Grudge Breaker

Chapter 224 Bounty Hunter
Mo Tingfeng's magic circle was broken.

Although the Five Elements Formation that he used to trap the man in black was set up in the soil, he used a very clever way to transform the other five elements energy around it to trap the soil.

The golden sand layer belongs to the element of gold in the five elements, which can release the power of the earth. At the same time, gold produces water, so that while the earth is being drained of its power by gold, it also has to release energy to restrain the power of the water in the frozen soil layer.

In addition to the triangular pyramid earth structure of this formation, the three fixed positions of "Hai", "Mao" and "Wei" are a typical three-in-one wood formation, which greatly enhances the energy of the wood element. Among the five elements, wood overcoming earth is a dead end.

Therefore, although this formation is set up in the earth, the earth is suppressed by wood, leaked by metal, and is forced to suppress water. The energy of the earth is restrained tightly - even if it is an A-level earth element, no matter how strong the power is, it cannot be exerted in this formation, and will become weaker and weaker.

Mo Tingfeng was 100% sure that the man in black would not be able to escape with his own strength.

What's more, he had set up a blind spot here, so even if someone wanted to find it, or the man in black wanted to ask for help, there was no way.

This formation cannot be broken unless the sky falls and the earth collapses.

Snapped!
A slap in the face.
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Through the traces of black scorched earth left on the ground, Mo Tingfeng could tell at a glance what method the person who broke the formation used. It must be said that this method was the cheapest and smartest. The other party must be a master and was well prepared.

This person took a circle on the ground right above the formation set up by Mo Tingfeng, and started with the three points of "Yin", "Wu" and "Xu" in the circle. He connected them into a triangle with red lines, filled the triangle with cinnabar and gunpowder, and then ignited it.

"The three-way fire bureau of Yin, Wu and Xu" greatly enhances the energy of fire among the five elements. Cinnabar and gunpowder also belong to the fire element, so their energy is needless to say after they are burned into open flames. It is very likely that this person performed the spell to ignite the fire at noon, making the energy of the five elements fire unparalleled.

On the premise of fully understanding Mo Tingfeng's formation, using fire to break the formation is the most clever way.

The Five Elements "fire creates earth" gives earth an extremely strong power of growth and support. It is not afraid of metal leaking and wood restraining. Moreover, fire can bake wet earth and frozen earth into dry earth, and the power of water is completely dissolved.

Coupled with the Five Elements "wood generates fire", the original three-in-one wood formation, which was the strongest in Mo Tingfeng's formation to restrain the energy of earth, was thus leaked away by fire. At this point, the formation was broken, and the man in black could fly away.

If Mo Tingfeng's use of the power of earth to set up an array to defeat earth was a blatant insult and a "flexing of muscles" warning, then at this moment the opponent is using the same method to give him a taste of his own medicine.

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He paced around the black scorched earth. Who could have done this?
In fact, the man in black escaped. Mo Tingfeng had already planted a tiny "signal seed" on him when they first fought. It would not be easily discovered by the host. Once the seed grew a "signal bud", the man in black would be unilaterally located by Mo Tingfeng, and it would only be a matter of time before he was found.

To put it bluntly, Mo Tingfeng came back this time to deliberately expose a flaw and let him go, so as to play the long game and follow the clues to find out the power behind the scenes.

But he didn't expect that someone could actually release the man in black from his five elements formation.

And the person who came was obviously not affected by the blinding ban.

It is said that if the person entering the formation does not cover his eyes and ears beforehand, he will definitely be disturbed by the illusion. Not to mention breaking the formation, he will also get lost in it and be unable to get out.

unless……

At that time, he was fighting with the man in black, and there was an expert hiding nearby who could see every move of the two men and knew exactly where to set up his formation.

unless……

The person who enters the blinding forbidden area to break the formation is not blinded and deafened, but is actually blind and deaf - only such a person can not be disturbed by the blinding forbidden area, can skillfully and accurately find the center of the formation, and accurately break the formation according to the direction of the three earthly branches and the fire bureau.

The person who was stalking and the person who broke the formation were most likely the same person.

This is not a contradiction.

Mo Tingfeng paused, he had thought of someone.
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There is one quasi-A-class sorcerer nicknamed "Fire Breaker".

Born with complete loss of sight and hearing, it did not affect his ability to "see in all directions and hear in all directions" because he had a unique skill called "knowing the sky with one sniff".

It is said that this person only needs to light a tinder and smell it, and he will be able to see everything and everyone within a five-mile radius, including details such as the environment, people's appearance and clothing, and even the whispers in their ears. As long as the "tinder" is willing, he will know everything.

So even though he was deaf and blind, and only had quasi-A-level fire magic ability, he made a name for himself with this skill and became a feared bounty hunter in the world.

What’s strange is that for many years no one knew what this person looked like, how old he was, or even whether he was a man or a woman - they could only refer to him as “he”.

The task of the warlock grading trial that year was to obtain the purple gold lotus guarded by a ferocious beast called "Kui" from the Goddess Peak. "Huo Zhezi" completed the task in the fastest time and handed in the purple gold lotus through remote control, thus obtaining the qualification of a quasi-A-class fire warlock.

However, he did not go to the award banquet at the territory lord's mansion to receive the imperial edict of promotion. It was rumored that he was blind, deaf and ugly and did not want to show up.

