Did Bi Qiong forget to use the formation array? He hadn't!
It was just that he had some reservations about using the formation array, because Yang Feilong had appeared too quickly. They had barely finished setting up the array when Yang Feilong came charging. One must remember, Yang Feilong had obtained the treasure of the Black and White Impermanence, which surely contained Black Mountain's formation inheritances.
Black Mountain was a Profound-level formation master!
What if the formation array had been tampered with by Yang Feilong? If they were to activate the grand array then, wouldn't they be falling into the opponent's trap?
He wanted to rely on his own strength to kill Yang Feilong, but he found that although he could barely suppress Yang Feilong at first, as time went by, he was instead being suppressed by Yang Feilong!
He didn't realize that Yang Feilong, after his strength had greatly advanced through dual cultivation with Yang Qingqing, had no time to adapt to his post-breakthrough power. Furthermore, the Mountain Sea Sword in his hand could unleash even greater power with his cultivation breakthrough. This also meant he was somewhat unaccustomed to it, but the process of combat was a refining process.
It was only natural for Yang Feilong's combat power to grow stronger as time went on.
Bi Qiong felt a sense of crisis. He was confident he could still escape. Once he escaped, if Yang Feilong wanted to kill him, he would face the pursuit of the Bi family. This was because many people, especially those from the Spirit Realm, were unaware of the feud between their Bi family and Yang Feilong.
But he was unwilling to give up. That was an ultimate spirit artifact!
Moreover, he was pondering a question: Yang Feilong's strength was so formidable, he likely wouldn't have had time to cultivate formations. Otherwise, his talent would be too monstrous.
With this thought, he believed Yang Feilong might not have discovered the grand array they had set up earlier!
When Bi Chacha suggested using the formation array, Bi Qiong felt his last trace of hesitation vanish. Yes, they had spent so much effort setting up the array; to escape without using it would be worse. He would rather take a gamble. He bet that the opponent hadn't discovered the array they had laid down earlier. Even if he had, he wouldn't have had time to sabotage or alter it. Did the opponent have such high attainment in formations? He absolutely did not believe it!
Thus, convincing himself, Bi Qiong unleashed a full-force sword strike, repelling Yang Feilong, and then activated the formation patterns to energize the array.
Whoosh!
A faint, misty light appeared, eerie and unfathomable in the night sky.
The Big Dipper Seven Star Grand Array instantly began to operate.
"Yang Feilong, you are dead!" The power channeled by the grand array augmented his body, instantly boosting Bi Qiong's combat power to the late Nascent Soul realm.
"I am dead?" Yang Feilong's lips curved into a playful smile. "Have you forgotten that I inherited Black Mountain's formation techniques?"
Upon hearing this, Bi Qiong's expression changed, and his heart skipped a beat. However, he quickly sneered, "Your cultivation has advanced so much in less than a year. I don't believe you've had time to cultivate formations. Even if you have, your formation attainments must be low. Therefore, you are dead!"
He believed Yang Feilong was trying to scare him.
Following this, he activated the grand array's augmentation and slashed at Yang Feilong. Just then, Yang Feilong's lips revealed a hint of amusement. "Heh, haven't you noticed the augmented power of the grand array is a bit too significant?"
With a soft chuckle, Yang Feilong activated the formation core.
Bi Qiong's face suddenly changed. Yes, the augmentation from the formation was exceeding expectations. Had this fellow really tampered with it?
In reality, Yang Feilong had altered some of the formation patterns. Bi Qiong and Bi Gang's formation cores had become secondary cores, while Yang Feilong's was the primary one. If Yang Feilong didn't activate the primary core, the secondary cores could still be used, and their power would even be stronger than before, reaching the mid-grade True-level.
But when Yang Feilong activated the primary core, the control of the secondary cores was instantly disrupted. The power that was augmenting Bi Qiong instantly vanished without a trace.
