As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked!
Immediately, everyone stared at Lu An in shock. The shock on their faces was far greater than when Lu An walked out of the Spirit Array!
Competing in Spirit Arrays?
Lu An actually took the initiative to compete in Spirit Arrays?!
Everyone stared at Lu An with wide eyes. Everyone wanted to ask Lu An if he had said something wrong, but looking at Lu An's calm expression, no one dared to ask.
It was obvious that Lu An knew exactly what he had said.
After everyone gradually calmed down from their shock, they began to think about why Lu An would say such a thing.
Was he taking the initiative to give Six Paths Sect face?
Or did he really think he had a chance of winning … Even if he had such thoughts, it was still a slap to Six Paths Sect's face!
Logically speaking, the first possibility was more likely, but judging from Lu An's calm expression, for some reason, everyone felt that Lu An was thinking the second possibility!
Everyone from Six Paths Sect looked extremely solemn, and even their eyes were filled with hostility when they looked at Lu An. In their opinion, Lu An was deliberately provoking them, and even if they won, they would be mocked!
However, these words came from Lu An's mouth, and he was the one who decided the third round. Six Paths Sect had no reason to refuse!
"Union Master Lu, are you sure?" Zhou Baiqing frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"Naturally," Lu An said indifferently.
Zhou Baiqing's frown deepened. He took a deep breath and said without turning his head, "Since Union Master Lu insists, then please write down the Spirit Array you just used."
"No need to go through so much trouble," Lu An interrupted before Zhou Baiqing could finish his sentence, "Let's begin."
"…"
Everyone from Six Paths Sect trembled again, and their frowns deepened. Many of them were already glaring at Lu An with anger.
Was this person crazy?
The Spirit Array just now was obviously a modification made by the Sect Master on the basis of a high-grade Spirit Array. How could he remember it with just a glance? What was Lu An trying to do?!
The faces of the three Six Paths Sect Masters turned icy cold. Zhou Baiqing looked at Lu An, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, whoever completes the array faster and more similar to the previous one wins."
Lu An did not object when he heard this. He only said indifferently, "It's up to you to decide the outcome. Can we begin?"
"…"
Zhou Baiqing's face became even gloomier, but he didn't say anything.
Lu An didn't say anything else. He just looked at Zhou Baiqing calmly. It was as if the two of them were in a standoff. Suddenly, the space around Lu An began to fluctuate. With Lu An as the centre, energy ripples began to appear on the ground one zhang away from him. Instantly, a ray of light rose from the ground. It was an extremely complete circle!
Seeing this, everyone was shocked. They didn't know what Lu An was going to do, but their gazes were completely attracted by the circular light.
Then, the light rose in an arc towards the center of Lu An's head, gradually forming a hemispherical surface! Moreover, the formation of the hemispherical surface was very fast. In just a few breaths' time, it was taller than Lu An. In less than twenty breaths' time, all the light converged one zhang above Lu An's head, completely fusing together!
The light dissipated, leaving behind a hemispherical defensive layer emitting flowing light!
Everyone looked at the defensive layer in a daze!
This hemispherical defensive layer was exactly the same as the one Liu Dongche had just arranged!
No!
There was a difference. The flowing light contained in this formation was more obvious, indicating that the energy contained inside was denser!
In just twenty breaths' time, everyone's expression changed qualitatively!
Wang Yangcheng and the people of the Ice Fire Union went from worry to shock! The people of Six Paths Sect went from hostility to shock. Their hostility was completely replaced by astonishment, and they completely disappeared!
How could this be?!
The people of Six Paths Sect were completely dumbfounded! Judging from the appearance of this formation, it was exactly the same as the one arranged by the Sect Master!
The three Sect Masters of Six Paths Sect were also shocked, and they looked at the formation with solemn eyes. They were powerful, and their perception could penetrate the formation and clearly sense the energy inside. The composition of the energy inside the formation, the layering method, and the coordination of the core layout were exactly the same as Liu Dongche's! In fact, there were some improvements, and the layout was even more reasonable than Liu Dongche's!
More importantly, Lu An's layout method was completely different from Liu Dongche's! Liu Dongche used the method of layering formations. Layer after layer of formations surrounded and stacked on top of each other. It was as if he was continuously climbing a mountain until he finally reached the top. Lu An's method was indeed a circular formation, so the speed was greatly increased!
