Chapter 1135: Formation Plate Defense

Ye Liuyun actually thought Zhu Youfu was quite interesting.

Moreover, when Zhu Youfu heard that Ye Liuyun was good at grilling meat, he immediately asked him to grill some for a taste.

So the two of them sneaked to the back row, lit a fire, and started grilling meat.

Zhuge Feiyu still had to pay attention to the battles and couldn't be as idle as they were.

Thus he let the two grill on their own, and returned to the Fourth Prince's side to serve as his strategist.

The Fourth Prince was also helpless regarding Ye Liuyun and Zhu Youfu.

These two, however, were exactly the people he had to choose.

He knew Ye Liuyun's situation, and the Crown Prince and Seventh Prince also knew, so they probably wouldn't send anyone to challenge Ye Liuyun.

As for the chubby Zhu Youfu, he probably wasn't afraid of a challenge either, so he didn't intervene and let them go.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun and Zhu Youfu, like ordinary youths, crouched together grilling meat, studying heat and seasoning, and were both very serious.

This prompted everyone to send out Divine Sense to investigate what the two were doing!

And upon hearing the earnest discussion between them, the crowd couldn't help but burst into silent laughter.

"... For this kind of meat, you should use high heat, so you can lock in the juices..."

"Right. This kind of meat isn't suitable for making jerky..."

"... If smoked, wouldn't it have a strong smoky flavor..."

The two discussed it very seriously.

Ye Liuyun and Zhu Youfu's idleness even made Emperor Xia and many ministers across the way laugh.

"It seems our Prince Ye is quite good at living!" the Left Prime Minister laughed, "Seeing that makes me crave it!"

Emperor Xia also smiled and nodded, praising Ye Liuyun's choice not to join the fights.

"Hmm! Truly outstanding!" Zhu Youfu exclaimed after tasting, unable to stop praising.

"There are several seasonings inside that I've never used before. What are they?" Zhu Youfu even discerned the different seasonings.

Ye Liuyun immediately took out several herbs from the Space World and gave them to him. "These are the seeds of this plant, ground into powder to remove fishy smell, and they have a peculiar fragrance that can stimulate the appetite."

Ye Liuyun had memorized the entire herb catalogue, so he knew the properties of each herb well, and would naturally use those that were practical and effective.

Ye Liuyun told him because he saw Zhu Youfu was keen on studying food.

Zhu Youfu became so excited he was practically shouting.

"You've basically given me the secret recipe! No, I can't take advantage of you, so I'll tell you my jerky recipe!"

As he said, Zhu Youfu seriously shared his grilling secret, methods, and precautions with Ye Liuyun.

Seeing that he disclosed such a prized secret, Ye Liuyun felt his sincerity.

Their relationship, after exchanging a small secret, suddenly became much closer.

Ye Liuyun then took out different beast meat and grilled it for Zhu Youfu to try.

Zhu Youfu praised continuously, "Your grasp of this beast meat's texture and heat control is superb!"

The two completely ignored the arena's duel.

Since both princes had ordered no one to challenge Ye Liuyun, for a while no one came to challenge them.

The two kept leisurely grilling and eating meat.

Even their own team ignored them, thinking their cultivation level and combat power were too low to be of any help.

At this moment, a relatively weak Martial Cultivator under the Seventh Prince stepped forward.

The Seventh Prince hadn't intended to let him win; he just wanted him to drain the True Essence of the other two sides' personnel.

By this stage of the battle, each team had already eliminated more than half of its members.

The weak Martial Cultivators had mostly been killed. He was the only one left in the team, and was rather conspicuous.

After stepping out, the cultivator looked left and right, feeling there was no opponent he could defeat. In such a fight, he might be knocked off the arena before even having a chance to surrender.

While hesitating, he suddenly spotted Ye Liuyun and Zhu Youfu.

"The Seventh Prince said no one may challenge Ye Liuyun, but he didn't forbid challenging that chubby guy!"

So he decisively chose to challenge the oil‑splattered Zhu Youfu.

"Someone's challenging you. No problem?" Ye Liuyun asked Zhu Youfu.

"Don't worry, I'm a lucky star, nothing will go wrong. You help me!"

Zhu Youfu handed the half‑eaten meat in his hand to Ye Liuyun, then wiped his hand on the hem of his robe and hurried to the arena.

At first the Seventh Prince was a bit nervous, fearing that the person he sent to challenge Ye Liuyun's friend would provoke Ye Liuyun's displeasure.

But seeing Ye Liuyun's indifferent reaction, he relaxed.

Zhu Youfu, while stepping onto the stage, told his opponent, "Hurry up, I still have to go back and eat!"

After speaking, he tossed a disc‑shaped object onto the ground. Instantly, a Formation sprang from the disc, enveloping the entire arena.

Within the Formation, two mid‑stage Earth Sovereign beasts formed from condensed spiritual energy surged toward the Martial Cultivator.

The Martial Cultivator, already weak, immediately surrendered upon seeing the Earth Sovereign beasts charging.

Zhu Youfu didn't strike again; he withdrew the Formation Plate, rushed back to Ye Liuyun, retrieved the unfinished grilled meat from his hand, and kept gnawing it.

Everyone on the field was shocked by Zhu Youfu's move.

"So this chubby guy is actually a Formation Master!"

"Don't challenge him again; you can't break his Formation!"

The Crown Prince immediately informed his men.

Although the Seventh Prince didn't issue a notice, his subordinates also recognized the Formation's power.

Moreover, the two mid‑stage Earth Sovereign beasts that emerged earlier were clearly produced without the Formation being fully activated.

If Zhu Youfu had fully powered the Formation, perhaps something even stronger would have emerged.

The Formation Plate and the Formation Flag are the same; both are carriers that bear a Formation, only their usage differs.

"Are you a Formation Master? Or is this Formation Plate just a treasure you acquired?"

Ye Liuyun also asked Zhu Youfu.

"The Formation on this Formation Plate was engraved by me! But to call myself a Formation Master, I'm still a bit lacking! I can only say I barely understand some of the Formation's principles."

Zhu Youfu's words were indeed very modest.

But the next sentence immediately took a turn!

"I still prefer studying food! Haha!"

The two of them laughed together, drawing sideways glances from the others.

After this little interlude, no one came to disturb their barbecue chat any longer.

So the two of them were happily at ease.