Lu Feng watched from afar as Tian Ji so effortlessly dissolved the Departure Word offensive of the Four Directions Thunder Array, and a trace of surprise could not help but surface in his eyes.
In but an instant, he saw that Tian Ji's method of redirecting the formation was exceedingly ingenious, somewhat resembling the legendary Tidal Thousand Solutions, yet not entirely the same.
"Kid," Tian Ji shouted smugly, "what other tricks do you have? Bring them out!"
The Sect Leader of the Heavenly Thunder Sword Sect sneered. "He's already used up so many Fierce Nether Lightning Stones. I'd say this kid is about at the end of his rope. Let's all attack together!"
Though he urged them on with his words, his feet did not move in the slightest. Clearly, he wanted the others to continue taking the lead and probing Lu Feng's true strength.
Lu Feng raised a hand, and in an instant, nearly a hundred more Fierce Nether Lightning Stones floated up around the crowd.
Amid everyone's astonished stares.
Lu Feng's deep, coldly proud voice rang out once more. "Departure Word, Thunder Fire Blazing Flames, burn!"
It was still the Departure Word offensive of the Four Directions Thunder Array, but unlike the previously gathered waves of fire, the formation now spread out widely. The thunderfire generated by every Fierce Nether Lightning Stone seemed to form its own camp; from the instant it burst forth, each one bombarded the crowd.
For a moment, it looked as though dozens of soulmasters had simultaneously unleashed blazing fire punches from every direction. One highly condensed fireball after another shot straight toward the crowd.
"Trifling tricks," an old man from the Heavenly Wolf Sect snorted disdainfully, striking out with his palm at the incoming fireball.
Those standing not far from him immediately felt