Chapter 468: 19: Beidou Wind and Thunder, Continuous Ghostly Shadows

Chapter 468: Chapter 19: Beidou Wind and Thunder, Continuous Ghostly Shadows

As the referee announced the start of the match, Ning Xing made the first move.

He did not charge directly at Li Fei, but rapidly took seven steps, leaving a shadow at each original spot.

Li Fei could clearly see that with every step Ning Xing took, he would use his sword to strike the ground, injecting Force into it.

After seven steps, Ning Xing stood still for a moment, and seeing that Li Fei made no move, he changed direction and took another seven rapid steps.

After he finished, Ning Xing looked again at Li Fei, and seeing that Li Fei still made no move, he continued stepping.

“Is he setting up an array?”

As Ning Xing continued to step more and more, Li Fei gradually picked up on what was happening; the other party seemed to be setting up an array.

After continuing for forty-nine steps, Ning Xing paused briefly to recuperate, looked at Li Fei once more, then resumed stepping to expand the range of the array.

Watching the diligent Ning Xing setting up the array, Li Fei couldn’t help feeling puzzled.

Was the opponent intending to fill the entire arena with this array?

How extensive an array would that have to be? Would his Force be enough to support such an endeavor?

In the stands, Ning Chuan held his forehead, veins popping out.

He had told Ning Xing before the match to take his opponent seriously and to bring out all his strength, but he hadn’t expected Ning Xing to take it to this extreme…

What Ning Xing was deploying was a secret technique of Daluo Sect—Stepping Wind and Laying Mines.

The array set up was the Beidou Wind and Thunder Array!

Once Force left the body, it would quickly dissipate; only those who could preserve their Force for a long time had the conditions to set up an array.

Ning Xing’s Core Level Extraordinary Ability, “Thunder Seed”, allowed him to turn his Force into “seeds”, which not only could be sustained for a long time but also could “bloom” at any moment, unleashing even greater power!

It was precisely because of such an Extraordinary Ability that the “Beidou Wind and Thunder Formation” seemed tailor-made for Ning Xing, being one of his strongest techniques.

However, the problem was, with Ning Xing’s current level of Cultivation, it was simply not enough to expand the array across the entire arena.

What if Li Fei just waited outside and didn’t enter?

A more cunning and smooth person could use provocation or some other method to challenge or enrage Li Fei, drawing him into the array.

But being someone who got super nervous talking to strangers, Ning Chuan didn’t expect Ning Xing to be capable of such high-level maneuvers.

So, Ning Chuan was speechless and didn’t want to admit that this was his junior brother…

On the field, having expanded the Beidou Wind and Thunder Formation to a certain extent, Ning Xing found he couldn’t continue setting up the array, as the remaining Force and Mind Power would not be enough to perfectly control the large formation.

He stopped and looked at Li Fei in the distance, touching his head.

Isn’t he coming over?

Seeing Ning Xing stop setting up the array, Li Fei was also somewhat puzzled.

After seeing Ning Xing’s confused expression, he had a guess in his mind:

He couldn’t be expecting me to voluntarily enter the array, could he?

The following moments saw them looking at each other, eye to eye, for seven or eight seconds.

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“Okay, he really thinks that way…”

Li Fei confirmed his guess, unable to suppress a chuckle.

He smiled and took a step forward.

“At last!”

Ning Xing’s eyes brightened, and he readied himself with full spirit to face the opponent.

In the stands, seeing this scene, Ning Chuan’s expression somewhat softened, and his opinion of Li Fei improved significantly.

Li Fei’s speed increased more and more, and the number of people seemed to multiply.

He directly deployed “Ghostly Shadow.”

Soon, six “Li Feis” appeared on the field, three of which directly charged into the array.

Ning Xing, with a solemn face, raised his sword and pointed.

Boom!

The ground exploded, its force slightly greater than Yuwen Donghao’s previous Deep Rock Power.

Two “Li Feis” instantly “shattered”, while the remaining one quickly charged toward Ning Xing.

Ning Xing thrust out with his sword.

