Chapter 81 Could she be a spirit of the array?
"My name is Ling'er, and I am the owner of this place. If you obey me, you can live!"
After saying that, the girl named Ling'er suddenly disappeared. Even Chen Cheng's supposedly all-seeing eyes, which he claimed could see through all demons and monsters, couldn't find where she went!
"Damn it, they just started attacking without giving me a chance to prepare!"
"Master, we are no match for her, neither in speed nor in strength!"
"Pah! If she hadn't ambushed me, I would have beaten her to a pulp! You brat, you'll be sorry next time!"
Chen Cheng was uttering harsh words, but his injured area was in excruciating pain.
"How do you expect me to look good?"
Ling'er suddenly appeared beside Chen Cheng, startling him so much that he took several steps back.
"If you hadn't ambushed me, I would have been injured?"
Seeing that Ling'er was about to make a move, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Hey, hey, hey, I'm injured now, so I'm definitely no match for you. Wait until I recover, and then we'll have a fight!"
"Alright, I promise you. This is the essence of this place. You'll recover quickly after eating it. I'll come back to challenge you to a duel tomorrow. Don't talk badly about people behind their backs again. If I hear it again, I'll pull out your tongue first!"
After saying that, he threw down a few unidentified fruits and disappeared again.
"Hey, hey, I was just saying we should spar, who wants to have a duel with you? Hey!"
Thinking of that last sentence, Chen Cheng quickly covered his mouth. He wasn't stupid. This girl looked young, but her cultivation was far superior to his. She could be invincible with just one move of appearing and disappearing without a trace. She had really overdone it by showing off.
With a worried look, she picked up a fruit. It was dark and smelled strange. Was it poison trying to kill her? After thinking about it, she laughed self-deprecatingly. If she wanted to kill her, would she need poison?
Whatever, if it's a blessing in disguise, it's a curse; if it's a curse, you can't escape it. So, let's take a gamble. Chen Cheng wiped the walnut-sized black fruit with his hand and ate it in a few bites. Instantly, his whole body warmed up. The place was neither hot nor cold before, but this warmth came from the inside out, making him feel very comfortable. The injured area no longer hurt, so he quickly sat down cross-legged and meditated to absorb this heat.
When Chen Cheng opened his eyes again, he felt refreshed. He was glad he had been hit by the fierce Ling'er. But when he thought about the decisive battle she had mentioned, he hesitated. He knew he was no match for her. How could she be in this formation? And why did she claim to be its master? Ling'er, Ling... could she be the formation spirit?
Thinking of this, Chen Cheng was excited. All the great formations contain this formation spirit. With this, the great formation can always be in a dynamic state. So, to break the formation, you must first break the formation eye. Each time you break a place, you will weaken the formation spirit. Conversely, if you break the formation spirit directly, then the formation eye will be useless and the great formation will break without being attacked!
There was no night here, and Chen Cheng didn't know how much time had passed, but he didn't feel hungry or thirsty. It was truly a magical place.
"You're fully recovered? Then let's have a fair and square duel!"
Ling'er suddenly appeared in front of Chen Cheng and said coldly.
This startled Chen Cheng again: "Hey, can you give me a warning when you appear? How come you're quieter than a ghost?"
"So long-winded!"
"Miss Ling'er, we have no past grudges or recent enmity. We can spar, but you can't kill me. This is your home ground, and it's not fair to me!"
"So what do you want to do?"
Chen Cheng was overjoyed. Although the array spirit was powerful, its intelligence was no match for that of a human.
"When we spar, you can't disappear instantly. Also, you can't go all out. And when I say stop, you have to stop. Um, and if I happen to win a move or two against you, you have to answer a few questions for me!"
These words made Ling'er frown. How could this guy be so shameless!
"Whether it works or not, if it does, then we'll fight; if not, then you can leave!"
"Fine, you lost. You have to become my pet along with that red-clothed ghost!"
Ling'er thought for a moment and said.
"Best of ten games, let's agree on ten games. If I lose seven games, then I'll listen to you."
Chen Cheng said cunningly, on the one hand, he wanted to improve his cultivation by fighting Ling'er and find out her weaknesses, and on the other hand, he wanted to buy time for Wen Miao!
"How can you be so shameless?"
Ling'er said angrily.
"Whether it's okay or not, if not, you either leave or kill me!"
Chen Cheng seemed completely unmoved by reason.
Ling'er really wanted to kill him instantly, but no living person had ever entered this place in thousands of years. There were only some souls, evil spirits and the like. It was by merging their souls together that the little monster was created as a pet. With this big living person as a pet, she wouldn't be so lonely in the long days. The premise was that she had to subdue him completely first!
"Okay, as you wish!"
Ling'er said through gritted teeth.
"Five Thunder Palms"!
Chen Cheng took the initiative and struck out with a palm. Then he took out the golden talisman that Jingyang Zhenren had given him to change Zhang Qian's fate. He would win first and worry about the future. With his thick skin, he could easily get a golden talisman.
"Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Lie, Zhen, Qian, Xing!"
Chen Cheng used the same three-hit combo he used against Ghost King Zhou Yanchang, but this time he was a level above him!
Ling'er first used Frosty White Cold Qi to neutralize the Five Thunder Palm, but the Golden Talisman was the highest level of Taoist talisman, and even she could not withstand it. She had to use half of her spiritual power to neutralize the power of the Golden Talisman, but she was still knocked back more than ten meters away. Her body suddenly trembled, and she seemed to be in a trance for a moment. Then another Golden Palm with a Taoist talisman came. Seeing that she could not avoid it, she could only use her last bit of spiritual power to resist it with all her might, and she was knocked back more than ten meters away again!
Chen Cheng unleashed three deadly attacks with all his might, using his mental power to the fullest. Seeing that Ling'er was caught off guard, he took out his peach wood sword and attacked her, pretending to be invincible. Ling'er was both shocked and angry, thinking to herself that this man was not only insidious and shameless in his sneak attack, but also had such powerful magic. Seeing him rushing up again, she gritted her teeth and instantly disappeared from the spot. She lost the first round!
Seeing that she had disappeared, Chen Cheng realized that according to their agreement, she had given in. Exhausted, he sat down on the ground. If Ling'er had persisted a little longer, she would have found that she was just a paper tiger with no tricks left. This time, he had taken the initiative, and with the deterrent power of the golden talisman, how should he deal with it next time? He should have said that they would decide the outcome in one battle.
"You lost the first round!"
"We'll keep our word. I'll be waiting for your second challenge in three days!"
Fearing she might become enraged and suddenly attack him, Chen Cheng shouted loudly at the air.
As he expected, there was no reaction. This made him even more uneasy. Ling'er's strength was definitely far superior to his. This time it was because of his sudden sneak attack and the golden talisman. The second time, she would definitely go all out.
Chen Cheng had lost all his mental energy, and his whole body ached and he felt weak. He meditated while thinking of a way to deal with the situation.
"Master, next time let me lead the charge, and you can wait for your opportunity!"
"No, with her skill level, she could obliterate your soul in one move. The reason she doesn't want to kill me means she has designs on me. Maybe she wants us to stay here with her forever. Let me think of something else!"
"The fruit she gave you..."
"Oh right, how could I forget? That's a good thing; it might help me recover quickly!"
Reminded by Lü Xiachan, Chen Cheng thought of the dark-colored fruit!