"Red Moon, it's your turn."
Within the formation-breaking array, Liangqiu Chengfeng's voice rang out once more, though his tone carried a sharp edge.
It seemed that Liangqiu Chengfeng was far from satisfied with the result of their failure to break the formation.
Liangqiu Lan Moon hastily withdrew, and Liangqiu Red Moon took her place.
Hummm—
Light radiated outward as the formation-breaking array activated once again.
Immediately after, the array controlled by Liangqiu Red Moon also began to operate.
The young cultivators within the formation poured all their effort into powering the great array.
Two formations, working in concert from within and without, caused the protective barrier guarding the ancient ruins to tremble violently once more, as though it had suffered a devastating blow.
However, in the blink of another half hour passed, that protective barrier still stood firm. Even the cracks had only expanded by a minuscule amount.
In fact, the degree of expansion was even less than when Liangqiu Lan Moon had been controlling the array.
"Useless. Master personally went into seclusion to teach you both the ways of the barrier, and this is all you're capable of?"
A furious shout rang out — it was Liangqiu Chengfeng.
After this roar from Liangqiu Chengfeng, the Chu Heavenly Clan patriarch let out a meaningful smile.
He had long heard that Liangqiu Chengfeng was a mild-mannered person, but that whenever he was in the midst of breaking a formation, his temperament would turn extremely irritable. Seeing it today, that was indeed the case.
"Senior Brother, this protective barrier is simply far too sturdy. You can't blame us for that."
Liangqiu Red Moon spoke up. Though she was pushing back, her voice lacked conviction and was instead tinged with grievance. It seemed that even the perpetually proud and self-assured Liangqiu Red Moon greatly feared Liangqiu Chengfeng.
"To break this formation, this is the only viable method. Moreover… the formation I taught you to construct, working in concert with mine from the outside, is absolutely capable of breaking it."
"But you two sisters can't even control this formation properly, wasting all of these young friends' barrier power for nothing. Truly disappointing," Liangqiu Chengfeng said.
"Senior Brother, it's clearly because this protective barrier is far too sturdy. How can you blame our control?" Liangqiu Lan Moon said. Evidently, she did not agree with Liangqiu Chengfeng's assessment.
"You two sisters need say no more. I will report this matter to Master truthfully." Liangqiu Chengfeng was truly angry now, and there was no room left for negotiation in his words.
Faced with Liangqiu Chengfeng in this state, even Liangqiu Red Moon and Liangqiu Lan Moon did not dare continue to argue, and the onlookers said not a word, terrified of angering this great figure.
But who would have expected that while Liangqiu Chengfeng was still seething with rage, his tone would suddenly soften? Only, these words were not directed at the Liangqiu sisters, but rather at Wuma Shengjie.
"Young friend Wuma Shengjie, would you be willing to control this formation?" Liangqiu Chengfeng said.
Actually, no one was surprised by this — they had long anticipated it.
Among all the young cultivators present, in addition to the Liangqiu sisters who were both Insect Mark level Exalted-robed Spirit World Masters, Wuma Shengjie was also an Insect Mark level Exalted-robed Spirit World Master.
"Sure." Wuma Shengjie did not refuse Liangqiu Chengfeng's request and immediately stepped forward, taking Liangqiu Red Moon's position.
Liangqiu Chengfeng then activated the formation-breaking array, and Wuma Shengjie began powering the array within the crack as well. The method of breaking the formation through coordinated effort from both sides commenced once more.
This time, it again lasted half an hour — and once again ended in failure.
But it was worth noting that the crack had expanded by more than double.