Chapter 763: Guarding Clumsiness Wheel Slash Formation

Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on the ground and slowly closed his eyes.

The cultivators of the Profound Armor Cave saw this scene and felt strange.

Ning Zhuo was not injured in the battle just now. He also did not practice the newly obtained bronze long spear. Shouldn't he seize the time to fight and strive to take down the sixth Profound Weapon Armor?

The more Profound Weapon Armors a cultivator masters, the greater the advantage in the third round.

Although the cultivators did not understand, they no longer voiced their doubts.

Ning Zhuo practiced while learning. Although he fell behind at the beginning, he caught up later and steadily won the qualification for promotion. This made everyone realize that Ning Zhuo was not simple, and they dared not comment casually.

The cultivators could not see the "Human Life Hanging by a Thread", and Ning Zhuo was using this divine ability to communicate closely with Sun Lingtong, who was far away in the Shuyu Study.

"Boss, the shield is useful! I want to hold the shield in my hand and protect it at all times." Ning Zhuo proposed.

Sun Lingtong: "That's right. The fifth long spear can already 'no move beats having a move', without a body-protecting object, it is easy to suffer a big loss."

"And this also fits your character—steady and cautious."

"The battle formation we designed this time is for you to use, so of course, it must fit your temperament."

Ning Zhuo added: "Mainly defense, supplemented by attack. The remaining Profound Weapon Armors must stir up an offensive."

Sun Lingtong thought for a while: "Then what weapon should be the main one?"

Ning Zhuo pondered for a while before saying: "Let's use saber and sword as the main ones. First, this kind of weapon is the most common. In the third round, I might be able to grab others' sabers and swords to use as substitutes. Second, we created the three-style saber and sword combo before, which can be fully used in the battle formation, continuing to retain these cards."

Sun Lingtong nodded: "Reasonable!"

The two quickly finalized the design goal: use Ning Zhuo's body shield defense as the formation base, use the remaining Profound Weapon Armors as formation eyes, mainly attack, supplemented by defense.

The steps for design were then set.

First design the formation base, then design the formation eyes, and finally coordinate and optimize.

Sun Lingtong: "Little Zhuo, stand up and practice the shield once."

Ning Zhuo decisively opened his eyes, held the shield, and practiced the moves on the spot.

The shield was his fourth Profound Weapon Armor, with basic moves, combo moves, and routines, and it could borrow momentum to act, possessing a certain flexibility.

"Ning Zhuo really started practicing again."

"At this point in time, he can most likely determine that he has been promoted to the third round. So, he is not in a hurry."

"So, was he really resting just now—"

The cultivators had just finished discussing when they saw Ning Zhuo sit cross-legged again and close his eyes to rest.

"Uh."

"Only practiced once?"

"Why practice the shield, the bronze long spear is the latest obtained Profound Weapon Armor."

The cultivators couldn't quite understand Ning Zhuo.

Sun Lingtong's comprehension exceeded Ning Zhuo's, his memory was also very outstanding, and his foundation in martial arts was deeper than Ning Zhuo's.

He only watched it once, and it was enough.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong discussed continuously. With the blessing of the Luo Book, any of their calculations were fast and always correct.

This greatly improved efficiency.

In half a cup of tea, the Sun-Ning duo designed 30% of the battle formation, temporarily completing the part of the formation base.

They began to design the formation eyes.

Moving formations are often used for group battles. In the army, the formation eyes of moving formations are often held by generals.

Therefore, often when the general dies, the loss of the moving formation is great. If the only main general is lost, it will have a great destructive effect on the combat power of the entire army.

Even with such a huge disadvantage, the heavy burden of the formation eyes of the moving formation still falls on the general. Because the moving formation is active, the requirements for the formation eyes are much higher than those of the static formation.

When the Sun-Ning duo designed it, they used Profound Weapon Armors as formation eyes.

Profound Weapon Armors are not ordinary weapons. Their refining methods are special, their materials are peculiar, they contain martial arts principles, and they can even defend against enemies on their own.

Using them to act as the formation eyes of a moving formation, don't say, it's really quite suitable.

The Sun-Ning duo had already decided to use sabers and swords as the main ones, so Ning Zhuo used his spiritual sense to manipulate the sabers and swords to practice in mid-air beside him.

Afterwards, it was the turn of the long spear and gauntlets.

Afterwards, these few bronze wares hovered around Ning Zhuo, sometimes saber and sword combined into one, sometimes spear in front, saber in back, sometimes gauntlets separated to the left and right.

The positions of the four Profound Weapon Armors were constantly adjusted, and from time to time, they performed moves, conducting intermittent practice.

The cultivators were even more confused.

"What exactly is Ning Zhuo doing?"

"He—seems to be thinking about something."

"Could it be that he is designing a battle formation?"

For a time, everyone was shocked.

