Chapter 221: Heavenly Wolf Howls at the Moon (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 221: Heavenly Wolf Howls at the Moon (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Whoosh!
A boatload of bandit cultivators roared as they charged into Dragon Fish Island, only to immediately realize something was amiss.
Crack!
The Changqing Pavilion and other scenery before them scattered like reflections in a mirror or flowers in water, revealing swathes of pitch-black mist.
The boundless mist blotted out the sky and covered the earth, like some demonic domain, swallowing all the bandit cultivators whole!
"Not good, it's a trap, retreat quickly!"
Gan Xinzi's expression drastically changed as he roared.
The massive flying boat attempted to turn around, but Li Lei and Li Kong were horrified to discover that the silver passage, originally opened by a second-order barrier-breaking talisman, had inexplicably vanished.
"Impossible. . . my second-order barrier-breaking talisman. . . " Li Lei's eyes widened, seemingly struck by a powerful blow.
"This. . . void displacement?"
Blue light flared in Gan Xinzi's eyes: "No. . . this is impossible!"
"We must have fallen into an Array Master's 'nested array. ' Inside the outer second-order grand array, there's also an illusion array. . . Damn it, this Dragon Fish Island Master is truly well-hidden!"
He would rather believe the Dragon Fish Island Master was a hidden Array Master than believe this small, rundown island could lay out a third-order array!
Void displacement? That was entirely his own hallucination!
However, in the very next moment, Gan Xinzi saw a five-colored restriction emerge, enveloping his entire being.
When he reappeared, he was already in a different location.
The Li family brothers, along with all the Qi Refinement subordinates, had vanished!
Blood-red ground, pitch-black sky. . .
Red and black had never been so harmonious, and commanding it all, without a doubt, was the massive demonic tree at the center of the space.
Fine blood-red patterns covered the pitch-black trunk, and countless aerial roots hung down from the enormous canopy, with corpses dangling from their ends!
Some were demon beasts, others were humans. . .
"To be honest, I originally intended to just control the array and directly obliterate you all."
Fang Xi stood beneath the demonic tree, looking at Gan Xinzi, who was at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment, his expression faint: "However, I haven't been in a good mood these past few days. Since you've delivered yourselves to my doorstep, I can use this opportunity to stretch my muscles. . ."
"Dragon Fish Island Master Fang Xi!"
Gan Xinzi exclaimed with deep apprehension: "You. . . you're an Array Master? !"
Which cultivator didn't know that Array Masters were the hardest to start in, and even harder to master?
This Dragon Fish Island Master truly hid himself well!
"You guessed correctly, but unfortunately, it's useless!"
Azure light burst forth from Fang Xi's body, his spiritual power steadily climbing, and the pressure belonging to a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator suddenly spread outwards.
"You've already advanced to mid-stage Foundation Establishment?"
Gan Xinzi was filled with immense regret. He shouldn't have come to Myriad Islands Lake in the first place. Wouldn't it have been better to just flee after robbing the Youyue Market? Why did he have to come and pull off another job? !
But it was already too late.
Seeing Fang Xi retrieve the Golden Flood Dragon Shears spirit artifact, Gan Xinzi hastily slapped his storage pouch, and six pitch-black tokens flew out, enveloping him in protection.
Clang!
Even though the Golden Flood Dragon Shears were merely a low-grade spirit artifact, infused with Fang Xi's spiritual power, the runes upon them burst forth with dazzling light, suddenly extending two golden beams several zhang long, their edges incomparably sharp, twisting towards Gan Xinzi to cut him down!
Crack!
Crack!
The two golden beams struck the black iron shields, emitting a grating sound that set teeth on edge, yet only shallow marks appeared on the tokens.
Seeing this, Gan Xinzi couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
His "Six Bo Tokens" were mid-grade defensive spirit artifacts, and being a set of six, they were considered a premium among defensive spirit artifacts!
'It seems. . . this person is indeed an Array Master, and he's hidden his cultivation. . . The urgent matter at hand is to take him down by surprise! '
Blue light flashed in Gan Xinzi's eyes, as if he could see through every one of the Golden Flood Dragon Shears' upcoming attack routes, using the Six Bo Tokens to effortlessly block them.
Not only that, he also pulled a cyan lampstand from his storage pouch and ignited its wick with spiritual energy.
As the flame burned, a translucent soul emerged from the wick, steadily growing larger. . . transforming into a demon soul with the head of a tiger and the body of an eagle.
This ancient bronze lamp was actually a rare treasure! It could control the souls of demon beasts!
Judging by the aura of this exotic beast, it had definitely entered the second-order realm!
Roar! Roar!
The tiger-headed demon bird let out a roar, and cyan wind blades formed, shooting towards Fang Xi.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A large number of wind blades struck the Purple Cloud Bracelet, failing to leave even a single mark.
"This bracelet. . . it looks so familiar!"
Just as Gan Xinzi was about to identify it, his expression suddenly shifted. His forehead felt as if it had been pierced by an invisible needle, and his head throbbed with pain.
The Six Bo Tokens, relentlessly slashed by the Golden Flood Dragon Shears and now deprived of their master's Divine Consciousness control, suddenly became somewhat disordered.
Then, in the void, a blade light appeared.
"Ah!"
Gan Xinzi shrieked, rapidly retreating, a continuously bleeding wound now present on his chest.
He stared at the spot, only to see something transparent seemingly squirming in the void, then revealing an azure-green color. It was none other than a demon insect resembling a praying mantis, its blade still stained with faint traces of blood.
