Chapter 171: Does He Stand a Chance Against the Child of Destiny, Yu Ping An? Yeah, Not a Chance!
Bai Feng plopped back onto his seat, glancing at the system—which was completely silent—and couldn’t help but feel a bit smug.
Sure, Yu Ping An looked pretty pissed after he got played, but honestly, everything Bai Feng did was actually good for the kid of destiny.
Because with the difficulty lowered for his opponent, Yu Ping An’s chances of winning skyrocketed. So no matter how furious Yu Ping An got, as long as he didn’t blow a gasket, the system wouldn’t boost his luck points even an inch.
His plan was a breeze to execute. The array contest? Who cared about winning or losing? It wasn’t like a battle where the stakes are real. Plus, the main point of these sect and sacred land competitions was to showcase their prodigal disciples. He’d already participated in the singles tournament once—no point risking it again.
“Brother, do you really think it’s okay for you not to go on?” Bai Yu Mo whispered beside him, eyes full of concern.
“I still have the team trial,” Bai Feng waved dismissively. “And I already did the solo once—no real reason to do it again.”
As for why he picked a disciple from Heavenly Sword Sect he barely knew for the solo, it was purely to minimize system chances of stuffing his luck points.
If he let Su Lan Qian go, with their relationship, what if she crushed Yu Ping An? The system would definitely give him luck points. But a random Heavenly Sword Sect disciple he hardly knew? Zero worries.
Though making it nearly impossible for this disciple to beat the child of destiny was a tall order, Bai Feng still prepared a few backup tricks. Even avoided letting the system cheat by not appointing any disciple—just let the sect handle the arrangements.
His plan was foolproof. He couldn’t see where anything could go wrong.
Smiling softly, Bai Feng sat calmly, watching the arena.
The Heavenly Sword Sect disciple—was it Guo Xiao?—seemed pretty skilled, huh!
Whoa! ‘Thousand Array’ already? Was there really a disciple available so quickly to exchange for that?
Bai Feng raised an eyebrow. Since acquiring the Thousand Array Sect’s inheritance, he made sure not to hide a single thing. Instead, he learned and handed it over to the sect in exchange for a mountain of contribution points.
To keep this sustainable, he even penned a set of auxiliary books on ‘Thousand Array’—each exchange meant hefty contribution points for him.
He also handed over the 123-volume array textbooks he wrote for Yu Ling Long’s staff—they claimed they were quite popular among ordinary disciples.
‘Wait a minute…’
Bai Feng’s eyes widened as he stared at Guo Xiao’s technique. The more he looked, the more familiar it seemed—wasn’t this straight out of his book?!
This guy, no way, swapped in a copy of the book he wrote himself?! And not just some general ‘Thousand Array’ detailed, but also the 123 assorted array volumes.
You’re a Golden Core disciple—what are you doing reading a newbie beginner’s book?
He didn’t write anything overly advanced, just basic teaching. Isn’t that a waste of contribution points?
“Brother, what’s wrong?” Bai Yu Mo’s voice pulled him out of his thoughts as she noticed his changing expression.
Bai Feng’s gaze was sharp, eyes fixed on Guo Xiao’s hands. “I suddenly realized I overlooked something.”
Bai Yu Mo glanced at the battlefield, puzzled. Did Bai Feng think this Heavenly Sword Sect disciple could beat the talented Spirit Sealing Sect genius?
She whispered softly, “Is… he going to lose?”
“I don’t know. Let’s see,” Bai Feng shook his head.
Yes, he’d forgotten about those books he authored—maybe giving the system a loophole—but his plan wasn’t a total failure.
Even if Guo Xiao had read his books, what difference would it make? Could he beat the child of destiny, Yu Ping An? Impossible!
That’s a child of luck, for heaven’s sake! How could he possibly lose to some NPC?
Thinking this way, his confidence returned. Yu Ping An, the luck kid, probably wouldn’t lose anyway. So even if Guo Xiao looked at his books, it wasn’t a big deal.
With that settled, Bai Feng relaxed again.
Meanwhile, Guo Xiao was diligently constructing his array.
Since Brother Bai was giving him this chance, he couldn’t afford to let him or the sect down.
He knew his opponent was a genius capable of building a six-grade array. If he wanted safety, he’d never win.
So he decided to gamble it all.
He wouldn’t dare to do this before reading Bai Feng’s books, but now, fueled by the books, he had courage.
It was funny—when he first learned Bai Feng wrote a book on arrays, he had mocked him.
He knew Bai Feng was a genius, but how long had he been studying? Array mastery takes time. Jumping to write a book so fast felt kind of like cheating his contribution points.
So he bought a copy.
At first, just to tease Bai Feng, but after flipping through it, he got hooked. When he snapped out of it, dusk had fallen.
He stared at Array (I), content loaded with basic knowledge, but he’d never seen an array book finally string together most foundational principles so seamlessly. The content was so pure—no cryptic insights into Array Dao, just straightforward array knowledge. Did not require a master to explain—he could learn and understand on his own.
Even some basic concepts he hadn’t really thought of before. They were so simple—just think a bit, and it clicks. But he never realized it until now.
Despite some criticisms claiming Bai Feng’s books had technique but lacked soul, he believed educational books for array newbies should be like this.
He then bought the remaining two volumes all at once, even exchanging his accumulated contribution points—meant for other array books—for Bai Feng’s detailed explanation of ‘Thousand Array’ (I).
From there, he advanced further in arrays. He’d long wanted to see if he could build a six-grade array, but he lacked materials. Now, here was his chance!
His plan was to combine a six-grade five-element array (simplified version) with a five-grade Four Symbols array — two famous trap arrays. The reason was simple: he was better at trap arrays, and the Four Symbols array was his strongest suit. Also, he knew more about the six-grade five-element array.
But considering his level and the limited time, he couldn’t build a full six-grade array in such a hurry, so he chose the simplified five-element version. With the Four Symbols array as support, even a simplified version wouldn’t lose much power.
As time dragged on, he remained calm and turned his many days’ worth of thoughts into practice. Subconsciously, he shut out everything else—nothing else existed but the arrays.
Meanwhile, Yu Ping An, also working on his six-grade array, noticed Guo Xiao and froze in shock.
He could tell his opponent was building a six-grade five-element array, compounded with a five-grade Four Symbols array, and with Guo Xiao’s speed, he could finish before time ran out.
He had underestimated him.
Yu Ping An clenched his fists subconsciously. He realized he might actually lose—probably not to Bai Feng, but to a Heavenly Sword Sect disciple he once looked down on.