"Is he trying to temporarily design a battle formation, or a moving formation?"

"How deep is his attainment in formation arts to make him so confident?"

"It looks like he should be designing a moving formation. This involves not only formation arts but also military arts."

If it were anyone else, the cultivators would have sneered disdainfully long ago.

But they had just been slapped in the face by Ning Zhuo's performance, so they all wisely closed their mouths and watched Ning Zhuo's performance quietly.

The Sun-Ning duo had already designed six methods, but none of them were satisfied.

Time was limited, and Ning Zhuo was about to choose one.

"Wait, wait, I have an idea!" Sun Lingtong suddenly said, he grasped the inspiration that suddenly flashed in his divine sea, "Right! Rotation! Let's alternate. One saber just passed, one sword arrives, one sword is not finished, one saber rises again!"

He was excited, the more he spoke, the faster he spoke, his right hand subconsciously gesturing in the air.

Ning Zhuo listened patiently to Sun Lingtong's description, and a flash of light also flashed in his eyes: "Good idea! Boss, did you expand it from the 'Parting Water and Flicking Moon' style?"

Sun Lingtong laughed: "Little brother, you still understand me."

The 'Parting Water and Flicking Moon' style was one of the three saber and sword combos they created together before, mainly relying on feedback to boost the saber and sword, forming a continuous attack.

This part of the design was completed, and the entire moving formation was 80% complete.

The remaining 20% was organization, repair, and improvement.

Ning Zhuo stood up again, holding the shield, using himself as the formation base. The four Profound Weapon Armors around him hovered and flew around his body.

Suddenly, the weapons rotated at high speed, the saber just slashed, the sword came to cut, the spear just swept, and the gauntlets followed.

At first, there were some bumps. After all, it was Ning Zhuo's first practice.

But after a dozen breaths, these weapons operated smoothly.

The Hao-surnamed cultivator saw this scene, his pupils shrank violently: "Battle formation! Ning Zhuo actually really did it, he improvised and designed a moving formation according to the existing Profound Weapon Armors."

The people around were in an uproar.

"Is this a genius?"

"It's a bit too exaggerated!"

"I don't know much about moving formations, someone comment on it, what if it's just a superficial article—"

The cultivators subconsciously looked at one of them.

This cultivator also practiced moving formations, and at this moment, the more he looked, the wider his mouth opened, his face full of surprise.

Seeing his expression, everyone had the answer in their hearts.

So, when looking at Ning Zhuo again, everyone's expression was much more complex.

This kind of achievement, if it were them, would be completely beyond their personal ability. But the young man in front of them did it easily.

Comparing people, it's infuriating.

And Ning Zhuo, who achieved this, had no self-satisfaction.

While practicing, he discussed with Sun Lingtong: "Offense and defense rotation, core stability, hovering weapons can change, alternating attacks—how about calling it the 'Guarding Clumsiness Wheel Slash Formation'?"

Sun Lingtong shrugged over there: "Little Zhuo, as long as you like it."

Ning Zhuo sighed: "It's a pity that our military arts attainments are not high, and my formation-laying skills are only at the Artisan level."

Sun Lingtong laughed: "What are you worried about, little brother, you are now in the Wanxiang Sect, all kinds of Xingyun Trials are good opportunities for you to improve your various realms!"

Sun Lingtong thought highly of Ning Zhuo.

This is a prosperous age of cultivation, with ten thousand methods, a thousand families, and a hundred arts!

Generally speaking, their realms can be measured by the same standard: Apprentice, Artisan, Master, Grandmaster, Sect Master—

Apprentice is learning basic theory, recognizing basic materials, tools, runes, magic formulas, etc. This is the stage of laying the foundation. Apprentices often know what it is, but don't know why.

When reaching the Artisan realm, one can independently complete standard processes, master core basic skills, and have a preliminary understanding of the principles, able to become skilled.

And when reaching the Master realm, cultivators can handle complex problems, optimize processes, have a deeper understanding of principles, and stably produce high-quality standard parts. Sometimes, unique craftsmanship often carries personal style imprints.

Ning Zhuo laid a solid foundation in Huoshi Immortal City, making the four arts of cultivation reach the Artisan realm. It's just that he rarely showed it to the outside world, even the school of the Ning family didn't know.

Besides this, Ning Zhuo mainly practiced mechanism arts. He had reached the Master realm, and Ning Zhuo's original Fire-Exploding Monkey, Shadow-Blade Night Tiger, Snow-Color Woman Hui, and Snow-Pivot Defense Xie were the best proof. These mechanisms were all his original creations, carrying his unique craftsmanship.

But his highest realm was the Five Elements realm. Its realm reached at least the Grandmaster level. Below Grandmaster is Master, and below Master is Artisan.

The Grandmaster level breaks away from superficial craftsmanship, and the Grandmaster level can establish a sect. Every Five Elements spell Ning Zhuo created on the spot could be used as the foundation for establishing a sect.

