Sizzle—
However, the moment Chu Feng grasped that water droplet, visible lightning surged from his palm and then spread across his entire body.
That lightning shuttled back and forth across Chu Feng's body like countless blades.
Unable to bear the pain, Chu Feng could barely keep his feet. He quickly lost his balance and collapsed to the ground.
Overwhelmed by the agony, he rolled back and forth repeatedly.
Seeing Chu Feng's reaction, a flicker of doubt appeared in Yin Zhuanghong's eyes.
She didn't trust Chu Feng. In fact, she suspected he was most likely feigning it — just trying to scare her into backing off.
So Yin Zhuanghong stepped forward and grabbed another water droplet.
However, the moment she seized it, she knew she was wrong. Chu Feng hadn't been deceiving her.
Now Yin Zhuanghong was enveloped by the lightning, just like Chu Feng.
Immediately after, she too lost her footing and fell to the ground, just as he had.
At the same time, her extraordinarily beautiful face twisted into a grimace of agony. It was clear she was in tremendous pain.
This situation persisted for quite some time before it finally began to ease.
Once it subsided, both Chu Feng and Yin Zhuanghong were left extremely weak, gasping for breath in great heaves.
Yin Zhuanghong raised her head and looked once more at the formation guarding the Blade of the Reaper. In those eyes that were always so cold and detached, a trace of fear had appeared.
It wasn't that Yin Zhuanghong was cowardly — it was just that the pain she had just endured was far too vivid in her memory.
She never wanted to suffer through it a second time.
Step—
Step—
Yet who would have thought that at this moment, Chu Feng not only stood back up but actually started walking toward the formation.
"Have you lost your mind?"
Seeing that Chu Feng still hadn't given up, Yin Zhuanghong spoke.
Her face was full of shock, for she had experienced the power of that formation firsthand. A single droplet had nearly driven her to the brink of collapse — and that was just a taste. What would it be like to immerse one's entire body within that formation?
How terrifying would that be?
What kind of torment would one have to endure?
Just thinking about it made Yin Zhuanghong's body tremble with deep, visceral fear.
And yet under these circumstances, Chu Feng still wanted to go in?
If that wasn't madness, what was?
"I must obtain this weapon," Chu Feng said.
"You might not die if you go in, but you will definitely lose your mind. Think carefully — is it worth it for a single weapon?" Yin Zhuanghong said.
Hearing her words, Chu Feng turned his head around.
Looking at Chu Feng in that moment, Yin Zhuanghong froze. She saw that a faint smile hung on his face.
"Worth it."
With that, Chu Feng launched himself forward. His body shot out like an arrow loosed from a bow, hurtling straight toward the guardian formation.
Chu Feng intended to use his momentum to pierce through the guardian formation quickly and seize the Blade of the Reaper directly.
However, the guardian formation possessed a repulsive force. Fast as Chu Feng was, the instant he made contact, he was halted by the formation.
Not only was he stopped — he was bounced back.
Even so, because his body had come into extensive contact with the formation, the power inevitably surged into him.
And this time, the pain Chu Feng endured was far beyond anything he had experienced before.
After a good while, the lightning wracking his body finally dissipated. And it took another stretch of time after that before Chu Feng managed to get back on his feet.
Once he stood, Chu Feng didn't hesitate for a single moment. He once again began walking toward the guardian formation.
Only this time, he didn't charge at it headlong as before. Instead, he walked toward it slowly, one step at a time.