Chapter 88: The Marquis of Flowing Time and the Nine Jiang Marquis

“A slaughter array of the Destruction Dao?” Mo Luo Sa also watched with excitement; he was already at the Chaos Realm and had profound insight into the ‘Origin of Destruction,’ instantly perceiving the array’s many mysteries.

“The creator of this array must be the Shenwang who founded Xin Ying Men—his realm is far beyond mine.” Mo Luo Sa observed closely. “Perfectly fusing thirty-six Destruction techniques into a single array, even using the array diagram to allow three hundred and sixty Eternal True Gods to form it. Amazing! Extremely amazing!”

If each fought alone, even three thousand Eternal True Gods couldn’t match this slaughter array.

“Master, if we’re trapped inside this array and want to break out… we’ll have to reveal some abnormal power.” Mo Luo Sa telepathed. “But this array has a clear weakness—it cannot traverse void-space. These Eternal True Gods relying on the array diagram are already straining to maintain this formation. If they attempt void-space traversal, the array will collapse instantly.”

“If this entire array could traverse void-space to chase enemies, there’d be no escape.” Luo Feng telepathed. “Xin Ying Men doesn’t possess such a terrifying array.”

If a group of enemies appeared through void-space and the array had already enveloped a vast area, escape would be impossible!

Across the entire Origin Continent, even Eternal True Gods found it immensely difficult to set up such an array. Neither the Yu Nation nor the Shi Nation had ever heard of a slaughter array this powerful.

“Boom—!”

The vast array obscured half the sky and rapidly swept toward them; within it, the three hundred and sixty Eternal True Gods displayed anger and resentment.

“If Elder Xin Yan and the others can hold Luo He, keep him occupied for even a moment! Our Great Destruction Ultimate Array can fully envelop Luo He—and kill him outright.”

“Right now, he won’t be foolish enough to let himself be trapped.” All Xin Ying Men’s Eternal True God disciples understood this clearly.

Far away, Luo Feng suddenly slashed his blade.

Three consecutive slashes!

The first slash blazed brilliantly, cleaving void-space and leaving a pitch-black fissure. This dazzling slash struck deep into the vast array. This technique, called ‘Refining the Soul,’ also severed spiritual will. But the three hundred and sixty Eternal True Gods, united through the array diagram, fused their spiritual wills—though they felt searing soul-pain from the blow, they endured it and maintained the array perfectly.

The second slash swept through boundless chaos; the churning chaos birthed countless two-colored vortices. This overwhelming slash, tearing through chaos, struck the array and made the entire formation tremble slightly.

The third slash was silent and invisible—the blade vanished the moment it was swung. When it reappeared, it had already cleaved into one of the array’s Eternal True Gods. The targeted god gasped in shock; his body’s array-light flared, forcibly blocking Luo Feng’s devastating ambush.

All three slashes were absorbed by the array.

“Direct assault, spiritual will strike, individual array members—all flawless. No wonder this is Xin Ying Men’s strongest slaughter array. Impressive!” Luo Feng watched the array advance and telepathed, “Mo Luo Sa, let’s go.”

“Understood.” Mo Luo Sa nodded.

Whoosh.

They instantly traversed void-space, forcibly breaking through spatial seals, piercing through the dark array above, and escaping beyond Hu Yang City’s borders.

The vast Great Destruction Array halted. The three hundred and sixty Eternal True God disciples standing on the illusory array diagram felt helpless. This outcome had been expected.

If Elder Xin Yan and the others couldn’t hold Luo He, this plan had already failed half. Unless Luo He, overconfident, willingly entered the array.

…

“He escaped.” At the gathering place of Xin Ying Men’s Patriarch and the Eighteen Elders, they watched the battle scene displayed by the sect’s array.

Blind Elder frowned. “Luo He’s spiritual will has reached Chaos peak. Combined with his deep realm accumulation… there’s no flaw to exploit. Alone, Xin Ying Men cannot hold him.”

Under Xin Ying Men’s siege, no Eternal True God could stand.

But…

The most terrifying individual Eternal True Gods, if determined to flee, could still slip away—even Xin Ying Men couldn’t guarantee catching them.

Luo Feng’s displayed power left Xin Ying Men powerless.

“Because of Luo He, we lost six super-large mechanical treasures and dozens of Eternal True Gods.” The elders were disheartened.

“No need to dwell on it.” The Xin Ying Men Patriarch spoke. “Our enemy isn’t him—it’s the Nine Jiang Hou’s army! When the great battle begins, victory depends on raw strength. When our many arrays unleash together, even he will flee far away.”

“Besides, he’s a lone cultivator with exorbitant fees. The Nine Jiang Hou may not afford him.” The Patriarch added.

“True.”

“Luo He charged us two hundred million Cosmic Sands. Even if he discounts it for the Nine Jiang Hou, it’s still astronomically high—he won’t show up on the battlefield.”

These elders truly didn’t want to face Luo Shenjun on the battlefield.

The Xin Ying Men Patriarch ordered: “Stop thinking. Follow the original plan—seize Hu Yang City as quickly as possible.”

Hu Yang City held an enormous number of Eternal True Gods and Void True Gods. How many did Luo Feng and Mo Luo Sa save? They couldn’t do more—they’d already jointly rescued nine alchemy workshops.

