Chapter 475 - 474: Fire Elemental Minion, Ordered to Break the Array

Chapter 475: Chapter 474: Fire Elemental Minion, Ordered to Break the Array

For Demon Cultivator Mo Yan, becoming famous by taking a Divine Transformation Pill and using a false identity was out of the question.

She was already quite famous in the Holy Land. If she could just achieve fame one more time, she could probably solidify the "fact" that Demon Cultivator Mo Yan was a Fairy.

She didn’t know how she’d ended up a man, but it didn’t matter. With her skills, it was only a matter of time before she changed back.

’No, it should be today.’

In truth, it wasn’t just Mo Yan who wanted to become famous; many people were here for the recognition.

But Jiang Zuo was definitely not one of them.

Right now, Jiang Zuo was watching Su Qi try to break the array.

He’d thought Su Qi might impress him, but it seemed he had been overthinking things.

Su Qi was truly unfamiliar with Arrays.

She had only managed to solve two arrays, and it had already taken a tremendous effort.

Who knew how long it would take her to solve this third one.

Su Qi glanced back at Jiang Zuo and said, "This Array was set up wrong. It can’t be solved by normal means."

Jiang Zuo nodded.

"Really, it needs to be corrected," Su Qi added.

Jiang Zuo simply nodded again.

"I’m not lying!" Su Qi said, flustered.

Everyone knew perfectly well whether she was lying. Still, Jiang Zuo nodded. "Mm, you’re not lying."

"..." Seeing his attitude, Su Qi stomped her foot. "Fine, fine! I can’t do it, okay?"

Jiang Zuo chuckled. "Then, shall I give it a try?"

Su Qi was astonished, her face a mask of disbelief. "Are you going to make a fool of yourself just to make me feel better?"

Jiang Zuo just smiled without a word.

’As if that’s even possible.’

Jiang Zuo then took out his Magic Book and said, "Arrays are part of the Cultivation system, but Magic has Magic Arrays too."

"Although the two are different, they do have similarities."

"It might be impossible with other, more complex arrays, but Maze Arrays have a fundamental nature. And as Fire Elements, they can ignore certain sensory illusions."

"Plus, they’ve been studying the Magic Book recently, so it’s possible for them to crack the Maze Arrays here."

Su Qi was completely unconvinced. "That’s ridiculous, isn’t it? Have the Fire Elements break the Maze Array? Is that really possible?"

Jiang Zuo nodded. "This Magic Book is genuinely incredible. The Fire Elements have learned a lot, and it’s been a very effective, systematic education for them."

"They may be fighting all the time, but the results are undeniable. Even with the differences between Maze Arrays and Magic Arrays, they’ll eventually crack it through constant trial and error."

Su Qi spoke up, "You’re taking this too far, Mr. Jiang Zuo. Are you planning on having them take up Cultivation next?"

Jiang Zuo thought for a moment, then shook his head. "That would be impossible. It’s a congenital defect; they can only release what they are."

Su Qi was speechless. Jiang Zuo had actually given it serious thought.

Having Elements practice Cultivation was truly impossible; even having Elemental Spirits do it was out of the question.

Jiang Zuo was fairly certain of that, after a moment’s thought.

But having the Elements break the array was a real possibility. That Magic Book was truly incredible.

’To me, this book is actually not bad,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ’The "Strongest Mage" wasn’t just an empty title; he really had some original ideas.’

With a snap of his fingers, a few Fire Elemental Minions appeared.

For the Fire Elemental Minions, breaking the array for their Big Bro was the highest honor. They were the great pioneers.

For their Big Bro, they would bravely try anything.

Su Qi stared at the Maze Array, still unconvinced that the Fire Elements could break it.

"An Array isn’t just a wall, especially not a Maze Array. The specific steps you take can be the key to breaking it. Can you really solve it by just letting the Fire Elements charge in headfirst?" Su Qi couldn’t help but ask.

"We’ll know once we try," Jiang Zuo said.

When it came to Arrays, no one in this world had a deeper understanding than Jiang Zuo. If he said it was possible, then it was possible.

The Fire Elemental Minions were more than enough to break through these Maze Arrays.

Of course, if Jiang Zuo wanted to, he could have simply led Su Qi straight to the end.

He wouldn’t even have to lift a finger.

In his eyes, the arrays here were simpler than one plus one.

For Su Qi, however, it was like an elementary school student trying to solve middle school or even high school problems.

Some she could grasp, but for others, she could only see the surface without understanding the inner workings.

The Fire Elemental Minions, on the other hand, couldn’t understand any of it. But they knew how to brute-force the answers.

After all, there were a lot of them.

Whether it was a quadratic equation or a linear one, there was always a solution in the end.

