He wanted to test if the idea in his heart was feasible.
Due to the boundless Spiritual Energy in the Heavenly Lake, it was filled with terrifying Spiritual Energy pressure. The deeper one went, the stronger the Spiritual Energy pressure would be. Ordinary Disciple Plaques couldn't go too deep. But fortunately, Mu Chen possessed the highest grade of the Golden Dragon Plaque, which allowed him to swim in the Heavenly Lake.
As Mu Chen headed deeper into the Heavenly Lake, there were fewer people in the surroundings. After choosing a secluded location, he stopped.
He sat down cross-legged on the Golden Dragon Token again. Then, his slender fingers trembled slightly. Immediately, a series of spirit seals appeared on his fingertips. They shot out and quickly merged into the void.
In just ten-odd breaths, a Spiritual Array had appeared before Mu Chen.
This Spiritual Array didn't have any lethality, since it was only a Spiritual Convergence Array.
This was the bait that Mu Chen had set up, and the fish was naturally the Spirits of the Heavenly Lake.
In his previous observations, Mu Chen noticed that every single Spirit of the Heavenly Lake would appear in a place with an abundance of Spiritual Energy. Evidently, the Spirits of the Heavenly Lake would instinctively head to a place with an abundance of Spiritual Energy, since their instincts were driving them to constantly absorb Spiritual Energy to strengthen themselves.
Since that's the case, Mu Chen wouldn't have to search for Spirits of the Heavenly Lake anymore. He could create a place with an abundance of Spiritual Energy.
After that, he would lure the Spirits of the Heavenly Lake over.
Naturally.
There would naturally be a fishing net around the bait.
Mu Chen looked at the Spiritual Convergence Array and smiled.
With a faint smile, more spiritual seals condensed at the tip of his finger. Then, they shot out of the Spirit Gathering Formation and quickly fused with it.
As spiritual seals shot out endlessly, the embryonic form of a Spiritual Array was swiftly formed.
However, Mu Chen did not activate it, but concealed it before he continued to form spiritual seals.
Outside the Spirit Gathering Formation, layers upon layers of Spirit Formations were laid out.
These Spiritual Arrays were only Heaven Tier Spiritual Arrays. Therefore, Mu Chen had to win with numbers. Of course, these Spiritual Arrays weren't enough to deal with the Spirit of the Heavenly River that was comparable to a Perfected Ninth Grade Heavenly River.
Therefore, after setting up more than ten layers of Heaven Grade Spirit Arrays, Mu Chen took a deep breath.
His expression turned grave.
Countless Spiritual Seals shot out from his hands, like butterflies fluttering in the sky. They merged into the void and surrounded the layers of Spiritual Arrays.
Gradually, it was constructed.
This time, Mu Chen had spent quite a bit of time arranging the Spiritual Array due to this Spiritual Array.
It was the incomplete Nine Dragons God-Killing Array.
When the last Spirit Seal merged into the void.
Moreover, they began to connect with each other, forming a resonance.
Only then did Mu Chen breathe a sigh of relief.
He lowered his palm and looked forward with a smile on his face. Although this place seemed peaceful, only he knew that he had turned this place into a dragon's lair and tiger's den. Even a Perfected Ninth Grade powerhouse would not be able to escape death if he were to barge into this place.
"Now, let's see if it's effective."
Expectation flashed in Mu Chen's eyes as he flicked his finger, activating the Spirit Gathering Array. Instantly, a lustre blossomed and a suction force burst out.
Rustle!
The surrounding water of the Heavenly River rippled as visible Spiritual Energy gushed over and swiftly gathered into the Spirit Gathering Array.
Due to the boundless Spiritual Energy in the Heavenly River, the effect of the Spirit Gathering Array was exceptionally good. In just ten-odd breaths, the water in the Spirit Gathering Array started to show signs of Spiritual Energy crystals condensing with strands of spiritual mist being emitted.
