A Profession Invented by Accident
Just as he was deep in thought, a familiar name suddenly came from Long Wanli's mouth, interrupting his thoughts and instantly bringing him to his senses.
"Now Long Xuan Long Panpan, go to the first Gu Pit."
Upon hearing this familiar name, Long Xuan was slightly taken aback; it was such a coincidence that he was the first to go on stage again.
Being the first to step onto the stage was too eye-catching, and he really didn't like being the center of attention.
He slowly walked into the Gu Pit and saw that his opponent was actually a sweet and lovely female Gu cultivator named Long Panpan, whom he had indeed heard of.
After all, she was the second most beautiful woman in the Long Family, second only to Long Ziyan in looks. One was aloof, the other cute, and both were extremely popular in the Long Family, making them prominent figures among the younger generation. It would be difficult for him not to notice her name.
At the same time, it was precisely because she was the second most beautiful woman in the clan that all the onlookers rushed to the No. 1 Gu Pit Gu Pit, which once again drew everyone's attention.
Long Xuan's face also drew everyone's attention, making him, who preferred to keep a low profile, feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Panpan! Go for it! Kill him!"
Hearing the cheers and shouts of encouragement for Long Panpan from the entire audience, Long Xuan's face darkened.
When Long Panpan removed the Insect Armor from the Earthworker and put on Insect Armor engraved with Air-Sealing Formation, and then gave him a sweet smile, Long Xuan's face darkened even more.
Good heavens, it's Air-Sealing Formation! This thing is a natural counter to my bee swarm!
It seems that after halftime, many players have found ways to control themselves.
In such a short period of time, it is naturally impossible to instantly create an Insect Armor to restrain oneself.
However, a new profession has emerged in the Long Family called Insect Armor Smith. Insect Armor Smith is a very lucrative profession, even more so than Alchemist. This profession earns its living by crafting various Insect Armor for insects.
Powerful Insect Armor Smith can use a combination of Artifact Inscription and Formation Inscription to forge extremely powerful Insect Armor, which is highly sought after.
Don't assume that the Insect Armor Smith's service targets are only Earthworker. The reason why Earthworker can fight wearing Insect Armor is because they meet the two characteristics of large surface area and great strength.
It can be said that any insect that meets both of these conditions can wear Insect Armor.
Large-sized Gu Insect are rare, but they do exist in this world; the Earthworker is not the only type of Gu Insect suitable for armor.
There are many other types of Gu that meet the requirements, but their strength, size, and cost-effectiveness are far inferior to those of the Earthworker. However, they definitely meet the requirements for armor.
Long Xuan's idea of armoring Gu Insect is impossible to keep secret; anyone who sees it can easily copy it.
Therefore, the practice of armoring Gu Insect became popular in this region, and it is showing a growing trend.
Furthermore, this trend is spreading to surrounding areas at an alarming rate, becoming the most beloved fighting style among all Gu cultivators. It can be said that this fighting method is now extremely popular.
Insect Armor are a new type of product, but since there is demand, it will naturally give rise to a group of people who specialize in making Insect Armor, and even use it as a means of making a living.
Under this trend, Insect Armor Smith sprang up like mushrooms after rain and became increasingly popular. Centered on the Long Family, Insect Armor Smith were spreading like a malignant tumor at an alarming rate, infecting various regions.
Insect Armor Smith has become the most popular special profession, and it is poised to sweep the world. It is also one of the most lucrative special professions, attracting many Gu cultivators with the talent to create Insect Armor.
Many people are eager to switch careers to Insect Armor Smith, to catch this new wave, and to seize this new opportunity that could propel them to new heights.
Long Xuan is truly amazing. He actually created a new and special profession in this world. He became the founder of the Insect Armor Smith profession and the originator of this school.
But he will eventually suffer the consequences of his own actions, now that someone is using the Insect Armor against him.
Since Insect Armor has a limited area, it can usually only carry one type of formation. Therefore, most people choose to inscribe offensive formations on their Insect Armor. In the first half of the game, he did not encounter any Insect Armor with Air-Sealing Formation.
However, during the halftime break, Long Panpan could purchase an Insect Armor with an Air-Sealing Formation from the Long Family Insect Armor Smith to deal with herself.
Each Insect Armor Smith has a bunch of Insect Armor for sale, all readily available. She can just buy them directly; there's no need to spend time making them herself.
If she can buy Insect Armor that counters her from the Insect Armor Smith, then others can too.
Therefore, Long Panpan is definitely not the only one with an anti-air Insect Armor in the second half. His opponents later on may all have an Air-Sealing Formation, since Cement is just too cheap.
Long Xuan felt a chill run down his spine, overwhelmed by immense pressure. He was counting on his bee colony to survive; if it were destroyed, what would be the point of his fighting?
There's no other way. Given the rampant presence of anti-aircraft Insect Armor, we can't afford to give up on this tough battle. We have to overcome it, otherwise we might as well just keep giving up and there'll be no point in fighting at all.
Seeing Long Panpan looking at him with a mocking smile, Long Xuan also lost his temper. How dare she bully the Insect Armor Smith Master! He had to make her cry.
He was originally too lazy to plan tactics and didn't want to use his brain when fighting with Gu, but he was forced to use his brain in this situation, and it was obvious that he couldn't do without it.
