Chapter 309 - 287: Great Sun Melting Furnace Array, Great Black’s Divine Techniques

Chapter 309: Chapter 287: Great Sun Melting Furnace Array, Great Black’s Divine Techniques

"AWOO!"

The golden giant wolf knew that ordinary methods would have little effect on Cold Crow Wanderer while he was using his Divine Techniques, so it spat out its Inner Core directly.

The golden Inner Core flew into mid-air, and streaks of profound golden light blasted toward the crystalline black crow in the sky.

Cold Crow Wanderer was too slow to dodge and was struck by the profound golden light.

This profound golden light was equivalent to a Cultivator’s Dao Fruit Divine Technique, and several pieces of the crystalline black crow’s body were instantly shattered.

The Pale Moon Ice Wolf didn’t hold back either. It also spat out its Inner Core, sending massive, ice-blue Ice Arrows hurtling violently toward Cold Crow Wanderer.

Meanwhile, Great Black leaped into the air and pounced ferociously.

"Hmph! Ten Thousand Crows Division!"

Cold Crow Wanderer let out another furious Roar, unleashing his second Dao Fruit Divine Technique.

In that instant, his enormous crystalline black crow body transformed into over a thousand smaller crystalline black crows.

These crystalline black crows blotted out the sky as they scattered and charged toward the five Spirit Beasts.

Though they had become smaller, their power was not to be underestimated.

However, Cold Crow Wanderer’s Dao Fruit Divine Techniques were no secret, and Jiang Zuo had long since gathered intelligence on them.

Jiang Zuo had been waiting for him to use the Ten Thousand Crows Division technique.

In the dark night, the surrounding Array Flags all trembled in unison.

The entire Array instantly became unbearably hot.

This Array was one Jiang Zuo had specially refined to deal with Cold Crow Wanderer. It was called the "Great Sun Melting Furnace Array"!

Within the Array, the Magical Divine Techniques of a Fire Element Cultivator were greatly enhanced, while the effects of Water Element Divine Techniques were significantly weakened.

As the Array activated, Great Black also spat out its Inner Core.

A torrent of black flames, bolstered by the Array, instantly swept through the entire formation.

Cold Crow Wanderer had intended to transform into a thousand crows and strive to heavily wound the five Spirit Beasts.

But now, he instantly suffered immense damage instead.

The Ten Thousand Crows Division Divine Technique could cause his offensive power to skyrocket.

But at the same time, if these smaller crystalline black crows were harmed, the damage would accumulate on his main body.

"AHH!"

Cold Crow Wanderer let out a Roar and was forced to cancel the Ten Thousand Crows Division, reverting to his enormous crystalline black crow form.

’This won’t work!’

’If I stay in this Array, I’m just waiting to die.’

’My only chance of survival is to self-detonate my Dao Fruit!’

Cold Crow Wanderer thought, enduring the agony.

"Just die!"

Having reached this conclusion, Cold Crow Wanderer chose to self-detonate his Dao Fruit without hesitation.

BOOM!

In the next instant, a tremendous flash of light appeared in the night sky.

The Great Sun Melting Furnace Array that Jiang Zuo had laid was blown open, leaving a huge gap.

A tiny crystalline black crow took advantage of the aftershock from the Dao Fruit’s self-detonation and flew swiftly out of the gap in the Array.

Even though he had self-detonated his Dao Fruit, Cold Crow Wanderer had managed to leave behind a tiny crystalline black crow to escape with his life.

"Eclipse!"

But before the tiny crystalline black crow could fly far, a massive, gaping maw suddenly appeared before it.

Before he could react, the enormous mouth swallowed the crystalline black crow in a single gulp.

Cold Crow Wanderer lost consciousness completely before he could even figure out what had happened.

A trace of smugness flashed in Great Black’s eyes.

Eclipse was a Divine Technique it had developed after drinking the Celestial Dog Essence Blood and surviving its Celestial Tribulation.

With this Divine Technique, anything in the sky could become a target for it to devour!

The only drawback was that its mouth wasn’t big enough yet to swallow things that were too large.

The power of a Dao Fruit self-detonation was still terrifying. Of the five Spirit Beasts present, only Xiaoqing was unharmed; the rest had all sustained injuries to varying degrees.

The Pale Moon Ice Wolf and the golden giant wolf were especially hurt. As massive Fifth-Order Spirit Beasts, they had lost nearly half their bodies in the self-detonation and were critically injured.

The Puppet Body went over and first recalled them into the Spirit Beast Bag.

The Fire Phoenix and Great Black had only suffered superficial wounds. They and Xiaoqing were also subsequently recalled by the Puppet Body.

With a flick of its hand, the five Spirit Beasts vanished from the Puppet Body’s grasp, teleported back to Jiang Zuo’s main body.

The Puppet Body quickly cleaned up the battlefield, erasing any traces that could reveal its identity before swiftly departing.

"A Dao Fruit self-detonation?"

At the same time, the grand Array of the Immortal City detected the Spiritual Power fluctuations from a Dao Fruit self-detonation.

It was so close. You Changheng and the other Dao Fruit Realm Cultivators on guard duty immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Leaving one person behind to stand guard, You Changheng and two others immediately flew toward the site of the explosion.

