Chapter 326: Huang Xu Breaks Through to Martial Emperor Great Perfection

Dragon Sword said indifferently, "Whether you've misunderstood me or not is irrelevant. You can't kill me, and I've never considered you a threat."

"What?"

Nian Yao's old face stiffened.

However, he didn't argue. He accepted it frankly.

With his Mid Stage Martial Emperor Realm, he truly was no match for Dragon Sword, who was a Martial Emperor at the Great Perfection stage.

Nian Yao said, "Then you should at least give me a reason."

"The reason is simple!"

Dragon Sword said flatly, "Because the Array here isn't something a human could have set up."

Hearing this, everyone grew puzzled.

'What exactly does Dragon Sword mean?'

'If a human didn't set it up, could a ghost have done it?'

'That's ridiculous. There are no ghosts in this world.'

Dragon Sword didn't answer directly. Instead, he turned to Qingfeng and said, "Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, you are a Tier Seven Array Master. Tell me, can you patch all the loopholes in an Array?"

"Well..."

Qingfeng hesitated. "At best, this old man can patch all the loopholes in an Array below Tier Three, but only after a long period of study."

Dragon Sword pressed, "And what about those above Tier Three?"

Qingfeng shook his head decisively. "Apologies, this old man's skills are limited. I cannot patch them all completely."

"That's right!"

Dragon Sword said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Qingfeng is a Tier Seven Array Master, yet he can barely patch the loopholes in Arrays below Tier Three. But the person who set up the Arrays here can patch the loopholes of a Tier Seven Array, forcibly raising its power to Tier Nine."

"So what?"

Nian Yao said nonchalantly.

Dragon Sword smiled. "Fellow Daoist Nian, let me ask you, what level of mastery does this person have in the Array Dao?"

Hearing this, Nian Yao froze.

The others were stunned as well.

An unbelievable answer popped into their minds simultaneously.

A Tier Ten Array Master.

Nian Yao shook his head. "Absolutely impossible. This is just a Martial Emperor's Cave Mansion. There's no way a Tier Ten Array Master would set up an Array here."

Sima Jian, Elder Hu, and the others also shook their heads.

A Tier Ten Array Master was an expert comparable to a Ten Directions Martial Saint.

They could also be called a Saint-level Array Master.

Dragon Sword said, "Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, what do you say?"

Qingfeng took a sharp breath of cold air. "To be able to raise a Tier Seven Array to Tier Nine, their mastery of the Array Dao must be beyond Tier Nine. It's indeed possible they're a Saint-level Array Master."

"That person must be a Soul and Martial Dual Cultivator."

Dragon Sword stated with certainty, "Although their Martial Arts Realm is only at the Martial Emperor Level, their Soul Power has surpassed the Emperor Level and reached the higher Saint Level. They are a Saint-level Array Master. Deeper inside, there must be a Tier Ten Saint-level Grand Array they've set up. Do you still want to go in?"

"No!"

Everyone shook their heads.

Faced with a Tier Ten Saint-level Grand Array, forget about them—even a Martial Emperor couldn't enter and expect to come out unscathed.

"Damn it all."

Lan Xuan stomped his foot in fury.

BANG!

The ground was shattered into dust by his immense power.

The others also wore expressions of bitter unwillingness.

'What fucking rotten luck.'

The Martial Emperor's Legacy and the Martial Emperor's Ultimate Treasure were right in front of them, yet they were blocked by an Array, unable to reach them.

Qingfeng sighed. "Forget it, forget it. This just proves that we are not fated to obtain the Martial Emperor's Legacy and Ultimate Treasure."

"Is this really the only way?"

Sima Jian's face was filled with unwillingness.

Dragon Sword said, "If everyone agrees to retreat, then let's leave quickly. We don't want to run into another Array."

With that, Dragon Sword prepared to return the way he came.

But when he turned around, he found that the path they'd taken had vanished. A dense, hazy mist had appeared before his eyes.

"Damn it, something's happened!"

