Chapter 101: Chapter 8: Breaking the Array (Part 2)

Since this array had been established, the Huang Clan Territory had never been attacked. The presence of the Huangyuan Marketplace Stewards had always kept conflicts between Foundation Establishment Clans from escalating to the point of all-out war.

But Huang Dengtao never imagined that the very first time the Jade Mountain Huang Family came under assault, the enemy would employ a killing array like the Heaven-shattering Earth-sinking Array.

As the ground shook relentlessly, the very land of the Huang Clan Territory began to sink.

The Earth Array deployed outside the Spiritual Spring finally gave way. It had been constructed in a hurry, and its various array banners had not been reinforced. Even as the Huang Family cultivators inside the array struggled to maintain it, the murky yellow Spiritual Light that had seemed indestructible wavered, then shattered completely.

The Huang Family cultivators who had been sheltering inside the array instantly fell into despair, fleeing toward the Five Weapons Xuanhuang Formation.

The Tribulation Cultivators, who had been lying in wait, closed in with vicious sneers, intending to intercept these Huang Family cultivators.

The Huang Family cultivators within the Main Array were prepared. The Five Weapons Xuanhuang Formation instantly activated, and wisps of Profound Yellow Qi coalesced into a flying saber. It shot forth, slicing a Tribulation Cultivator blocking the path in half at the waist.

If the Five Weapons Xuanhuang Formation were activated at full power, it could condense five weapons from the Profound Yellow Qi, each with might equivalent to a Tier Two Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact.

But under the destructive pressure of the Heaven-shattering Earth-sinking Array, it could now only form one.

After slaying more than twenty Tribulation Cultivators, it flew straight for the Iron Armor General.

The Iron Armor General parried the Flying Saber with his staff, then pointed a finger. A turbid current of water immediately surged forth, trapping all the Huang Family cultivators outside the array.

In a desperate move, one Huang Family cultivator activated a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, thinking he could charge through the current. But in the span of just two breaths, the water corroded the artifact into a heap of scrap. The cultivator let out a horrific scream before melting into a puddle of pus.

“Huang Dengtao! Hand over that treasure, and I’ll release your clan members and leave right now!”

The Iron Armor General bellowed toward the Five Weapons Xuanhuang Formation, all while wielding his club to block the Flying Saber.

The Huang Family cultivators sheltering inside the Five Weapons Xuanhuang Formation wavered. They looked toward their old ancestor—some of them still had immediate family trapped outside the array.

The Red-faced Cultivator, who was controlling the Heaven-shattering Earth-sinking Array, felt his heart skip a beat. He was incredibly curious about what kind of treasure could be coveted even by demons.

Though his anger soared to the heavens, Huang Dengtao forced himself to calm down.

“I have no idea what treasure you’re talking about!”

“Hmph! You’ve chosen the hard way!”

The Iron Armor General saw that Huang Dengtao had not yet had time to switch his cultivation to the Nine Yin Blood Evil Scripture and breathed a great sigh of relief. He was determined to obtain the Flood Dragon today.

Seeing that Huang Dengtao was still trying to play dumb, he simply channeled his Magical Power, preparing to melt all the Huang Family cultivators outside the array into puddles of pus.

“Wait! Look at this! Are you still going to attack?”

Huang Dengtao held up the Bone Mask he used to conceal his identity for the Iron Armor General to see.

No matter how bold he was, he would never dare expose the existence of the Profound Carp Association. After all, the Association’s leader could not only have the Jade Mountain Huang Family completely erased, but even their main branch in the Wei Kingdom would be unable to escape the fate of clan extermination.

He could only use the mask to reveal his identity to the Iron Armor General.

The Iron Armor General’s face remained impassive, but his mind was already in turmoil. ’How could Huang Dengtao’s identity be Si Yuan? Was there some kind of mistake?!’

But the Old Turtle couldn’t care less about that. A heaven-sent opportunity for merit was right before his eyes, and he truly did not want to miss it.

In his haste, he located the Spiritual Spring.

Due to the tremors created by the Heaven-shattering Earth-sinking Array, the Spiritual Spring had already dried up, but the Spirit Water that had previously flowed out had still formed a small pool on the ground.

Wucheng stuck his head into the water and drank, then raised his head excitedly and said to the Iron Armor General:

“General! I’m sure of it! The treasure is in here! That Old Huang is trying to trick you!”

The Iron Armor General’s mind was in a knot, but he forced himself to remain calm.

’Something’s not right,’ he thought. ’If Old Huang were trying to seize the treasure for himself, he wouldn’t have sent Wang Tong to cooperate with them while he himself stayed out of it, only to be caught completely off-guard by today’s siege.’

But in the next moment, he discovered to his horror that his abundant Demon Power was beginning to vanish like smoke.

