564 Dueling Confounds the Hong Family’s Seasoned Veterans

In the second round, the showdown continued based on the previously drawn numbers. However, Lin Feng had won one round, bringing his score to 11 points. His opponent this time had also won one round.

Lin Feng stood in the arena, seemingly indifferent to his opponent. Instead, he examined the array formation beneath his feet.

The array on the stage was not the typical Bagua diagram, but it had the remarkable ability to quickly dismantle the opponent’s array formation after they admitted defeat. This piqued Lin Feng’s interest.

His opponent this time was a man in his fifties who appeared experienced. He grew annoyed when Lin Feng seemingly ignored him.

He attributed it to youthful arrogance.

On Chen Jinwu’s side, many had witnessed Lin Feng’s prowess, leading to a considerable number of bets in his favor.

Chen Jinwu felt somewhat helpless, but his income didn’t rely solely on betting. Otherwise, he would have continued to incur losses.

An Yu, on the other hand, had placed all her money on Lin Feng this time, seemingly unlocking the path to wealth.

As the elderly announcer initiated the duel, Lin Feng’s opponent swiftly began to construct the formation. Surprisingly, his speed was 30% faster than Lin Feng’s previous opponent, indicating years of experience in array formations.

Lin Feng finally refocused and began carving the formation.

His hands moved like a blur, as if he had thousands of hands.

The opponent across from Lin Feng noticed this and grew somewhat concerned. Lin Feng’s carving speed matched his own.

However, he remained confident in his array formation expertise, having devoted years to its study. He didn’t believe a young upstart like Lin Feng could surpass him.

At this point, he realized that both he and Lin Feng were carving the Five Elements Formation.

Both men carved swiftly, causing the array runes to light up one by one, dazzling the spectators and drawing their attention.

Hun Sen also turned his gaze toward the arena, nodding in acknowledgment.

The elderly man recognized Lin Feng’s opponent, a teacher responsible for teaching array formations in Luohe City. He was well-versed in these common array formations, having carved them countless times.

However, since Lin Feng could keep up with the old man’s speed, he was clearly not ordinary. Therefore, he still let Hong Sen take a few more glances.

Moreover, he felt something peculiar. It seemed that Lin Feng was holding back, and in his perception, he believed Lin Feng could go even faster.

This was the intuition of a top-tier array master!

“Ziling, do you have any information on that person?” Hong Sen asked the woman behind him.

The woman, Xue Ziling, was a talented array master cultivated by the Hong family. Some even suspected her strength exceeded Hong Sen’s, although she had never fully revealed it within the family.

Xue Ziling quickly responded, “I know that person. He’s Nie Zimou from Danyang City in the far south. He’s rumored to be the number one array formation genius in Danyang City, but it’s all about seeking attention.”

Hong Sen chuckled and shook his head, “Ziling, don’t be so quick to judge. I sense some talent in Nie Zimou. Arrogance is normal for a genius.”

Xue Ziling quickly said, “Brother Hong, during the first rune-writing test, I said passing with 300 runes would be enough. Nie Zimou wrote exactly 301 runes. I understand the arrogance of a genius, but I think he’s gone too far and become overly arrogant.”

“Oh?” Hong Sen was stunned and could not help but become even more curious about Nie Zimou.

“So, you mean he was hiding his abilities before?” he inquired.

Xue Ziling hesitated but nodded, “Perhaps. But it’s hard to say. What if he truly only knows 301 runes?”

Hong Sen smiled, “It’s hard to tell. I have a feeling that this guy might be truly exceptional.”

Deep within the Hong family, a Hong family god and a divine level expert looked at the test tablet fragment in front of them with somewhat solemn expressions.

Hong Zhengtu was a veteran god of the Hong family. It was said that he was already a god before the five emperors became emperors. It could be seen how experienced he was.

Although Hong Yongcheng, the current head of the Hong family, did not seem to have a high reputation in the eyes of outsiders and was at the divine level of an ordinary aristocratic family, some old people would not think so when they heard this name.

This was because Hong Yongcheng was once an expert on the first generation Divine Rankings. At that time, the Yellow Emperor had just established the Divine Rankings when he was already on the rankings. Moreover, he was a top 100 expert!

However, at this moment, the two of them stared at the shattered test tablet fragment before them, their expressions shifting continuously.

“This test tablet wasn’t damaged by itself; it collapsed due to immense pressure, causing the internal array formation to break,” Hong Zhengtu observed, narrowing his eyes.

Hong Yongcheng raised a question, “But Father, this test tablet can measure divine-level mental strength. Could it have been destroyed by gods?”

Hong Zhengtu shook his head, expressing the same doubts. If gods had arrived in Luohe City, they would have noticed. Yet the test tablet was broken, crushed by mental strength. How could they explain this?

This could be considered a lucky stroke by Lin Feng. This was because it was still very difficult for ordinary gods, even if they were at the divine level, to hide their traces of the Great Dao even if they could hide their aura.

Perhaps no one below the divine level could sense those traces of the Great Dao. However, if they were both divine level or gods, the feeling was actually very obvious.

Lin Feng, not being a god but having attained the peak of divine-level mental strength, remained unnoticed by the Hong family’s two experts.

However, in this way, the two experts of the Hong family were stunned.

Hong Zhengtu said, “When the test tablet was damaged, did you find out the identity of the person tested?”

Hong Yongcheng nodded, “I found it. It’s the son of the City Lord of Danyang City. His name is Nie Zimou. He still has some accomplishments in array formations. However, how is it possible for him to break the testing tablet?”

