Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2124 Chapter 1003: Making a Move (Part 3)
Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...
Wu Ming felt rage boiling inside him from this behavior.
Clenching his fury, Wu Ming spoke in an icy tone:
"Acting like you don't understand right here? What a spineless fool."
"Right now, I'll prove to all that you, the famed Sword Dao Genius, are just a hyped-up failure!"
"I'll crush you myself using my ancestral Glazed Fire Fist!"
His declaration carried a mighty presence.
Mo Hua ignored every bit of it, though; his love for juicy stories flared up, his gaze sparkled, and he whispered to Linghu Xiao:
"Are you hiding some romance with this 'Miss Lu'?"
Cheng Mo and the rest all shifted their stares to Linghu Xiao, eyes gleaming with interest.
Ouyang Xuan felt the curiosity too.
Linghu Xiao's expression turned grim.
Had someone else dared to pose that query, he'd have lashed out with his blade ages ago.
Yet because Mo Hua was the one inquiring, he merely maintained a rigid look and answered grudgingly, "No... I don't have any idea who this Miss Lu even is."
Mo Hua gave a nod, looking a bit let down.
No tasty rumors to savor...
As they murmured to each other, unaware of the world around them, Wu Ming's temper flared higher.
"Kill!"
With a frosty yell, Wu Ming channeled his spiritual power, donned his arm guards, and launched the Glazed Fire Fist at the forefront, streaking a blazing trail right toward Mo Hua and his group.
Cheng Mo hefted his axe and rushed ahead without hesitation.
Linghu Xiao and his companions unsheathed their blades as well.
Mo Hua alone moved with graceful steps, smoothly pulling back from the fray, dodging the fight, and settling in to observe from afar.
Before Fang Tian's artwork, his tactic of "backing away as allies advance into combat" stood out plainly for all to witness.
At once, a barrage of jeers rang out:
"Not again?"
"Refusing to join in still?"
"Just spectating once more?"
"The nerve is unbelievable."
A few offered words of mock sympathy, remarking, "Ease up on him; he's clueless, so how could he fight? The moment he tries, he'll reveal his true colors..."
"Notice his Dao Discussion Jade? Its shielding is terribly weak, likely unable to withstand even one strike—he'd be 'butchered' the instant he steps in."
"You've seen this much and still hope he'll act? All I can say is, certain folks lack sense; better to toss them to demonic beasts..."
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Chatter filled the outer ring.
Within the ring, the Spirit Talisman Sect paid no mind to Mo Hua whatsoever.
Earlier, Mo Hua had merely lingered on the sidelines "enjoying the show," so no one bothered with him.
After handling his four allies, dispatching Mo Hua would prove simple.
Under Wu Ming's command, the five from Spirit Talisman Sect launched their assault on Linghu Xiao and his team.
Wu Ming appeared as a "rivalry-blinded" fighter, burning with zeal, yet their "strategies" were carefully devised, and they showed deference to Linghu Xiao.
They refused to allow Linghu Xiao to unleash his peak might.
Thus, two Body Cultivation members, armed with the Ground-Cutting Blade and sharp iron claws, clung to Linghu Xiao right from the beginning.
Linghu Xiao found it impossible to execute his grand, devastating elite sword techniques.
Should he attempt it forcefully, those two Body Cultivation foes would disrupt him without fail.
Should he deploy his single Golden Body Talisman to shield his sword arts from disruption, they'd pull back until the Golden Body faded, then close in again to wear him down further, leaving him choked and defeated.
This technique ranks as a standard ploy in the Sword Discussion Conference, aimed at exceptional "genius" cultivators.
The strategy hinges on the genius requiring time to build up power for spellcasting, whether as a Spiritual Cultivator or a distant Sword Cultivator.
His allies couldn't assist him in this bind either.
Now, the Spirit Talisman Sect, holding the edge in numbers, executed this ploy flawlessly.
Other sects had employed like strategies against Linghu Xiao in previous bouts.
However, Spirit Talisman Sect's followers possessed greater power and finer spiritual tools, amplifying the tactic's impact.
Additionally, Linghu Xiao's squad had triumphed mostly through "raw force," facing five with four; their maneuvers, though competent, stayed fairly straightforward, and under the gaze of countless sects and watchful eyes, they'd been analyzed completely.
Once fully dissected, countermeasures would surround them.
On top of that, they lacked one member.
Linghu Xiao kept getting sapped by the pair of Body Cultivation disciples.
Cheng Mo boasted solid physical might, yet his lethal prowess fell short against elite prodigies, locking him in a deadlock with the Spirit Talisman Sect members.
Situ Jian proved "adaptable," but lacking synergy in plans, amid the prodigy-filled Sword Discussion Conference, his skills didn't shine uniquely; even with the advantage, he failed to clinch a quick win.
Ouyang Xuan clashed with Wu Ming.
Wu Ming's power sat at a middling level, though his spiritual gear excelled remarkably.
Ouyang Xuan maintained the edge too, but couldn't overpower him swiftly.
At the same time, the Spirit Talisman Sect cycled their assaults, leveraging their superior count as members teamed up to overwhelm in unison.
Taixu Gate differed entirely.
Facing fewer numbers, they fought on the defensive only, incapable of launching their own pushes.
In this setup, Linghu Xiao's spiritual power drained away at a swift pace.
Linghu Xiao wielded top-tier destructive force, but such potency demanded heavy spiritual power use; against dual foes, endurance proved brief.
The moment Linghu Xiao's spiritual power neared depletion.
Wu Ming detected the perfect moment, his gaze flashing as he cried, "Here I come!"
He left Ouyang Xuan behind and redirected his strike at Linghu Xiao.
Meanwhile, the duo that had been wearing down Linghu Xiao shifted to restrain Ouyang Xuan.
Cheng Mo and his comrades quickly understood Wu Ming's scheme.
He boasted of toppling Linghu Xiao.
Yet the real scheme involved his two allies exhausting nearly all of Linghu Xiao's spiritual power first, allowing him to swoop in for the "clash" with Linghu Xiao, thereby toppling Taixu Gate's Sword Dao Genius through this ploy.