The difference in the layout method showed that not only did Lu An see through Liu Dongche's method, but it also meant that Lu An was very proficient in the layout of formations. That was why he could change the method as he wished, and still ensure that everything was exactly the same!
This was no longer an ordinary formation. Instead, it was a casual manipulation of the formation.
The entire place was dead silent. Under everyone's watchful gazes, Lu An walked out of the array once again. This time, he didn't even freeze the entire array. Instead, he directly opened up a gap in the array. It was as if a door had appeared, and after Lu An walked out, it immediately closed.
"Sect Master Zhou, you don't think that I broke the formation by luck just now, do you?" Lu An looked at Zhou Baiqing and asked indifferently.
"…"
Zhou Baiqing's shock gradually disappeared, and he frowned, looking at Lu An with an extremely solemn expression, but he did not say anything.
If he did not say anything, Lu An would.
"If Sect Master Zhou thinks that I have won, then I have already won three rounds in a row," Lu An continued, "Sect Master Zhou, please accept your loss and hand over the Yuanye Foundation Stone to me."
"…"
Still, there was dead silence.
Wang Yangcheng took a deep breath. He was also extremely shocked by Lu An's formation skills. He never thought that Lu An would be so proficient in formations. Was there anything that this young man did not know? However, he also knew that the current atmosphere was very awkward. As the third party, he naturally did not want there to be any friction between the two sides.
Lu An was so strong because of what Zhou Baiqing had said before the third round. After being treated like this by Lu An, Zhou Baiqing, as a stronger Level Nine Heavenly Master, was obviously unable to back down. Although he was a martial arts fanatic, as long as it did not have anything to do with him, he still knew a lot about the ways of the world. He quickly spoke up to break the silence.
"Brother Zhou is definitely not someone who goes back on his words. He will definitely hand over the Yuanye Foundation Stone to Brother Lu!" Wang Yangcheng laughed loudly, and quickly said, "Brother Zhou, don't be depressed. Although you have lost, I will still lend you the Yin Yang Furnace for a month!"
"How is it? Are you happy?! " Wang Yangcheng hugged Zhou Baiqing's shoulder and said loudly, "Look at how loyal I am! I did not gain anything, it was a pure loss! "
Hearing Wang Yangcheng's words, Zhou Baiqing's expression visibly eased. If he were to give away the Yuanye Foundation Stone for nothing, it would really make his heart bleed. Being able to use the Yin Yang Furnace for a month more or less made his heart feel better.
Zhou Baiqing glanced at Wang Yangcheng and said, "Then, many thanks, Brother Wang."
"Ai! There's no need for us to be so polite! "Wang Yangcheng laughed.
At this time, Lu An also walked up the stairs and stood in front of the Ice Fire Union members. Up until now, they had not shed all pretense of cordiality, and their relationship could still be eased. Lu An also did not propose to leave the banquet.
Under Wang Yangcheng's mediation, the two sides quickly returned to the main hall and resumed the banquet. However, the atmosphere was far less tense than before, and was very awkward.
In any case, Lu An had defeated the Six Paths Sect by breaking and setting up Spirit Arrays at the same time. This was definitely a slap to the Six Paths Sect's face.
In fact, Lu An's method of breaking the Spirit Array in the second round had already taken Six Paths Sect's face into consideration. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to use the cold qi to break the Spirit Array, and could have just walked out of the Spirit Array. He chose to use cold Qi to give the Six Paths Sect an excuse to break the Spirit Arrays with luck, but he really did not expect Zhou Baiqing to use words to suppress him.
The current Ice Fire Union, no matter what, could not swallow their anger in the face of a sect.
Obviously, Zhou Baiqing was not a generous person like Wang Yangcheng, who would be happy to acknowledge his opponent after losing. At the end of the banquet, his face was still gloomy. Of course, Lu An did not take the initiative to talk to him again. He kept talking with Liu Yi and occasionally with Wang Yangcheng.
Under such an atmosphere, the banquet quickly ended, and many performances were not performed.
Without a doubt, the friendship between the Ice Fire Union and the Six Paths Sect was broken.
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