing Li Muzhi or whether Li Muzhi had really done such a thing.
“I did indeed reinforce this formation.”
“But where is the unfairness?”
“From the very beginning, I never said formations could not be strengthened.”
“Do not forget, I set these rules. I understand them better than any of you.”
To everyone’s surprise, Li Muzhi did not deny it. On the contrary, he admitted it openly.
Yet his attitude showed no shame whatsoever. He clearly believed it was perfectly justified.
This attitude irritated people, yet no one dared call him out.
“If you feel it is unfair, the contest can end here.”
“This duel was never my demand. I truly could not care less.”
After saying that, Li Muzhi looked at Chu Maple. “Well? Do we continue? If we do, I will no longer hold back.”
“Continue.”
Chu Maple replied.
Boom!
The instant the words left his mouth, countless silver-glowing longswords shot towards Chu Maple like a torrential storm.
Each silver sword was extraordinarily powerful, and there were simply too many to count. Their combined might could be described as heaven-shaking and earth-destroying.
This was the formation Li Muzhi had constructed.
Although he had learned it from Chu Maple today and had built it for the first time, its power had already nearly reached the absolute limit.
“Formation, activate!!!”
Suddenly, a light shout rang out.
It was Chu Maple.
He pointed forward with one hand.
Swish, swish, swish!
From within Chu Maple’s formation, countless golden longswords also burst forth.
The momentum was actually far more ferocious than the formation Li Muzhi had activated.
This was the formation Chu Maple had learned from Li Muzhi.
Though the two formations differed slightly, their methods of attack were remarkably similar.
Li Muzhi had done this deliberately.
He had first learned Chu Maple’s formation and already understood its attack pattern.
Then he had produced his own formation, deliberately choosing one that resembled Chu Maple’s offensive slaughtering formation for Chu Maple to construct.
His goal was to prove that, even with the same type of formation, the one he mastered would surpass Chu Maple’s.
High above in the void, golden and silver lights intertwined.
Ripples spread outward, and deafening roars filled the air.
For a time, countless glowing longswords collided with one another.
But very quickly, Chu Maple’s formation began to lose ground.
Li Muzhi’s formation actually held a slight advantage.
It was not that the individual power was greater, but the sheer number of sword-rain it released was slightly higher.
“I told you, although the spirit formation itself is important, the world spiritist’s control is what truly matters.”
“Today, I will use your own formation to defeat you.”
As Li Muzhi spoke, the power of his formation grew even stronger.
Another massive wave of silver-glowing longswords poured continuously from the formation, streaking relentlessly towards Chu Maple.
Despite Chu Maple’s efforts to resist, the silver sword-rain kept pressing closer.
The silver swords were now almost upon him, while the golden sword-rain from Chu Maple’s offensive slaughtering formation remained limited in number.
Long Xiaoxiao, Yu Ting, and the others were so nervous that their bodies trembled.
They knew this offensive slaughtering formation might not be enough to kill Chu Maple outright.
But as long as Chu Maple lost, his life would still be forfeit.
“Is that all you have?”
Yet at that moment, Chu Maple suddenly spoke.
His words were directed at Li Muzhi.
There was no trace of fear in them, only provocation.
“What did you say?”
Li Muzhi could hardly believe his ears. He had not expected Chu Maple, on the verge of defeat, to say something like that.
“I said, after using an entire extra incense stick to strengthen your formation, is this the best you can do?”
Chu Maple asked.
“Seeking death.”
Fury flashed in Li Muzhi’s eyes. He had been provoked.
With a loud shout, the silver sword-rain pouring from his formation suddenly increased yet again.
Yet seeing this, Chu Maple remained perfectly calm and said softly, “It is over.”
Buzz!
The moment the words left his mouth, the offensive slaughtering formation before him changed.
It had already been radiating dazzling light, but now that light became twice as blinding.
Most crucially, the golden sword-rain released from Chu Maple’s formation suddenly doubled in quantity.
The doubled golden sword-rain instantly reversed the situation.
Li Muzhi’s silver sword-rain began to be pushed back relentlessly.
Chu Maple’s golden sword-rain surged forward, and in the blink of an eye it was right in front of Li Muzhi.
“A formation within a formation?”
Soon, everyone realised what had happened.
They could see that inside Chu Maple’s formation, another formation had appeared.
What Chu Maple had constructed was not one formation, but two.
That was why the number of golden swords could suddenly double.
“Chu Maple actually built two formations?”
“How did he do that in just that single incense stick?”
The sight left everyone stunned. Not only the onlookers, even the Dragon Clan Chief was utterly shocked.
At this moment, Chu Maple’s golden sword-rain had completely overwhelmed Li Muzhi’s silver sword-rain and now surrounded him on all sides.
Chu Maple did not truly launch the attack.
But everyone knew that this contest had been won by Chu Maple.
“Unorthodox tricks. As expected, you specialise in unorthodox tricks.”
Suddenly, Li Muzhi flung his sleeve and dispersed the offensive slaughtering formation before him.
He had conceded the spirit formation duel, yet his eyes blazed with anger as he glared at Chu Maple.
Clearly, losing this contest had infuriated him.
“Muzhi, do not be a sore loser.”
Yet at that moment, another voice descended from the void.
It belonged to Li Muzhi’s grandfather.
