Why did she do that?
No matter how powerful her techniques are, getting close to a martial artist is an unwise choice. She clearly possesses the most effective techniques to avoid martial artists getting close, so why would she do this?
Puzzled, they saw that the figures, though clearly close at hand, were now frozen in mid-air, just like the Flying Jiangshi from before, as if they had been immobilized.
"What did you do?" Chen Ye finally couldn't help but ask.
"Seventeen meters to the southeast." Chen Ying ignored the other party and, with the two of them, disappeared from sight, appearing in another scene. In that place, there were also three figures, frozen in mid-air.
Neither Chen Ye nor Nie Youyun could understand how the other party had managed to do it.
However, those on the outside, who were clearly filtering the illusionary mist through the crystal, could see it clearly, but the clearer they saw it, the more incredible it seemed!
"Brother Su, have you seen it clearly?"
Nearby, several elders from prominent families stared in disbelief.
The head of the Su Family had a gloomy face. The reason for his gloom was that his most outstanding and special child was gone, and Chen Ying's behavior at this moment made him even more gloomy.
Everyone could see that the Flying Jiangshi released from the White Tiger Gate were far stronger than they had imagined, and might even be no less powerful than the Yaksha Captain of the South Sea Dragon Palace. In particular, Lu Ming's strength was probably at the True Dragon level.
But this group of monsters was completely outmaneuvered by that little girl.
Yes, it was a calculated move!
All the Flying Jiangshi were frozen in place because of the little girl's scheme.
The opponent didn't use any so-called Azure Dragon Spell at all; they relied entirely on spell arrays!
It's hard to imagine a warlock using a magic array to temporarily fight a monster of this strength. After all, warlocks consider magic arrays to be pre-prepared methods, best suited for city defense and battles between armies.
Even if Jiangnan produced a magic array that could be formed instantly, giving magicians an innate advantage in battles, no one would think it could be used against martial artists. This is because no matter how fast a magic array is formed, it cannot be faster than a magic technique. Magic techniques cannot fight martial artists at close range, let alone more complex magic arrays.
But this girl taught them a lesson.
From the moment they entered the White Tiger Gate, the opponent began to secretly set up a magic array, one step at a time, allowing her to completely grasp the positions of those Flying Jiangshi amidst the mist.
The reason those Flying Jiangshi couldn't get close to her was because she had set up a spatial array beforehand, causing that area of space to fold, making the Flying Jiangshi mistakenly believe that she was very close, when in fact she was far away.
The purpose of doing this is to calculate the speed and habits of those Flying Jiangshi.
Precise calculations allowed this woman to set up formations in several locations that could instantly freeze the Flying Jiangshi.
That formation is actually known to many sorcerers; it's called the Four Aspects Heavenly Prison, a very obscure spatial confinement formation.
Using the method of spatial vacuum, powerful creatures are completely imprisoned within it. Once imprisoned, there is no air or gravity in that folded space. No matter how strong you are, you have nowhere to exert your strength, and your body cannot move an inch. You can only watch helplessly as you suffocate inside. It is the most powerful type of imprisonment array among all known imprisonment arrays.
But it's not practical.
The reason is simple: this kind of spatial array has an extremely small range. Although it can be activated very quickly, because the range is so small, there will be energy fluctuations before it is activated. Even if the person being targeted is slightly vigilant, they can easily dodge it. It can only be used to fix and imprison certain dangerous species in the Heavenly Prison.
However, in fixed and confining formations, this formation consumes a lot of energy and has a low cost-effectiveness. There are many alternative formations, so to this day, although many families have recorded this formation, almost no one has ever used it.
Only a few older sorcerers learned this method out of a research mindset.
Having lived for hundreds of years, they never imagined that such a formation could be used in this way.
Yes, you need to calculate the speed and location of the martial artist in advance and activate the formation the instant before the opponent gets close. The activation of a spatial magic array is actually quite noisy. There will be obvious energy fluctuations before activation and a noticeable sense of spatial folding after activation, so the array is not very practical.
However, there is actually a vacuum period of about one breath after activation. During this time, there is no energy fluctuation within the entire magic array, and the sense of spatial folding has not yet formed. This vacuum period is the key for Chen Ying to capture those Flying Jiangshi!
Calculate the movements of those Flying Jiangshi in advance, activate the magic circle before they approach, use that brief moment to confuse the monsters, precisely calculate when they step into the magic circle, and then imprison them!
Theoretically, this is practically impossible. To calculate precisely why the monsters didn't notice the energy fluctuations, and to calculate precisely why they could step into the magic array during that brief vacuum—is this some kind of prophecy?
"Is this for real?" At this moment, a group of family elders stared blankly at Chen Ying. They could all see that Chen Ying was muttering incantations and calculating the distance.
From the senses, it was clear that the woman had used calculations to trap the Flying Jiangshi one by one into the magic array!
"I see." Suddenly someone realized, "I've heard that the Jiangnan Academy, especially the Heaven Academy which specializes in array formations, is extremely strict about mathematical calculations. Now it seems that it's not just because the array formations themselves require calculations, but also because mathematical calculations have such wonderful applications in dealing with the enemy's environment."
The group of people then realized why.
For so many years, they never imagined that the art of divination, which was almost never valued by ordinary scholars, could actually have such important effects.
It seems that cultivating children's proficiency in arithmetic from a young age will be the future trend!
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"There's only one left."
Looking into the distance through the mist, Chen Ying calmly released the two people she had been holding hands with.
After several experiences, Chen Ye and Nie Youyun finally understood the reason.
Their faces were full of surprise.
So this is how warlocks fight?
"Can you calculate every step so accurately?" Chen Ye couldn't help but ask.
Chen Ying stared at Lu Ming in the distance, not turning her head, and said, "Of course not. People aren't inanimate objects. Their thoughts during battle are beyond our control. You can only guess, but you can't guarantee you'll be right. But it's okay to be wrong. As long as you're prepared to be wrong, you can always succeed by trying a few more times."
Chen Ye and Nie Youyun stared at each other blankly. Was that so?
So that's how it works?
At this moment, Chen Ye suddenly regretted not continuing to study the methods of calculation. He had already suffered losses in this area two years ago, and now he was doing it again.
"You don't need to regret it." Chen Ying didn't even turn her head, but seemed to understand what Chen Ye was thinking. She said calmly, "The art of divination emphasizes talent. No matter how hard you push yourself, if you don't know it, you just don't know it."
"You—" Chen Ye's face flushed red, and he was about to say something more, but Chen Ying had already ignored him and walked forward to look at the last Flying Jiangshi.
"Still pretending?" Chen Ying looked at the other person calmly and said, "During the Battle of Liuzhou, you took advantage of the Underworld's lax defenses to successfully escape from prison, and used the last bottle that your Madam Lu hid in Liuzhou to flee to the north. The Lu Household will never give up your body, so, surrendering to Cloud Capital was your own decision!"
"Interesting." Finally, the previously dull, pale eyes of the zombie rolled, its pupils turning Hei Wu, and its gaze towards Chen Ying was as cold as an abyss.
"Do you think Chen Qing will be able to save you in time?"
"You overestimate yourself." Chen Ying laughed. "Why would you think I need God to save me?"