Chapter 808: Its Power is Magnificent, Its Light Shrouds All Living Things!

They had been traveling through the sea of malice in the boundless chaos for about half a day.

Light finally appeared before Chen Yan's eyes.

The pitch-black firmament was like spilled ink, with neither stars nor moon to be seen.

Amidst the sinister and evil darkness, only a single giant leaf floated, supporting a town full of dilapidated buildings.

Even from a great distance, Chen Yan and the others could see the green light overflowing between the veins of the Jing Tu leaf, flowing like shattered jade.

"Exalted One, that is Luo Town."

Mu Yanwan, dressed in green, smiled at Chen Yan.

Beside Chen Yan, Bai Ling was already gaping, staring blankly at the scenery in the distance.

This vast Luo Town, though its buildings were dilapidated, was still magnificent.

On both sides of the street, shops of all sizes were open, and the sounds of hawking grew from faint whispers to a louder din.

In all her life, Bai Ling had never seen such a place, and the shock in her heart was beyond words.

After a while, the leaf-boat arrived completely at the pier of Luo Town.

"Exalted One, please."

Mu Yanwan smiled, making room for Chen Yan to step ashore.

"No need to call me Exalted One, Chen Yan will do."

Chen Yan looked at Mu Yanwan.

Mu Yanwan's expression paused slightly, then she smiled:

"Then... Brother Chen."

Chen Yan nodded, and leading the heart-pounding Bai Ling, he stepped onto Luo Town.

On the bluestone street, pillars stained with rust stood on both sides.

At the top of the pillars, ancient formations were embedded, and warm yellow light spread along the patterns of the formation, illuminating the area.

The lighting of Luo Town was no longer provided entirely by the Jing Tu as it was in White Village.

Chen Yan sighed with emotion; as a Divine Master of Formations, he could perceive that the entire Luo Town was protected by a powerful Sun-Level defensive formation.

These buildings of all sizes, as well as the street lamps, were all bolstered by formations.

The master of the formation...

Chen Yan could not help but feel admiration in his heart.

One person guarding the Evil Realm alone, yet able to allow the entire Tainted Blood human race to survive in such a harsh environment.

Their power is magnificent, their light shrouding all living things!

He did not know where the master of the formation was, but the other party was able to lead everyone in a migration.

Chen Yan could see that whether it was the leaf-boats or the Pure Lands of various sizes, although they were far apart, they were all pulled together by a strange, rope-like force.

They were all migrating in a specific direction.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan looked at Mu Yanwan and asked:

"Does Miss Mu know where the master of the formation intends to lead all the Tainted Blood humans?"

Mu Yanwan shook her head slightly:

"The Formation Master might know; I will take Brother Chen to see the Formation Master now."

"Mm."

Chen Yan nodded and looked at the nervous Bai Ling beside him.

Mu Yanwan was quick-witted and said to those beside her:

"The Formation Master has already approved a courtyard for the Formation Pivot Envoy.

Mu Qing, take this Miss Bai Ling to the Formation Pivot Envoy's courtyard to settle in."

The man named Mu Qing hurriedly responded.

Chen Yan looked at the nervous Bai Ling and said:

"No need to be nervous. You saved me, and I should have repaid you with a gushing spring; this small reward is still too little."

Bai Ling looked at Chen Yan, pursing her lips with a thousand words in her heart, but in the end, she just gave a tearful "Mm."

Seeing this, Mu Yanwan was stunned for a moment, and a smile reached her eyes.

She could see that this Brother Chen was a person who absolutely distinguished between gratitude and grudges.

Such a person might seem cold to others, but if someone helped him, he would definitely repay them.

Thinking of this, Mu Yanwan said:

"Brother Chen, I estimate that I will also become a Formation Pivot Envoy in some time; I hope Brother Chen will take care of me then."

Chen Yan glanced at Mu Yanwan and did not speak.

