All of the soldiers were shocked when they felt the pressure from their surroundings.
As a matter of fact, the logic was very simple. When a "big nail" suddenly appeared in a neatly arranged group, people would subconsciously move to the side to avoid it.
This also caused a large patch of emptiness to appear around the circle with the black spear in the middle. This emptiness naturally expanded and squeezed towards its surroundings.
For a truly perfect formation, other than having sufficiently well-trained soldiers, it also required leading soldiers who were adept at commanding.
The formation that Nangong Hao had set up was perfect.
Hence, when they saw this scene, a military commander immediately waved his flag and issued a strict military order at the same time.
This caused the originally somewhat chaotic formation to become orderly once again.
However, this was useless.
Because …
Very quickly, another ten black spears descended from the sky, bringing with them a sharp gust of wind as they pierced a black "huge nail" into a corner of the formation.
As the huge black nail pierced into the ground, a sky full of arrows fell from the sky once again.
Another circle appeared. Furthermore, compared to the previous circle, this circle was more than double its previous one. It looked like a patch of grass with reeds.
Another leading soldier stood up and waved the flag in his hand to give orders.
However, just as he was about to wave his flag, a third "huge nail" descended from the sky. This wasn't the end. A fourth, a fifth, a sixth …
Black spears and white feathered arrows formed an area in various parts of the formation, causing the originally orderly formation to look like a huge flower face filled with holes.
The commanders were all sweating profusely as they waved the flags in their hands with all their might to command.
Even though Fang Zhengzhi's actions gave them a headache, they still believed that the Eight Trigrams Formation that Nangong Hao had set naturally wouldn't be broken by a few "huge nails".
Hence … They continued to command, and they even smiled in disdain at Fang Zhengzhi, who was directing the spears and arrows not too far away.
How could a formation be broken by simply throwing a few spears and shooting a few arrows?
Wasn't this formation a little too worthless?
However, the look of disdain on their faces did not last for too long. That was because they felt that something was not quite right.
The Eight Trigrams had eight gates, and in order to maintain their power, the eight gates had to be constantly changing. But when they commanded the eight gates to change, they found …
No matter what route they took, they couldn't avoid the "big nails" on the ground.
It was like setting a trap on your path. You had to either get rid of the trap or take a longer detour.
However, could the Eight Trigrams change its route when the formation changed?
Of course.
However, it was impossible for them to do so. Nangong Hao did not teach them this, so they could not command the formation to change.
In this way, it naturally caused the Eight Trigrams to be unable to change. Being unable to change meant that it had lost its vitality. This also meant that it couldn't be like before, using the entire formation to exhaust the ten scholars within the formation.
Using a simple explanation, when the Eight Trigrams could alternate, my fifty soldiers would first deal with Wu Feng. After a round, I would run to the side and rest for a while. Then, I would fight Chen Feiyu again. After that, I would rest for a while …
But, now?
This meant that these fifty soldiers had to constantly deal with Wu Feng. Furthermore, they couldn't receive any help from their comrades.
Could just fifty soldiers stall Wu Feng?
Yes, but, it wouldn't take up too much time!
"How can this be?!"
All of the flag wielding commanders looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes. That was a confusion of disbelief.
Because. To achieve such an effect.
There was only one possibility.
That was, Fang Zhengzhi had already seen through Nangong Hao's Eight Trigrams Formation. Then, very cleverly, he pierced one "big nail after another" on the changing routes of the Eight Trigrams Formation.
The commanders behind Fang Zhengzhi also didn't dare to believe it.
When they saw Fang Zhengzhi order them to shoot arrows, even though they followed Fang Zhengzhi's orders, in their hearts, they only thought that this was just a trick.
However, when they saw that the Eight Trigrams Formation in front of them actually began to slow down, and even seemed to be on the verge of stopping, they were finally shocked.
"There's something wrong with the positions we are shooting at!"
"It's the route of the formation's movement. The places Fang Zhengzhi wants us to shoot are the routes of the formation's movement!"
"That's right, in order to move the formation, we have to first pull out those arrows and spears. However, they simply don't have the time to pull these things out."