They just had to keep plugging away. With enough speed and a large enough number of attempts, they would get it eventually.

Their basic knowledge of Magic Arrays was like knowing the numbers. And once you know the numbers, you have what it takes to start guessing the answers.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before the Maze Array that Su Qi had been unable to solve was completely broken under the onslaught of the Fire Elemental Minions.

And it wasn’t broken through brute force, either.

Su Qi was stunned.

She looked at Jiang Zuo, feeling like something was off.

When did Cultivation become such child’s play?

A Mage not learning Magic was one thing. Elements teaching themselves Magic was another.

But for Elements to actually help solve a Maze Array? That was just too much.

Su Qi walked over and pinched Jiang Zuo. She pinched him up and down several times before finally asking, "Are you really my husband?"

Jiang Zuo was speechless. ’Didn’t you say you could tell the difference?’

"I’m starting to suspect you’re the reincarnation of an Element. Otherwise, how are your abilities with Magic so bizarre?" Su Qi said.

Jiang Zuo didn’t want to explain. ’The reincarnation of an Element?’

’What a joke.’

Then, Jiang Zuo pulled Su Qi along. "Let’s go. We’ll keep moving forward and grab that mysterious prize on the way."

As she followed him, Su Qi said, "Let’s enter the Flying Sword competition next. I feel like you’re stealing all the spotlight."

Jiang Zuo agreed, "Sure. We’ll enter whatever you want to enter."

「 」

Meanwhile, Mo Yan and her group were also busy trying to break through the Maze Arrays.

Their group, which had started out large, was now down to just a few people.

Demon Cultivator Mo Yan, Liu Yiyi, Liuyue Xue, and Xiao Xiaomo.

Besides those four, everyone else had vanished. Heaven knew where they had gone.

They might have even disappeared on purpose.

Xiao Xiaomo said, "They didn’t sneak off to eat hot pot, did they?"

Liu Yiyi replied, "It’s highly likely. They weren’t very keen on participating in the Maze Array to begin with."

As Demon Cultivator Mo Yan worked on the Maze Array, she said, "That’s because none of them understand Arrays. I not only understand Arrays, I also know Feng Shui, and I’m skilled at finding tombs."

"It’s like I always say, you can never have too many skills. You lot only have one trick up your sleeves."

Liuyue Xue didn’t argue. While Mo Yan was a dabbler in many things, it was true that she knew about Arrays and Feng Shui.

Liuyue Xue then typed out a message for Mo Yan to read: *Are you getting anywhere? It’s been ages. Should I just use the Heaven-Breaking Spear to break us out?*

"... Just a mere Maze Array! I... huh? That’s not right. The Maze Array is changing! This is bad—quick, get over here!"

But before Mo Yan could finish shouting, a thick Mist enveloped them, and when it cleared, only Mo Yan was left standing alone.

Mo Yan sighed in resignation. "Oh well. It’s their loss. They weren’t fated to witness the magnificent style of me, Demon Cultivator Mo Yan."

And after a wave of Mist, Chen Yi’s group and Zhong Yiyang were suddenly spat out of the array.

All the men were out, except for Chi Xue Child.

Chen Yi wasn’t bothered. "Let’s go wait at the exit for the mysterious prize and eat hot pot. What if Fairy Mo Yan actually wins it?"

Zhong Yiyang said, "Can we please not eat hot pot?"

Chen Yi retorted, "Well, it’s not like this is a good place for you to stir-fry anything, is it?"

Zhong Yiyang said, "We could just... not eat."

"Let’s play cards, then," Chen Yi sighed. "I haven’t played in ages. Ever since Boss Po Xiao caught me playing at work, I haven’t really played much."

Zhong Yiyang asked, "And you’re not afraid of getting caught eating hot pot?"

Chen Yi replied, "Eating is a perfectly normal human activity."

Yang Mu and Liu Yu followed behind without a word, utterly despising the two of them.

’This is a golden opportunity. Shouldn’t we be trying to hit on the Fairies?’

’What’s with all this talk about eating?’

「 」

When the Mist appeared, it also affected Jiang Zuo and his group.

Fortunately, the Water Elemental Sister was quick-witted enough to rapidly counteract the Maze Array’s transition.

If she hadn’t succeeded, it would have taken them a great deal of effort to get back on the right path.

"By the way, do you think we’ll run into anyone else in here?" Su Qi asked. They had seen quite a few people enter when they did.

Logically, they should have run into someone by now, but they hadn’t seen a single soul.

So, Su Qi couldn’t help but be curious.

Jiang Zuo didn’t answer her question, saying only, "We’ll find out soon enough."

And just as Jiang Zuo finished speaking, a Fairy dressed in black with long, flowing black hair suddenly burst into view.