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Chapter 1288: Chapter 690: The Trap

He pretended to be mesmerized by the ’Colorless Strange Gold’, focusing his attention on it.

This kind of auction, unless permitted by the auctioneer, does not allow the use of Divine Sense.

So the cultivator’s eyesight must be sharp, of course, after you win the auction, you can freely inspect the item, and if there’s a problem, you don’t have to pay.

Li Yuanba leaned slightly forward, appearing deeply engrossed in the ’Colorless Strange Gold’, with a flash of desire in his eyes.

Huang Ming slightly nodded, and except for the Mid-stage Cultivator from the Central State Commerce in the front, the other thirteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners simultaneously activated their spiritual power within.

The position where Huang Ming and the other Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners sat seemed to be nothing like a formation, but when they slightly adjusted their positions, a Trapping Formation was formed.

This was intended to trap Li Yuanba, as the thirteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners simultaneously cast their binding spells, all targeting Li Yuanba.

If so many binding spells were to hit, even with Li Yuanba’s considerable combat strength, he would lose his strength.

Seeing the plan about to succeed, a smile appeared on Huang Ming’s face.

But in an instant, his smile froze because Li Yuanba, who was trapped, just moved slightly, and he mysteriously disappeared from his spot.

Honestly speaking, setting up a formation in front of Li Yuanba was like showing off one’s prowess before an expert; with his preparation, he used ’Inches Away Worlds Apart’ to flash out of the formation.

He appeared next to the Mid-stage Cultivator from Central State Commerce, a Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation in hand, stabbing directly into the Mid-stage Cultivator’s body.

Although Central State Commerce was a superpower, apart from their combat cultivators, the other cultivators were primarily involved in commerce.

Their combat strength was questionable, at least the Mid-stage Cultivator attacked by Li Yuanba did not notice him appearing beside him in time.

This Mid-stage Cultivator from Central State Commerce was terribly unlucky, for the sake of acting more convincingly, he didn’t even have defensive spells or treasures on himself.

Speaking of which, no auction host would cast defensive spells or carry treasures while introducing an item.

Doing so would be like telling guests that even the host has no confidence in the safety of the auction venue.

This Mid-stage Cultivator from Central State Commerce didn’t believe that surrounded by thirteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners, a seemingly unprepared Li Yuanba would have any chance to escape but to surrender.

So Li Yuanba’s sword easily broke through the Mid-stage Cultivator’s defenses, piercing into his body.

The ’Void Breaking Sword Intent’ penetrated the Central State Businessman’s flesh, quickly taking over everywhere, even obliterating the Nascent Soul.

The surprise attack with this sword was incredibly fast; by the time he withdrew his sword and used ’Inches Away Worlds Apart’ again, the thirteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners finally reacted.

If the thirteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners hadn’t formed a Trapping Formation, perhaps one or two quick-reacting practitioners could have stopped Li Yuanba from escaping after killing the Mid-stage Cultivator from Central State Commerce.

But the Trapping Formation hindered the thirteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners; each had to consider the formation, which was meant for the opponent inside.

Once Li Yuanba was outside the formation, to fight with the formation, they’d have to alter it, or dissociate to act individually.

The issue was that their plan never anticipated Li Yuanba escaping the Trapping Formation.

The meticulously set trap by the fourteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners, within a not-so-large space, was meant to restrict the Sword Cultivator’s speed, and even flying swords were affected by space constraints, greatly reducing their power.

Under such limitations, the Sword Cultivator couldn’t fully exert his power; they were relying on numerical superiority and were prepared to attack first, making it seem like a sure victory.

Thus, when Li Yuanba attacked the Mid-stage Cultivator from Central State Commerce, the thirteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners couldn’t react in time.

By the time they abandoned the Trapping Formation, the body of the Mid-stage Cultivator from Central State Commerce lay in front, along with an empty table.

The jade box that was on the table, along with the ’Colorless Strange Gold’ inside, had disappeared.

No need to guess, Li Yuanba had taken them away, even the spoils of war on the Mid-stage Cultivator from Central State Commerce had vanished.

Although Li Yuanba’s cultivation time was relatively short, his combat and battlefield scavenging experience were ample as he shared the experiences of his main form Li Shiming, being equivalent to having the battle history of two people.

He and his avatar had often carried out such battlefield scavenging.

"Where is Li Yuanba?" Huang Ming scanned the room but did not see Li Yuanba, exclaiming in shock.

It’s known that the formation had been activated to seal the room after Li Yuanba entered.

How Li Yuanba disappeared was beyond their belief.

At this time, Li Yuanba stood on the upper floor, having studied the shop’s formation to a significant effect, allowing him an in-depth understanding of its configuration.

Utilizing ’Inches Away Worlds Apart’, he exploited a gap in the formation to emerge on the upper level.

From there, he observed the situation of the thirteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners below, turning the place from their battlefield into his own.

Down below, the thirteen practitioners faced a complication due to the fall of the Central State Commerce Mid-stage Cultivator, trapping them on the lower floor.

Of course, it was easy for them to exit, merely breaking the formation would suffice.

Though this area was under Central State Commerce, urgency overruled concerns.

One Nascent Soul Mid-stage Practitioner stepped forth, forming a spell to attack the formation.

At this moment, all twelve others focused on this practitioner’s actions, anticipating a break-out.

Li Yuanba saw an opportunity, using ’Inches Away Worlds Apart’; he appeared behind the practitioners, releasing the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword, transitioning from energy to a solid form.

This room was too small, with no space to dodge the speed of the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword.

The Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword, imbued with ’Void Breaking Sword Intent’, pierced through three Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners before it stopped.

The void-breaking intent lingered in the three practitioners, obliterating their physical forms and Nascent Souls.

After executing the attack, Li Yuanba vanished in a flash, taking the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword with him.

The practitioner poised to attack the formation, sensing the assault from behind, shifted his spell to counter-attack where Li Yuanba appeared.

But before the attack could strike Li Yuanba, he used ’Inches Away Worlds Apart’ to depart.

The ensuing attack struck the ground, shaking the room.

This disturbance triggered the market’s grand formation, enhancing the shop’s formation, far surpassing its previous power.

The grand formation of the market could withstand several assaults by Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners.

With the demise of the market owner, the market’s formation alarms triggered a warning of Nascent Soul Middle Stage-level assaults.

Chaos engulfed the market, would-be stabilizing cultivators, warned about the impending event, refrained from intervening, having been cautioned by the market owner.

Thus, the chaos unraveled without any cultivator stepping forward, letting disorder prevail.