novelraw Chapter 921 782: In the Blink of a Finger
Chapter 921 782: In the Blink of a Finger
Before the seven beams of white light erupted and before the dashing man took out the Command Arrow, Manxi from the Heavenly Court, staring at the mirror image, recognized who the opponent was, and muttered gravely, "'Qiankun Sect' Disciple Zhe Yuren, something shady is going on over in Nanshan..."
To most monks, the name 'Qiankun Sect' is not unfamiliar; ranked tenth among the top sects in the Cultivation World, they excel in arrays and hold the top position in the realm of arrays, similar to the Refining Heaven Sect's status in the Artifact Refining World.
Upon seeing the Command Arrow appear and the seven beams of white light erupt, Manxi burst out exclaiming, "Not good, it's the 'Immortal Trapping Array'!"
As the name suggests, an array capable of trapping immortals.
Mulan Jin's face sank as well, unable to conceal his worry in his eyes. His insight was no less than Manxi's, and naturally, he recognized the nature of the seven beams of light from the Command Arrow.
He regret it, he truly regret it.
Faced with this situation, it would have been better if Shi Chun couldn't save anyone, and if he couldn't save Liang Lanshe, he wouldn't dare to act rashly. Now Shi Chun, that scoundrel, tied his daughter to him and charged into the melee with no guarantee amid flashing swords and eager fights.
In a chaotic melee, fighting for their lives, who can pay attention to whose daughter it is? It's easy to make a mistake.
If his daughter dies, what's the point of finding the culprit for revenge?
Despite all his calculations, he considered that Shi Chun might fail to rescue her, and anticipated Shi Chun would use various methods to save her, but he didn't expect Shi Chun to resort to brute force alone, how could this be possible? Crucially, so far, there hasn't been any sign of help.
Wasn't this guy very cunning, very skilled in schemes, where was the scheme?
Don't tell me you really came alone to fight forcefully!
Saying this kind of person, Shi Chun, would initially plan to take the risk alone to save his daughter; he wouldn't believe it even if he got beaten to death.
But now, increasingly suspicious, where is the backup, why hasn't it appeared yet?
Manxi, worried and holding his wrist beside him, said, "Once trapped in this array, if cultivation isn't strong enough to forcibly break it, the array becomes stronger with the strength you attack with. The more spell attacks, the more powerful the array becomes. However, the weakness is apparent; facing a large group, as long as someone outside attacks the Spellcasters holding the Command Arrow, the array can be broken. Unfortunately, our people are hiding in the Extreme Abyss. Commander, this time it might be trouble."
Mulan Jin doesn't need him to complain; he knows better within his heart, watching helplessly as his daughter and Shi Chun are swallowed by the 'Immortal Trapping Array', his heart tightened...
Nanshan Central, seeing the ambush succeed, Pu Gong clapped excitedly and said, "Good, they've fallen into the trap!"
Beside him, Commander Ming Chaofeng looked relieved but not exactly happy. In a way, to be successful in Artifact Refining, monks should study arrays thoroughly, so there is quite a common ground between Artifact Refiners and monks proficient in arrays.
Hence, he was worried and said, "Don't celebrate too early; this array is easily broken from outside. Once other forces arrive, it might be all for naught; I don't believe the other sects will remain indifferent."
Pu Gong said, "Senior Brother, I had the same concern before, contacted Zhe Yuren and warned him. Zhe Yuren said if anyone intervenes, they have arrays as backup, enough to resist for a while and support until Luo Que arrives. If it goes smoothly, before anyone intervenes, they can swiftly capture Shi Chun."
Ming Chaofeng nodded, "What if Feng Yin arrives early, facing Feng Yin holding the Sky Splitting Sword, can his array withstand it?"
"..." Pu Gong was speechless, silence being an answer, but still defended with a sentence, "Feng Yin previously appeared over at Luanya Mountain; logically, he shouldn't be in the area where the mirror image is; by the time he arrives, we should be done."
Ming Chaofeng also fell silent.
West Niu Central, Commander Niu Qian cracked his finger joints and hummed at the mirror image, "Beaten to it by others, hope Shi Chun can hold on longer. Who's nearest and stationed against Zhe Yuren?"
His department responded, "Commander, rest assured, we've deployed the strongest available personnel nearby, it's the Great Shentu. The Great Shentu's strength isn't inferior to Zhe Yuren; even if he can't suppress them, with the Great Shentu's skills, entangling them should be no problem, enough to hold until Feng Yin arrives."
He pointed at the Mountain River Map, "The Great Shentu is already near, just contacted, estimate it will take half a stick of incense to reach."
"Oh, it's the Great Shentu..." Niu Qian nodded slightly at this person, obviously reassured, revealing an assured look at the mirror image.
East Victory Central, seeing Shi Chun trapped in the mirror image, Wei Mo's eyebrows furrowed heavily, patting his stomach in dissatisfaction, "Nanshan took the initiative, how long until Blue Child arrives?"
Tao Zhi, holding the Mother-child Talisman for contact, replied quickly, "Within two sticks of incense time."
Wei Mo said sternly, "Why so slow, others have already arrived."
Tao Zhi felt helpless, "Nearby personnel, sending them might be sending them to death; it would be useless, Blue Child is slightly farther, but once he arrives, few can stop him."
Wei Mo pressured, "Tell him to hurry fast!"
"Yes." Tao Zhi obeyed, hesitated slightly, and asked, "Blue Child is somewhat fearful of Xuanji Token Master; with Mu Lanqing present, he's afraid of unintended harm, not easy to act."
Wei Mo glanced coldly, "He has the ability to poison everyone, then say, poison first then rescue. If something goes wrong, I'll take responsibility!"
