But even after discovering this situation, Chu Feng did not rush forward blindly. Instead, he observed carefully as he advanced.
He moved forward while watching his surroundings with full concentration.
This slow pace of progress meant that by the time the incense burned out, Chu Feng had not ventured very deep at all.
The moment the incense was spent, he felt the power of the barrier envelop him, transporting him directly back to the entrance of the black barrier gate.
Coincidentally, the moment Chu Feng emerged, the space beside him trembled as well, and a white barrier materialized.
Wang Yuxian was standing right next to him.
"Oh, what a coincidence."
Upon seeing each other, they exchanged smiles.
"Want to switch?" Chu Feng asked Wang Yuxian.
After all, she had mentioned earlier that they would attempt the challenges separately first, and if either of them failed, they would swap.
"No, let's not switch yet. I've already figured out some of the methods. Give me a little more time and I'll definitely be able to break through it," Wang Yuxian said, tilting her small face upward with great confidence.
"Alright, then let's keep at it," Chu Feng agreed, and proceeded to enter the black barrier gate once more.
Upon entering, Chu Feng found that the barrier space was still filled with black lines resembling a spider's web, but the layout and structure had changed.
This did not surprise him in the slightest.
If formations like these were fixed, they would be far too easy to break — all one would need to do was enter repeatedly and memorize the previous layouts. So formations of this type were typically randomized, never repeating themselves.
Chu Feng had only been observing before in order to acclimate himself to the space, not to study the structure itself. This time, he activated his Heavenly Eyes right from the start and moved forward at full speed.
The deeper he went, the more complex the web-like structure became, which significantly slowed his progress. But just before the incense burned out, Chu Feng finally spotted the end of the barrier space.
Floating there at the very end was an object.
It was a military token!
A military token was precisely what allowed one to command armies of soldiers.
Clearly, if he could obtain this token, Chu Feng would most likely be able to command the puppet army.
Upon seeing it, Chu Feng held nothing back and surged forward with everything he had.
At last, just before the incense ran out, Chu Feng broke through the final obstacles and stretched out his hand, seizing the military token.
Hummmm—
The moment he grasped it, the military token transformed into a stream of energy that surged into Chu Feng's palm.
At the same time, the power of the barrier enveloped him once more, transporting him back outside the barrier gate.
When Chu Feng returned, the black barrier gate had vanished entirely.
But when he looked at the puppet army before him, he realized that he now shared a connection with it.
Chu Feng instinctively opened his palm.
It was the same hand that had just seized the military token. Right there in the center of his palm was a black sigil mark. The pattern on the sigil was identical to the military token he had seen inside the barrier space.
And it was this very military token that had forged the connection between Chu Feng and the puppet army.
Hummmm—
Just then, the white barrier gate and the grand barrier formation disappeared simultaneously.
A figure materialized beside Chu Feng — it was Wang Yuxian.
"Chu Feng, I did it! I got the military token! Look, look — this is the military token!"
The moment Wang Yuxian saw Chu Feng, she excitedly held up her palm for him to see.
Sure enough, there was a sigil mark in her palm as well, and it too was shaped like a military token.
The only difference was that the sigil on Chu Feng's palm was black, while Wang Yuxian's was white.
"You — you succeeded too?"
Wang Yuxian suddenly froze, noticing the military token imprint on Chu Feng's palm as well.
"Looks like we both made it. Double the joy," Chu Feng said with a grin.
"Wonderful! The two of us can command this puppet army together!"
Wang Yuxian was equally delighted.