'No life aura, it's a second-order puppet! '
Gan Xinzi's eyes widened: 'That person is actually a second-order Puppet Master? How is this possible? '
For a single cultivator to be proficient in alchemy and talisman-making was already remarkable.
Yet, he could also set up arrays and control puppets. . .
He was simply. . . a monster!
Fang Xi, however, couldn't be bothered with this person's incessant chatter. The reason he kept this individual alive was precisely for his mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, which allowed him to test out his various techniques.
Since he had already fallen into the 'Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array,' was there any way he could escape?
Crack!
He clenched his fist, a sound like popping beans erupting from his knuckles: "Consider yourself unlucky. I'm in a very bad mood today. . . and I need a punching bag."
Boom!
Before his words had even faded, a dark-red giant, over nine zhang tall, already stood behind Fang Xi.
As he made his move, the giant mirrored his exact actions.
A colossal hand, as if blotting out the sky, descended towards Gan Xinzi's head.
Witnessing this scene, Gan Xinzi's eyes filled with nothing but despair. . .
...
"What's going on? Where's the Boss?"
On the flying boat, Li Kong and Li Lei exchanged bewildered glances.
"I think this array is a bit sinister. How about. . . we leave first? " Li Lei's voice trembled.
Moving people out of thin air. . . how could this array be so strikingly similar to the rumored void displacement of a third-order prohibitive grand array?
Could it be that they weren't under an illusion, but were truly trapped within a third-order array?
But how could that be possible?
The two Foundation Establishment cultivators, leading a group of anxious late-stage Qi Refinement cultivators, piloted the flying boat, continuously flying in a certain direction within the pitch-black space.
Alas. . . it felt like they could have flown past ten Dragon Fish Islands, yet the darkness ahead seemed endless.
An unspeakable terror, like the sharp claws of a demon beast, fiercely gripped the heart of every cultivator.
...
Thump! Thump!
Thump! Thump!
Massive vibrations continuously echoed within the flesh-and-blood space.
Fang Xi withdrew his fist, glanced at the flesh and blood clinging to it, and casually wiped it clean.
In the giant crater on the ground, only a mangled corpse remained.
Even though Gan Xinzi had already advanced to mid-stage Foundation Establishment and undergone bone and marrow cleansing, his body was still far too weak compared to a Martial God.
"Finally, I've vented some frustration."
He pursed his lips, picked up Gan Xinzi's storage pouch, and casually examined it: "Hmm? Quite a few things. . . and a lot of Heavenly Silkworm Silk. Could it be that these are the guys who robbed the Youyue Market earlier?"
"A waste, such a waste. . . If he's turned into minced meat, I can't make a human puppet anymore."
After a thought, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, Fang Xi manipulated the array, moving Gan Xinzi's remains beneath the demonic tree, turning them into spirit fertilizer to nourish its roots.
The flesh and blood fertilizer, formed from a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, caused the demonic tree to emit an emotion of joyful exhilaration, as it had never before enjoyed such a fine delicacy.
"Next up, it's that group, right?"
Fang Xi waved his hand thoughtfully, and wooden puppets began falling from the demonic tree.
...
"Greetings, everyone. . ."
Li Lei and Li Kong were desperately fleeing with their people when they suddenly noticed a point of light appear ahead.
Fang Xi stood suspended in the air, calmly observing the boatload of bandit cultivators.
"Where's our boss?"
Li Kong bit the bullet and asked.
"Dead. . ."
Fang Xi replied indifferently.
"What? ! The boss is dead? !"
The Qi Refinement cultivators fell into chaos, while Li Lei said in a hoarse voice: "Fellow Daoist, we admit defeat. . . May I ask what it would take for you to spare us?"
He saw clearly that the other party could easily capture and kill Boss Gan Xinzi, just like a Core Formation ancestor. All that had happened before was simply him playing with them.
But when one is under another's eaves, one must bow one's head.
"Releasing you all isn't impossible. . ."
Fang Xi smiled: "All you need to do is cooperate with me and complete one task."
Li Lei and Li Kong exchanged glances, secretly on guard: "What task might that be?"
"Test the power of this array for me!"
Fang Xi waved his hand, and second-order demon beast puppets continuously appeared around them.
Five heads, ten heads, fifteen heads. . .
Li Lei and Li Kong's expressions gradually grew numb, almost believing they had fallen under some illusion.
The next moment, Fang Xi's fingers moved as if plucking guzheng strings, beginning to control the puppets.
Crack!
A tiger-shaped puppet opened its gaping maw and spat out an array flag!
Crack!
Crack!
The other puppets followed suit, performing the same action. Powerful demonic energy poured into the array flags, causing these originally small banners to suddenly swell, becoming a zhang tall. Streaks of spiritual light flashed upon them, and on the flags themselves, vivid wolf heads were unmistakably depicted. . .
Lines of array patterns flickered, lighting up one after another, forming restrictions.
Restriction after restriction merged, finally seeming to transform into a somewhat ethereal silver-furred Heavenly Wolf phantom. . .
An incomparably terrifying aura instantly diffused within the space.
"Demon King? !"
Li Kong's throat rattled, like a dying man, letting out a desperate roar.
"Heavenly Wolf Howls at the Moon Array! Activate!"
Fang Xi pointed towards the spirit boat. The massive Heavenly Wolf immediately raised its colossal paw and lightly swatted towards the flying boat!
Boom! ! !
Countless cyan gale-force winds transformed into tornadoes, carrying spiritual power fluctuations that would make even Foundation Establishment cultivators pale, sweeping all the despairing cultivators on the spirit boat into their midst!
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