The Five Elements realm was Ning Zhuo's opportunity. Excluding this, Ning Zhuo being able to have such attainments in mechanism arts and the four arts of cultivation was already an extraordinary and excellent achievement.

This was the result of his endurance stage, reading and practicing day and night, not daring to have the slightest slack, and insisting hard for more than ten years.

In terms of martial arts realm, Ning Zhuo had always been at the Apprentice level. After traveling the world, he made up for this shortcoming, experienced the battlefield, and came to this moment, he was already at the Martial Artisan level.

Ning Zhuo still couldn't do no move beats having a move, and hadn't reached the Master level.

However, how much time did he spend? The cost of investment was so low that it was shocking to say it out loud.

The combination of the Burning Boat Soul-Crossing Technique and the Self-Nature Talent will bring him more realm promotion in many aspects. As long as Ning Zhuo is given time, his strength will inevitably usher in a big surge.

Practicing while testing, this was not only Ning Zhuo's attempt in this Xingyun Trial, but would also frequently appear in other trials.

Appropriately showing his own comprehension and terrifying learning ability to the outside world was also something Ning Zhuo did on his own initiative.

This was his explanation to the public, and also a layer of disguise.

While the Sun-Ning duo were practicing and perfecting, Rust Disaster Artisan and his sixth Profound Weapon Armor were clashing, reaching a critical moment.

The battle halberd slashed down fiercely!

Qiang!

After an explosive sound, the bronze weapon Rust Disaster Artisan used for blocking was cut into two pieces directly.

Rust Disaster Artisan tried his best to turn sideways, his cast-iron robe covered in rust lifted, revealing his arm.

Qiang!

After the clanging sound of metal colliding, the halberd blade almost cut off the arm he raised in a hurry for blocking.

Rust Disaster Artisan's arm flashed with metallic luster, and it was actually a mechanism creation.

The halberd blade vibrated, stuck in the arm, wanting to pull out.

Rust Disaster Artisan was already covered in scars and exhausted.

He keenly sensed that this was likely his last battle opportunity, so he decisively fought with all his might, betting on this last blow.

Talent—Gold Evil!

The Gold Evil power he had painstakingly accumulated in his body gushed out without reservation at this moment, spreading to the battle halberd.

o￠o

The battle halberd was originally blooming with brilliance, but upon being attacked, it dimmed instantly, covered in a thick rust shell.

The Gold Evil power quickly penetrated into the battle halberd, destroying its internal structure.

The battle halberd was covered in rust, its aura plummeted, and it was finally refined by Rust Disaster Artisan while taking the opportunity.

Rust Disaster Artisan knelt on one knee on the ground, exhausted for a while, letting the halberd be embedded in his arm.

He paid a heavy price, almost reaching the end of his rope.

The cultivators of the Profound Armor Cave were silent for a moment before they began to discuss.

"Sigh, this guy won after all."

"Consistent with the information, his talent is confirmed as Gold Evil, which has a great restraint on gold-attribute objects."

"He is actually a mechanism person. I probably understand why he wanted to approach Ban Ji."

3

Fighting to this point, even if Rust Disaster Artisan was very careful to hide it, he had already approached revealing his bottom line completely.

Rust Disaster Artisan fought back desperately and took down his sixth bronze ware in a very dangerous way.

Ban Ji was still in a stalemate.

He panted like an ox, every breath carrying pain, as if his lung lobes were burning.

The nunchucks in his hand had already broken into two halves, the flying knives were almost gone—all five Profound Weapon Armors were very dilapidated.

But compared to these, Ban Ji's arm bones had long been cracked, and the tiger's mouth was bleeding.

And the bronze ware he wanted to take down was still full of energy, the offensive pressing Ban Ji so hard he couldn't breathe.

Sweat mixed with blood flowed into his eyes, his vision was blurred, he could only parry with the Profound Weapon Armor by instinct, his muscles and bones groaned, his internal organs churned, every step of retreat was on the edge of collapse.

"Why is the sixth Profound Weapon Armor so strong?"

"This is not consistent with the information!"

"Persist, I must persist—"

Having the same voice as him was Zhang Wangxing.

This person was chased by the sixth bronze ware, jumping up and down in the battlefield. Because his flesh and blood could deform violently, this gave him the basis for thrilling dodging.

Even so, he was covered in blood, dared not turn around to fight, fled with his head in his hands, and was exhausted.

Ning Zhuo looked at his sixth Profound Weapon Armor.

It was a fan.

The fan attacked, was knocked away by Ning Zhuo's shield, and then unfolded in mid-air, fanning Ning Zhuo fiercely.

Immediately, there were several wind blades, sharp and incomparable, slashing over.

Ning Zhuo shrank his body behind the shield.

Dang dang dang—

All blocked!