The longer they delayed, the more traps Xin Ying Men might set—like teleporting numerous Void True Gods into a slaughter array. If Luo Feng and Mo Luo Sa walked into one, escaping would be extremely difficult.

Luo Feng was willing to save lives—but only if his own safety was assured.

…

Some Eternal True Gods in the city had witnessed Luo Feng’s clash with Xin Ying Men.

“If I had Luo Shenjun’s power, what would Xin Ying Men matter? My Zhu Clan is still too weak!” Zhu You watched from afar. The Zhu Clan, openly and secretly, had over twenty Eternal True Gods—the strongest family in Hu Yang City.

Yet only Zhu You and Zhu Fuqing remained in the city, trying to protect their kin.

“Whoosh.” Zhu You stepped away silently; his appearance had changed entirely, his aura reduced to that of an ordinary True God. For survival and concealment, Zhu You was the strongest in his family.

Outside the city.

A figure clad in dark red armor, radiating dark energy, gazed at Hu Yang City. His eyes burned like twin pools of crimson flame.

“Luo He’s power is stronger than I anticipated. I didn’t expect his spiritual will to be this potent.” Liu Yin Hou remained calm; even as a mere divine force avatar, his realm was too high.

His eyes seemed fused with the world’s shadowed aspects, naturally observing every corner of the city.

Within the city, he could observe nearly everywhere—except areas sealed by arrays or repelled by domains.

“One Luo He won’t change the tide of battle.”

“Xin Ying Men has only revealed part of its strength. Just one array forced Luo He to flee.” Liu Yin Hou looked forward with anticipation. “When thousands of Xin Ying Men Eternal True Gods unleash together, with multiple arrays coordinating, what can the Nine Jiang Hou use to stop them?”

Sacrificing one large city from his future fief was worth it to unleash Xin Ying Men.

“Nine Jiang Hou… do you dare appear in person?” Liu Yin Hou’s gaze turned icy.

The struggle over fiefs wasn’t ordinary rivalry.

To enter the fray meant fighting for life or death.

!.

…

As Luo Feng and Mo Luo Sa reached a wasteland beyond the city, they saw ahead a familiar figure—a young man with white hair.

“Luo Shenjun.” The white-haired youth smiled. “We meet again.”

Luo Feng recognized him instantly.

The last time Jiang Yuyou had visited him, representing the Nine Jiang Hou—he was one of the Nine Jiang Hou’s Four Elite Guard Commanders.

“Commander Jiang.” Luo Feng said.

“The Marquis wishes to meet you, Shenjun.” The white-haired youth smiled. “Will you come with me? Don’t worry—the Marquis waits in a nearby encampment.”

Luo Feng was surprised: “The Marquis is here?”

“It’s his divine force avatar,” Jiang Yuyou explained.

“Please lead the way.” Luo Feng immediately took Mo Luo Sa and followed Jiang Yuyou through void-space.

After traversing void-space only a dozen times, they arrived at a small city floating atop a lake. The city covered only a few billion kilometers—more accurately, it was a ‘massive cultivation mansion.’

Whoosh.

Jiang Yuyou led Luo Feng and Mo Luo Sa into the small city.

Inside a pavilion, the Nine Jiang Hou sat, sipping wine, waiting.

“Marquis, Luo Shenjun and his servant have arrived.” Jiang Yuyou, Luo Feng, and Mo Luo Sa entered the pavilion.

Luo Feng saw the Nine Jiang Hou for the first time. The Marquis wore loose robes, his silver hair flowing like threads of infinite void-space. His features were strikingly handsome.

If Liu Yin Hou carried blood and fire, darkness and calamity—thick and terrifying—then the Nine Jiang Hou resembled a traveler walking through heaven and earth.

“Luo He.” The Nine Jiang Hou smiled at Luo Feng. “Please sit.”

Luo Feng was startled by the word “please.”

This Nine Jiang Hou showed not a single trace of Chaos Realm arrogance.

Luo Feng sat immediately; Mo Luo Sa stood beside him, loyal and attentive.

“Your servant, Luo Sa—sit too.” The Nine Jiang Hou said. “Here, no need for formality.”

“Thank you, Marquis.” Luo Feng said.

Mo Luo Sa then sat beside him, still maintaining strict decorum.

“I just watched your clash with Xin Ying Men.” The Nine Jiang Hou sighed. “In terms of power, not a single Eternal True God in the entire Yu Nation can match you, Luo He.”

One-on-one, you overpowered Elder Xin Yan’s controlled Demon Kite.

Indeed, only Luo Feng among all Yu Nation Eternal True Gods could do this.

“Marquis, you flatter me.” Luo Feng said.

“An Eternal True God with Chaos peak spiritual will—that’s extraordinary.” The Nine Jiang Hou sighed. “No exaggeration. In the entire Yu Nation, you’re the only one who’s achieved it.”

Luo Feng no longer demurred.

“No wonder you dared to demand one hundred million Cosmic Sands as your fee. You truly have the power.” The Nine Jiang Hou smiled at Luo Feng. “I’m willing to pay one hundred million Cosmic Sands to invite you to join my army and help me resist Liu Yin Hou’s invasion. Will you accept?”

(End of Chapter)