"It's fine. You simply failed to break through my formation — that doesn't count as a loss. Unless… you can break through my defensive formation," the blue-haired woman said at that moment.
Hearing those words, Asura Zhao Kun felt a weight lift off his shoulders.
He suddenly remembered that in a confrontation of barrier arts, it was about attacking and defending against each other — whoever broke through the other's formation first was the victor.
Earlier, Xia Yun'er had realized the gap between herself and the blue-haired woman was too great, so she had willingly conceded.
But he, Asura Zhao Kun, could not give up.
"Very well, miss. Your skill is truly impressive."
"However, Asura Zhao Kun is about to get serious now. You, miss, should—"
Hum—
Before Asura Zhao Kun could finish his sentence, the woman clenched her palm, and a golden dagger appeared in her hand.
That was also a barrier formation — only it looked far too crude.
One could say that this woman's dagger, compared to Asura Zhao Kun's Three Dragons Piercing Heaven Sword, was simply… there was simply no comparison, because the gap was far too great.
"Miss, what is the meaning of this? Could it be… you intend to use that formation to break through mine?" Asura Zhao Kun asked.
"What, is that not allowed?" the blue-haired woman replied.
"It's allowed, of course it's allowed. But this time, I'm going to be fully serious," Asura Zhao Kun said.
"Don't worry about how long it takes me to set up. Your time limit remains one incense stick's worth, starting from the moment you begin setting up," the blue-haired woman said.
Arrogance — this was true arrogance. Though the woman spoke in a light and casual manner, her arrogance was displayed to the fullest.
"Hmph. Since that's the case, then I'll begin."
The blue-haired woman's arrogance enraged Asura Zhao Kun. As he spoke, he began constructing his formation, seemingly determined to defeat the blue-haired woman no matter what.
So this time, he set up his formation with exceptional care, taking a full incense stick's worth of time before it was finally complete.
At last, the time of one incense stick's worth arrived, and Asura Zhao Kun's defensive formation was finished.
It was a remarkably refined formation, shaped like a fortress. Not only did it give off an aura of being impregnable, but the formation also had over a thousand guards defending it — this was truly a masterpiece among defensive formations.
It was undeniably a powerful formation, at least well-known within the Great Thousand Upper Realm. So when this formation was unveiled, the two male disciples of the Starfall Holy Land were already dumbstruck, their faces full of shock.
At the same time, their eyes brimmed with eager anticipation.
They were all eager to see how that woman's tiny dagger would stumble before Asura Zhao Kun's exquisite formation.
Swoosh—
But just then, the dagger in the blue-haired woman's hand transformed into a streak of light, shooting straight toward Asura Zhao Kun.
Kill—
In an instant, a thunderous battle cry erupted — it was the guards of Asura Zhao Kun's defensive formation. Though they were conjured by the formation, they looked utterly lifelike, like a real army of humans. Armed with weapons, they swarmed forward in a mass, charging head-on at the incoming dagger.
Hum—
However, the very instant the dagger made contact with the barrier army, it vanished into thin air without a trace.
Boom—
The next moment, a deafening explosion rang out, and Asura Zhao Kun's seemingly impregnable defensive formation was blasted to smithereens.
"This…"
At that moment, Asura Zhao Kun still stood in place, but staring at the shattered remnants of his formation, he was frozen like a stunned chicken, his face filled with disbelief.
He simply could not believe that the formation he had spent an entire incense stick's worth of time carefully constructing had been so easily broken apart by a formation the other party had casually formed in her hand.
"Cheating! This must be cheating!"
Suddenly, an angry roar rang out — it was the two male disciples of the Starfall Holy Land.
Their faces were twisted with fury, because they refused to believe that the blue-haired woman could have broken through Asura Zhao Kun's formation so effortlessly.
After all, Asura Zhao Kun could be said to be the foremost practitioner of barrier arts among the younger generation of the entire Great Thousand Upper Realm!
Even if he lost, he couldn't possibly lose this badly.
So in this situation, there could only be one explanation — the blue-haired woman had resorted to underhanded means.
"Silence!"
But the moment those two Starfall Holy Land disciples finished speaking, Elder Tuoba's furious rebuke shut them down cold.
After berating the two disciples, Elder Tuoba then turned to the silver-haired elder of the Nine Profound Sect and asked with a smile: