Chapter 199: The Birth of the Demon Blade

Late at night, at Huaxia University, beside the nameless small lake that seals the Demon Blade.

Individual figures slowly appeared from the Void, then surrounded the small lake. Huaxia University possesses powerful Arrays; the fact that these people could sneak into this place clearly shows they are no ordinary folk.

"As expected of Huaxia's top institution of higher learning. If not for the powerful concealment Array our ancestor equipped each of us with, I fear we would have been besieged by countless experts the moment we entered this school!" one of the figures said.

"Enough talk, finishing the task is what matters!" A figure took out something from their bosom that looked somewhat similar to a compass. Once the compass was taken out, it seemed to sense something, and began to flash with red light frantically.

"Great, so the ancestor's relic is truly suppressed in this place!" the man holding the compass said with great joy. "This makes all the decades of non-stop searching by our clan worth it. As long as we can welcome back the Muramasa Demon Blade, what do those fellows from the Iga Clan even amount to!"

"Big Brother, almost everyone is currently focusing their attention on that mysterious Crystal. Should we not get involved?" a Ninja beside the man asked.

"Mysterious Crystal? Right now, no one even knows if that mysterious Crystal is real or fake. It might just be a gimmick created by the Dragon Group to wipe out us foreign experts. You might not know this, but in this period of time, the number of foreign experts who have fallen at the hands of the Dragon Group is countless," the man holding the compass said disdainfully. "Moreover, as long as we welcome back the Muramasa Demon Blade, our clan's power will naturally surge. As for that so-called mysterious Crystal, even if it exists, whether it could be of any use to our clan is still an unknown! Alright, deploy the Array and isolate the small lake."

The Ninjas present nodded and quickly dispersed, standing in their respective assigned positions. Afterward, they each took a Scroll from their bosoms, spread them out on the ground, and gave a soft shout: "Rise!"

The Scrolls placed on the ground instantly ignited, and lines of Array Patterns spread from the Scrolls to the surroundings. After connecting together, they formed a peculiar Array that surrounded the small lake. This Array not only possessed the function of isolating sound and images, but also possessed powerful defensive strength; even if an Innate Expert came in person, they might not be able to break this Array.

After setting up the Array, the man took a small cloth bag from his bosom. After the cloth bag was opened, three things resembling awls appeared. Countless rays of light were flowing on each awl; clearly, they were no ordinary objects.

These three awls are called Array-Breaking Awls, possessing the ability to destroy Arrays. Moreover, as long as one has the incantation to activate the Array-Breaking Awls, even if that person's strength is only Yellow Tier, they can use them to break an Array. These three Array-Breaking Awls are Magic Treasures that the Qianhe Clan spent an unknown amount of effort to obtain, all for the sake of one day being able to take back the sealed Muramasa Demon Blade from Huaxia.

"Go!" Qianhe Hongyi picked up an Array-Breaking Awl, activated the incantation, and threw it toward the small lake. The light on the Array-Breaking Awl flared, turning into a streak of light that rushed toward the small lake.

With a "Boom—", a water column shooting into the sky erupted violently from the small lake. The Array was attacked, and the Array hidden in the lake was immediately revealed; a powerful force instantly swept across the entire lakeshore. The Qianhe Clan Ninjas present retreated repeatedly to avoid being affected by the power of the Array.

The Array-Breaking Awl emitted a clear hum, then pierced heavily into the Array. Facing the attack of the Array-Breaking Awl, the Array sealing the Demon Blade trembled, appearing as if it might shatter at any moment, and even the aura of the Array weakened slightly.

Just as Qianhe Hongyi's face revealed joy, the Array laid down by Lingyun was also activated. With the two layers of Arrays superimposed, the power of the Sealing Array instantly surged, actually resisting the attack of the Array-Breaking Awl head-on, and even faintly showing a trend of turning back to destroy the Array-Breaking Awl.