"Alright." Tao Zhi nodded and carried out the order.
Beiju Central, glaring at the mirror image, Lan She suddenly turned and questioned sharply, "Su Jikuan, how long until he arrives?"
Xiao Ruomei, instructing other generals, hurriedly came over to report, "It will be at least half a two-hour."
Lan She angrily said, "Tell him to hurry up and inform him that this is his chance for revenge. Also, notify that disgraceful bunch to attack the people from the Qiankun Sect and help Shi Chun escape. We've lost face, but we can't let others step over us to rise."
In short, what we can't have, we can't let others have either.
The 'disgraceful bunch' he's talking about can only be those who teamed up with Chongxing to gang up on Shi Chun.
Xiao Ruomei naturally understood and immediately followed the order.
Shi Chun, swallowed by the dazzling white light, instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes. When he lowered his hand, he was already in the howling wind, facing a vast expanse of white, as if boundless mist was swirling with the rotating heavens and earth.
The white light was gone, as if he had arrived in another world.
Realizing something was wrong, Qilin A San continued to gallop, trying to rush out, but it felt like running in place, never reaching the end.
However, Shi Chun's right eye superpower could see the situation outside the array; he saw that those surrounding him weren't too far away. Alas, close at hand yet separated by an endless time-space, unable to reach the end no matter how he tried.
Shi Chun swung his knife left and right, angrily slashing out over a dozen strands of Green Qi. Yet, the Green Qi dissipated invisibly, without even a sound of explosion, instead making the swirling void spin even faster.
The original right eye superpower world with its cyan base was also starting to bizarrely rotate within a considerable area. Shi Chun had never seen the base color of his right eye fantasy world move so dramatically.
Holding Shi Chun's waist and looking around, Mulan Qingqing's face grew solemn, and she suddenly said, "Stop fighting; this is the Qiankun Sect's 'Immortal Trapping Array'. The more you attack, the stronger the array absorbs; this array grows stronger when facing strength. We're in trouble this time."
Seeing her recognition, Shi Chun quickly asked, "Is there a way to break the array?"
Mulan Qingqing replied in a deep voice, "I've heard from sect elders about this array. Breaking it isn't difficult. A dead array can be broken if someone outside attacks the array base. A live array can be broken by overwhelming the array controller. But once trapped inside, it's troublesome unless one is powerful enough to forcefully burst the array. Otherwise, the stronger the resistance, the stronger the suppression of the array. Those who don't understand arrays basically can't escape."
Burst it? Qilin A San, while continually running, turned to glance at Shi Chun, secretly pondering, if he's truly hiding his strength, it shouldn't be difficult for the master to break it.
Shi Chun looked around and immediately switched tactics, "A San, try at full speed."
"Okay, I've been waiting for the master's command." Qilin A San responded and immediately galloped wildly, showing a fervent confidence in speed beneath the helmet.
Shi Chun had actually been suppressing its running speed, not daring to let it go full throttle.
The previous thought was simple; just running away was enough, keeping a hand at the ready for crucial moments if needed.
Now that things had come to this, holding back was unnecessary, wanting to see if they could break out by speed.
But reality was harsh; Qilin A San's legs moved so fast, shadows were barely visible, yet it seemed to be running in place, not feeling acceleration from those riding it.
Meanwhile, the 'Immortal Trapping Array' was clearly spinning faster, putting an invisible pressure increasingly upon them.
"Hmm..." Mulan Qingqing let out a muffled groan, looking uneasy.
Shi Chun glanced back, immediately realizing the problem; the woman couldn't perform skills against the pressure. He promptly wrapped her to alleviate the pressure, curiously saying, "Mulan, speak up if there's an issue."
Not knowing why her mouth was so stubborn, encountering danger and not calling for help; if neglected, what if something went wrong?
"Master, running till the legs break is useless." Qilin A San's fervor faded, instead showing panic and defeat, "Master, we're afraid it's up to your skills."
This quick surrender felt more like relying on support.
Or perhaps, it wanted to test the master's depth.
Shi Chun didn't mind it for now, still observing around, feeling the growing pressure, yet not panicking, instead becoming increasingly calm. As his right eye superpower gaze touched the cyan base color of the spinning fantasy world, his heart suddenly stirred.
He recalled the scene of the immobilization charm taking effect, changing the fantasy world's base color; his gaze lit, decisively cast from within the Qiankun Bracelet, opening a gourd, casting to draw immobilization material, then waved it out.
With a flip of his hand, he flicked out a grain of Sandal Gold Flame Energy, shooting it into the thrown immobilization material.
In the right eye superpower, countless glowing blue threads rapidly spread, expanding swiftly in all directions, looking spectacular.
It was as he expected, the fantasy world's cyan base color changed when touching the immobilization material, those swiftly rotating cyan base colors likewise quickly flipped to fixed, expanding the range of fixed with the extending bright blue lines.
Meanwhile, the rapidly spinning winds and clouds around obviously began stopping quickly, and the pressure squeezing from all directions was rapidly weakening.
This magical sight caught Qilin A San's attention; it couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, fortunate to encounter a wise master!"
And this sight fell into Mulan Qingqing's gaze, only seeing that shot Sandal Gold Flame Energy freeze in the air, as if it too stopped the spinning world in front.
Is this breaking the 'Immortal Trapping Array'? Mulan Qingqing was greatly shocked, not seeing Shi Chun do much, just a simple flick of his hand.
With eyes emitting killing intent, Shi Chun lifted the knife in one hand, while the other drew out the 'Three Corpses Mirror', targeting the increasingly clear figures outside.