“It can’t be anyone but you.”
Xia Yan looked utterly incredulous.
“And you’re supposed to be a World Spiritist. Didn’t you sense it? It was the power of the formation here that teleported you back.”
Chu Feng said.
“But… don’t you control the power of this Thousand Transformations Illusionary Palace as well?”
Xia Yan asked.
“You’re being stupid. I only control a tiny portion of it. If you don’t believe me, try again, then feel carefully whether the force that teleports you back is coming from me.”
Chu Feng said.
“Hmph. Fine, I’ll try.”
“Who’s afraid of whom?”
Having said that, Xia Yan once again began to break the formation.
She used exactly the same method as before, but her speed was even faster than previously.
This time, however, when she broke through the final layer, she did not reach out from a distance to take the Purple Ghost King Pearl. Instead, she stretched out her hand directly, intending to grasp it with her own palm.
Buzz.
Yet, just as her palm drew near the Purple Ghost King Pearl, she was once again enveloped by the sudden emergence of the formation and instantly teleported back to Chu Feng’s side.
“This… what’s going on?”
Xia Yan stared at Chu Feng in astonishment. She now knew that this truly had nothing to do with Chu Feng, but she still could not understand why such a thing was happening.
“Aren’t you supposed to know a lot about the Thousand Transformations Illusionary Palace?”
“Surely those who came here before didn’t encounter the same situation as you?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Well…”
“I’ve heard of others encountering it, but why does it happen?”
Xia Yan asked Chu Feng with great curiosity.
“You little girl, finally dropping the act?”
Chu Feng smiled meaningfully.
Previously, Chu Feng had not been certain, but now he was sure. From the very beginning, Xia Yan had known this would happen and had known it was not Chu Feng’s doing.
She had deliberately accused him just to try breaking the formation one more time.
“Oh come on, if you’ve seen through it, don’t call me out.”
Seeing that Chu Feng had figured her out, Xia Yan revealed a shy smile.
She even lightly pounded Chu Feng’s chest with her small fist, her manner extremely coy.
“Urgh.”
“Be normal.”
However, Chu Feng nearly gagged at Xia Yan’s gesture.
He knew full well that Xia Yan was actually a mature, beautiful woman.
But right now, she still looked like a man. As a normal man himself, Chu Feng truly could not handle such flirtatious behaviour.
“Alright, alright. Chu Feng, hurry up and tell me what’s really going on.”
“Don’t pretend. I know you’ve figured something out.”
Xia Yan grabbed Chu Feng’s arm and pressed him repeatedly.
Her attitude clearly said that she would not let the matter rest until he told her.
“Your method of breaking the formation is wrong.”
Chu Feng said.
“Then how should it be done?”
“Approach from a different direction?”
Xia Yan asked.
“Do you really want to know?”
Chu Feng narrowed his eyes as he asked.
“Of course.”
Xia Yan nodded eagerly.
“Then watch closely.”
“I’ll demonstrate it for you.”
With those words, Chu Feng formed hand seals, and the spirit power within his body surged forth like streams of dragons, swirling continuously around him.
Chu Feng began to set up a formation.
“You’re so stingy. I just asked you to tell me how to break it, and instead you decide to do it yourself.”
Xia Yan pouted. Though she said that, her eyes remained fixed intently on him.
“What on earth is this guy doing?”
After observing for a while, confusion grew ever deeper in Xia Yan’s eyes.
She was, after all, a Dragon Transformation Fourth Rank World Spiritist, yet at this moment she could not comprehend at all what kind of formation Chu Feng was arranging.
Normally, when World Spiritists set up formations, it was like building a house, constructing the formation bit by bit.
But Chu Feng did not do that. His formation seemed to be secretly constructed within his body, leaving Xia Yan unable to discern its nature.
“Formation, activate!”
Suddenly, Chu Feng gave a light shout, and the spirit power entwined around him began to writhe violently.
Soon, that spirit power left Chu Feng’s body and transformed into seven figures that stood beside him.
Although they lacked distinct outlines, it was clear that each one resembled Chu Feng exactly.
These were formation clones, only Chu Feng’s were purer.
They did not precisely mimic his appearance, but each one contained extremely powerful spirit power within.
Swish swish swish.
As Chu Feng changed his hand seals, the seven formation clones leapt simultaneously, landing in eight directions centred on the Purple Ghost King Pearl.
At this point, Chu Feng’s attempt to break the formation officially began.
Seven clones, plus himself, breaking the formation at the same time.
“So… that’s it. You have to break it from all sides simultaneously?”
“But the difficulty is far too great, isn’t it?”
“Even if he has grasped the power of the Thousand Transformations Illusionary Palace, can his spirit power sustain it?”
At last, Xia Yan understood how Chu Feng intended to break the formation.
Not from one direction, but from eight directions at once. In this way, when Chu Feng approached the Purple Ghost King Pearl, the full seventy-two layers of protective formations surrounding it would all be broken successfully.
Perhaps then, Chu Feng would be able to obtain the Purple Ghost King Pearl.
Yet in Xia Yan’s view, although the method made sense, success was extremely difficult.
Setting up formations required spirit power, and every World Spiritist had a limited amount.
Moreover, breaking the protective formations here was already extraordinarily taxing.
To break them continuously from eight directions required an unimaginable amount of spirit power, something that even a World Spiritist genius could not achieve.
But as time passed, Chu Feng drew ever closer to the Purple Ghost King Pearl.
“Is this guy a monster?”
Seeing that Chu Feng was on the verge of success, Xia Yan’s mouth fell open in shock.
What she had thought impossible, Chu Feng was about to accomplish.
Buzz.
Finally, all the formations surrounding the Purple Ghost King Pearl were completely broken by Chu Feng.
He then reached out and grasped it. The Purple Ghost King Pearl truly fell into his hand.
“So, you’re the kind of treasure you are.”
“Then it was worth all the effort I spent to obtain you.”
Looking at the Purple Ghost King Pearl in his hand, Chu Feng could already sense what kind of treasure it was.
Although he was now panting heavily and extremely weak from expending so much power, he felt it had all been worthwhile.
Clap.
Clap.
Clap.
Suddenly, the sound of applause rang out.
Hearing it, both Chu Feng and Xia Yan immediately looked towards the source.
Upon seeing who had arrived, even Xia Yan’s expression turned ugly.
The geniuses of the Gongsun family were walking towards the cave.
Leading them was none other than Gongsun Yuntian.
“You really do have some skill, managing to obtain the Purple Ghost King Pearl.”
“That saves me the trouble.”
Though a faint smile hung on Gongsun Yuntian’s face, his gaze was exceptionally cold. Murderous intent filled his eyes.
