Chapter 2038

With a clatter, the sword rain was knocked flying, and the Blood Demon also turned into a cloak, returning behind He Lingchuan.

It needed a moment to recover.

It wasn't that it was too weak, but that the opponent's style was clearly tailored to counter it!

The surrounding scene cleared up at once; He Lingchuan looked around and couldn't help but be secretly startled.

What place is this?

Everyone was in an inexplicable space, roughly the size of two training grounds combined; the ground was all dirt, while the walls and floor were covered in massive root-like structures.

The walls were also a composite of wood and earth.

Looking further up, a palm-sized patch of sky.

They... couldn't it be that they were trapped inside a wooden vat?

Atop the most massive tree root ahead stood a person, who smiled at He Lingchuan and said:

"He Xiao, we meet again."

She even deliberately glanced a few more times at He Lingchuan's cloak — a magic artifact? Didn't seem like it. More like something was attached to it, not a dead object, but not like a living thing either.

No wonder this scoundrel He Xiao named himself the Nine Nether Great Emperor; he really has quite a few strange and eerie things on him.

An ordinary magic artifact, how could it block an immortal's sword array and True Solar Fire?

He Lingchuan took a light breath, beckoned with his right hand, and the long halberd was in his grip; the halberd tip lightly touched the ground:

"Protector Qiyang, life is short; I gave you extra time, so why don't you know to cherish it?"

Qiyang naturally understood:

The Dragon God Army would soon march on Yao Kingdom to wage war; if the two met again at that time, she would still be able to live a few more days.

"Back in Lingxu City, I should have crushed you to death with a single finger." Every time she thought of this, Qiyang regretted it too late; "Mending the fold after the sheep are lost, I cannot leave you alive to harm Between Between Between Beijia any longer."

Five years ago, He Xiao came alone to Lingxu City, using a vacant title from Chiyan Kingdom to bluff with borrowed authority. If she had been willing to expend a bit more effort and trouble to eliminate him then, she wouldn't have left such a scourge for the Emperor!

Taking advantage of the dialogue, He Lingchuan looked at the ground and understood what trap he had fallen into:

Beneath everyone's feet was engraved an extremely complex array; every single line was pure red gold, and at the eight corners of the array were embedded bronze talismans.

Without him needing to think further, Elder Xutuo already declared in one breath: "Great Mountain-Moving Array!"

The Great Mountain-Moving Array can instantly transport people within it ten li away, but it cannot be a sealed space. Between Between Between Beijia's mastery of this divine technique was naturally very proficient; going from the lower city of Lingxu City to the Floating Island was done through the Great Mountain-Moving Array.

It's just that the Floating Island itself is a magic artifact, and that set of Great Mountain-Moving Array is nested within it, so the "transportation" is an innate attribute of the divine artifact, consuming only one-tenth the energy of an ordinary Great Mountain-Moving Array.

But setting up a Great Mountain-Moving Array in the wilderness isn't so easy. The top-grade Xuan crystals consumed are counted by the basket, and an Offering must also be presented — that is, the Jin Du Ghost spawn.

To capture them, Qiyang really spared no expense.

He Lingchuan also roughly figured out where the other array diagram of this Mountain-Moving Array was:

That flat giant stone at the cave entrance... its bottom!

Such a huge stone, no one would be idle enough to flip it over and look. As a result, Qiyang and the others drew the Great Mountain-Moving Array diagram on the stone's underside. The captured Jin Du Ghost spawn was placed on the giant stone, and He Lingchuan would definitely have to stand on it too.

Once the array activated, the people standing on the giant stone would all be transported over.

This move was extremely ingenious, directly isolating He Lingchuan from the thousand-plus elites and throwing him into this unknown place.

And this place isn't exactly sealed either; sky light can still be seen above — for now it doesn't count.

He Lingchuan turned to look at Nanrong He; the latter had jumped away the moment he entered, and now stood two zhang away with a cold smile.

No need to pretend anymore.

"What's going on?" He Lingchuan stared at him and said, "Who are you?"

As he spoke, he channeled true power into his eyes, carefully sizing up the other party.

If it were an illusion technique, it should have shown its true form by now. With the Great Expansion Heavenly Pearl's blessing and Yuanli protecting him, it's very hard for any disguise to deceive him.

However, no matter how he looked, the person before him was still Nanrong He, not looking fake at all.

Could it be that Nanrong He truly harbored ill intentions and was feigning surrender from the start?

"Nanrong He, genuine article." Nanrong He bared his teeth in a smile, somewhat grim; "You seized my territory, didn't think there'd be no price, did you?"

He Lingchuan frowned slightly.

If Nanrong He wanted to deal with him, there were several good opportunities in the past few days; why wait until today?

And Nanrong He even lost a son, and the remaining ones aren't by his side.

To set a trap for He Lingchuan, would he need to sacrifice his most beloved youngest son?

He Lingchuan ignored him, instead pointing his halberd tip at Qiyang: "Just this little manpower? I thought you were fully prepared."

Several people still stood beside Qiyang, of varied appearances.

Qiyang smiled: "Enough. Your so-called 'Dragon God' will be refined into a dragon pearl inside the Wood King Cauldron!"

Cauldron? He Lingchuan's expression shifted slightly; a gust of wind brushed past his side.

Elder Xutuo had already charged out.

Why say so much, just fight! Don't give the enemy time to activate the next step of the trap.

One person beside Qiyang raised a hand and formed a sword seal; those hundreds of small swords suddenly converged into the shape of a long spear, stabbing fiercely at Elder Xutuo, wanting to give him a skull-cracking, brain-splitting blow.

This entire set of small swords is called the "Qimeng Sword Array".

Being able to drive objects and seize enemies through the air like this is already an immortal's technique!

Recently, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth has become increasingly abundant; its concentration is already about three times what it was before He Lingchuan caused a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace, therefore new divine abilities emerge endlessly.

It's the same principle as deep waters producing big fish; the difficulty of casting such immortal spells has also decreased a little —

Just a little bit, but enough to bring a turn in the battle situation.

Elder Xutuo didn't flinch at all, lowering its head and crashing into it.

When the green spear was about to hit its back, it did a sudden upward leap, its massive bull horns crashing directly into the spear tip.

This agility was in exact inverse proportion to its Clumsy and heavy physique.

With a clang, the green spear shattered into small swords, and Elder Shituo was struck and staggered, his speed failing to rise.

A flash of light beside it, overtaking despite being launched later—He Lingchuan hurled the Floating Life Blade directly, aiming for Qingyang!

This strike was faster than lightning; the sky-full of green swords hadn't even reacted before the blade's cold light reflected on Qingyang's face.

As long as she dares to receive it, the Floating Life Blade will have numerous follow-up variations.

But Qingyang did not act impulsively; she only made a strange motion:

leaning backward.

She sank into the wall, smooth as if sinking into water.

The Floating Life Blade struck the wall with a clang, severing the wood roots, but missed the person.

This resonance sounded like the clash of metal and metal.

Clearly, this place is not as simple as it appears on the surface.

He Lingchuan made a diagonal cutting gesture, and the Floating Life Blade followed the wall in a sweeping diagonal cut, swift as lightning.

The people Qingyang brought likewise all threw themselves into the wall, but there were always one or two who were half a beat slow. The Floating Life Blade swept past, cutting off two pieces of robe, half a calf!

Immediately afterward, the light dimmed.

He Lingchuan looked up—the sky had vanished.