He made his judgment in an instant.
As an expert accustomed to sneak attacks, he could choose either course, but he could not afford to hesitate.
His flying sword barred the way, sweeping through the Stone Formation as his body dropped downward...
He felt himself fall into the heart of a Five Elements formation. The surrounding elemental forces tangled and churned, binding him tightly.
He knew something was amiss, but he did not panic. Although the Golden Core Realm could be considered to have touched a few fringes of the Great Dao, it was nowhere near mastering it. He remained calm because even if he had not mastered the Five Elements, Hou Niao was only in the Heavenly Connection Natural Realm and was, of course, even less likely to have mastered them. If both of them had only a hazy understanding of the true essence of the Five Elements, then the final contest would still come down to cultivation realm and law power. He would be at no disadvantage.
For all his calculations, he had still fallen into Hou Niao's pit. The fellow was clever. Since he had no flying sword, he had dragged him into this exceedingly peculiar Five Elements formation instead. Crucially, he had noticed nothing before jumping in, because the overwhelmingly powerful wood force within the Stone Formation had concealed it.
Did Hou Niao think he could no longer kill just because he could not use a sword? What a joke!
Zhang Hancheng steadied his mind. After a brief examination, he had already located Hou Niao. But within the heart of this Five Elements formation, his flying sword lacked the strength to launch. He might as well crush his way straight through with his cultivation realm.
Hou Niao had trapped him using a method almost like a