Chapter 2422: Chapter 2426: The Money-Burning Path of Arrays
Hearing the crowd’s chatter, Jiang Chen glanced at the person who mentioned Lin Guanghui’s name, feeling the name was somewhat familiar, but didn’t take it seriously.
"Senior Wu, does retrieving this combat technique require a full-strength strike from a mid-stage Virtual Refinement Realm cultivator?"
Jiang Chen turned to look at Wu Zhengfeng.
"Yes."
Wu Zhengfeng gently nodded.
"Can it be any type of attack?"
Jiang Chen asked again.
Wu Zhengfeng was slightly stunned, looked at Jiang Chen in confusion, and nodded lightly, "Any type of attack will do, as long as it can break this defensive light barrier. What are you going to do?"
Jiang Chen smiled slightly, waved his hand at Wu Zhengfeng, and stepped back a few paces.
Wu Zhengfeng, puzzled, also retreated a few steps, observing that Jiang Chen seemed to need sufficient space.
Wow!
A flash of light, and over a thousand Spirit Stones appeared in front of Jiang Chen and Wu Zhengfeng.
"What is this guy planning to do?"
"He can’t be planning to use Spirit Stones to buy the combat technique, can he?"
"Haha, a thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones can’t buy an Earth Rank intermediate combat technique!"
"But this guy sure has a rich background!"
Those watching were surprised at Jiang Chen, then all began to mock him.
However, a figure among the crowd didn’t join in the mockery, instead frowning slightly and murmuring softly, "Is he planning to set up a formation? I wonder if he knows about the new student area being blocked. Sister Su wouldn’t put her faith in someone who’s afraid of trouble, right? If that’s the case, she might be disappointed!"
"What are you doing?"
Wu Zhengfeng asked in confusion.
"Breaking this defensive light barrier by myself is too troublesome, so I’ll call in a bit of external help!"
Jiang Chen smiled slightly, his hands weaving swift patterns in the air.
As Jiang Chen drew, the thousand-plus Spirit Stones floated gently into the air without wind, following a special rhythm they moved and then abruptly disappeared in space.
"This is... array techniques!"
"Is he going to set up a formation?!"
"This guy’s actually an Array Master?"
The surrounding onlookers exclaimed in surprise, now looking at Jiang Chen with a hint of interest.
"Junior Liu, do you think his formation can break through that defensive light barrier?"
A young man noticed the figure hiding among the crowd and asked with a playful smile.
"Liu Mei? Is that Elder Su’s disciple Liu Mei?"
"It really is her, one of the five great beauties of the academy!"
"So beautiful!"
"No wonder she’s renowned as the enchanting fairy!"
The crowd, following the youth’s gaze, couldn’t help but exclaim in wonder.
The figure sighed as her identity was revealed, gracefully stepping forward to face the crowd.
"Judging by the formation’s vibrations, he hasn’t finished setting it up yet. We’ll only know if it can break the defensive light barrier once he’s done."
Liu Mei sensed Jiang Chen’s formation and spoke softly.
"Oh? Junior Liu really thinks that guy can break this defensive light barrier?"
The young man didn’t really believe Jiang Chen could set up a powerful formation and was merely seizing the opportunity to chat with Liu Mei, his gaze filled with adoration.
Upon hearing Liu Mei’s response, he was a bit taken aback.
Liu Mei didn’t respond, her eyes fixed intently on Jiang Chen.
"Wow, another thousand Spirit Stones, this guy really does have a rich background!"
An exclamation echoed, shifting everyone’s attention from Liu Mei back to Jiang Chen.
At that moment, another thousand Spirit Stones appeared before Jiang Chen, rotating before disappearing without a trace.
Then, another thousand Spirit Stones...
Again and again, when Jiang Chen had taken out nearly ten thousand Spirit Stones, he finally stopped this extravagant display.
"This guy... over ten thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, what kind of formation is he going to set up?!"
"Over ten thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, enough to set up a Void Refinement formation, but who knows how proficient he is in array techniques!"
"If he can’t break that defensive light barrier, those Spirit Stones will be wasted!"
"If it’s not a one-time formation, the Spirit Stones can be retrieved!"
"Come on now, if it’s not a one-time explosive formation, does he really think ten thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones can break this defensive light barrier? Impossible!"
Seeing Jiang Chen no longer taking out Spirit Stones, the crowd began to chatter again.
Wu Zhengfeng was dumbfounded, watching Jiang Chen toss out Spirit Stones like they were mere stones, unable to help feeling a pang of heartache.
"No wonder so few people cultivate array techniques, becoming an Array Master is really expensive!"
Wu Zhengfeng murmured softly, yet his gaze was irresistibly drawn to the space in front of Jiang Chen that emitted mysterious vibrations.
Over ten thousand Spirit Stones could easily pile up half a person high if just stacked on the ground, yet scattered into this five-meter space, they didn’t seem visible at all, an unusual array technique indeed.
"Activate!"
Suddenly, a low shout echoed, and a mysterious vibration spread out from Jiang Chen’s front.
Wu Zhengfeng quickly moved back several steps, distanced himself from Jiang Chen, feeling a deadly sense of danger from that formation’s vibration!
"Such powerful vibrations!"
"These formation vibrations are enough to threaten an Initial Stage of Virtual Refinement Realm cultivator!"
"However, it still seems unable to break that defensive light barrier!"
"That’s a bit of a pity!"
"What a waste, it’d be great if those over ten thousand Spirit Stones were mine!"
A chorus of chatter rose up.
"Junior Liu, looks like this guy can’t break that defensive light barrier!"
The young man took the opportunity to chat with Liu Mei again.
"Not necessarily."
Liu Mei gently shook her head, her eyes shining as she watched Jiang Chen.
No wonder Sister Su takes notice of him, to set up such a powerful formation so quickly, and it already threatens an Initial Stage of Virtual Refinement Realm cultivator even without power boost, Jiang Chen indeed has some skills.
The young man was slightly stunned, noticing Liu Mei’s gaze, feeling a chill in his heart, his brows slightly furrowed.
Liu Mei maintains an aloof demeanor towards everyone, how could she be so interested in that guy? Just because he’s proficient in array techniques?
The young man turned to glance at Jiang Chen, his eyes showing a trace of gloom. Kid, you better fail, otherwise if you catch Liu Mei’s interest, that’s your fault, and quite a big mistake!
"What are you looking at?"
A cold voice sounded. The young man turned to see another robust young man by his side, staring at him coldly.
"Junior, this has nothing to do with you, go mind your own business!"
Sensing Yan Hu’s strength, the young man dismissively waved his hand.
"You..."
Yan Hu was about to retort, but just then, a majestic aura emerged, drawing his gaze towards Jiang Chen’s direction.
