"Did you observe anything?" the Queen asked.
"The barrier armor isn't finished yet — there's still one more step remaining."
"Although I can't tell what that step is, the fact that it's incomplete does present an opportunity," Chu Feng said.
"I can embed a formation within this barrier armor, and once I activate it, this barrier armor will only respond to me," Chu Feng said.
"Are you confident?"
The Queen was somewhat worried. Although she despised Jie Tian, she couldn't deny that when it came to the art of barriers, Jie Tian was no ordinary expert.
Especially given that Jie Tian's cultivation was higher than Chu Feng's current level, the Queen truly couldn't rest easy.
This Jie Tian was ruthless — if he truly discovered the problem, it would certainly end badly for Chu Feng.
And this Star Sea World was already special, with Chu Feng's body sealed by a unique barrier force.
She didn't even know whether the guardian formation Chu Feng's father had left for him could still take effect.
Under these circumstances, the Queen naturally didn't want anything to go wrong.
"To be honest, I don't have absolute confidence."
"But I have to take the risk."
"If I do nothing, then I truly become Jie Tian's puppet," Chu Feng said.
"Then do it."
The Queen didn't try to dissuade him at all — she chose to support him directly.
She knew Chu Feng's motivation went beyond simply not wanting to become a puppet.
Chu Feng couldn't turn a blind eye to the danger Little Fishy was in.
Especially now that he had roughly learned of Jie Tian's schemes and plans, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
Thereafter, Chu Feng carefully set up his formations, embedding them within the eighteen barrier armors.
Another day passed, and Jie Tian arrived right on time.
He first glanced at the barrier armors. Chu Feng noticed that Jie Tian wasn't merely observing — his gaze shifted, indicating he was using some special method of inspection.
This guy was like a contradiction.
On one hand, he was extremely confident in himself. On the other hand, he was very cautious in his actions.
But fortunately, he didn't discover the formations Chu Feng had hidden within the barrier armors.
After all, Chu Feng's earlier observation of the formation power deep beneath the Formation Hall hadn't been for nothing.
Even if Chu Feng's barrier cultivation wasn't as high as Jie Tian's, his mastery of the formation power in this place was absolutely superior to Jie Tian's.
"Can you control them?" Jie Tian asked Chu Feng.
Chu Feng said nothing. He directly set up a formation and proceeded to control five barrier armors one after another.
Although he still appeared to be straining greatly, at least the five barrier armors were now at his disposal.
"I'll give you one more day to get the hang of it." With that, Jie Tian departed once again.
"Why does he seem so busy?" the Queen asked.
"He probably has things he's doing as well," Chu Feng said.
"Is he also preparing something? Or is he communicating with some evil force?" the Queen speculated.
"Whatever it is, it can't be anything good," Chu Feng said.
At this point, forget controlling five barrier armors — Chu Feng could handle all eighteen.
He had deliberately acted as though it was difficult, all to make Jie Tian let down his guard.
But during the remaining time, Chu Feng wasn't idle.
Instead, he strengthened the formations he had hidden within the barrier armors.
Finally, another day passed, and Jie Tian arrived right on time once again.
This time, Jie Tian's complexion had turned somewhat pale. Although he tried hard to conceal it, Chu Feng could still tell.
Jie Tian must have used his barrier power and consumed a great deal of energy, or he wouldn't look like this.
Upon seeing Jie Tian, before the man could even open his mouth, Chu Feng directly activated the barrier formations to control the barrier armors.
This time, although Chu Feng still appeared to be straining, compared to the day before, he had made tremendous progress.
"Very good — I really didn't misjudge you."
Watching Chu Feng's performance, Jie Tian nodded with satisfaction.
But suddenly, Jie Tian's gaze turned sharp, and those piercing eyes locked onto Chu Feng.
"However, I just remembered something — you've never once called me 'Lord.'"
"What, do you look down on me? You think I'm not worthy of being addressed as Lord?"
Jie Tian asked Chu Feng.
"Lord Jie Tian, you're overthinking it."
Chu Feng hurriedly addressed Jie Tian as Lord.