"Even if they pull them out, there's no problem. Because, pulling them out will never be faster than shooting!"
"How did he do this?"
As the military commanders discussed amongst themselves, they also focused their gazes on Fang Zhengzhi. They were truly stunned.
Because, Fang Zhengzhi didn't shoot randomly!
He didn't!
He had a plan and shot with a purpose. Every time he shot, he would definitely stop the movement of the formation!
"Shoot!"
Fang Zhengzhi completely ignored the discussions of the commanders behind him. He continued to give out his commands in a neither hurried nor slow manner. Furthermore, his gaze had already slowly expanded to the Big Dipper Formation at the back.
The Eight Trigrams Formation focused on defence.
Breaking the defence was the first step. The second step was to destroy the attack of this formation.
Without any offensive power, this formation, in a sense, was no longer a formation that posed no threat. Therefore, it was natural that they could charge straight in.
As Fang Zhengzhi's orders rang out one after another.
Numerous black spears and white feathered arrows shot rapidly into the sky. Then, like huge nails, they nailed into the various important points of the formation.
If one were to ask who felt it the most.
It was undoubtedly Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the other scholars.
They had once thought that they could suppress many soldiers. In fact, they even thought that they could face hundreds and thousands of soldiers without fear.
However, today …
In front of Nangong Hao's formation, they seemed to have become useless soft persimmons. They allowed Nangong Hao to knead them, squeeze them, squeeze them …
Furthermore, most importantly. They were humiliated in front of Fang Zhengzhi.
Unwillingness, grievance.
These emotions surged continuously in their minds. However, they had no choice. The surrounding soldiers were too nimble. When you slashed down with your blade, you would see two people in front of you. However, when your blade really slashed down, you would discover that there was no one at all. Or, you might even find more than ten people in front of you.
Formation. Strange and unpredictable.
They understood all of this.
However, being in the formation, they had no way of understanding all of this. Because, the path they came from was facing the Death Gate of the Eight Trigrams Formation.
Even if it was death, how could there be life!
However, right now, their feelings were different.
It was a pleasant feeling of being rescued from a hopeless situation. The soldiers around them no longer changed their faces and stood in front of them in a daze.
Without their initial nimbleness, all that was left was stupidity.
Dealing with a nimble rabbit was a very difficult task. However, against a bunch of sheep that only knew how to lower their heads and eat grass, it was definitely a very easy task.
Hence, they began. Their hands rose and fell, their hands rose and fell …
"Ah ah ah!"
"Ah!"
"Kacha!"
Cries of agony and the sound of weapons breaking rang out. As time passed, these sounds became more and more frequent. More and more.
In the end, a vast expanse of empty land appeared.
That was the area around the scholars.
The soldiers who were initially surrounding them all retreated one by one. Because, they were really facing a group of scholars at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Reflection State. This was definitely a very frightening matter.
The retreat of the soldiers did not cause the scholars to have any intention of stopping.
Because, they needed to vent their pent-up anger. Furthermore, they needed to vent it viciously. This opportunity was given to them by Fang Zhengzhi.
But so what?
After being suppressed and beaten for so long, now that I've finally stood up, would it be possible for me not to return a punch or two?
Arrogance was the nature of these scholars.
As such, they had to be high and mighty. Furthermore, they could only be high and mighty.
Even though they did not go to the extent of being ruthless, but, it was still very common for them to break their arms and legs, or even accidentally fall to the ground with serious injuries.
Chen Feiyu was the most frustrated during this period of time.
He had finally broken through and reached the Supernatural State. Just when he thought that he would be in the limelight, he met Fang Zhengzhi. Not only was he eliminated, he was now trapped in Nangong Hao's Eight Trigrams Formation.
This humiliation could only be washed away with blood!
A seven foot long sword swam around the bodies of countless soldiers like a dragon. Within the faint blue glow, a few spots of green flashed past, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
However, at this moment.
The sound of an arrow piercing through the air rang out.
Chen Feiyu had heard too many arrows before this one. However, he was still attracted by the sound of this arrow. Because, this arrow was too loud.
He looked up.
Chen Feiyu's eyes also lit up with a glint.
