"To break this array, you cannot rely solely on brute force. Put more thought into integrating and mastering the various sword arts you have learned, changing them as your heart wills," Lu Feng reminded her.
"Instructor, could you... demonstrate it for me and broaden my horizons?" Jun Ziyi rubbed her little hands together, her face full of anticipation. Watching him demonstrate how to break the array was only a pretext; what she truly wanted was to witness Lu Feng's exquisite swordsmanship once more.
"I can, but after you watch my demonstration, the Puppet Heart Array's trial difficulty will double," Lu Feng said with a faint smile.
Jun Ziyi hesitated. When she had entered the array earlier, two puppets had appeared at once. If the difficulty doubled, would that not mean facing four opponents of comparable strength simultaneously?
If I understand how to break the array and can defeat two, then four should not be too much harder, Jun Ziyi thought. She said to Lu Feng, "Fine. Four it is."
A trace of amusement rose at the corner of Lu Feng's lips. Four? He had never said doubling the difficulty meant four puppets.
After a while, Qian Xin made two new Strange Fate Wood swords. Though their shapes were somewhat crude and their surfaces were covered in uneven edges, they could barely be considered long swords.
Lu Feng and Jun Ziyi each carried a sword as they entered the Puppet Heart Array together.
Two puppets condensed from spiritual energy instantly appeared before them. Influenced by the array, their strength was temporarily controlled at the early Core Plate Realm. Although they were formed from spiritual energy, armor covered their bodies, and their defenses were equally formidable.
Both puppets held identical longswords. Their blades were crimson from end to end, forged from Crimson