The Beidou Wind and Thunder Big Array was not only capable of detonating the buried “Thunder Seeds”, but within the range of the array, Ning Xing also gained “enhancements,” making his speed faster and his Force stronger!

A Sword Qi shattered the incoming “Li Fei,” then another three “Li Feis” rushed into the array.

This time, Ning Xing didn’t detonate the “Thunder Seeds”; instead, he drew his sword and attacked directly.

His movement technique produced a series of afterimages, his sword carrying the sound of Wind Thunder!

Seeing this scene, Li Fei was momentarily dazed.

Ning Xing’s cultivated Tao Foundation was “Heavenly Wind Thunder Fire,” which required incorporating two types of Mutant Attributes, one Wind Attribute and the other Thunder Attribute.

He had already incorporated these two types of Mutant Attribute implants and had cultivated the Wind Thunder Force.

This reminded Li Fei of Shangguan Xiao.

Shangguan Xiao also cultivated Wind Thunder Force.

Back when Li Fei was still in the Qi Change Stage, the other party would practice with him every night, patiently guiding him through various techniques, making him very familiar with Wind Thunder Force, and he had mastered many countermeasures.

Now, times had changed.

While Li Fei was distracted, Ning Xing had already easily dealt with the three Shadow Clones that had entered the array.

Because his movement was extremely fast and he attacked with Force from a distance, the Evil Qi from the exploding shadow clones did not cling to him.

Li Fei snapped back to reality and continued to deploy “Ghostly Shadow.”

This time, a total of six Shadow Clones entered the array; these six didn’t charge at Ning Xing but each rushed to different positions and then “dove” underground, finally exploding massively.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

As these six Shadow Clones exploded one after another, the six buried “Thunder Seeds” were also detonated.

Ning Xing’s expression changed; he hadn’t expected Li Fei能 To accurately find out the positions of the “Thunder Seeds.”

After being buried, the positions of the “Thunder Seeds” could change, so even if Li Fei had remembered all the “positions” of his array setup from earlier, it wouldn’t have helped.

Moreover, the Force within the “Thunder Seeds” was concealed; unless very close, it was difficult to sense.

Li Fei’s real body was clearly outside the formation, so how did he perceive what was inside?

Just as Ning Xing was puzzled, Li Fei controlled six Shadow Clones to charge into the formation.

Ning Xing quickly launched an attack, but the six Shadow Clones dispersed in different directions, and he couldn’t eliminate all of them at once.

Boom, boom, boom—

The next second, five ‘Thunder Seeds’ were detonated by five Shadow Clones.

Ning Xing had no choice but to continue altering the placement of the ‘Thunder Seeds,’ burying them a bit deeper.

Then six more Shadow Clones entered the formation.

This time, the Shadow Clones searched within the formation for a while and, although Ning Xing managed to eliminate three, the remaining three clones successfully detonated three ‘Thunder Seeds.’

“His clones also have perceptive abilities?”

From the stands, Ning Chuan had already discerned the crux of it.

The synergy among multiple Extraordinary Abilities depended on the Martial Artist’s tactics.

For instance, Wang Fengqing from the previous match had perfectly combined ‘Peak Climbing’ and ‘Overlord Body’, even integrating ‘Jade Shatter’ into the system to deliver a blow that threatened Gan Jingcheng, who was of the Seventh Tier.

Li Fei, on the other hand, had perfectly combined the ‘Danger Perception’ of Steel Armor with the ‘Ghostly Shadow’ of Ghostly Foot, effectively making each Shadow Clone an extension of himself!

These clones also possessed abilities akin to ‘Heart Eye,’ enabling them to perceive the external situation on Li Fei’s behalf.

This gave Li Fei’s clones significant operational leeway!

“This way, Junior Brother’s formation is effectively countered.”

Ning Chuan frowned slightly.

In the field, as one ‘Thunder Seed’ after another was detonated, Ning Xing realized that he probably couldn’t maintain his formation any longer.

Thus, he steeled his heart and triggered all the ‘Thunder Seeds’!