Others say that they are unwilling to show up because they have killed too many people and are worried about being sought for revenge.

Whatever the reason, discussions about him have never stopped.

Rumor has it that the way "Huozhazi" accepts tasks is very special -

In Zhusha Town in Youmei, there is an ancient well. Outside the well, there is an iron chain as thick as an adult man's arm that goes straight down into the well and disappears into the deep water. There used to be many curious people who pulled the iron chain and could hear a faint roar from underwater that sounded like the sound of wind or a beast, which made people's backs chill.

Legend has it that the water from this ancient well leads to the bottom of the deep sea, and at the end of the iron chain is locked an evil dragon. Therefore, local residents do not use it as drinking water, but rather regard it as a landscape and topic of conversation.

Since when, a new piece of information has been added to this legend - if you want the "fire stick" to accept a task, you only need to write down the task, attach enough silver bills, carefully wrap it with waterproof oil paper, and throw it into the ancient well at the hour of Chou.

As for how much money is needed to accomplish a task, bounty hunters have their own rules. According to these rules, the "fire stick" is naturally priced clearly, but it is only five times more than the rules.

If the package thrown into the ancient well disappears before the next day at 5 a.m., it means that the "fire fighter" has taken on the task.

As it turned out, all the requests regarding the packages that disappeared in the well were met.

If the package is still floating in the well after the hour of Mao the next day, it means that the task "Fire Fighter" has been rejected.

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Mo Tingfeng didn't think of this person for no reason. After eliminating all impossible factors, he was almost the only candidate.

Could it be that the same force is behind Huozhezi and the man in black, and they are birds of a feather?
Or was this rescue mission just a regular bounty mission? If so, who gave him this mission that seemed to be able to predict the future?
In comparison, the latter conjecture is obviously more terrifying.

However, as long as there is action, there will be traces left.

Mo Tingfeng closed his eyes and calmed himself, then cast night vision on himself and carefully searched the charred land under his feet.
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click.

He picked up something from the ashes, and as soon as he picked it up, it broke into two pieces with a slight crisp sound.

It was a hairpin made of ox horn, which must have fallen off after the burning, otherwise it would have been turned into powder. However, it also turned black due to the residual heat from the ground. Mo Tingfeng put it into the evidence bag specially used by the Sichen Mansion with the word "Chen" written on it.

Soon he found the second piece of "evidence", a tinderbox that had not been completely burned, with a tiny tail left, which he also put into the new evidence bag.

After searching thoroughly twice more and making sure that nothing was found in the ashes and scorched earth, Mo Tingfeng cast a spell to remove the blinding ban on the place.

As the restriction was lifted, his expression froze. A small mound of new mud appeared at the edge of the scorched earth. He cast a spell to probe and found that there was obviously something buried underneath.

It was obvious that someone had imposed a new blinding restriction on his blinding restriction barrier, and it would be impossible to discover it without removing the barrier.

Mo Tingfeng walked to the small mound and cast a spell to move the new mud away - the magic light flickered on his fingertips but he hesitated and did not fall.

If the "evidence" just found in the ashes and scorched earth might be the negligence of the person who broke the formation, then the things under the small mound in front of him, no matter what they were, were what the other party deliberately waited for him to take.

What could it be?

With a flick of his fingertips, an object wrapped tightly in fine brocade cloth appeared from the small pile of earth.
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He picked up the object and cast a spell on its palm to probe its energy. There was no abnormal reaction. It was not a magical weapon, spiritual weapon or evil object.

But just as he lifted up a layer of the baggage, a strong wind suddenly blew up around him without any warning.

And because this clearing in the forest was no longer restrained by the forbidden magic, the charred embers flew around in the wind, giving a sense of doomsday.

Mo Tingfeng looked at the things in his hand expressionlessly and opened the second layer of the bundle.

The moon nervously hid in the clouds.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if it was really related to this object, but the wind became stronger.

The treetops in the surrounding forest were swaying violently left and right due to the wind, and the leaves rustled, as if countless female ghosts were waving at Mo Tingfeng, come... come...

It was not an illusion, there was really a very clear crying sound coming from the woods.

One after another, shrill wails and the rustling of leaves came towards Mo Tingfeng, like an evil ghost eager to find a substitute to take his life.

But why would Mo Tingfeng be afraid of these?
There was even a faint smile on his lips. He certainly knew what was causing the trouble - the ghost bird, a medium-sized bird with red eyes and dark feathers, named after its mournful and terrifying cry.

According to the "Records of Lost and Unknown Sources", it is said that a divine beast under the command of the Yellow Emperor accidentally bit an innocent woman, who lingered for seven days and seven nights before finally dying. Later, the woman's soul turned into a bird, flying over her own grave and crying day and night. Since then, in later generations, anyone who died unjustly or whose grudges were not avenged would turn into this bird, and the evil spirit would not dissipate for a long time.

But that is just a legend. In fact, the ghost bird has another name called "noisy cuckoo". The reason why it makes continuous "ghost calls" is because it has entered the courtship period.

But after another thought, Mo Tingfeng's smile froze on his face. No, that's not right!
This season is not the mating season for the ghost birds, and these birds are basically "lone rangers". It is totally unreasonable for such a large number of them to gather together and wail.

This is basically a warning!