Compared to the other places in the Heavenly River, the Spiritual Energy here was much purer and more robust.
Looking at this scene, Mu Chen lightly nodded his head. The bait had already been set up, now, he just had to see if the fishes would take the bait. If it didn't work, then he could only use the most primitive and inefficient method.
Mu Chen quietly sat on the Golden Dragon Plaque with his eyes closed. He had also set up a Spiritual Array around him to conceal his Spiritual Energy fluctuations so that he wouldn't be detected by the Spirit of the Heavenly River.
The depths of the Heavenly River were silent with only the occasional ripples of water.
Time gradually passed, but there wasn't any commotion in the surroundings. When Mu Chen saw this scene, he knitted his brows. Could it be that his idea wouldn't work?
"Let's wait a little longer."
However, Mu Chen suppressed the impatience in his heart and continued to wait.
In the blink of an eye, ten-odd minutes had passed. Seeing that there wasn't any commotion in the surroundings, he gradually felt disappointed. Just when Mu Chen was considering if he should give up, his expression suddenly changed and he looked up ahead. There was a commotion coming from the river.
Rustle!
As the river rippled, a streak of light appeared from afar and swiftly drifted over.
Joy flashed in Mu Chen's eyes. That's because that streak of light was the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake.
The Spirit of the Heavenly Lake swiftly flew over with the lustre flickering around it. It seemed to be a little urgent as it charged towards the Spirit Convergence Array. Evidently, it was coming for this place.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, he rejoiced in his heart. His speculation was indeed effective.
The Spirit of the Heavenly Lake swayed over and swiftly appeared at the periphery of the Spiritual Array. Thereafter, it suddenly slowed down, as if it had sensed something.
Mu Chen's heart jolted. The Spirit of the Heavenly Lake seemed to have sensed the peculiar Spiritual Energy fluctuation in the surrounding river.
The Spirit of the Heavenly Lake paced around the Spiritual Array, looking a little hesitant. The Spiritual Energy emanating from the Spirit Convergence Array was akin to a delicious meal to it, making it yearn for it.
The Spirit of the Heavenly Lake briefly paced around the Spiritual Array. In the end, it couldn't give up on the temptation before it. In the end, it couldn't bear it and charged into the Spirit Convergence Array.
Buzz.
Entrenched within the Spirit Convergence Array, it frantically devoured the extremely dense Spirit Force within as it emitted a buzzing sound.
He seemed to be extremely cheerful.
While the Spirit of the Heavenly River was happily devouring the Spiritual Energy, Mu Chen's expression changed.
A smile appeared on his face. The fish had finally taken the bait.
Now, it was time to pull in the net!
Boom!
With a thought from Mu Chen, layers of concealed Spirit Arrays suddenly erupted with a loud bang outside the Spirit Convergence Array. Immediately, Spirit Array patterns appeared, transforming into layers of Spirit Arrays that enveloped the Spirit Convergence Array.
A sudden burst of Spiritual Power.
This caused the Heavenly Lake's Spirit to be startled before it turned into a streak of light and shot out in an attempt to escape.
However, it was obviously too late to escape now.
The Spirit of the Heavenly Lake slammed against the first layer of Spiritual Array, instantly shattering the Heavenly Rank Spiritual Array, followed by the second and third layer.
When Mu Chen saw this, he secretly clicked his tongue. Fortunately, he was well prepared.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to trap the Spirit of the Heavenly River.
Bang!
Bang!
Layers of Spiritual Arrays constantly shattered under the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake's assault.
However, the speed of the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake had also gradually slowed down.
Evidently, those Heavenly Rank Spiritual Arrays had also exhausted it.
In just roughly a minute.
Those Heavenly Rank Spiritual Arrays had practically shattered.
However, Mu Chen wasn't worried about it.
That's because his ultimate move was still the outermost layer of the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array.
Roar!
