Ye Ran did not directly answer Bai Xu's question.

He gazed at the winding paths around him and asked Bai Xu curiously:

"Principal Bai, what are you two doing?"

Before Bai Xu could speak, Zhu Duanjin put his hands on his hips, sighed, and said irritably:

"What else can we do but build an array here?"

Hearing Zhu Duanjin say this,

Ye Ran turned her head uncertainly to look at the engraved marks in front of her, silently sensing the energy fluctuations that constantly flickered on those marks.

It does indeed look like a small cluster of some kind of rune...

But in his memory, weren't the runes in formations generally only the size of calligraphy brush characters?

Even the runes created within Bai Xu's extraordinary furnace were only the size of a palm.

Now, on this rune, there's a small hook...

It's almost the size of a person.

If all of this were to be depicted, a single rune would probably be as big as a classroom.

The array constructed using these runes...

Ye Ran turned her head and stared in shock at Bai Xu and Zhu Duanjin:

"But... looking at it this way, isn't this formation a bit too large...?"

Seeing Ye Ran's shocked expression,

Bai Xu rarely smiled; a slight upturn appeared at the corners of his mouth.

That brat, always trying to shock others, today I'll finally shock him too.

Bai Xu suppressed the upward curve of his lips, waved his hand, and said with a touch of humility:

"It's alright, it's only about 10,000 square kilometers in total..."

"A plundering?! Ten thousand square kilometers?!!"

Ye Ran's shocked tone once again satisfied Bai Xu's heart.

What could possibly shock this brat like that?

Cool! ! !

"Don't make a fuss. I'm a master of formations, after all."

Bai Xu said calmly, then looked at Ye Ran, his tone carrying a hint of inexplicable vicissitude:

"If you are unfamiliar with formations, you will see me as a frog in a well looking at the moon; if you are familiar with formations, you will see me as a mayfly looking at the blue sky..."

At this moment,

Bai Xu, dressed in white,

Bathed in the pale moonlight, it exuded an ethereal aura.

Like a celestial being descended to earth...

This moment stunned Ye Ran.

He gazed at Bai Xu, who resembled a banished immortal, and murmured to himself:

"Such a massive formation is truly breathtaking..."

However, less than a minute later, a rough voice shattered the atmosphere that Bai Xu had created.

"Don't listen to his nonsense."

Zhu Duanjin stood silently to the side watching Bai Xu show off, then suddenly let out a cold snort.

Then, he turned to look at Ye Ran:

"Your Principal Bai knows absolutely nothing about formations. This massive formation... I wonder where he found it in some ancient book..."

"As for the construction of this formation, it was he who begged your brother me overnight for help, and I worked like a slave here to build it for him..."

Zhu Duanjin's two short sentences

The ethereal Bai Xu stumbled,

They pulled him down from his pedestal.

At this moment, Bai Xu awkwardly avoided Ye Ran's gaze.

Then, frowning, he glared at Zhu Duanjin with eyes that seemed to want to kill.

However, Zhu Duanjin ignored the furious Bai Xu at this moment.

Instead, he walked over to Ye Ran with a smile and patted Ye Ran on the shoulder:

"Ye Ran, when it comes to formations, I can say that I am an expert among experts. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask me. By the way, if you need anything, just tell me."

Zhu Duanjin was extremely enthusiastic.

As he spoke, he put his arm around Ye Ran's shoulder.

This enthusiasm even gave Ye Ran the illusion that this fire-elemental powerhouse was eager to become sworn brothers with him on the spot...

Seeing Zhu Duanjin constantly trying to get close to Ye Ran, Bai Xu coughed irritably:

"Ahem, Old Zhu, have you forgotten your promise to finish this formation tonight...?"

"It'll be over soon, it won't make a difference. Don't disturb my reunion with Brother Ye!"

Before Bai Xu could finish speaking, Zhu Duanjin waved his hand to interrupt him, even giving him an annoyed glare.

This infuriated Bai Xu greatly.

Reminiscing?

Did you two exchange more than five sentences before? Are you trying to reminisce about the past?

Seeing Zhu Duanjin's incessant chatter, Bai Xu frowned and sneered, "Old Zhu!! Don't get confused about what's important!!"

Judging from Bai Xuna's tone,

Zhu Duanjin realized that some people were taking it seriously.

Some others blinked in disappointment and patted Ye Ran on the shoulder:

"Anyway, if you need anything, just ask your brother Zhu!! Once I've finished setting up this formation, I'll come find you for a drink!!"

Then he turned his head, looked at Bai Xu, and muttered a complaint:

"What's with the rush? This broken formation took all night to set up, consuming so much energy. I don't even know if it can kill a nation-destroying level superhuman. What if they all escape? Do you think it was a waste to create this formation..."

Listening to Zhu Duanjin's rant,

Bai Xu also sighed.

Indeed, the situation is similar to what Zhu Duanjin described.

With the abilities of a nation-destroying superhuman, if he were to escape at all costs...

Whether they could kill a nation-destroying superhuman is really hard to say...

However, this formation couldn't be left undone, so Bai Xu could only say:

"Even with this formation, it's possible we can't kill them. However, without this formation, what's the point of talking about slaughtering and massacring an entire nation..."

"Alright, alright, I understand..."

Zhu Duanjin interrupted Bai Xu.

Then his expression turned serious.

He stretched out his palm.

The dense fire element, under Zhu Duanjin's control, continued to carve its way onto the ground...

And at that moment,

Ye Ran's voice suddenly came:

"Principal, from what you just said, even if we construct this massive array, it will still be difficult for us to kill a nation-destroying level transcendent being?"

Hearing Ye Ran ask this question,

Bai Xu looked at Ye Ran and nodded:

"This massive formation requires a huge investment and possesses extremely profound power. However, it is largely a control and suppression formation, which may be remarkably effective in weakening the enemy's combat strength, but ultimately it is somewhat lacking in lethality..."

"And those extraordinary beings who can slaughter entire nations can be said to be the people who have already reached the pinnacle of this world, not to mention that each of them has all sorts of life-saving treasures hidden behind them."

"Judging solely from their abilities, they have all essentially constructed perfect lives for themselves, all manifestations of the rules in this world. As long as they cannot be destroyed at the level of the laws, they all have the potential to be reborn within these rules..."