Even after noticing this situation, Chu Feng did not rush forward blindly. Instead, he observed carefully.
He advanced while observing intently.
His pace was quite slow, so by the time the incense burned out, he had not ventured all that deep.
Moreover, the moment the incense burned out, he felt the power of the barrier envelop him and send him straight back to the entrance of the black barrier gate.
As it happened, when Chu Feng emerged, the space beside him also trembled, and a white barrier appeared.
Wang Yuxian was standing right beside Chu Feng as well.
"Oh, what a coincidence."
Upon seeing each other, the two shared a smile.
"Want to switch?"
Chu Feng asked Wang Yuxian.
After all, she had mentioned earlier that they would attempt their respective challenges separately, and if one 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 break through it."
Wang Yuxian lifted her small face and said with great confidence.
"Alright, then keep going."
Chu Feng nodded in agreement, then entered the black barrier gate once more.
Upon entering, he found that the barrier space was still filled with black lines resembling a spider's web, but the layout had changed.
This did not surprise Chu Feng in the slightest.
If such a formation were fixed, it would be far too easy to break — one could simply keep entering and memorizing the previous layout structures. So formations like this were typically randomized and would not repeat.
What Chu Feng had been observing earlier was simply to familiarize himself with the space, not to study its structure.
So this time, he activated his Heavenly Eyes right from the start and advanced quickly.
The further he went, the more complex the spider-web pattern became, forcing him to slow down considerably.
But just before the incense burned out, Chu Feng finally spotted the end of this barrier space.
Suspended in midair at that endpoint was an object.
It was a military tally!!!
A military tally was an item used to command vast armies.
Clearly, if he could obtain this military tally, Chu Feng would most likely be able to command the puppet army.
Seeing this, Chu Feng did not hesitate and sprinted forward with everything he had.
At last, just before the incense ran out, Chu Feng broke through the layers of obstacles and reached out, grabbing the military tally.
Buzz— The moment he grasped it, the military tally dissolved into energy and surged into his palm.
At the same time, Chu Feng was enveloped by the power of the barrier and transported back outside the barrier gate.
When Chu Feng returned, the black barrier gate had already vanished.
But as he looked at the puppet army before him, he realized that a connection had already been established between himself and the army.
Chu Feng involuntarily opened his palm.
It was the same hand that had just seized the military tally. Now, on his palm, there was a black talisman imprint.
The pattern on the imprint was exactly the same as the military tally he had seen inside the barrier space.
And what had forged the link between Chu Feng and the puppet army was none other than this military tally.
Buzz— Right at that moment, both the white barrier gate and the massive barrier formation disappeared simultaneously.
A figure materialized beside Chu Feng — it was Wang Yuxian.
"Chu Feng, I did it! I got the military tally! Look, look — this is the military tally!"
Wang Yuxian spotted Chu Feng and excitedly showed off her palm.
Sure enough, there was a talisman imprint on her palm as well, and the imprint was also in the shape of a military tally.
The only difference was that Chu Feng's talisman imprint was black, while Wang Yuxian's was white.
"You — you succeeded too?"
Wang Yuxian suddenly froze, because she had just noticed the military tally imprint on Chu Feng's palm as well.
"Looks like we both made it. Double the celebration."
Chu Feng said with a grin.
"That's wonderful! The two of us can command this puppet army together."
Wang Yuxian was equally delighted.