When Yuan's Level 2 attack formations struck the woman's defensive formation, the impact was powerful enough to cause the entire thing to shake and large cracks to appear on its surface. The woman gritted her teeth as she poured her spiritual energy into the formation, quickly restoring it. However, the damage to her formation had also depleted some of her soul strength, something not easily recoverable.
'Not good! At this rate, his level 3 attack formations will be enough to destroy my defensive formation!'
The woman started casting level 3 array symbols just like Yuan since she would be able to attack much faster.
Yuan completed his array symbols a full two seconds before the woman, and in the world of Array Masters, even a fraction of a second could determine the victor, much less two seconds.
Seeing that Yuan launched his attacks before she could, the woman swiftly transferred half of her focus from offensive to defensive, strengthening her formation with a tremendous amount of spiritual energy.
However, even with her defensive formation enhanced, Yuan's level 3 attack formation was still strong enough to penetrate her barrier. Yet, it wasn't enough to completely destroy the barrier, as the holes would heal faster than Yuan could damage it.
The woman had managed to survive Yuan's onslaught, but it'd cost her dearly, and more than half of her spiritual energy was exhausted in that brief moment. Moreover, focusing on two different things took a toll on her soul strength.
Fortunately, she was able to finish creating her level 3 attack formations, and she bombarded Yuan's barrier the very next moment.
Seeing this, Yuan decided to strengthen his own barrier with his spiritual energy.
When the woman's attacks struck Yuan's barrier, they bounced off effortlessly, leaving the barrier completely unscathed. Not even the faintest scratch appeared on its surface.
The unexpected result left the woman utterly speechless, her disbelief evident as she stared at the barrier in stunned silence.
At that moment, Yuan finished a level 4 attack formation, attacking her barrier with it.
Clang!
The woman's barrier was shattered like glass after being struck by a rock despite her swift reaction and attempt to exhaust the rest of her spiritual energy to enhance her barrier. Unfortunately, even with all of her spiritual energy, she was unable to defend herself against a single level 4 attack formation from Yuan.
The woman fell to her knees and began gasping for air as her face dripped with sweat. Their battle had only lasted for a few minutes, but it was enough to completely exhaust her spiritual energy and soul strength.
"You… win," she announced sometime later after coming back from her shock.
"That was my first battle as an Array Master. It was quite fun. Thanks for the experience," Yuan bowed to her.
"Your first time…?" The woman stared at him with wide eyes.
She eventually shook her head, dismissing his remark as a joke, and said, "Anyway, you've passed the test and officially qualify to join our Array Tower." Her tone was composed, but there was an undeniable hint of acknowledgment in her voice.
"By the way, my name is Wan Qing."
"Yuan."
"Here is your badge, Yuan," Wan Qing handed him a badge that had several powerful formations hidden within.
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