But as she was observing the puppets’ movements with great fascination, Lu Zhiying started to realise something...


    The puppets were fast.


    Not just the ordinary kind of fast, but very fast!


    To put it into perspective, they were moving at least twice as fast as the sprinting speed of an average adult man.


    And as if to prove a point to Lu Zhiying, six of the puppets suddenly sped up even more.


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    “Oh, I guess we forgot to tell you. The difficulty of the Hundred Puppets Array can be adjusted at will, ranging from Level 1 to Level 10,” Gu Qiansi explained. “Typically, those at the Foundation Building realm can only handle up to Level 2, while those at the Essence Gathering realm can go up to Level 4.”


    “So that’s the case...” Lu Zhiying nodded in understanding.


    No wonder Zhao Yunxiao was able to handle the array with such ease. He was overqualified at the current difficulty level.


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    Zhao Yunxiao shot forward towards a bear puppet that were approaching him from the front. That way, he completely left the range of three other puppets that were closing in on him from behind.


    [Xuanwu Movement Art – Shifting Sands]


    Zhao Yunxiao quickly dodged to the right just as he was nearing the puppet ahead.


    But just as he changed directions, the puppet did the exact same thing, as if it was consciously chasing after Zhao Yunxiao.


    Not just that, but it even sped up further in the process!


    With that, there was no longer any way left for Zhao Yunxiao to avoid the bear puppet.


    “Damn this thing,” Zhao Yunxiao cursed as he raised his fists for the first time since entering the array.


    [Xuanwu Fist Art – Immovable Shell]


    Bang-!


    Zhao Yunxiao’s heavy punch connected with the bear puppet in a thunderous collision.


    While that alone was not enough to stop the puppet’s movements completely, it was at least able to slow the puppet down a little, giving Zhao Yunxiao the small window of time that he needed to get away.


    Now that he was at Level 3 of the Hundred Puppets Array, movement techniques were no longer sufficient.


    Zhao Yunxiao continued to use a combination of movement and combat techniques to dodge and parry the numerous puppets, and even then appeared as though he was barely hanging on.


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    </a> Huu-!


    After all, he was no enjoyer of pain.


    “You truly did not betray my expectations, failing at the same point as last time,” Gu Qiansi remarked from outside the fence.


    “What do you mean at the same point? I might not have cleared Level 3, but I lasted for twelve minutes sixteen seconds this time. That’s two and a half minutes more than last time,” Zhao Yunxiao picked himself up and dusted his clothes.


    At the same time, he slowly regulated his breathing to regain his breath.


    “So proud of that little improvement, eh?” Gu Qiansi laughed.


    “We’ll see how well you do in comparison,” Zhao Yunxiao remained calm despite hearing that.


    In fact, he was rather proud of what Gu Qiansi termed as a little improvement.


    Zhao Yunxiao was a firm believer of cumulative effort and aiming for small milestones when it came to walking the path of cultivation.


    Not to mention two and a half minutes, he would have been satisfied even if he improved only by a minute as compared to before.


    “Just hurry up and get out so that I can show you how it’s done,” Gu Qiansi answered confidently.


    “Can’t you see that’s what I am doing? Patience!” Zhao Yunxiao replied while walking out of the fenced area.


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