With this augmentation disappearing, Bi Qiong directly suffered a backlash. Although the backlash wasn't severe, it greatly impacted his full-powered killing blow, even causing a direct counterattack.
And Yang Feilong? He was already stronger than Bi Qiong, and now his combat power had soared, even reaching the late Nascent Soul realm!
Following up with a sword strike, with one side weakening and the other strengthening, Bi Qiong was sent flying by a single sword strike, his injuries extremely severe.
"No! How could this be! How are your formation attainments so high?" Bi Qiong's eyes were filled with terror and shock.
For one person to possess such formidable martial arts talent, and yet even higher attainments in formations, was unfolding before his eyes, causing Bi Qiong to instantly lose his composure.
Not only was Bi Qiong deeply shocked, but Bi Chacha was also completely dumbfounded.
"It can't be! How could Sixth Master not be Yang Feilong's opponent? Yang Feilong, he, how can he be so all-around capable? This isn't real, it isn't real!" Bi Chacha's previously fervent heart was now filled with frost, and he felt suffocated.
Because he knew that if Sixth Master died, he probably wouldn't survive either.
He wanted to escape.
But this Big Dipper Seven Star formation, he couldn't understand it at all. Escaping now was difficult.
"Sixth Master, you're going to get me killed!" Bi Chacha was utterly despairing at this moment. He regretted it. If he had known, why would they have offended that person?
Moreover, if Sixth Master hadn't been greedy and reported the intelligence to the family, and the family had dispatched a Nascent Soul realm expert, or even just two peak Nascent Soul realm cultivators, Yang Feilong would surely have died!
But now, it was over. Everything was over!
Yes, after Bi Qiong was severely injured by Yang Feilong, he had no power to fight back!
"Kid, don't push me. If I self-destruct my Nascent Soul, you'll be heavily injured even if you don't die! I admit defeat now, and I'm willing to compensate!" Bi Qiong didn't want to die. His cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul realm, and he had a lifespan of a full thousand years. Only three hundred years had passed, with six to seven hundred years remaining. How could he be willing to die like this?
Yang Feilong remained silent. Self-destruct?
Who was he trying to scare?
If he had done that before, there might have been hope. Now... heh. In an instant, a sharp killing intent pierced towards Bi Qiong.
Bi Qiong's mind was somewhat chaotic, and he didn't notice this killing intent at all. By the time the killing intent reached him, it was too late for him to even self-destruct his Nascent Soul.
*Puchi!*
The ultimate spirit artifact that pierced the air directly embedded itself into Bi Qiong's head.
*Bang!*
A terrifying power erupted, and Bi Qiong exploded, dying instantly, his soul also completely annihilated.
Whether a Golden Core or Nascent Soul realm cultivator, they had two core components: the soul, and the Golden Core or Nascent Soul. If the soul was extinguished, both the Golden Core and Nascent Soul would die.
And if the Golden Core or Nascent Soul was destroyed, their cultivation would be directly crippled.
However, if the soul was not yet dead, under fortunate circumstances, there might be a chance for possession. Of course, the probability of successful possession was extremely low, as it required enduring soul tribulation, and those who could withstand soul tribulation were incredibly rare.
But it was different for the Nascent Soul realm. The Nascent Soul was a fusion of the soul and the Nascent Soul.
If the Nascent Soul was extinguished, Nascent Soul realm cultivators wouldn't die, because a part of their soul remained in the Mud Palace within their head. Even if the soul in the Mud Palace was destroyed, they wouldn't die, because there was also a Nascent Soul within the Nascent Soul itself.
Nascent Soul realm cultivators could have their souls leave their bodies, use their minds for two purposes, and their souls, once out of their bodies, were even faster and possessed greater attack power, as they were not bound by their physical bodies. However, if the Nascent Soul was severely injured or destroyed, the resulting damage was extremely difficult to recover from. Therefore, duels between Nascent Soul realm cultivators rarely involved direct soul combat, because the consequences of any mishap were too severe!