Chapter 199: NINEFOLD SOVEREIGN ARRAY

Chapter 199 — NINEFOLD SOVEREIGN ARRAY (PART I: ALIGNMENT)

The sky had turned emerald.

Not metaphorically.

Literally.

The Jade Dragon’s evolving aura had spread so wide that the clouds above the battlefield now glowed with a faint green tint, like the heavens themselves had been stained by its presence.

Below that sky—

The Nine stood.

But they were no longer standing as individuals.

They had reached the limit of fighting alone.

The dragon’s second form had made that brutally clear.

Dean Xu Canglong stood at the center of the broken plain, his long silver hair swaying in the wind created by the dragon’s immense wings. His sword remained lowered for now, but the blade hummed faintly with restrained power.

He studied the dragon.

Then spoke.

“We cannot defeat it with separate attacks.”

No one argued.

General Han Dae-Woo spat blood into the dirt and wiped his mouth.

“Yeah. I figured that out when my last punch bounced off like I hit a mountain.”

Above them, the Jade Dragon hovered.

It had stopped attacking.

Watching.

Learning.

Its emerald eyes studied the nine humans below like a scientist examining an experiment.

Dean Feng Yanrui descended slowly beside Canglong, phoenix flames flickering weakly behind him.

“You’re suggesting a formation?”

“Yes.”

Headmaster Suryavansh Rao folded his arms as he hovered above the group.

“Which one?”

Canglong lifted his gaze toward him.

“The Ninefold Sovereign Array.”

For a moment—

Silence spread across the battlefield.

Even the wind seemed to pause.

Grandmaster Tenzin Dorje’s eyes opened slowly.

“That technique was never completed.”

Dr. Elena Kovács, still kneeling in the crater where she had crashed earlier, looked up through blood-stained glasses.

“I’ve only seen the theoretical structure.”

Commander Rafael Ibarra frowned.

“Wait.”

“You’re saying we’re about to test an experimental formation against a six-kilometer dragon?”

General Han grinned.

“Sounds about right.”

Canglong finally lifted his sword.

“We have no better option.”

Above them—

The Jade Dragon’s voice rolled across the battlefield.

“You reorganize.”

Its emerald eyes glowed brighter.

“Interesting.”

The dragon did not attack.

It simply watched.

As if curious.

Canglong ignored it.

“Positions.”

The Ninefold Formation

The battlefield shifted.

The Nine moved into position across several hundred meters of ruined terrain.

A massive circle began forming.

At its center—

Dean Xu Canglong.

The spearhead.

The blade that would deliver the killing strike.

Around him—

The other eight formed a rotating structure of power.

Each position had purpose.

Each role was precise.

First Ring — The Anchors

Two figures took positions closest to Canglong.

General Han Dae-Woo planted his feet firmly into the cracked earth.

His fists clenched.

Kinetic energy rolled across his muscles like thunder waiting to strike.

“I’ll hold the center.”

Opposite him—

Grandmaster Tenzin Dorje knelt.

Both palms pressed against the ground.

The earth beneath the battlefield sank slightly.

Gravity began stabilizing the entire region.

“Foundation secured.”

Second Ring — Elemental Pressure

Three figures moved next.

To the east—

Commander Rafael Ibarra raised both arms.

Water from distant rivers began spiraling into the sky.

Entire streams twisted through the air like liquid serpents responding to his command.

“Pressure channel ready.”

To the west—

Dean Feng Yanrui ignited again.

Crimson phoenix flames erupted around his body.

Behind him—

A massive phoenix silhouette formed.

“Flame core active.”

Above the circle—

Headmaster Suryavansh Rao lifted into the air.

Solar light began condensing around him again, brighter than before.

“Solar amplification prepared.”

Third Ring — Control

Three more positions filled.

Dr. Elena Kovács activated the surviving drones around the formation.

Despite her injuries, her fingers moved rapidly across the control panel attached to her wrist.

“Harmonic grid stabilizing.”

Above the battlefield—

Astra Nyx stepped through folded space again, hovering at the highest point of the formation.

Her blade shimmered.

“Dimensional aperture ready.”

Finally—

Kaito Veyron stepped forward slowly.

Void chains coiled around his arms like living serpents.

He smirked slightly.

“Binding layer online.”

The circle was complete.

Nine points.

Nine forces.

Nine roles.

Energy began building.

The battlefield trembled.

The Jade Dragon tilted its head.

It could feel it now.

The air around the Nine was changing.

Different.

Structured.

Its voice echoed again.

“You attempt unity.”

Canglong finally raised his blade.

The sword glowed brighter than it had since the battle began.

Azure light spread outward from the blade’s edge like dawn breaking through storm clouds.

“Not attempt.”

His eyes sharpened.

“Execution.”

The Array Activates

Dorje pressed both palms into the ground.

“Mountain Suppression — Foundation Lock.”

The battlefield stabilized.

Gravity aligned perfectly within the formation circle.

Han roared.

“Titan Core Anchor.”

Kinetic energy surged into the ground beneath Canglong.

The center point became immovable.

Ibarra unleashed spiraling water currents.

“Leviathan Channel.”

Pressure streams began feeding energy toward the center.

Feng Yanrui spread his arms wide.

“Phoenix Ignition.”

Crimson flames spiraled upward like a burning crown around the formation.

High above—

Suryavansh Rao lifted his hands.

A miniature sun ignited again.

“Solar Amplification.”

Golden energy poured downward into the circle.

Kovács’ drones activated.

“Resonance Alignment Grid.”

Perfect harmonic frequencies stabilized every power stream.

Astra Nyx slashed open a controlled dimensional fracture.

“Void Aperture.”

The energy had somewhere to focus.

Kaito Veyron snapped his chains outward.

“Abyssal Binding Ring.”

Dark chains circled the formation.

Containing the power.

Then—

Everything converged.

Nine streams of power spiraled inward toward one point.

Canglong.

His sword.

The blade began glowing so brightly that the battlefield looked like it was being lit by a second sun.

Azure light surged upward into the sky.

The Jade Dragon watched.

For the first time—

Its emerald eyes narrowed.

“Curious.”

The dragon spread its wings wider.

But this time—

It moved.

It attacked.

A claw descended toward the formation.

But Dorje’s gravity field held.

Han’s kinetic anchor held.

The formation did not break.

The dragon’s claw slammed into the barrier of combined power—

And stopped.

The air detonated.

The Jade Dragon roared.

“Impossible.”

Canglong raised the glowing blade higher.

The Ninefold Sovereign Array had fully awakened.

And for the first time since the battle began—

The dragon felt something new.

Danger.

Canglong whispered quietly.

“Part two.”

And the sword descended.

[Chapter ENDS]

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep