Chu Feng had originally been brimming with confidence.
He believed that with his comprehension ability, he would surely gain something from studying this city's grand formation.
Setting aside whether his own barrier power could be strengthened — even if he could deepen his mastery over the formation arts here, that alone would be something worthwhile.
But after observing for a while, Chu Feng discovered that this city's grand formation actually had protective measures in place.
Not only did it prevent its power from leaking outward, but it also denied Chu Feng any opportunity to probe into its mysteries.
"It seems it's not going to work."
Chu Feng had already confirmed that he wouldn't be able to glean anything from it.
"Why not?" the Egg Queen asked, puzzled.
So Chu Feng explained the reason to her.
"Damn it, who is it? They laid down a formation and are afraid of people peeking, so they went and set up precautions like this — absolutely despicable!"
The Egg Queen was so furious she could barely hold herself back from swearing out loud.
And Chu Feng couldn't help but smile.
Someone setting up their own formation and adding protective measures to it — there was nothing wrong with that whatsoever.
But that was just how the Egg Queen was. She didn't have any normal sense of right and wrong. Her entire worldview revolved around Chu Feng's interests.
If it benefited Chu Feng, then it was right. If it harmed Chu Feng, then it was wrong. She couldn't care less about anyone else.
In the eyes of the world, the Egg Queen was definitely not a good person.
But in Chu Feng's eyes, how could he not love an Egg Queen like this?
Still, amid her frustration, the Egg Queen said to Chu Feng:
"It's fine, Chu Feng. He won't let us look? We don't care to look anyway."
"Besides, whatever you comprehend here can only be used here. Once you leave, it's useless anyway."
She… was afraid Chu Feng would feel discouraged from having gained nothing.
"I'll feel a bit regretful, of course, but something like this won't affect me."
Chu Feng truly wouldn't be disheartened, because he understood clearly that this had nothing to do with his comprehension ability.
This formation was so formidable, and its creator must have been countless realms above him. If the person didn't want outsiders peering into it, then naturally they wouldn't be able to.
…
Several hours later, Little Fishy walked out from inside.
Even though she was now far from the city's grand formation, Little Fishy's body still radiated formation light. Though the light shared similarities with the grand formation, it was also distinctly different.
Starlight flowed within that radiance, and it complemented Little Fishy perfectly, making her appear even more ethereal and fairy-like.
Most importantly, under the empowerment of that starlight formation, the combat power of her barrier armor was noticeably stronger than before.
In Chu Feng's estimation, when it came to barrier armor alone, Little Fishy's barrier armor now surpassed even Jie Tian's.
But upon closer inspection, Chu Feng noticed something unusual.
It wasn't that Little Fishy's barrier armor had grown stronger — rather, it was purely the starlight formation itself that was powerful.
Simply put, even without the barrier armor, as long as the starlight formation was present, Little Fishy would maintain this level of power.
But this starlight formation was certainly only temporary. It merely granted Little Fishy strength for a short time and would eventually dissipate — it would never truly belong to her.
Just like the barrier power on Chu Feng's own body.
Of course, the difference between the two was that Little Fishy's starlight formation was far more powerful than she was herself.
Whereas Chu Feng's barrier power was roughly on par with his own strength — in fact, purely in terms of combat power, it was even slightly inferior to his own barrier power.
"Big Brother!!!"
By now, Little Fishy had arrived before Chu Feng, her entire body blazing with brilliant light.
She trusted Chu Feng completely, and rather than hiding anything, she actively displayed the full extent of the starlight formation's power for him to see.
Thus, Chu Feng was able to observe that the starlight formation didn't merely boost Little Fishy's combat power.
It also contained methods for breaking through formations, concealment techniques, defensive arts, and various other means.
"Can you control these formation powers?" Chu Feng asked.
"I can."
After nodding, Little Fishy went ahead and demonstrated for Chu Feng right then and there.
She truly could command that formation power.
"That's good then." Seeing that Little Fishy could handle the starlight formation with such proficiency, Chu Feng felt considerably more at ease.
With Little Fishy like this, she truly had nothing to fear from Jie Tian.
"Oh, Big Brother, I figured out how to open that palace's doors."
"Let's go over there now," Little Fishy said.
"Let's go." Chu Feng agreed.
This city's grand formation was already this impressive.
Chu Feng was very eager to see what kind of secrets the palace held within.
But before setting off, Chu Feng said to Little Fishy, "Use your concealment formation to hide yourself first."
"Big Brother, with this formation power on me, wouldn't I already be more than a match for that Jie Tian?" Little Fishy asked, blinking her big eyes.
She knew that Chu Feng wanted her to conceal her presence as a precaution against Jie Tian.