Chapter 232: Heaven and hell, a reversal of extremes


    The sudden reversal left Xu Hei utterly astonished.


    "Good thing I didn''t rush to break the formation. If it had been stolen from me, all my efforts would have been in vain."


    Xu Hei was relieved that he had kept hisposure.


    Meanwhile, the situation on Zhao Wenzhuo''s side was also bing clear.


    He had just added a brand new formation on top of the nine formations—a phantom formation!


    This formation could create various illusions to confuse opponents. His earlier attacks on Tianji Shangren were all fake!


    Tianji Shangren saw through those illusory attacks at a nce but still assumed a defensive posture, merely to mislead others and conceal his true intentions.


    In the end, he seeded.


    He stole Li Si''s achievements, jumping straight to the first ce!At the same time, Zhao Wenzhuo''s real progress was revealed—he was also deciphering the final formation, almost on par with Tianji Shangren.


    He had been deciphering formations all along, just hidden by the phantom formation, making everyone mistakenly believe he was standing still.


    The entire venue was in an uproar.


    "Zhao Wenzhuo''s talent in formations is terrifying; he''s already at thest formation! Even more terrifying, he knows how to hide it!"


    "This guy is no simple character; everyone in the Chu Tian Alliance is a freak!"


    "We''ve all been yed!"


    The audience outside could see the situation within the light circle, and their eyes were about to pop out.


    The Bai Family members were very d they hadn''t gotten involved. Damn, these people were all devious tricksters; if they had sent someone in, they would have been at the bottom for sure!


    This was no longer just a test of formation skills; it was also a test of cunning.


    The Heavenly Puppet Sect instantly fell from heaven to hell, dropping from first ce tost, tied with Xu Hei.


    "What the hell!"


    "Isn''t Zhao Wenzhuo one of us?"


    Voices of confusion erupted within the Heavenly Puppet Sect. Bai Luo was puzzled, while Lei He remained silent.


    Xu Hei took a deep breath and calmed himself.


    Those two guys had been arguing all along; he thought it was just a petty squabble, but he had underestimated them.


    Now, things were getting interesting.


    "The battle has just begun!"


    Xu Hei controlled the butcher, his hands moving frantically, casting spells into the formation at a speed that created afterimages.


    In one breath, the first formation was broken!


    In two breaths, the second formation was broken!


    The third formation was broken!


    Initially, only Xu Hei''s hands were moving, but soon, multiple arms appeared, casting spells simultaneously, countless afterimages in motion.


    To speed up, Xu Hei applied the Ever-changing Fish and Dragon technique to his arms.


    Others couldn''t keep up with their brains; Xu Hei simply couldn''t keep up with his hands.


    Li Si intended to catch up, having spent the whole day deciphering formations. With his previous experience, he shouldn''t have been inst ce.


    At the very least, he could hold his ground and avoid losing points.


    But when he saw Xu Hei''s actions next to him, he was dumbfounded.


    "How is this possible?!"


    What did Li Si see?


    In just the blink of an eye, Xu Hei had already reached thest three challenging formations.


    And he had just started, at least ten times slower.


    He had deciphered them once before, so he should have been much more proficient. How could Xu Hei, who was doing it for the first time, be so terrifying?


    "Impossible, this is impossible! How could I be at the bottom?"


    Li Si panicked, losing his usual calm demeanor.


    As the strategist of the Qin Kingdom, undefeated in war, this was the first time he had been so stumped.


    He had been outsmarted by those two devious tricksters and the snake beside him; they were all pretending, every single one of them!


    Each one was more extraordinary than thest, yet each one was better at pretending. And he, the honest person, was just obediently deciphering formations?


    At this moment, the outside world was once again in an uproar, even more shocking than what Zhao Wenzhuo had brought.


    Everyone doubted their eyes.


    Xu the Butcher, with dozens of arms simultaneously breaking formations, what a joke? He was just a snake, a snake! Only now did they realize Xu Hei had been severely underestimated.


    "The seventh formation, the eighth formation!"


    In the blink of an eye, these extremelyplex two formations were also effortlessly broken by Xu Hei.


    Now, he arrived at the final formation, the Five Elements Killing Formation.


    Xu Hei, Zhao Wenzhuo, and Tianji Shangren stood on the same starting line.


    The original first ce, Li Si, had turned into aughingstock, as ridiculous as could be.


    "Hehe, things are getting interesting," Mo Wuyou chuckled.


    Li Si''s eyes flickered, stopping his actions, a trace of malice shing in his eyes.


    In the final formation, the three were incredibly fast, but upon closerparison, they found Xu Hei was more than ten times faster than them.


    "Hmm?"


    Tianji Shangren squinted his eyes, unconsciously speeding up.


    Zhao Wenzhuo''s face darkened, also speeding up, abandoning any tricks; now, it was all about raw strength.


    Xu Hei remained unhurried, and in the blink of an eye, he had deciphered over ny percent, just one step away.


    "The oue is decided."


    Mo Wuyou had already made his calctions.


    Li Si stared at the formation before him, a fierce glint in his eyes, about to make a move when he suddenly felt a cold gaze.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    He withdrew his hand involuntarily.


    Momentster—


    "Sess!"


    The formation in front of Xu Hei waspletely deciphered, vanishing instantly.


    Immediately after, Zhao Wenzhuo and Tianji Shangren almost simultaneouslypleted their deciphering, not a second apart.


    Li Si, unwilling as he was, had to ept being at the bottom and chose to give up.


    "Alright! The first round is over. The Earth Team takes first ce, earning three points, now with thirteen points."


    "The Water Team and Fire Team tie for second, each earning one point, now with eleven points."


    "The Metal Team is fourth, losing one point, now with nine points."


    Mo Wuyou waved his hand, and the four turned into rainbows, automatically flying back to their team locations.


    Li Si returned to his spot, and no one med him. Bai Luo consoled him, "A temporary setback is no big deal; the road ahead is long."


    Li Si took a deep breath, nodded, and regained his usual calm demeanor.


    "Indeed, we have the advantage."


    Li Si thought of his arrangements, regaining his confidence, though his fists clenched tightly, eyes filled with killing intent.


    When Tianji Shangren returned, the Zhou Family weed him with the utmost enthusiasm.


    Tianji Shangren, however, was not in the mood, waving them off, "Second ce, the biggest loser, nothing worth celebrating."


    But the Zhou Family didn''t see it that way.


    Their only opponent was the Heavenly Puppet Sect; as long as they pulled them down, it was a sess.


    As for the teamposed of those three beasts, they didn''t even consider them a threat, believing they would be surpassed sooner orter.


    Tianji Shangren sat cross-legged, his gaze fixed on Xu Hei in the distance, eyes heavy, muttering, "That snake must have seen the Nine Pces Formation before, otherwise, he couldn''t be this fast! Waiting for me to steal before making a move, perfectly avoiding it, his luck is extraordinary!"


    He nced at Zhou Wendie, muttering, "I hope I didn''t choose wrong."


    Xu Hei felt a chill in his heart, sensing the gaze from afar.


    Xu Hei''s mind raced, thinking to himself, "I drew too much attention just now; I''ll be targeted. I need to control my score."