System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

"The humanoid nine-sword puppet is more suitable for close combat. However, to unleash its full potential, the operator needs extremely refined control skills, as well as rich experience and techniques in close combat. Otherwise, it's easy to fall into a passive position. For hundreds of years, it seems that this humanoid nine-sword puppet has been forgotten by the senior brothers and sisters, and no one has used it anymore?" another disciple recalled.

"Thinking back carefully, it was only two hundred years ago that the legendary Senior Brother Yun Yi used the Nine-Sword Puppet in human form and shone brightly in battle. Since then, it has been difficult to see anyone wielding the Nine-Sword Puppet so skillfully," a refined-looking disciple said slowly, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

"No, I heard that Senior Sister Piaoxue used it 120 years ago, but she used the Thousand Sword Puppet!"

"Yes, I wonder if Junior Brother Chen Xuan is ignorant of the mysteries of puppets and just stumbled upon the humanoid Nine Swords Puppet, or if he really has enough confidence to control the puppet from a medium to long distance as if it were his own arm?" a young disciple guessed with a face full of curiosity.

……

As the senior disciples in the spectator seats engaged in a heated discussion about the differences between the two types of puppets, Chen Xuan and Haoyue had already flown back to the jade platform and sat cross-legged.

Their eyes shone with determination and focus, as if the whole world consisted only of each other and the battle about to begin.

"Array up!"

Seeing that both sides' chosen puppets had entered the arena, the puppet referee slowly raised his withered arm, swung it sharply, and shouted loudly.

wow——

A pale blue, semi-transparent protective array, like a giant dome, slowly rose from the ground, completely separating the battleground from the spectator stands.

"The first round, a discussion and exchange of ideas, begins now!"

After the puppet referee's authoritative shout fell, Haoyue's eyes sharpened, and like a cheetah eyeing its prey, he stared intently at Chen Xuan on the opposite side in the distance, and shouted: "In this battle, I, Haoyue, will show you, as your senior brother, what it means to be outmatched. Today is the day you realize your own strength."

Chen Xuanyi stared intently at Haoyue, who was full of confidence, his eyes calm as water and deep as the sea, but he did not respond with a word.

"Moonlight Sword Formation!"

"Advent!"

Seeing that Chen Xuan still showed no respect to him as before, Haoyue was furious. He immediately began to move his hands rapidly, and spells flowed from his fingertips like a series of mysterious musical notes.

At the same time, his surging Purple Mansion spiritual energy, like a raging tide, poured frantically into the beast-shaped Nine Swords Puppet below.

Crunch——

The Beast-shaped Nine-Sword Puppet is a masterpiece of puppetry. Its shape resembles a giant spider, with eight long, blade-like legs that leave deep marks on the ground. Nine flying swords gleam with a cold light from the groove on its back.

shhhhh--

As Haoyue used the puppet to unleash the Moonlit Sword Formation, the nine flying swords on the back of the beast-shaped puppet seemed to awaken a sleeping behemoth, roaring as they were drawn from their sheaths and swirling in mid-air. The sound was sharp and piercing, as if it were about to tear through the void.

As the nine flying swords were unsheathed, the mysterious puppet runes covering the beast-shaped puppet shimmered like ignited stars. These runes intertwined, forming mysterious power channels that provided the puppet with a continuous source of energy.

wow——

As the beast-shaped nine-sword puppet and Haoyue became one, they successfully unleashed the Moonlit Sword Formation, and a bright moon slowly appeared in the arena.

The bright moon cast a soft light, enveloping the entire battlefield in a silvery-white world.

Then, the moonlight, like a silver waterfall, cascaded down and enveloped the nine flying swords.

The nine flying swords, empowered by the power of the moon, have seen their aura and power increase by several levels compared to before.

They trembled slightly in the air, as if cheering for the increase in power and eager to charge into the enemy.

In the blink of an eye, he unleashed the Moonlit Sword Formation, even summoning the moonlight to illuminate the nine divine swords. This sight left the third-generation disciples speechless with astonishment. They gazed at the bright moon in the arena, their eyes filled with awe and reverence.

Haoyue quite enjoyed the feeling of being looked at with amazement by his fellow disciples. He raised his head slightly and a smug smile appeared on his face.

"Humph."

"Since your greatest pride is this Moonlit Sword Formation, then so shall I be..."

As Chen Xuan finished speaking, he unleashed the same incantation, his movements fluid and natural, as if he had merged with heaven and earth. He also drew upon the spiritual energy of the Purple Mansion Lake to activate the Nine Sword Puppets, and shouted, "Moonlight Descends!"

shhhhh--

As Chen Xuan's shout fell, nine flying swords were drawn from their sheaths. The moment they were drawn, they brought with them a sharp gust of wind, as if announcing their birth to the world.

Then, a bright moon burning with true fire quietly appeared in the sky above Chen Xuan's side. This true fire sun and the bright moon formed a stark contrast, with the cool and gentle moonlight on one side and the blazing and violent true fire on the other.

No, this sight could hardly be called a bright moon; it was clearly a fiery sun. It radiated intense heat, distorting and warping the surrounding air, as if space itself trembled under its intense heat.

"Advent!"

woohoo-

Chen Xuan also quickly changed his hand seals, and then nine streams of true fire poured down from the True Fire Sun.

These true flames, like nine galloping fire serpents, lunged at the nine flying swords with bared fangs and claws, instantly and perfectly enveloping them.

The flying sword, enveloped in true fire, had flames burning fiercely on its blade, making it look even more domineering and fierce, as if it were a demonic weapon from hell.

This series of changes happened in just a few breaths.

At this moment, in the arena, a bright moon floated in the sky above one half of the arena, while a sun of true fire floated in the sky above the other half.

"what?"

"Junior Brother Chen Xuan, you actually managed to comprehend and master the Moonflower Sword Formation in less than a month? Moreover, you were able to use the True Fire Dao to uniquely execute it? How is this possible?" A third-generation disciple said in shock, his eyes wide open as if he had witnessed something unbelievable.

"No way, this is the first time I've ever heard of the Moonlit Sword Formation being able to use the manifestation of other Daos to unleash such a strange Moonlit Descent? Just who is this Junior Brother Chen Xuan?" another disciple muttered to himself, equally puzzled.