Mu Yanwan understood Chen Yan's habits and did not mind.

Soon.

Mu Yanwan took Chen Yan to the very center of Luo Town.

A vermilion gate appeared abruptly before Chen Yan.

The gate hung a gilded plaque reading 【Asking the Blue Sky】.

Chen Yan walked in; the courtyard was huge, and the martial arts arena inside was paved with bluestone, with many people coming and going, all possessing cultivation at the Sixth Rank or the early stage of the Creation Realm.

These were all martial artists who had ascended through self-cultivation.

Chen Yan's arrival immediately drew everyone's attention.

After all, Chen Yan currently had black flames of malice drifting all over his body.

"Brother Chen, do not mind it; the Formation Master will surely have a way to dispel the malice in your body."

Mu Yanwan said.

Chen Yan nodded and passed through the seventh moon gate.

The courtyard was empty, with only an old locust tree standing in the center.

Mu Yanwan gestured, then left on her own.

The next instant, Chen Yan felt a strange power being applied to his body.

"Hmm?" An aged voice rang out.

The next instant.

Crack, crack, crack!

Pure golden formations suddenly appeared around Chen Yan, wrapping him tightly; the formations operated as if to extract the malice within Chen Yan's body.

But Chen Yan knew deep down that the malice within him had already completely merged into his flesh, and even his Immortal Will could not devour it clean.

A few formations were fundamentally unable to dispel it.

"You..."

A surprised voice rang out.

A white-haired old man wearing grey clothes appeared under the locust tree, looking at Chen Yan with complex eyes:

"I cannot dispel the malice within your body."

He looked deeply at Chen Yan:

"You stayed in the Sea of Malice for too long without the protection of Anti-Malice Grass.

This malice is like a maggot in the bone; perhaps..."

The old man shook his head; he had been extremely excited to learn of Chen Yan's affairs, but seeing Chen Yan's current state, he could only secretly sigh in regret.

"I am Xu Zhifan, Master of Luo Town, at the peak of the Creation Realm, a Grand Array Master."

"Chen Yan," Chen Yan said.

Xu Zhifan nodded:

"I see you are only at the Origin Realm; you must have had your cultivation base eroded by malice, but arrays are knowledge and will not disappear as your cultivation base fades.

That is still not bad."

Xu Zhifan glanced at Chen Yan and then said:

"Someone, take the Array Pivot Envoy to the Divine Array Hall to contemplate the Auxiliary Array."

Chen Yan did not speak.

On the way here, Mu Yanwan had already explained it clearly to him.

The Divine Array above Luo Town was the Annihilation Divine Array developed by the Master of Arrays by simulating the status of Qi and blood.

But in Luo Town—or more accurately, in all town-level and even prefecture-level Pure Lands—there was simply no one who could drive the Divine Array.

After all, even the Town Master Xu Zhifan was only a Grand Array Master, capable at most of creating Bright Moon-level arrays.

Therefore, the Master of Arrays created the Auxiliary Array.

As the name suggests, it is a grand array that assists in activating the Divine Array.

When the Malice Tide arrives, the Town Master and all the Array Pivot Envoys all utilize the Auxiliary Array.

They gather everyone's strength to activate the Auxiliary Array, then trigger the activation of the Divine Array to resist the tide.

When Luo Town activates the Divine Array, the might of the Divine Array can radiate to all villages under Luo Town's jurisdiction, protecting the region.

Soon, Mu Yanwan arrived again, her face showing surprise.

She looked at Xu Zhifan, who had already turned away, then looked again at Chen Yan, who was still burning with malice, her expression gradually changing.

"Brother Chen, please come with me," Mu Yanwan said, and only while walking on the road did she ask via voice transmission:

"The time Brother Chen spent discussing with the Town Master was a bit too short, and..."

She stopped mid-sentence.

It was obvious that the Town Master Xu Zhifan had little interest in Chen Yan and did not even help Chen Yan dispel the malice.