When the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake charged to the outermost layer, the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array had also started to unleash its might. Boundless Spiritual Energy had formed into a massive dragon that clashed with the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake.
Boom!
The powerful collision swept up a massive wave that rolled out. This was the first time that the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake suffered an attack and was sent flying back. The dazzling lustre that it emitted had dimmed down by a lot.
Evidently, the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array was much more powerful than the previous Spiritual Arrays.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, his heart calmed down. The Spirit of the Heavenly Lake was like a turtle in a jar that couldn't escape.
Boom!
Boom!
In the next period of time, the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake was still frantically attacking, but it still couldn't contend against the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array. Every single time it was sent flying back, the lustre around it grew dimmer.
After the final collision, the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake had shrunk to half its original size.
Mu Chen stood up and his silhouette moved, appearing above the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake. He slapped his palm down and a boundless Spiritual Energy swept out, enveloping the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake. He clenched his fist and the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake swiftly shrunk, turning into a crystal with water flowing in it.
The Heavenly Lake Crystal rose and fell into Mu Chen's hand. He gently weighed it in his hand and smiled in satisfaction. Thereafter, countless spiritual seals swept out from his sleeves and set up the Spiritual Arrays that were previously destroyed by the Spirit of the Heavenly Lake.
That's because he could sense another Spirit of the Heavenly Lake swiftly shooting over from the distance.
…
In just half an hour, the region that Mu Chen was in started to bustle with Spirits of the Heavenly Lake coming from the depths of the Heavenly Lake. In the end, they were like starving wolves pouncing towards the Spirit Convergence Array that was filled with traps.
But facing the traps that Mu Chen had set up, those Spirits of the Heavenly Lake, who didn't have high intellect, could only be said to be walking into a trap.
In just an hour, Mu Chen had already obtained a total of thirteen Heavenly Lake Crystals!
Even with Mu Chen's composure, he couldn't help smiling at this harvest. According to this efficiency, it wouldn't be difficult for him to obtain thirty Spirits of the Heavenly Lake.
But while Mu Chen was harvesting the Spirits of the Heavenly Lake, the fluctuation of the Spiritual Array was also constantly spreading out, which attracted the attention of some experts.
When they saw how Mu Chen easily captured those troublesome Spirits of the Heavenly Lake with the help of the Spiritual Array, their eyeballs popped out of their sockets with greed in their eyes.
But despite their greed, they did not lose their rationale. They could clearly sense how powerful the layers of Spiritual Arrays were. Even the Perfected Ninth Grade Heavenly Lake's Spirits couldn't escape, not to mention them.
Thus, even if their eyes were red with greed, they could only watch from afar and did not dare to approach.
However, that wasn't the case for everyone.
Boom!
Mu Chen made a move and captured another exhausted Spirit of the Heavenly Lake. He waved his hand and stored it. However, he did not continue to make a move. He stood up and indifferently looked into the distance.
There was a golden lustre that streaked across the river and a few breaths later, it had appeared before him.
The token beneath that person's feet emanated a golden lustre with a golden dragon on it. Evidently, it was a Golden Dragon Token with a familiar silhouette standing on it with his hands behind his back.
It was Xia Yu.
Standing on the Golden Dragon Token, Xia Yu looked at Mu Chen with a smile and gently clapped his hands, praising, "I never expected that you would think of such a method to capture the Spirits of the Heavenly Lake. You have truly widened my horizons."
Mu Chen looked at Xia Yu without any expression on his face and paid no attention to him.
Xia Yu wasn't angered by Su Tao's response and gently smiled. "Give me half of the Heavenly Lake Crystals that you've obtained. Otherwise, I will make a move and destroy your Spiritual Array so that you won't be able to take any more tricks."
When Mu Chen heard Xia Yu's words, a smile appeared on his face before he raised his finger and pointed into the distance.
"Get lost."
Facing Xia Yu's threat, Su Tao had given the simplest and most brutal reply.
(To be continued.)