CHAPTER 558 OF THE DEAD
"This array within an array of yours is still lacking."
As Mu Chen's indifferent words rang out, Xiao Huang's gaze rapidly turned dark. Staring coldly at Mu Chen's figure, a ridiculing smile appeared on his face as he said, "It's a little too early for you to be happy. Wait till you're truly able to break my Heaven Binding Array before saying those words."
Hearing that, a smile appeared on Mu Chen's face, before he didn't continue speaking. He knew that the Spiritual Array that he had broken earlier was just an additional killing move that Xiao Huang had secretly arranged. As of now, the true problem was still this "Heaven Binding Spiritual Array".
If he was unable to break this array, he would be unable to break free from its shackles. Once the Spiritual Energy within his body was completely exhausted, he would become a fish on the chopping board, allowing Xiao Huang to knead him as he pleased.
Raising his head, Mu Chen focused his attention towards the gigantic Spiritual Array. The array patterns sparkling with brilliance within it were so complex that even he was dazzled by them, with their patterns appearing to be impossible to grasp. This "Heaven Binding Array" was rather mysterious. Generally speaking, the most important location of a Spiritual Array would be its core. However, when Mu Chen had used his Heart's Eye to probe, he was unexpectedly unable to find the location of its core.
If one was unable to destroy the core of a Spiritual Array of this grade, and wanted to use brute force to break it, even Wen Qingxuan would have to pay quite the price.
Mu Chen's gaze faintly sparkled. In the next instant, bright rays of brilliance suddenly condensed within his eyes. His black pupils appeared to have turned dazzling at this moment, sparkling with crystalline brilliance. Slowly sweeping his gaze around, his gaze appeared to be able to pierce through the mist of the world.
"Heart's Eye?"
At this moment, Xiao Huang had also noticed the crystalline brilliance sparkling within Mu Chen's eyes, causing his heart to involuntarily tremble, while his expression grew increasingly gloomy. Only now did he understand why Mu Chen was able to discover the concealed offensive Spiritual Array so keenly. So it turns out that this fellow had actually comprehended the Heart's Eye state.
Being a Spiritual Array Master, Xiao Huang was naturally extremely clear about how formidable the Heart's Eye state was. Although he had come into contact with it before, he was still unable to completely control it. However, upon seeing that Mu Chen was actually able to comprehend and control it, a sliver of jealousy involuntarily flashed within his eyes.
"You want to pry into the core of the Spiritual Array and destroy it?" Xiao Huang's eyes turned cold. With a sneer, his hand seals suddenly changed.
Buzz.
Following the change of Xiao Huang's hand seal, dazzling spiritual light suddenly blossomed from within the Spiritual Array. In the next instant, everyone could see the Spiritual Energy radiating from within the gigantic Spiritual Array turning slightly more viscous. As the viscous Spiritual Energy rapidly howled down, they wrapped around Mu Chen's body like a storm.
As the viscous Spiritual Energy rapidly revolved, not only did it interfere with the probing of Mu Chen's Heart's Eye, Mu Chen was also shocked to discover that the Spiritual Energy within his body seemed to have been attracted by it, with signs of it breaking free from his body and dissipating. Clearly, Xiao Huang had completely activated the "Heaven Binding Array" at this moment.
"Since you want to fight with me in Spiritual Arrays, I'll accompany you to the end today!" Locking his chilling gaze onto Mu Chen's figure, Xiao Huang's indifferent voice rang out.
Bang Bang!
As the gigantic Spiritual Array sparkled with dazzling brilliance, the complicated array patterns squirmed about akin to snakes, interweaving into mysterious trajectories. The frightening fluctuations that abruptly erupted caused the faces of quite a few powerful groups present in this stretch of the world to uncontrollably change. If they were to be trapped within a Spiritual Array of such a degree, they might simply be unable to extricate themselves.
Looking at the Spiritual Array that had been completely activated, Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air. In the next instant, the crystalline light within his eyes grew increasingly bright and abstruse. As the array patterns reflected within his eyes, they brought about patches of unfathomable brilliance.
He allowed the tyrannical suction force to suck away the Spiritual Energy within his body. Outside the Spiritual Array, everyone could see the Spiritual Energy endlessly gushing out from Mu Chen's body. As the Spiritual Energy gushed out, it was absorbed by the Spiritual Array, causing the radiance of the Spiritual Array to grow increasingly dazzling, while the Spiritual Energy fluctuations radiating from it grew increasingly tyrannical.
Upon seeing this, a sliver of worry flashed within the eyes of Xu Huang and the rest. The Spiritual Energy within Mu Chen's body was being drained too quickly. If this continued, he might not be able to endure for too long.
Shooting a look at Luo Li, the young girl's fair and exquisite face appeared to be exceedingly calm. However, upon seeing the jade-like hand that Luo Li was tightly gripping onto the Luo God Sword, they understood that there was some worry present in Luo Li's heart. After all, the Xiao Huang before them wasn't like those opponents that they had encountered in the past. This fellow absolutely had the ability to make them take him seriously.
Under the various gazes that were shooting towards him, Mu Chen still did not make a single move. Lowering his hands, he kept them within his sleeves, while his abstruse eyes, sparkling with crystalline light, swept across the interior of the Spiritual Array time and time again.
He was able to sense that within this Spiritual Array, there were two places where the Spiritual Energy fluctuations were the densest. One of them was where he was, while the other was located in the depths of the Spiritual Array. The Spiritual Mist present there was so dense that it was practically viscous, completely obstructing everyone's line of sight. Clearly, the depths of the Spiritual Array should be the place where Wen Qingxuan and the rest were trapped.
"Has the core of this Spiritual Array been purposefully concealed?"
