Violent Spiritual Energy violently wreaked havoc in the hall as Spiritual Energy light runes formed in the void. Vaguely, they had formed into the shape of a dragon. A deep dragon roar resounded, causing the entire hall to tremble.
"Nine Dragons God-Killing Formation …"
Looking at the familiar and powerful Spiritual Array before him, Mu Chen had shock flashing in the depths of his eyes. He never expected that the Protective Array of the Second Hall would be the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array that he was familiar with.
Furthermore, it was a complete Nine Dragon God-Killing Array!
Mu Chen stared at the formation that had practically enveloped the entire hall and could not help but sigh in his heart. Compared to the incomplete formation that he had set up, this Nine Dragon God-Killing Formation was so powerful that it could not be described with words.
Even after tens of thousands of years of corrosion, every single line of light was still clear and bright, vaguely emitting fluctuations that made one's heart palpitate.
"Even a Greater Earth Sovereign wouldn't be able to escape from this Nine Dragon God-Killing Array."
Mu Chen licked his lips. It seemed that the complete Nine Dragon God-Killing Array should be at the middle or even higher level among the Master Level Spiritual Arrays.
Generally speaking, a Middle Rank Scholar Grade Spiritual Array could deal with a Greater Earth Sovereign.
The location of the Second Palace Master was the core of the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array. With his strength and the assistance of the Spiritual Array, even a Perfected Earth Sovereign would be suppressed by him.
However, it was a pity that the Demon Emperor descended.
All these preparations were useless.
As Mu Chen marveled at the complete Nine Dragon God-Killing Array …
Su Qingyin also stared at him and nervously asked, "How is it?"
Mu Chen glanced at her.
"What do you mean?
You can't possibly think that I can break a Spirit Array of this level, right? "
"Of course it's impossible to break it."
Su Qingyin did not have such wishful thinking, since even a Greater Earth Sovereign wouldn't dare to barge into this Scholar Grade Spiritual Array.
"However, although this Spiritual Formation is powerful, it is not controlled by anyone. You are a Spiritual Formation Master, so I want to ask you to try and see if you can find some loopholes and temporarily open it.
Only then can we take away the Phoenix Insect. "
Mu Chen flicked his finger as he pondered for a brief moment, before slowly saying, "If that's the case, it's not impossible."
After all, he had some attainments in the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array. Thus, it wasn't impossible for him to make use of the loophole to create an opening in the Spiritual Array.
"Really?"
When Su Qingyin heard that, she couldn't help rejoicing. She initially only wanted to give it a try.
As for whether or not Mu Chen would be able to open a hole in the Spiritual Array, she did not have much hope. After all, the grade of the Spiritual Array in front of her was too low.
For Mu Chen's attainments in spiritual arrays, it was obviously a little too high.
But Mu Chen's reply had made her overjoyed.
"I can give it a try." Mu Chen nodded his head.
Shortly after, he looked at Su Qingyin with a smile-yet-not-a-smile expression.
"But, why should I believe you?"
Even if he obtained the Phoenix Insect, could it really restore the Spirit-Slaughtering Army?
What if Su Qingyin was lying?
If she fell out with the Phoenix Insect after obtaining it, wouldn't Mu Chen's efforts be in vain?
After all, Su Qingyin wasn't Xiao Xiao or Lin Jing, so Mu Chen would naturally have some doubts.
Facing Mu Chen's doubts, Su Qingyin wasn't angered. She smiled. "My Master is also from an ancient sect, and the Second Hall Master's Phoenix Insect came from our sect, which is why I know this information.
"Furthermore, I'm not lying. If you really want to restore the Spirit-Slaughtering Army, then you will need to borrow the power of the Phoenix Insect. If you want to force out the power in the Phoenix Insect, then you will need to rely on my secret technique.
"So, I don't think you have any reason to refuse this cooperation."
Su Qingyin stared at Mu Chen, and the latter also stared back at him. Their gazes intertwined, and for a moment, the atmosphere froze.
After a long while, Mu Chen faintly smiled and nodded. "Alright."
Just as Su Qingyin had said, if he really wanted to restore the Spirit-Slaughtering Army, then he could only cooperate with her. As for whether there would be any changes in the future, he would just have to deal with it when the time comes.
"Then let's have a happy cooperation." Su Qingyin smiled. She clearly wasn't worried that Mu Chen would refuse.
"I need some time."
Mu Chen did not delay and walked towards the Spiritual Array. He then closed his eyes and his fingertips flickered with spiritual light before spiritual seals flew out and carefully integrated into the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array.
Actually, with his understanding and attainments in the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array, it wouldn't be difficult for him to open an opening in this Spiritual Array. But he clearly wouldn't be foolish enough to expose this point.
Revealing his trump card for no reason wasn't something that the cautious Mu Chen would do.
"I will protect you."
Su Yin said softly as she retreated a distance and stood before the gate, in case someone barged in and disturbed Mu Chen from breaking the array.
She wasn't suspicious of Mu Chen's slow efficiency. After all, this was a Scholar Grade Spiritual Array. If Mu Chen could easily open it, then Su Qingyin would be suspicious instead.
Su Qingyin sat before the gate and looked at Mu Chen's silhouette before looking at the centre of the hall, at the majestic silhouette of the Second Hall Master.