The next second, balls of electric light burst forth from the ground, attracting one another and connecting together.

Finally, all the thunderbolts converged towards the longsword in Ning Xing’s hands.

He raised his longsword, pulling the dazzling thunder light towards Li Fei!

Huh—

The air was torn apart, and thunder claps resounded by his ears, making Li Fei feel as if he were in a stormy Dark Night, with the heavens filled with dancing silver serpents and howling winds!

Tao Power—Wind and Thunder Introduction!

Using the Beidou Wind and Thunder Formation, Ning Xing could execute Tao Power too!

Li Fei had sensed the danger before Ning Xing struck and pre-emptively visualized ‘Fire Gold Vajra’ within himself to resist the mental impact caused by the opponent’s Tao Power.

Then, his body swayed, and instantly three Li Feis appeared on the spot.

This caused Ning Xing, who rushed forward with his sword, to be dumbfounded momentarily. Unable to discern the real from the fakes, he had no choice but to prematurely detonate the force gathered on his sword.

From the stands, Ning Chuan shook his head slightly.

Ning Xing’s realm was insufficient, and using Tao Power was somewhat forced and not smooth, so such a killer move should be reserved for a suitable opportunity. Directly using it like this gave Li Fei room to maneuver.

Li Fei’s mind was not affected by the Tao Power, meaning he could simply use clones to counter Ning Xing’s move.

Bang—

The force of Wind and Thunder Introduction exploded, engulfing three ‘Li Feis’, shredding two instantly, while the last one expanded in size and simultaneously deployed Vajra Force as protection.

Since the Tao Power was detonated prematurely, its power wasn’t concentrated enough, so Li Fei was not much injured.

He immediately executed Vajra Seal·Dragon Elephant and cleaved down at Ning Xing with his sword.

Ning Xing did not meet Li Fei’s sword head-on but suddenly backed away.

Normally, any Martial Artist’s retreat speed could not exceed their forward charge speed, but Ning Xing’s retreat was no slower than his charge!

This was another of his Core Level Extraordinary Abilities—Wind Body.

It allowed him to move freely, turn at will, maintaining the fastest speed no matter how he moved.

This ability gave him the most agile movement technique, and paired with Beidou Wind and Thunder Formation, it could make his opponents never even touch the hem of his clothing, constantly being suppressed.

Unfortunately, Beidou Wind and Thunder Formation was countered by Li Fei’s clones.

Ning Xing had just retreated into the formation when six clones followed in quick succession.

With no other choice, he relied on Wind Body to change direction again and swung his sword to slash at these clones.

The formation was useless, and Tao Power was no help either, leaving Ning Xing, who had limited combat experience, unsure of what to do for a moment.

“Should I try to outlast him? The energy consumption for deploying clones should be significant.”

Ning Xing came up with a tactic.

At that moment, he had already swung his sword to eliminate one clone and was casually moving on to the next.

However, this clone blocked his Sword Qi with Protective Force.

Then, before Ning Xing could react, this ‘clone’s’ speed suddenly surged, rushing in front of Ning Xing in an instant and striking down with a sword.

Ning Xing could only hurriedly block with his sword horizontally, then was shook by the frenzied force almost causing him to lose his grip on his sword!

Having just used Tao Power, Ning Xing was at a time when his ‘old Qi was exhausted and new Qi had yet to arise,’ relatively speaking, it was when he was the ‘weakest.’

The blade forced open his longsword, tore through his Protective Force, and finally stopped at his neck.

“Huh?”

Ning Xing stood there dazedly until he finally realized what had happened.

This wasn’t a clone that entered the formation, but Li Fei’s real body!

Li Fei had left a clone outside the formation, pretending to be his real body.

“Thinking habit…”

Ning Xing recalled the core element his senior brother had analyzed for him during the last match between Li Fei and Yuwen Donghao.

At that time, Li Fei had deliberately created a thinking habit for Yuwen Donghao, eventually deceiving him.

This time, Li Fei had used the same method!

“You’re really good, I’ve lost.”

Ning Xing looked at Li Fei, admiringly speaking.