Once again, Mu Chen's probing didn't have much of an effect, causing his eyes to faintly narrow. Indeed, this Xiao Huang is extremely experienced, to actually know how to use a special method to conceal the core of the Spiritual Array. If that's the case, even I would be unable to find the core of the Spiritual Array within a short period of time.
A glint flashed within Mu Chen's eyes, before suddenly extending his hand from within his sleeves. With a flick of his finger, Spiritual Seals suddenly shot out, before rapidly fusing into the air around his body. Instantly, the air fluctuated, before a glowing array approximately ten metres in size surfaced around his body. As the glowing array surfaced, the air around Mu Chen's body rapidly turned blurry, while his body started to slowly hide within the blurry rays of light.
"Oh?"
Upon seeing this, Xiao Huang's eyes instantly narrowed. Mu Chen had actually arranged a Spiritual Array within his Spiritual Array. However, due to the latter's Spiritual Array not being of a high grade, its might wasn't too strong. Nevertheless, this Spiritual Array seemed to possess some defensive properties. Not only did it conceal Mu Chen's figure, it even caused the rate at which the Heaven Binding Array was absorbing the Spiritual Energy within his body to decrease by a little.
"Do you think that you'll be able to last a little longer with this?
You must be dreaming! This Heaven Binding Array of mine is a Rank 5 Combination Spiritual Array! "
A ridiculing smile rose from the corner of Xiao Huang's mouth. With a wave of his sleeve, the boundless Spiritual Energy within the gigantic Spiritual Array instantly surged like a storm. Spiritual Energy crazily converged over, transforming into several giant pythons formed from Spiritual Energy. These giant pythons revolved around the Spiritual Array that Mu Chen had arranged. Opening their giant mouths, suction forces swept out. Akin to a whale sucking in water, they completely sucked away all of the Spiritual Energy within the Spiritual Array.
As the giant pythons crazily devoured the Spiritual Energy, everyone could see that the Spiritual Array that was protecting Mu Chen had started to rapidly shake and collapse.
Clearly, the Spiritual Array that Mu Chen had hastily arranged was simply unable to endure for long under Xiao Huang's "Heaven Binding Array".
Gazes tightly focused on the commotion occurring within the gigantic Spiritual Array, with the faces of Xu Huang and the rest tensing up. In the distance, anxiety surfaced within the beautiful eyes of Wu Yingying as she tightly clenched her jade-like hands.
Bang!
Bang!
The Spiritual Array protecting Mu Chen grew weaker and weaker. Clearly, it had already reached its limit.
At this moment, the smile at the corner of Xiao Huang's mouth grew increasingly chilly.
"It ends here." With an indifferent smile, Xiao Huang furiously clenched his hands.
Boom!
The Spiritual Energy present within the Spiritual Array was finally completely sucked dry. Having lost the support of Spiritual Energy, the Spiritual Array instantly shattered apart, while the radiance that was originally radiating out started to rapidly dim down. At this moment, the slender figure within had once again appeared under the attentive gazes of everyone present.
The youth was still quietly standing there, with his clothes fluttering about, while his handsome face appeared exceedingly calm and tranquil. Only his pair of eyes sparkled with a sparkling and translucent brilliance, appearing mysterious and abstruse.
"How much longer can you resist now?" Staring at Mu Chen, who had revealed himself, Xiao Huang gave a smile, while a tone of ridicule rang out within his voice.
At this moment, Mu Chen slowly raised his head. Looking towards Xiao Huang, an arc slowly curled up from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this expression on his face, for some unknown reason, Xiao Huang's heart sunk, while unease gushed out from within his heart.
"Since you want to see, I'll use a Spiritual Array to break your array."
With a faint smile, Mu Chen furiously shook his sleeve, causing boundless Spiritual Light to explosively erupt from within. Within the Spiritual Light, countless Spiritual Seals flew out akin to butterflies, causing quite a few people to become dumbfounded upon seeing this. Humm!
Humm!
An astonishing amount of Spiritual Seals swept out, before finally fusing into the air around Mu Chen at an astonishing speed. Instantly, astonishing Spiritual Energy fluctuations swept out, causing even the giant Spiritual Energy pythons to be forced back in retreat.
Bright and resplendent array runes intertwined like snakes, causing the hundred metre radius around Mu Chen to be brimming with Spiritual Light.
As the Spiritual Light radiated out, everyone could see a gigantic Spiritual Array surface once again before Mu Chen. Within the Spiritual Array, two gigantic black lotuses slowly revolved, while radiating astonishing fluctuations.
That was the Butchering Demonic Lotus Spiritual Array.
"A thing that can't even be considered as a Rank 5 Spiritual Array wants to break my array?" Upon seeing the black lotus Spiritual Array, Xiao Huang gave a sinister smile as he spoke out.
"If one isn't enough, I'll try again."
A smile seemed to appear on Mu Chen's face. As his voice rang out, everyone was astonished to see another identical black lotus Spiritual Array condensing on the right side of Mu Chen.
"He's actually able to arrange two Spiritual Arrays in such a short amount of time!"
Some people exclaimed in shock. All of them clearly knew that Spiritual Array Masters required time to arrange Spiritual Arrays. However, Mu Chen had only prepared for a short while. The speed at which he arranged them was simply astonishing.
Xiao Huang's gaze turned slightly dark.
Looking towards Xiao Huang, a faint smile appeared on Mu Chen's face as he said in a soft voice, "It's not over yet."
Extending his slender finger, he gave another tap in the air. Spiritual light blossomed behind him, before another black lotus Spiritual Array appeared in a flash under the astonished gazes of everyone present.
Three Butchering Demonic Lotus Spiritual Arrays!
Looking at the third Butchering Demonic Lotus Spiritual Array, Xiao Huang's face finally turned exceedingly ugly.
(To be continued.)