Hong Zhengtu pondered slightly. Some time ago, the Sunset Mountains had just caused a lot of trouble. Moreover, Danyang City was not very far from the Sunset Mountains. Now that the son of the City Lord of Pill Yang City happened to come here, could there be a connection?

For a moment, Hong Zhengtu found it difficult to connect the dots. However, he asked, “Yongcheng, what do you think of Feng Lin, the legitimate son of the Feng family?”

Hong Yongcheng was stunned. Why did his father suddenly ask about this? Wasn’t this jump a little too big?

However, he still said, “It’s said that his attainments in formations are extremely high. He might even be a swordsman and his attainments in the sword path are also extremely high. However, it’s really hard to say if he’s not from the Feng family.”

Hong Zhengtu nodded. “Feng Lin, Lin Feng, do you think it’s that Lin Feng from the outside world? Danyang City is very close to the South Sea. The other party might have come ashore from there.”

Although Lin Feng had never exposed his true identity, in fact, his identity had long spread throughout the level one world. It was just that ordinary people did not know. In the hands of those truly powerful people, they had long obtained information about Lin Feng.

This was because Lin Feng was the target of the attention of the myriad races in the outside world and had also attracted the attention of the myriad races and the God Race in the level one world. Otherwise, why would the Blood Slaughter God wait for Lin Feng at the South Sea Crossing?

Lin Feng was special. Some people might not know about his specialness, but Hong Zhengtu did.

Hong Yongcheng also nodded slowly. “But Father, even if the other party is really that Lin Feng, it’s been so long since the incident in the Sunset Mountains. We can’t find the other party anymore.”

Hong Zhengtu smiled and said, “What if he finds it himself?”

Hong Yongcheng was stunned. “Father, you mean? Then Nie Zimou…”

Hong Zhengtu nodded. “Think of a way to test the other party. It’s in the third level of the assessment.”

Hong Yongcheng understood and hurriedly made arrangements.

In the square outside the Hong family, at this moment, Lin Feng and the old man had both drawn array formations. Then, the five-element array formations of both sides flew out at the same time and enveloped each other.

In an instant, the surroundings of both sides changed. Then, five Five Elements Divine Beings appeared beside each of them.

However, the two of them did not move. Instead, they continued to carve the next array formation. Since one array formation could not determine the winner, they would continue to carve.

Around the two of them, the ten Five Elements Divine Beings fought. However, the two of them were not affected at all and seriously carved their array formations.

Lin Feng looked at the other party quickly carving runes and frowned slightly.

The speed he had displayed now was already the limit of Nie Zimou’s character. If he was any faster, it would not be good.

However, this old man was clearly someone who had an extremely deep understanding of formations. If that was the case, there would be a fight.

In a prolonged battle, Nie Zimou’s character was too young. Clearly, he was not the old man’s match. Could it be that he still had to lose?

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and made a decision the next moment.

He could not lose. He had to perform better and find an opportunity to enter the Hong family’s secret realm.

Therefore, Lin Feng suddenly stretched out his hands at the same time and drew an array formation at the same time.

When the old man opposite him saw this, he could not help but sneer. You’re not pretending anymore? You even set up an array with one hand. Look at how capable you are. Now you know the pressure?

However, in the next moment, the old man’s pupils constricted in disbelief.

When the surrounding people saw Lin Feng’s actions, they kept exclaiming.

This was because Lin Feng was carving an array formation with both hands. However, he was not carving an array formation. Instead, he was carving an array formation with both hands.

He set up two arrays at the same time, and his speed actually did not decrease at all!

When Hun Sen saw this scene, he was also stunned. This guy was indeed hiding something.

In order to multitask like this, not only did it require the tenacity of mental strength, but it also required an array master to be extremely familiar with array formations. Otherwise, if one rune was drawn wrongly, it was very likely that both formations would fail.

However, Lin Feng’s relaxed manner clearly showed that he was extremely confident.

“He’s indeed a genius. Perhaps I have a disciple?” Hong Sen chuckled.

When Xue Ziling heard this, she wanted to say something, but when she saw how happy Hong Sen was, she did not say anything. She only looked at Lin Feng with even more disdain.

“Foolish! Isn’t it just multitasking and setting up two formations at the same time? I can do it too!” Xue Ziling thought hatefully.

At this moment, Hong Sen was slightly stunned because he had heard his father’s voice transmission. He could not help but frown in confusion.

However, because he was in charge of the overall situation, it was not appropriate for him to ask. He only nodded imperceptibly.

On Lin Feng’s side, when the old man finished carving the second array formation, Lin Feng had even finished carving the third array formation.

When the old man saw this, he was somewhat in disbelief. However, in the end, he still sighed and cupped his fists. “I admit defeat!”

There was no longer a need to use array formations to resist. Lin Feng’s two array formations were not inferior to the others. In a two-on-one battle, he was definitely not his match.

Instead of being covered in dust at such an old age, it was better to directly admit defeat.

Lin Feng also shook his hands and dispersed the array formation in his hands. He cupped his fists and smiled. “Thank you for letting me win!”

When An Yu saw this from afar, she looked at Chen Jinwu excitedly. “Quick, my Brother Nie won again. Pay up, pay up!”

The people who had bet on Lin Feng’s victory also had excited expressions. They looked at Chen Jinwu with shining eyes.

“I know, I know,” Chen Jinwu said helplessly.

In the end, would there always be people betting on the minister to win and then lose money?

Why don’t we find the minister to set up a trap and deliberately lose once?

However, the next moment, Hong Sen’s words stunned Chen Jinwu, Anyu, and the others. Even Lin Feng was somewhat stunned.

“Because one person in the diamond level group forfeited, there will be an additional person in the competition. The additional person will directly advance to the third level. The person who directly advances will be number 666!”