In less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the place where Cold Crow Wanderer had fallen.

"This ice crystal... there’s no mistaking it. It’s Fellow Daoist Cold Crow!"

"Fellow Daoist Cold Crow has self-detonated his Dao Fruit. His aura has completely vanished!"

The three of them, including You Changheng, surveyed the surroundings with solemn expressions.

"This location is so close to the Immortal City. The fact that Fellow Daoist Cold Crow couldn’t send a message back undoubtedly means he was first trapped in an Array, and then forced to self-detonate his Dao Fruit within it."

"Judging from the residual aura, it was a Fourth-Order Fire Attribute Array."

"A Fourth-Order Array would take at least half a month to set up."

"It’s clear that the person who ambushed Fellow Daoist Cold Crow was very familiar with his movements. They lay in wait here early on, waiting for him to pass by tonight."

One of them said after careful observation.

"So you’re saying it was someone from the Immortal City who did this?"

A sharp glint flashed in You Changheng’s eyes.

"It’s highly likely."

"However, is there anyone in the Immortal City who could force Fellow Daoist Cold Crow to such a point?"

"Fellow Daoist Cold Crow’s Dao Fruit Divine Techniques were extraordinary. Even with the support of an Array, numbers wouldn’t have been a significant advantage against him."

"Only a Cultivator stronger than him could have forced him to self-detonate his Dao Fruit."

"Fellow Daoist Cold Crow has always been low-key and cautious. How could he have provoked such a formidable enemy?"

Another man said with a frown.

"Why not? Have you two forgotten that there are late-stage Dao Fruit Realm Cultivators in the Immortal City?"

You Changheng said faintly.

The only person Cold Crow Wanderer had offended was that Master Gu.

It must have been Master Gu, who joined forces with his Dao companion, Tantai Feixue, to kill Cold Crow Wanderer.

"You mean Tantai Feixue?"

"But why would she attack Fellow Daoist Cold Crow for no reason?"

The Cultivator who asked the question looked toward You Changheng.

Anyone who could cultivate to the Dao Fruit Realm and be stationed here as a guardian was an old fox.

He had already faintly sensed that there was more to this matter than met the eye.

"There’s no point in talking more. We’ll know once we return to the Immortal City and take a look."

"The Cultivators in the Immortal City don’t know that the city’s Spirit Treasure can also record their movements within its walls. The Spirit Treasure will have a record of whether or not Tantai Feixue left the Immortal City tonight."

The other Cultivator spoke up.

"Alright!"

The three of them wasted no more words and flew back toward the Immortal City.

「Meanwhile, a short while earlier.」

In a room inside Jiang Zuo’s house.

Jiang Zuo released the five Spirit Beasts one by one.

Aside from Xiaoqing, Jiang Zuo had the other four eat a Great Rejuvenation Pill each, then cast a Life Rune Technique on all of them.

Soon, the four of them were full of life and vigor again.

Jiang Zuo was about to return them all to the Spirit Garden when Great Black spat out a storage pouch.

Jiang Zuo’s heart skipped a beat. He hadn’t expected Cold Crow Wanderer to have left behind a storage pouch; he had assumed everything was destroyed in the Dao Fruit’s self-detonation.

But now was not the time to look at it. Jiang Zuo estimated that You Changheng would be coming to find him soon.

He quickly had Great Black take the storage pouch and return to the Spirit Garden.

Then, Jiang Zuo walked out as if nothing had happened.

In the main hall outside, there were still a few guests.

They had come in the afternoon to ask for Jiang Zuo’s help in treating their Spirit Beasts, but their beasts had quite a few problems.

The treatment had been ongoing and still wasn’t finished.

Just a moment ago, Jiang Zuo had made an excuse to leave for a short while.

Jiang Zuo spent a little more time, having them stay a bit longer, before he finally finished healing their Spirit Beasts and let them leave.

There was no need for him to forcibly keep them until You Changheng and the others arrived; that would be too deliberate.

...

「Underground, beneath Yunyuan Immortal City.」

After passing through layers of restrictions, the four Guardian Elders, including You Changheng, arrived in a spacious hall.

The hall was immense, but in its very center sat a single, massive mirror.

This mirror was the Fifth-Order Spirit Treasure specially refined for the Immortal City: the Jade Fall Tracing Mirror.

Its true purpose was to track enemies and treasures. Using it in the Immortal City just to identify the auras of Cultivators entering and leaving and to record their movements was a bit of an underutilization of its power.

"Pull up Tantai Feixue’s movements. And while you’re at it, pull up Master Gu’s as well."

There were Cultivators stationed here specifically for this task. After receiving the order from the four Guardian Elders, they pulled up the tracking records for Tantai Feixue and Jiang Zuo.

"They’ve been at home all day and have barely moved?"

"Could the mirror have been deceived, or is the record wrong?"

You Changheng frowned and couldn’t help but ask.

"Elder You, don’t make such wild accusations! We can’t bear the responsibility for such a crime!"

Hearing this, the Cultivators stationed here couldn’t hold back their indignation.

If the Jade Fall Tracing Mirror really had such a problem, wouldn’t the fault lie with them?