This was something that should not have happened.

This meant that Chen Yan had not gained Xu Zhifan's favor, which would affect Chen Yan's future development.

Mu Yanwan continued to Chen Yan:

"Brother Chen, first cultivate the Auxiliary Array to the Morning Star level; as long as you cultivate to the Morning Star level, you can receive a month-long lecture from the Town Master.

This relationship can be made up for with time."

Chen Yan did not speak.

Not until they reached the Divine Array Hall did Mu Yanwan stop and bow to Chen Yan:

"No matter what, Brother Chen is already the Brother Chen I, Mu Yanwan, have acknowledged, and that will not change."

Surprise appeared in Chen Yan's eyes; after sensing Mu Yanwan's emotions, he nodded.

He did not care about so-called social graces, or rather, social graces had no value to the current Chen Yan.

In the entire Malice World, the only things that could pique Chen Yan's interest were the Divine Array, the Saint-Breaking Tree, the Master of Arrays, and status.

Looking at the respectfully bowing Mu Yanwan, Chen Yan said:

"I ask Miss Mu to help me find more settlements of Penalizers like Black Ancient Stronghold."

Mu Yanwan paused, then hurriedly smiled:

"Mu Yanwan will return and use the strength of my Mu family to search for Brother Chen."

Chen Yan nodded, then walked into the Divine Array Hall.

Outside the Divine Array Hall, Mu Yanwan bowed again.

Her eyes flickered, and various thoughts flashed through her mind.

"My intuition can never be wrong; this Chen Yan is definitely not simple!"

She whispered in her heart.

She could see the indifference and firmness in Chen Yan's eyes.

It was an indifference toward the things she and everyone else cared about, and a firmness toward some terrifying and majestic thing.

She did not know who Chen Yan really was.

But this gaze, the likes of which she had only seen once in her life, made her feel an irrepressible awe from the depths of her heart.

Even the Array Master who could summon wind and rain in Luo Town absolutely did not possess such a bearing as Chen Yan.

Thinking of this, Mu Yanwan revealed a smile:

"Array Master, you have made a mistake."

Chen Yan walked into the Divine Array Hall.

The dome was high and wide like an inverted black iron, with dark blue crystals embedded in the four walls, and ancient runes floating and sinking in the faint light.

The next instant, Chen Yan's eyes were locked onto the object in the center of the hall, unable to move away again.

A God-tier array!

And then he saw.

Suspended in the void at the center of the Divine Array Hall was a God-tier array with a diameter of one hundred meters, its array patterns coiling like ink dragons, with strands of pitch-black radiance overflowing and carrying an unparalleled aura of annihilation.

Flying dust that touched the airflow at the edge of the array instantly turned into nothingness, and even the air seemed to tremble and whimper.

Just by looking at it, Chen Yan could feel waves of terrifying aura attacking him, as if he himself were about to be pulverized by this array.

Annihilation Array!

A God-tier array simulated by the Master of Arrays through studying the path of Qi and blood.

Chen Yan's eyes erupted with brilliant light; he had consumed a 【Break】 character Saint-Breaking Fruit and catalyzed one hundred 【Array】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits to research 【Eternal Tribulation Blood Reversal】.

In the memories brought by those one hundred 【Array】 character Saint-Breaking Fruits, Chen Yan had spent a lifetime, enduring endless suffering, to research 【Eternal Tribulation Blood Reversal】.

The hardships involved were difficult to describe to outsiders.

But with just one glance, Chen Yan could see that this 【Annihilation】 was far above 【Eternal Tribulation Blood Reversal】.

And surrounding the Annihilation Array, eighteen small arrays stood in a circular formation to guard it.

Each one was based on white jade, and each small array burned with scorching flames.

These eighteen small arrays were the auxiliary arrays of the Annihilation Array.

Chen Yan watched with emotion in his heart.

This was just too exquisite.