That was because it was a jade-green arrow. It carried with it a black crack in space as it shot towards his chest with lightning speed.
"Million Sword Illustration!"
Chen Feiyu naturally knew that this was the secret technique of the Divine Constabulary.
He knew very well who shot this arrow. During the hunt, he had seen Fang Zhengzhi use this technique to injure Xiang Tianying and Tang Zhongming, who were ranked seventh and eighth on the Rising Dragon Roll.
He did not know why Fang Zhengzhi shot this arrow at him.
However, he wanted to block this arrow!
Because...
He wanted to prove to everyone that his abilities had long surpassed Xiang Tianying and Tang Zhongming. In fact, he had even surpassed Fang Zhengzhi and Wu Feng.
The sword struck, the rain fell.
With the sword in Chen Feiyu's hand as the center, a snow-white flower suddenly bloomed. Following which, the torrential rain in the air churned and the green vines swayed wantonly.
"Open!" Chen Feiyu let out a soft shout.
As the sword moved, the torrential rain frantically gathered at the tip of his sword. The snow-white flower scattered in all directions, turning into petals that spun rapidly. With the sword as the center, it brought with it the might of a torrential pear blossom as it flew towards the emerald green arrow that was descending from the sky.
"Boom!" A deafening boom was heard, and streaks of tiny emerald green sword-lights shot out rapidly. However, as those tiny sword-lights intertwined, the curtain of rain formed by the torrential rain also swept towards those tiny sword-lights like a whirlwind.
Torrential Rain Pear Flower Sword!
Of the 13 Constabularies, the secret technique of the Sun Constabulary. It was a sword technique that was both offensive and defensive.
When the surrounding candidates saw this, their expressions were instantly filled with shock. They naturally knew what that green arrow was.
Because...
Almost all of the scholars who had participated in the Eastern Suburbs Hunting Ground knew that this arrow was shot by Fang Zhengzhi, and even more so, knew the power that this arrow represented.
Even Xiang Tianying, who was ranked seventh on the Rising Dragon Roll, who was famed for his Amethyst Territory, was unable to block a few of these arrows.
However, Chen Feiyu just...
Blocked it?!
Moreover, he had completely blocked it.
"Could it be..."
"Could it be that Chen Feiyu had a breakthrough?"
"That is impossible!"
"If he did not breakthrough, how could he block this arrow with his abilities?"
"Could it be that Fang Zhengzhi did not injure him too harshly?"
All of the candidates tried to guess what had happened. Then, they quickly realized that Fang Zhengzhi had gone easy on them.
Because, from the perspective of a breakthrough...
It was somewhat exaggerated.
Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi indeed belonged to the same camp as Chen Feiyu. Showing mercy was evidently more reasonable than Chen Feiyu's breakthrough.
Hence, after all of the candidates understood this point, they all looked towards Fang Zhengzhi. Because, they all understood Fang Zhengzhi's intentions.
"Put down your weapons and surrender!" One of the candidates quickly began to shout.
"If you don't surrender, I don't mind crippling a few more!" Another candidate also shouted.
However, when Chen Feiyu heard these clamoring voices, he felt a little upset. Shouldn't everyone be cheering for the sword he had just displayed?
What the hell!
I blocked Fang Zhengzhi's Million Sword Illustration!
Hang on, do these guys think that Fang Zhengzhi purposely showed mercy? Or, do they think that blocking the Million Sword Illustration was not enough to prove that he had broken through to the Supernatural State?
Chen Feiyu really wanted to shout, "Open your dog eyes and look clearly, I, Chen Feiyu, have already broken through to the Supernatural State, my abilities are above Fang Zhengzhi's!"
However, when the words reached his mouth, he still changed them.
"Fang Zhengzhi, if you have the guts, shoot another arrow!" This was what Chen Feiyu thought in his heart. Boasting about oneself was far weaker than letting others around him praise him.
As such, he prepared to receive another arrow from Fang Zhengzhi to show off his might.
However...
Fang Zhengzhi, who was not far away, gave him the middle finger. Then, with a look of disdain, he lightly snorted at him.
"Are you f * cking crazy?"
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