Dragon Sword cried out in alarm.

Staring at the thick fog, Qingfeng's expression changed drastically. "This is... the Golden Lock Enchantment Array."

"The Golden Lock Enchantment Array?"

Lan Xuan said nonchalantly, "If this old man remembers correctly, that should be a Tier Seven Array. It can't block our path."

A Tier Seven Array is used to deal with Martial Emperors.

A single Martial Emperor might be trapped in the Golden Lock Enchantment Array, but with so many of them, they could definitely fight their way out.

However, Qingfeng shook his head. "Fellow Daoist Lan, you seem to have forgotten something."

"What is it?"

Lan Xuan asked, confused.

Qingfeng's face was grim. "Here, a Tier Seven Array will have its loopholes patched and become a Tier Nine Array."

"What?"

Lan Xuan's face instantly turned deathly pale.

He had actually forgotten about that.

Lan Xuan asked, trembling, "Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, are you sure this is a Tier Nine Array?"

"I'm sure!"

Qingfeng sighed. "Everyone, although this old man hates to admit it, we are indeed trapped here. There's no way out."

In an instant, everyone's face turned ashen and bloodless, filled with despair.

Move forward, and they would be killed by the Eight Directions Annihilation Array. Retreat, and they would be trapped to death by the Golden Lock Enchantment Array. They were caught between a rock and a hard place.

"Can we only stay here and wait to die?"

Dragon Sword said in despair.

Nian Yao said, unwilling to give up, "No! This old man will not stay here and wait to die!"

"This old man can't be trapped here to die either."

Elder Hu asked, "Fellow Daoist Nian, what do you plan to do?"

Nian Yao said, "Compared to being trapped to death by the Golden Lock Enchantment Array, this old man would rather enter the Eight Directions Annihilation Array and fight for his life! A real man should believe that my fate is in my own hands, not the heavens! If the heavens want to destroy this old man, then this old man will tear the heavens down!"

"How domineering, Fellow Daoist Nian!"

Elder Hu clenched his fists. "Rest assured, this old man won't let you go to your death alone, because this old man will go with you!"

"Let's go!"

Nian Yao and Elder Hu stepped into the Eight Directions Annihilation Array. Before anyone could shout to stop them, the two were pulverized into pieces by tens of thousands of rays of killing light.

The ground was covered in pools of blood.

Qingfeng grumbled, "Have those two lost their minds? Were they in such a hurry to die?"

'So stupid!'

Even if they didn't want to wait here to die, they should have entered the Golden Lock Enchantment Array. At least they could have lived a few more days even if they were trapped.

What if they got lucky and stumbled their way out by accident?

Sima Jian asked, "What should we do?"

Qingfeng said, "Let's heal our injuries first. Once we've recovered to our peak condition, we can figure out a way to get out of the Golden Lock Enchantment Array."

「Meanwhile...」

Su Mo asked, "Old Huang, how many Arrays have we set up?"

"Thirty thousand, eight hundred!"

Huang Xu said excitedly, "With these thirty thousand, eight hundred perfectly patched, flawless Arrays guarding our Qingyang City, not even a Martial Venerable could dream of breaking in! Even if a Martial Emperor came, they'd be in for more than they bargained for!"

"Over thirty thousand..."

Su Mo's face was full of astonishment.

He hadn't expected that after just a few days of guiding Huang Xu, they would have set up so many Arrays.

Su Mo said politely, "Old Huang, you've worked hard these past few days. You've made a great contribution to the safety of our Qingyang City."

"This old servant has not suffered!"

Huang Xu shook his head.

After receiving Su Mo's guidance for the past few days, his mastery of the Array Dao had advanced by leaps and bounds, surpassing everything he had learned in the first half of his life.

Suddenly, a powerful aura began to rise from Huang Xu's body.

"Old Huang, you're..."

Su Mo said in surprise.

Huang Xu smiled. "Elder Su, this old servant is about to have a Breakthrough. I'm breaking through to Martial Emperor Great Perfection."