"If not you, then who else?"
Xia Yan looked at him with undisguised disbelief.
"And you call yourself a Spirit World Master. Can you not feel that it was the power of this formation that teleported you back?"
Chu Feng said.
"But... didn't you also master the power of this Thousand Transformation Palace?"
Xia Yan said.
"Fool, I've only grasped a tiny bit of it. If you don't believe me, try again and pay close attention — feel whether the power that sent you back was really me or not." Chu Feng said.
"Hmph, fine. I'll try again."
"Not like I'm scared."
With that, Xia Yan resumed breaking the formation.
Using the exact same method as before, at a speed even faster than last time.
But this time, when she broke through the final formation, she didn't try to grab the Purple Ghost King's Pearl from a distance. Instead, she reached out directly, wanting to take it with her own hand.
Hummm—
However, the moment her palm drew close to the Purple Ghost King's Pearl, just as before, a sudden formation enveloped her and teleported her straight back to Chu Feng's side.
"What... what's going on?"
Xia Yan stared at Chu Feng in bewilderment. She now knew for certain that this wasn't Chu Feng's doing, but she couldn't understand why it kept happening.
"I thought you knew all about the Thousand Transformation Palace?"
"Haven't the people who came here before encountered this same situation?"
Chu Feng asked.
"Well..."
"I have heard of people running into it, but why does it happen?"
Xia Yan asked, brimming with curiosity.
"So the little girl finally drops the act?"
Chu Feng's smile grew meaningful.
Before, he hadn't been sure, but now he was certain. Xia Yan had known from the very beginning that this would happen, and had known from the start that it wasn't his doing.
She had deliberately accused him, wanting another chance to try breaking the formation.
"Oh come on, there's no need to spell it out when you've already figured it out."
Seeing that Chu Feng had seen through her, Xia Yan gave a bashful smile.
She even gave Chu Feng's chest a little punch with her fist, the gesture unmistakably flirtatious.
"Ugh—"
"Just act normal, will you?"
For Chu Feng, this display nearly made him vomit.
He knew perfectly well that Xia Yan was, in her true form, a mature and stunning beauty.
But right now, Xia Yan still appeared as a man. As a normal man, facing this kind of coquettish behavior, Chu Feng truly couldn't handle it.
"Alright, alright, Chu Feng, just tell me — what's really going on?"
"Don't play dumb. I know you've figured something out."
Xia Yan tugged at Chu Feng's arm, pressing him relentlessly.
It was the posture of someone who would not let the matter rest until she got her answer.
"Your method of breaking the formation is wrong."
Chu Feng said.
"Then how do I break it?"
"Should I approach from a different direction?"
Xia Yan asked.
"You really want to know?"
Chu Feng asked with narrowed eyes.
"Of course."
Xia Yan nodded eagerly.
"Then watch closely."
"I'll demonstrate for you."
With those words, Chu Feng formed a Technique with his hands, and the power of the barrier within his body rose around him like wisps of dragon-shaped energy.