Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master - Chapter 1338 - 526: "Zhou Sumo
Beneath the feet of Song Taosheng and his companions lay solid ground. The ground was octagonal, with massive trigrams carved at eight positions—Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui. Countless tiny runes flowed ceaselessly between the trigrams.
Surrounding them were eight walls of light. Each wall was a hundred feet high, exuding a faint golden glow, securely sealing this space.
The triple array within the Cloud Prison finally activated, and in an instant, swallowed all the assassins into the Array Space, forming a trap with no escape!
“Mr. Song!” cried the three remaining Death Soldiers as they surrounded Song Taosheng.
Song Taosheng raised his hand, signaling them to stay calm.
He looked up at the starry sky above, then down at the Eight Diagrams underfoot, and finally at the light walls surrounding them, his expression grave.
The starry sky above was the All Heaven Starlight Array.
The Eight Diagrams underfoot were the Eight Diagrams Mysterious Array.
The surrounding light walls formed the Vajra Suppressing Mountain Formation.
This Array Space was by no means simple; it was a superimposition of a triple array!
In the next moment, the stars above began to move.
Various sizes of stars slowly rotated, spinning faster and faster. With each rotation, a silver starbeam fell from the sky, transforming into slender Starlight Arrows, shooting toward Song Taosheng and his group.
The speed of the Starlight Arrows was incredibly fast, and they were numerous, making them hard to evade.
One Death Soldier instinctively swung his sword to block, creating a shower of sword rain. The starlight clashed against the blade with a ringing explosion, sending sparks flying.
“Let me handle this,” another Death Soldier said, raising a shield and channeling mana to unleash its maximum defensive power, suddenly erecting a Light Shield to cover the group.
The Starlight Arrows were temporarily intercepted by the shield, and the sword-wielding Death Soldier withdrew his weapon, glancing at it nervously.
The surface of his trusted sword was now pitted and heavily damaged.
Song Taosheng’s heart sank. “As expected of the All Heaven Starlight Array!”
As intelligence reported, this array was particularly targeted at artifacts, capable of precise destruction, breaking enemies’ treasures.
Song Taosheng’s Divine Sense detected the shield above them, immediately realizing it too was riddled with small holes, difficult to sustain for long.
Wenbao—Reflex Mirror.
“Mencius said: Reflect upon oneself and be sincere, and therein lies the greatest joy.”
Song Taosheng brought forth a copper mirror. Its surface reflected the starlight, effectively countering the endless assault of Starlight Arrows and protecting the group, stabilizing their foothold.
The Death Soldier quickly retracted the shield, his expression serious. “We must swiftly locate the Array Eye!”
The Wenbao Reflex Mirror was specifically prepared for the All Heaven Starlight Array, proving its usefulness now. But it wasn’t enough, far from enough.
They only managed to stabilize their footing; breaking through the Starlight Array and creating a breach was imperative to escape.
Actually, there was no need for a reminder, as the third Death Soldier was already scanning with all his might.
Among the cultivators present, he was the most adept in formations. Previously, he had been responsible for preventing ban-breaking, breaking array items, many crafted by his hand.
Just as his investigations showed progress, the Eight Diagrams ground beneath them began to rotate slowly.
The eight trigrams lit up alternately, sometimes spewing scalding flames, sometimes surging with chilling Flame Streams, sometimes splitting with cracks attempting to swallow them, sometimes the ground transforming into mountains collapsing and crushing…
Song Taosheng led the other Death Soldiers, stumbling and shifting like headless flies.
This was the power of the Eight Diagrams Mysterious Array—direction became chaotic, the Five Elements reversed, and Qiankun shifted positions!
Song Taosheng and his team were exerting all effort to distinguish directions, yet they could not resist the array’s power.
“Damn it, heaven and earth move as one; we must first break the Eight Trigrams Array!” The preliminary results of the Death Soldier’s All Heaven Starlight Array scan went to waste.
Qian represents heaven, Kun represents earth, Zhen signifies thunder, Xun represents wind, Kan denotes water, Li symbolizes fire, Gen embodies mountains, Dui signifies lakes—eight trigrams, eight transformations, appearing alternately with limitless power.
Driven mad by the deduction, the Death Soldier disregarded the blood flowing from his seven orifices.
Time and again, he successfully calculated and determined safe footholds or the correct flying direction, allowing his side to barely maintain stability.
But being so preoccupied with their pursuit, there was simply no energy left to locate the Array Eye.
Guardian Cultivators overseeing the array watched Song Taosheng and his companions struggle intently.
“Ha ha, they’re finished!”
“Song Taosheng! He’s actually colluding with the Demon Cultivators, breaking into the Cloud Prison! Traitor!”
“Qin De has already been killed by him… Is it because they were humiliated in the earlier Debating Scripture that these Confucian Cultivators became so furious?”
“How should we deal with them?”
“It’s already been reported, but Lord Wu An is still sleeping. He drank too much last night…”
The leader responsible for guarding the Cloud Prison was a Nascent Soul Level Cultivator, but he was fond of drinking and extremely lax.
“In such a crisis, and he’s still asleep?!”
“Lord Wu An is in trouble this time; it’s impossible to cover up this incident, someone has already sacrificed.”
Most cultivators worried for Wu An. This superior was generally well-liked.
“Ah, the Cloud Prison has been peaceful for so many years, and now such a major issue arises, Lord Zhong Dao might be held accountable!”
“Enough chatter, quickly activate the third array, and capture the entire group of Song Taosheng alive. The longer the delay, the more trouble we’ll be in.”
“You’re right, you’re right!”
Thus, the next moment, the Vajra Suppressing Mountain Formation began to move slowly.
Within the Array Space, the eight massive light walls started moving toward the center with solemnity.
With every inch moved, the oppressive force within the Array Space grew heavier.
Song Taosheng and his companions felt an intangible pressure envelop them from all directions, attempting to crush them!
Their pressure increased, and their movements became more sluggish.
Song Taosheng gritted his teeth and retrieved an object from his bosom.
It was a jade pearl the size of a fist, wholly verdant, emitting a gentle glow.
