Chapter 603 Unworthy
Following the Mustached Man's idea, the burly men each occupied a position and then concealed themselves.
Ding Fan secretly observed the positions where the men hid, and found their chosen locations to be quite meticulous, perfectly occupying the positions of the Five Elements.
Given their standing positions, each person held an Array Flag in their hands, and this place was where Spiritual Energy gathered; otherwise, Ding Fan would not have chosen to refine Magic Artifacts here.
Now, with the terrain here and the standing positions of these men, if Cheng Bufan truly came to this place, he would likely find himself in more peril than fortune.
Ding Fan couldn't help but secretly admire the Mustached Man for setting up such an Eternal Maze Formation in coordination with the terrain. At this moment, let alone Cheng Bufan, even if he were to be trapped here unintentionally, he feared he would only meet his death.
However, since Ding Fan had stumbled upon this matter, he couldn't just stand by, especially since Cheng Bufan was his sworn brother. Naturally, Ding Fan couldn't ignore his brother's predicament.
Immediately, Ding Fan concealed his own figure and remained ready to act as the situation demanded.
After making sure everyone had hidden, the Mustached Man took cover behind a huge boulder.
About five minutes later, a figure swiftly swept towards this place from a distance.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... As that figure was still some distance away from the boulder where the Mustached Man was hiding, the latter grabbed a handful of Flying Needles and threw them directly at the oncoming figure.
The incoming figure was extremely alert, dodging a flash before the Flying Needles could penetrate his body, effectively avoiding the attack.
"Despicable scoundrels, daring to ambush me with Silver Needles, do you think you can scheme against me with such means? You might as well come out and face your deaths directly!" the person proclaimed with an unwavering voice.
"Cheng Bufan, you are indeed formidable, chasing us from the inlands to the high seas. But you've miscalculated one thing, we're not as easy to kill as you think. Who will live and who will die today is not yet decided," said the Mustached Man as he emerged from behind the boulder.
The figure who had swept in was naturally Cheng Bufan. He gave the Mustached Man a cold glance. "Seeking death," he said tersely.
The Mustached Man, seeing Cheng Bufan's reaction, let out a cold laugh. "Today it seems you are destined to die here."
After the Mustached Man finished speaking, he suddenly waved the Array Flag in his hand. An invisible pressure surged forth instantly, and the surrounding space seemed to freeze.
"How can this be? How is this possible?" Cheng Bufan's brow furrowed tightly.
Cheng Bufan could feel as if his body were bound, unable to move an inch.
Seeing Cheng Bufan immobilized, the Mustached Man began to laugh arrogantly.
"Cheng Bufan, you indeed have high cultivation, and we five brothers combined could not defeat you, but I have studied Array Technique for more than ten years in the South Sea. It is not difficult for me to trap you with a small Formation," boasted the Mustached Man.
Cheng Bufan's complexion turned exceedingly grim.
For now that he was immobilized, even a mere child could easily take his life, let alone the man with the mustache.
"Die!" the Mustached Man said, his right hand reaching out again for a handful of Silver Needles.
Cheng Bufan's expression became stern. Now that he was trapped by the Formation, if the other party really threw the Silver Needles, then he would certainly meet his death today.
"The imposing Cheng Bufan of Jiujiang, now reduced to a sick cat, and in the end, to die like one... How pitiful!" said the Mustached Man, followed by a sinister, mocking laughter.
"If you still consider yourself a martial artist, then put me down and let's fight a real battle," Cheng Bufan struggled fiercely, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move at all.
"A real battle?" The mustached man shook his head slightly upon hearing this. "I don't have that much time to play with you. I'll just send you to the west today."
Having said that, the mustached man threw out the silver needle in his hand.
The silver needles were thrown directly at Cheng Bufan's face.
At this moment, Cheng Bufan's body was trapped, and he was completely immobile. Seeing the flying needles approaching, all he could do was tightly close his eyes.
At this moment, Cheng Bufan hated himself for being careless enough to fall for the enemy's tactics.
However, just when Cheng Bufan thought he was bound to die as the silver needles were about to pierce him, a figure swiftly swept past, and Cheng Bufan disappeared on the spot before he could even understand what was happening.
"Hm?" The mustached man frowned tightly at this sight.
You should know that the formation I had set up was the Five Ultimate Great Formation. Once the formation is established, very few people can escape from it, let alone rescue someone from it.
"It seems you can't kill him." Just then, a faint voice came from not far away.
Upon hearing this voice, Cheng Bufan was utterly stunned.
This voice was none other than Ding Fan's.
Cheng Bufan quickly looked to his side, and the person standing proudly next to him, if not Ding Fan, who else could it be?
"Who are you?" The mustached man stared at Ding Fan with furrowed brows.
"I am Ding Fan. Cheng Bufan is my sworn brother," Ding Fan spoke openly without concealing his identity.
When facing an enemy, Ding Fan rarely told others his real name, and once he did, it meant that Ding Fan would absolutely not let his opponent leave alive.
Telling the opponent his name implied that the opponent must die!
"Ding Fan?" The mustached man pondered for a moment, but it was clear he couldn't recall where he had heard the name before.
"Kid, don't say I didn't give you a chance. If you don't want to die, you'd better scram now. If you're too late and I change my mind, then not even a god will be able to save you."
After listening to the mustached man, Ding Fan seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. "You actually think you can make me flee in disarray."
The mustached man smirked disdainfully. "I think you will definitely regret your decision today."
After saying this, the mustached man grabbed the array flag and fiercely swiped through the air.
As the mustached man finished speaking, he waved the big flag in his hand. Suddenly, a series of roaring sounds were incessant.
Ding Fan looked at the mustached man with an indifferent face.