"Phoenix Insect …" Her gaze flickered as she gently smiled. Her gaze was blazing. If she could obtain such an insect and refine it with the secret technique of the sect, then she would have a 90% chance of reaching the Earth Sovereign Realm in the future.
The large hall once again descended into silence. Time also quietly flowed by.
Roughly half an hour later, Mu Chen finally opened his eyes and Su Qingyin immediately went up and nervously asked, "How is it?"
If Mu Chen couldn't succeed, then obtaining the Phoenix Insect would be an extravagant hope for her.
After all, it's impossible for her to get through this powerful Spiritual Array with her strength.
And under her nervous gaze.
Mu Chen lightly smiled and flicked his finger.
Spiritual Energy ripples instantly spread out from the gigantic Spiritual Array in front of them. A crack that was roughly half a foot in size was slowly being torn apart.
"Fortunately, I did not disappoint you." Mu Chen smiled.
When Su Qingyin saw this scene, she couldn't hold back the joy on her face. She was excited in her heart, causing her ample chest to rise and fall in an alluring arc.
"I need to maintain the hole in the Spiritual Array, so I will have to rely on Miss Su to obtain the Phoenix Insect."
I'll have to rely on Miss Su. "Mu Chen smiled.
Mu Chen had no idea if there were any other traps in this hall, so he naturally had no intention of taking the risk himself. This matter would be left to Su Qingyin.
Su Qingyin naturally knew about it, but she did not push it away. That's because Mu Chen had already done the most important thing, so it was her responsibility to obtain the Phoenix Insect.
"Then, I'll have to trouble Brother Mu." Su Qingyin decisively nodded her head.
Thereafter, she stepped into the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array without any hesitation.
Along with her step, the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array fluctuated, but it did not unleash any destructive attacks.
Su Qingyin carefully strode forth, but she rejoiced because she did not encounter any unforeseen events after entering the Spiritual Array.
After entering the spiritual formation, she did not encounter any other unforeseen events, so in the end, she successfully arrived before the throne.
Looking at the majestic silhouette before her, she couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief.
She couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief before a solemn expression appeared on her face.
Her jade-like hands swiftly formed seals.
Poof!
At the same time, she bit the tip of her tongue and a mouthful of blood essence spurted out.
Following that, the essence blood began to solidify, as if they had turned into blood-red pellets. At the same time, a strange fragrance was emitted from them.
A strange fragrance spread. Suddenly, a red dot appeared on the forehead of the second palace master. That red dot rapidly moved upwards, and in the end, it emerged from the black hole between his brows.
It was a small red orb of light. Within the orb of light was a blood-red insect that appeared exceptionally bewitching. The insect had a pair of exquisite wings that resembled that of a phoenix. However, it was countless times smaller, giving off a bewitching feeling.
However, at this moment, it had its eyes tightly shut and was curled up, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep. However, it still relied on its instincts to fly towards the blood-red pellets, opened its mouth, and swallowed them one by one.
Su Qingyin spread her hands and the crimson bundle of light fell into her hand. She looked at the bewitching insect with excitement on her face.
Such a precious Phoenix Insect had fallen into her hands so easily!
Although the Phoenix Insect had fallen into a deep slumber, she could still sense the terrifying energy contained in its tiny body.
Taking a deep breath, Su Qingyin carefully held onto the Phoenix Insect and was about to leave.
"Miss Su, please wait a moment." But just when she was about to leave, Mu Chen's voice resounded from outside the Spiritual Array.
Su Qingyin raised her head and looked at Mu Chen with a smile. "Brother Mu, wait for me to come out. I will definitely use a secret technique to force out the energy in the Phoenix Insect to recover the Spirit-Slaughtering Army."
As she spoke, her footsteps did not stop and her expression became more relaxed. With the Phoenix Insect in her hands, even if it was still in a deep slumber, she only needed to use a little bit of her power and it would be tough for her to encounter any opponent beneath the Earth Sovereign Realm.
If she was fearful of Mu Chen in the past, she no longer had any fear at this moment.
Looking at Su Qingyin, who was walking over, Mu Chen helplessly smiled and waved his hand, causing the hole on the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array to disappear.
Furthermore, at the same time, a terrifying storm of Spiritual Energy swept out in the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array with Spiritual Energy forming into dragons that looked at Su Qingyin.
Su Qingyin's footsteps had also come to a stop at this moment. She looked at the earth-shattering Spiritual Array with a smear of shock in the depths of her eyes.
"You … how can you control this Spiritual Array?"
Su Qingyin's gaze changed and her voice turned dark and shaky with disbelief.
This scene before her was the sign of the Nine Dragon God-Killing Array being completely activated.
Evidently, this was all caused by Mu Chen. At this moment, Su Qingyin finally understood that Mu Chen was faking it.
In fact, at the moment when Mu Chen had opened the hole in the Spiritual Array, he had already obtained the control of the Spiritual Array without her noticing.
Facing Su Qingyin's shock, Mu Chen did not answer. He looked at her with a smile and his gentle voice slowly resounded in the hall.
"Miss Su, I wonder if you can help me recover the Spirit-Slaughtering Army now?"
(To be continued.)