"I underestimated this Jie Tian."
After observing for some time, Chu Feng realized that Jie Tian and Little Fisher were actually fighting on even terms.
But Jie Tian had already expended so much of his power, while Little Fisher was at her peak condition. The current state of the battle clearly defied logic.
"No — there's another source of power inside him."
But soon, Chu Feng picked up on something.
Jie Tian's strength didn't come solely from that barrier armor.
There was another formation power coursing through his body, providing him with tremendous support and bolstering his combat strength to an astonishing degree.
It was precisely because of the combined support of both the barrier armor and this additional force that Jie Tian could fight Little Fisher to a standstill despite his enormous expenditure.
Of course, in truth, the combat power of Little Fisher's Starlight Formation was still slightly superior to Jie Tian's.
The reason she held the advantage in raw power yet couldn't gain the upper hand in the fight came down to their differing areas of expertise.
Little Fisher's Starlight Formation was undoubtedly more powerful in terms of force.
However, she was ultimately a martial cultivator. Fighting with the power of barriers was not her forte.
Jie Tian, on the other hand, was different — he was a genius Spirit World Master, and battling through formation arrays was inherently his strongest suit.
That was how he was able to compensate for his deficit in raw power with superior combat technique.
The critical factor was that Little Fisher's Starlight Formation was also draining her energy.
At this rate, it had become a battle of endurance.
Whoever burned through their reserves faster would inevitably lose.
And according to Chu Feng's calculations, Little Fisher would deplete her power at a quicker pace.
Chu Feng knew this couldn't go on — he had to find a solution.
After a careful round of observation, he quickly arrived at a judgment.
Though it was extremely well-hidden, Chu Feng still managed to detect the faintest trace within that secondary layer of power on Jie Tian's body — the aura of someone operating a formation, though slightly altered.
So Chu Feng deduced that the traitors must be concealed within Jie Tian's body.
And using some kind of secret treasure, they had set up a powerful formation to enhance Jie Tian's combat strength.
That secret treasure had to be an extraordinarily powerful artifact — otherwise, the traitors alone would never have been able to construct a formation of this magnitude.
Chu Feng observed even more intently, and through his analysis, he identified a flaw in the secret treasure. As long as it could be temporarily sealed, the grand formation would naturally fall apart.
"Little Fisher, there are traitors hidden inside Jie Tian. They used a secret treasure to set up a grand formation — that's the only reason his power has been bolstered so much."
"Don't engage Jie Tian head-on for now. Stall for time as much as you can and reduce the consumption of your Starlight Formation. I'll set up a formation during that window."
"My own power is limited and I can't contend with him directly, so I'll need to integrate the power of your Starlight Formation."
"Once I've finished setting it up, I'll hand the formation over to you. Merge your Starlight Formation into it, then launch it at Jie Tian."
"It won't be enough to defeat him, but it can disrupt and seal off that secret treasure. Without the treasure, the grand formation they've set up will be far too insufficient to sustain the enhancement to Jie Tian's strength."
Having analyzed the situation, Chu Feng quickly sent a voice transmission to Little Fisher.
"Understood."
Although Chu Feng's current strength was far below the power Little Fisher had obtained, she agreed to his instructions without the slightest hesitation.
And true to his words, she stopped clashing head-on with Jie Tian. Instead, she chose to stall, doing everything she could to slow the drain on her Starlight Formation.
As for Chu Feng, he immediately began constructing his formation.
His formation had three critical requirements beyond its inherent difficulty.
The first was that it had to allow Little Fisher's formation power to merge into it.
Chu Feng's own barrier power couldn't break through the enemy's grand formation — he needed the power of Little Fisher's Starlight Formation.
So making it possible for the Starlight Formation's power to fuse into his own array was essential.
The second requirement was that it needed to be a formation within a formation — a dual-layered array.
The first layer would be an offensive formation.
This formation had to be powerful enough to be threatening — and while that power was genuine, it also served as a smokescreen.
The second layer was the true disruption formation.
The reason for constructing a formation within a formation was that the disruption array could only achieve maximum effectiveness within a certain range.
So the first layer, the offensive formation, had to be formidable enough to force Jie Tian into a full defensive response. Only then would the disruption formation have the chance to approach him.
As for the third requirement, it was that Chu Feng's construction had to be completely covert — Jie Tian absolutely could not detect it, or he would certainly interfere.
None of these three conditions were easy to achieve, and together, they were even more challenging.