Hearing the roar of the bomb, Qin Feng smiled.
Although the gap in strength between him and that old woman was huge, under this formation that combined the blessings of 10,000 Red Alert soldiers, if he wanted to hide his aura, no one would discover him. The Red Alert soldier that the old woman discovered was a three-star Red Alert soldier he had teleported from the Red Alert domain. His strength was slightly greater than that of other Red Alert soldiers, thus it was easily sensed by the immortal cultivation masters.
That Zhan Dan was merely a见面礼 (meeting gift) from him; the real show was yet to come.
Because he knew that an ordinary bomb would not cause fatal damage to an immortal cultivation master, at most it would cause her a minor injury and provoke her anger. As long as the opponent lost her reason and charged over, getting trapped in this formation, he would have a chance.
At this moment, the old woman tidied her messy hair, looked at her torn clothes, and was extremely furious.
She knew she had been tricked, made to look so disheveled by a puppet. The mastermind behind all this was that person named Qin Feng, the barbarian among those purchasing medicinal herbs here.
Thinking of this, the old woman smiled, her smile unable to hide her anger.
She spoke again via long-distance transmission, "You did very well. Your puppets are exquisite and magical. I believe it won't be long before you tell me the method of making such puppets, and at the same time, you will kneel on the ground and beg me to stop torturing you… I'm sorry, I misspoke. It's you who will beg me first, and then obey my every command. This order will not change."
After saying this, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and she leaped forward again, her target being the Red Alert soldiers ambushing around.
Now, she found these people extremely annoying and also realized something: the opponent's strength might be lower than she had anticipated. The moving targets around might include Qin Feng.
She wanted to find Qin Feng. She just needed to grab anyone and ask, and it would be clear. She had full confidence in her charm technique. No matter how well-trained, how tight-lipped the opponent was, under the charm technique, they would tell her everything without reservation.
Therefore, she quickly grabbed a Red Alert soldier. Just as she was about to use her charm technique, she sensed something was wrong again, because this person was also a puppet, and she couldn't control him.
This time, the Red Alert soldier was different from the previous two. This person held a small red flag, which had a faint energy fluctuation, actually the aura of an immortal!
Her brows furrowed, and she directly strangled this Red Alert soldier. Then, she snatched the formation flag from him and examined it carefully. At this moment, she also realized something was amiss.
Ever since she arrived at this place, everything had been strange. She hadn't sensed anyone with particularly strong power; around her were people with weak strength constantly moving. And the puppet holding a bomb earlier clearly indicated preparation. Did the opponent know she would come? Had they made preparations in advance?
However, with such a vast difference between them, any preparation would be futile. What benefit would provoking her with all their effort bring to that person?
The old woman couldn't figure it out. She felt something was strange. Looking at the red formation flag, she felt a trace of doubt. If the opponent was also an immortal cultivator, they shouldn't be undetectable. His strength could be sensed by masters within a ten-mile radius, yet there was no one with strong power in this place. Then what was this red formation flag about?
The old woman was very confused, but at this moment, Ye Shen activated her formation.
Mist rose, enveloping the entire ten-mile radius.
The Red Alert soldiers she could still sense moments ago vanished instantly. A mysterious mist obscured her perception.
In that instant, she understood and laughed heartily, saying via long-distance transmission to the people around, "I was wondering why I couldn't sense you. So you used this illusion formation! The formation flags you carved are indeed exquisite, but their power is too weak. This illusion formation probably won't last long, at most a quarter of an hour. When the mist dissipates, your location will be exposed. Oh no, some time has passed since I arrived here, you don't even have a quarter of an hour left. When the mist dissipates, where will you hide then?"
Having said that, she suddenly stopped, took a deep breath, and said, "However, waiting for the mist to dissipate and catching you is not interesting. I want to show you how big the gap in strength between us is. Alright! Before the mist dissipates, I will catch you with my own hands and let you know my methods. After all, the sooner I see your pained and twisted face, the sooner I can live happily, right?"
After saying this, the old woman moved. She ran rapidly in the mist, sometimes east, sometimes west, with no fixed direction, leaving people utterly bewildered.
Qin Feng was hiding in the dense fog, able to sense everything within the illusion formation because he was the one controlling it.
When he sensed the old woman's movements, he was also a bit puzzled. But when he saw the trajectory of her movement clearly, he understood. This woman was carving a formation on the ground. Her strength was higher than his, and her understanding of formations was deeper. Ordinary illusion formations were easily broken by immortal cultivation masters. What the opponent wanted to do was to break formation with formation, rendering his illusion formation ineffective.
Thinking of this, Qin Feng smiled, because this formation was merely a smokescreen. The truly powerful one was the main formation he was quietly activating.
Over 10,000 Red Alert soldiers, following Qin Feng's command, had reached their designated locations. They simultaneously held the formation flags in their hands and raised them above their heads!
10,000 formation flags lit up simultaneously.
They formed a hexagram with Qin Feng at the center. The entire world instantly darkened.
Golden clouds covered the sky above, appearing exceptionally beautiful, but behind this beauty, a soul-stirring power was condensing, making one afraid to look directly.
At this moment, the old woman was carving her formation, preparing to break the surrounding mist. She didn't notice at all that a golden auspicious cloud had formed around the periphery of this mist, and a terrifying power was condensing.
The surrounding mist had completely covered her perception, making her unable to detect it.
A moment later, her formation was complete. Then, with full confidence, she said via long-distance transmission, "Now I will show you what a true formation is and how ridiculous your illusion formation is!"
After speaking, she stomped her foot, and her entire strength was transmitted into the formation on the ground. The surrounding mist instantly dissipated, like snowflakes meeting a raging fire.
As the dense fog dispersed, her perception gradually expanded outwards.
The formation flag in Ye Shen's hand shattered. The simple illusion formation she had set up was ultimately no match for the old woman's strength, which was far superior.
And after the old woman regained her perception, the smug look on her face instantly froze.
She looked up at the sky, and her entire being was stunned!