Liu Wuxie was satisfied with the crowd's reaction. This was exactly the effect he wanted. He wanted everyone to feel that the spiritual array was easy to break and that they could succeed if they only took the final step. Yet the last step was actually the hardest part.0

It worked on the same principle as the street chess hustlers'. They would make people think victory was only one move away, but no one realized they had already stepped into a carefully prepared trap.0

The spiritual array resembled a bottomless swamp. Once someone sank into it, climbing back out would become nearly impossible.0

About fifteen minutes later, Zhang Hua collapsed to the ground in dejection. He had already given up trying to break through the spiritual array.0

Liu Wuxie swaggered into the spiritual array and walked through it without the slightest obstruction before arriving beside Zhang Hua.0

"Do you admit defeat now?" Liu Wuxie asked with a smile.0

"I admit defeat. I'm willing to join Mentor Ye's class," Zhang Hua said as he struggled back to his feet. Since he had willingly accepted the challenge, he naturally had to bear the consequences after losing.0

"One day in the future, you'll be grateful for the decision you made today," Liu Wuxie said as he patted Zhang Hua on the shoulder. In terms of cultivation,...0