"Damn it, there is actually another layer of Array!" Qianhe Hongyi's expression changed slightly, but thinking of the Muramasa Demon Blade sealed in the Array and his clan's future, his face wore a pained expression as he simultaneously raised the remaining two Array-Breaking Awls and struck them toward the direction of the Array.

With all three Array-Breaking Awls exerting force, even with the amplification of the Array laid down by Lingyun, the Sealing Array began to sway. However, the situation on the field underwent a new change once more; a portion of the Sealing Array suddenly changed, transforming into another Array. The moment this Array appeared, countless streaks of light centered on it and spread rapidly to the surroundings.

"Watch out for those light beams!" The moment these streaks of light appeared, alarm bells rang in Qianhe Hongyi's heart, and he roared, while simultaneously crushing a talisman hidden in his palm.

But it was already too late. Except for a small number of Ninjas who reacted, everyone else was struck by these light beams. Each of these light beams possessed the power of a full-strength strike from a Heaven Tier expert; how could these Ninjas, whose strength was at most Earth Tier, possibly withstand them? Instantly, at least two-thirds of the Ninjas present fell, and even the man who had just called Qianhe Hongyi 'Big Brother' fell to the ground and died under the attack of the light beams. This scene made Qianhe Hongyi's eyes split with rage; these were all the future pillars of the Qianhe Clan, yet they had all been shattered here just like that.

The Amulet crushed by Qianhe Hongyi formed a protective shield around him, which blocked all the light beams rushing toward him. The remaining light beams bombarded the outer Isolation Array, emitting bursts of violent explosions, but they were never able to break through the Array.

Under the joint attack of the three Array-Breaking Awls, the Sealing Array finally could not hold on and shattered. The moment the Array shattered, a terrifying force shot into the sky and slammed heavily into the Isolation Array. Under the attack of this force, cracks appeared rapidly on the Isolation Array.

Seeing this scene, Qianhe Hongyi did not dare to have any delay; he jumped into the lake quickly and stuck a talisman onto the blade body of the Muramasa Demon Blade at the bottom of the lake. After sticking on this talisman, the massive Evil Energy on the Demon Blade was hidden away all at once.

"Hurry and leave, this Array cannot hold for much longer!" Qianhe Hongyi rushed out from the bottom of the water, then said to the others.

The people present quickly sprinkled some white powder onto the dead Ninjas. A burst of white smoke rose, and the corpses lying on the ground instantly turned into white smoke and disappeared. After finishing this, Qianhe Hongyi led the remaining Ninjas and quickly left this place.

Not long after Qianhe Hongyi and his group left, the concealment Array also shattered. The power of the Sealing Array instantly rushed into the sky, attracting the attention of the middle-aged man guarding the Array.

"Oh no, something happened to the Sealing Array!" The man's expression changed drastically, and he hurried toward the direction of the small lake.

When he arrived at the side of the small lake, there were already two other people there.

"Greetings, Qi Lao, Lin Lao!" Seeing these two people, the man's expression changed slightly, then he bowed respectfully. "It is because I was too careless that the Array was broken."

"The Muramasa Demon Blade has already been taken away. The person who acted definitely went through a meticulous plan; not only did they pre-arrange an Isolation Array, but they also used three Array-Breaking Awls. That you did not notice is not your fault. After all, even we did not notice them entering Huaxia University," one of the elders said. "It is we who were careless!"

"The most important thing now is to recover the Muramasa Demon Blade. Back then, this blade stirred up an unknown amount of blood and carnage on our Huaxia land; I will absolutely not let this situation happen again!" the person called Qi Lao said.

"This matter is of great importance; we must report it to the Dragon Group. Luo Zhi, you stay here and investigate whether there are any useful clues!" Lin Lao also said.

"Yes!" Luo Zhi replied.

"Sigh, it really is a troubled time!" Lin Lao and Qi Lao both sighed, then turned into two afterimages and disappeared from the side of the small lake.