He turned to see the Turtle Demon Wucheng and the Dog Demon Gou Santong looking back at him with the same horrified expressions.

“Ge… General, my Demon Power!”

“Silence!”

The Iron Armor General could only bark at Wucheng to shut him up. Only the Demon Power of the three of them was showing signs of dissipation; the Tribulation Cultivators showed no abnormalities.

Huang Dengtao had clearly used some bizarre poison that specifically targeted demons.

They were currently cooperating with the Tribulation Cultivators. If the Red-faced Cultivator were to learn that they had been poisoned and their Demon Power was fading, he would likely either turn on them immediately or simply sit back and watch the show, waiting for both sides to be grievously wounded before reaping the rewards.

His subordinates, the White Apes and other demons, were wreaking havoc in other areas to prevent the Huangyuan Marketplace’s Foundation Establishment Stewards and Law Enforcement Team from coming to the Huang Family’s aid. They couldn’t be recalled in time.

This filled the Iron Armor General with both shock and fear. He never imagined Huang Dengtao could be so insidious.

’This wasn’t a lack of preparation at all; it was clear he had this trick up his sleeve the whole time, just waiting for them to walk into his trap!’

“You treacherous villain! Absolutely ruthless!”

A vicious impulse born of desperation seized the Iron Armor General. With a squeeze of his hand, the roiling, murky current completely swallowed the Huang Family cultivators outside the array.

Within the murky current, a few Defensive Spirit Lights flared like candles in the wind before being extinguished. The cultivators inside all melted into pus.

Instantly, desperate wails erupted from within the Five Weapons Xuanhuang Formation.

Huang Dengtao was also shocked and enraged. He didn’t understand why this damned Ape Demon had still acted so ruthlessly, even after he had taken an enormous risk to reveal his identity. The demon even wore an indignant expression, as if Huang Dengtao was the one who had wronged him.

“Kill!”

Grief-stricken and furious, the Huang Family cultivators poured all their energy into driving the Profound Yellow Flying Saber into Magical Combat with the Iron Armor General.

“You two, get in there! All Tribulation Cultivators, attack the Grand Array with everything you have! After the array is broken, aside from one treasure, I won’t take anything else!”

The Iron Armor General’s cultivation had already dropped by a level, making it difficult for him to parry the Flying Saber. He knew he couldn’t drag this out. He had no idea how many more levels of their cultivation the bizarre poison would strip away. He had to break the Grand Array and seize the Flood Dragon as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, once their power was weakened to a certain point, they wouldn’t be able to leave the Chen Kingdom even if they did manage to seize the Flood Dragon.

In the distance, within the Stealth Array, Yang Jing’s face was flushed bright red. He had just taken advantage of the Iron Armor General’s complete focus on the Magical Combat to secretly sign contracts with the three demons.

The subtle aura produced when signing the contracts was extremely faint and easily overlooked. Furthermore, with the Iron Armor General completely absorbed in his Magical Combat with Huang Dengtao, he hadn’t noticed a thing.

The moment Huang Dengtao displayed the Bone Mask, Yang Jing waited a few breaths, then immediately began consuming the three demons’ cultivation to share their Talents.

For the entire past month, he had been gifting them pills at every meeting, racking his brain to cater to the three demons’ every whim. He hadn’t even put this much thought into chasing girls in his past life. It had all been for this very moment.

[Mountain-Carrying Power (Rare): 80%]

[Bright Qi Talent (Legendary): 103%]

[Divine Turtle Longevity (Rare): 70%]

The three Talents were instantly bestowed upon him. Even with Yang Jing’s profound foundation, he nearly buckled under the strain as both his Magical Power and Celestial True Yang began to fluctuate.

However, the Stealth Array he had set up was for this very purpose, and it perfectly concealed his aura. Not that the Dog Demon Gou Santong likely had any time to pay attention to this spot anyway.

All sorts of Spiritual Lights from Magical Artifacts and Magic bombarded the array. The Turtle Demon Wucheng spewed pillars of water from his mouth, and the Dog Demon Gou Santong’s Demon Power transformed into wind.

The sound of exploding Magic and furious shouts rose and fell in waves.

Meanwhile, the Heaven-shattering Earth-sinking Array continued to activate, causing constant tremors.

Though the Huang Family cultivators within the Five Weapons Xuanhuang Formation fought back with all their strength, they were ultimately unable to turn the tide.

BOOM!

The murky yellow Spiritual Light of the Five Weapons Xuanhuang Formation finally gave way. With a deafening roar, it disintegrated and vanished.

The faces of the Huang Family cultivators inside the array were ashen, without a trace of blood. Though the Tribulation Cultivators outside had suffered heavy losses, their faces were filled with fanatical excitement.

“The array is broken! The array is broken!”

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