Hearing the tall and skinny disciple's words, Li Xuanming and Fu Teng were both stunned for a moment. Then, Fu Teng flew into a rage and said, "How dare you provoke me in such a contemptuous manner!"
Fu Teng said to Li Xuanming, "Senior Brother, how can we tolerate Hidden Sword Court's provocation?"
Li Xuanming glanced at him and sneered, "You could tell they were provoking us on purpose, yet you fell for it?"
Fu Teng said disdainfully, "In the face of Hidden Modesty Court's absolute power, what can he do?"
Li Xuanming shook his head. "Li Chengfeng is cunning and good at setting up traps. We need to know why he's doing this, or I'd rather not do anything!"
Fu Teng suppressed his anger and thought for a moment. "I know!
He must be trying to lure us over to attack them! "
Li Xuanming nodded. "I think so too. But is he trying to lure us over to break the array or to take the flag?"
As he finished, Li Xuanming turned to look at the flag in the giant array.
Li Xuanming had carefully chosen the location of the Mystic Clear Array. It was located at the junction of the forest near the mountain.
Behind the array was a steep mountain that was extremely slippery. Even the most agile monkey would not be able to climb it. Li Xuanming had the Hidden Modesty Court disciples set up a trap array on the mountain. If the enemy wanted to attack the array from the back, they would have to climb over the cliff. Once they did, the trap array would be triggered. Not only would it sound an alarm, but it would also deal a heavy blow to the enemy.
This eliminated the possibility of the entire array being attacked from both sides.
At the same time, Li Xuanming was an array expert himself. He carefully adjusted the positions of the Mystic Clear Array's disciples. There was an empty space in the middle of the array, forming a concave formation.
This change in formation was very ingenious. Because the Profound Clear Formation was weak at the front and back, and strong in the middle, the back was the weakest position of the Profound Clear Formation. Therefore, Li Xuanming placed the Profound Clear Formation close to the cliff to prevent the back from being attacked.
At the same time, he let go of the middle of the front array, purposely leaving an opening for the enemy to attack. At the same time, the disciples in the middle of the array were evenly distributed to the left and right sides.
This way, they formed a double Ghost Door formation. The original formation was 1: 1: 1, but with Li Xuanming's targeted selection, the number of people in the formation became 1.5: 0: 1.5.
If Li Chengfeng and the rest dared to break through from the centre, they would be in a huge pocket. They would be attacked from the left and right, as well as counterattacked from the middle.
At the same time, if Li Chengfeng attacked from either side of the frontline, he would also fall into a quagmire. This was because after abandoning the defence in the centre of the frontline, the number of people on the left and right sides had increased by fifty percent. They had enough people to hold Li Chengfeng and the rest back up, then attack the left side, then attack the right side, and attack the left side.
Most importantly, Li Xuanming had stationed more than a thousand disciples outside the array to provide backup. If Li Chengfeng dared to attack, these disciples would attack at the same time. Even if Li Chengfeng had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to do anything to them.
To Li Xuanming, his plan was foolproof. Li Chengfeng had no chance of winning!
Therefore, Li Xuanming had expected that Li Chengfeng would not attack them first. Li Xuanming had also expected Li Chengfeng's provocation.
After repeated simulations, Li Xuanming concluded that there was only one way for Li Chengfeng to win: to lure the Hidden Modesty Court disciples away from their base, then gather their superior forces to attack and capture the flag!
Other than that, there was no other way!
Li Xuanming looked at the battle flag at the back of the array and thought for a moment. "No matter how cunning he is, there is only one way for him to win!
And that is to take the flag!
I purposely placed the eye of the array at the weakest point of the array, then placed the flag there to lure Li Chengfeng here!
If we have too many people now, he won't dare to come! "
Fu Teng was excited. "Then I'll send some disciples to capture him for you!"
Li Xuanming shook his head. "No, you can't go!"
Fu Teng panicked. "Senior Brother, let me go!
I promise I won't underestimate him! "
Li Xuanming knew Fu Teng was just playing along. He wanted to steal the credit because in a team battle, the difference in numbers was enough to give the enemy an overwhelming advantage.
Whoever could capture Li Chengfeng would become famous in one battle!
Who wouldn't want to take credit?
Li Xuanming said calmly, "No, you have to guard the array!
Let Junior Brother Ma Ce bring two hundred disciples! "
With that, a burly and strong disciple immediately took a step forward and said with excitement in his eyes, "Junior Brother will definitely not let you down!"
Li Xuanming said solemnly to Ma Ce, "You must be careful. We've run through Li Chengfeng's abilities and spells many times last night. Your first task is to find out the enemy's array and the location of the flag!
If you notice anything wrong, you can leave immediately! "
Although Ma Ce was excited, he nodded solemnly. Li Xuanming patted his shoulder. "You've always been calm so I'll be more at ease if you go!"
Ma Ce bowed to Li Xuanming. Under Fu Teng's disdainful gaze, he led the two hundred disciples away from the main group, charging murderously towards Hidden Sword Court.
Li Xuanming knew very well that if these two hundred disciples performed well, they could also gain an overwhelming advantage. After all, this was two hundred against seven!
There was only one way for Li Chengfeng and his team to win: Array formation!
Once the array landed on the ground, Li Chengfeng and his team would not be able to move. They would have to surround the array and fight. At the same time, their flag had to land on the ground when the array was in place. This was the rule of the Heavenly Court Battle!
If the array landed on the ground, the flag had to land on the ground. If the array did not land, the flag had to land within four hours. Once the time was up, the battle would automatically be disqualified!
This was also to prevent the other party from deliberately putting up a super disgusting turtle-like defensive formation. At the same time, they would hide the war flag and move around, so that the other party could only attack the formation.
Once the battle flag fell to the ground, even the most perfect defensive spell formation would immediately reveal a flaw. This was because the opponent could completely ignore the other parts of the spell formation. He only needed to fiercely attack one point of the battle flag to achieve his goal, thus avoiding the attack and focusing on the weak.
Because of this rule, battles between arrays often revolved around the flag. Both sides would plot against each other, come up with all sorts of tricks, battle wits and courage, creating countless exciting battles.
Li Xuanming and Fu Teng stared at Ma Ce and the rest as they charged forward. In just a few minutes, the sounds of intense fighting could be heard from the forest opposite them. At the location of Hidden Sword Court's Chen Jing Peak forest, the trees shook and the sounds of fighting shook the heavens. Blade light and sword qi flew out from time to time, but in just a few breaths, the commotion died down.
Li Xuanming and Fu Teng's eyes widened as they waited. However, after a while, there was no news.
Li Xuanming's heart sank. He whispered, "I'm afraid … they're all dead!"
Fu Teng was not angry. Instead, he was delighted. "Li Chengfeng and his team must have formed an array!
Once they do, we'll be able to fight them!
Senior Brother, let me go, I promise I'll wipe them all out! "
Li Xuanming thought for a moment, then nodded. Then he shook his head. "They must have formed an array. Otherwise, two hundred people wouldn't be taken down so quickly!
But you can't go, you have to stay here! "
Fu Teng panicked. "Senior Brother, who else is more suitable than me to take down Li Chengfeng?!"