The gameplay of fighting Gu is based on half the strength of the Gu Insect and half the strategy of the Gu cultivator. Now it seems that I must also abide by the rules of the game and use my high-IQ brain to plan tactics for the swarm.
Long Xuan frantically racked his brains, and with his intelligence, he devised a tactic for the bee swarm to ignore the Air-Sealing Formation in just a few seconds.
After Long Xuan transmitted his thoughts to the Bee Bingbing through his soul, Bingbing stared at Long Xuan with wide eyes, thinking to herself, "How can he be so clever? How come I didn't think of such a shameless plan? It's truly amazing."
After giving Long Xuan a shocked look, it led the swarm of bees to fly over the No. 1 Gu Pit. Long Panpan looked at the swarm of bees filling the sky and smiled.
However, just as she was about to activate the Earthworker's Air-Sealing Formation, something completely baffling happened.
The swarm of bees scattered and fled, flying over the other Gu Pit.
Long Panpan was stunned on the spot, her small mouth slowly opening wide.
Not only was Long Panpan dumbfounded, but everyone watching was stunned. They stared blankly at the sky with strange expressions, and the entire place fell silent instantly.
Long Xuan sneered. She thought she was too naive to try and scheme against him? He was the master of intrigue.
This brings us to one of the rules of the Gu-Dueling Tournament: if Gu Insect leaves the Gu Pit, it is considered to have crossed the boundary and is judged as a loss.
However, while the ground can be demarcated by the Gu Pit, how can flying Gu Insect be judged as having crossed the boundary? There's no way around it; Gu Insect flying in the sky have no boundaries. They are only considered to have crossed the boundary when they land on the ground outside the Gu Pit.
So Long Xuan came up with a whole bunch of wicked ideas: since there are no boundaries in the sky, could I fly over the other Gu Pit?
If you're so capable, then continue using the Air-Sealing Formation, but doing so will only pull down the flying Gu Insect of the other Gu Pit participants, making it a two-on-one situation, which definitely won't be allowed.
So Long Panpan was dumbfounded. She clearly had Air-Sealing Formation in her hand, but she couldn't decide whether to activate it or not.
If I don't open it, I'll get beaten up; if I do, it will interfere with the other contestants, and then wouldn't they come after me?
So she was completely bewildered, her wide-open mouth unable to close for a long time.
"How despicable! You are utterly despicable!"
"You're so capable, make them fly over here!" Long Panpan was so angry she jumped up and down, pointing at Long Xuan and shouting in despair.
"Heh! Why don't you activate your Air-Sealing Formation? Why aren't you activating it?" Long Xuan revealed a smug smile.
"Holy crap! That's outrageous! How despicable!"
"That's so despicable! Is it really okay to bully a beautiful woman like that?"
"Great tactic! How come I never thought of using this method to break the Air-Sealing Formation? What a brilliant plan and strategy!"
At this moment, all the Gu cultivators in the audience were in an uproar, with a cacophony of voices. Some wore smiles of anticipation, while others cursed her for being despicable and stood up for Long Panpan. The crowd was in chaos.
At this moment, the high-ranking officials on the platform were also twitching their lips, looking at each other in bewilderment, their expressions extremely interesting, having lost all control of their emotions.
"That's a bit cheating, is this really allowed?" the Fourth Elder said, his lips twitching.
"At least according to the rules, flying Gu Insect are only considered out of bounds if they land on the ground outside the Gu Pit. His tactics are in accordance with the rules of the competition," the elder said with a wry smile.
"He's finding loopholes in the rules. He's really something; he can come up with all sorts of dirty tricks. I like this kid." The Second Elder's lips curled into an approving smile.
"Making good use of the rules is also a kind of wisdom. The fun of fighting Gu lies in using strategy to defeat stronger opponents. Since he did not violate the rules of the competition, we naturally have no reason to stop him."
"But the next Gu-Dueling Tournament will definitely require drawing boundaries in the sky." Long Wanli looked up at the sky, a bitter expression on his face. How could he draw boundaries in the sky? This kid has really given himself a huge problem.
Seeing that the high-ranking officials sitting on the platform did not stop him, Long Xuan no longer hesitated and immediately ordered Bingbing to launch an attack.
In an instant, at the command of Queen Bee Bingbing, all the Ice Bee aimed at the No. 1 Gu Pit and fired wildly. The needle rained down like raindrops, covering the entire Gu Pit, leaving no room to hide. Everyone who watched was terrified.
At the same time, Long Xuan's Earthworker ancestor also rushed into the Gu Pit under the rain of needles and immediately gave the unworthy descendants of the Earthworker inside a good beating.
Long Panpan's face turned pale instantly, and she hurriedly waved her hands and shouted, "Stop shooting! Stop shooting! I give up!"
She looked like she was about to cry.
Seeing her tearful appearance, Long Xuan had no choice but to order a halt to the attack, toss a pill bottle to her, and then casually turn and walk away.
At this moment, not only her, but everyone who had purchased the Anti-Flying Insect Armor looked like they were about to cry. It was over; they had bought the Anti-Flying Insect Armor for nothing.
Not only is this anti-air Insect Armor ineffective against bee swarms, but this tactic can also be learned by others, rendering the Air-Sealing Formation useless in all battles. The anti-air Insect Armor is now completely a liability.