Chapter 18: Trapped by a Magical Array

A canyon near Nether Dark Mountain: Gloomfall Valley.

Within the valley, the mist was hazy, and a group of about 200 high‑ranking gods flew into the sky; one of them asked, "Ha De, what about the all‑female tribe you mentioned? Why is there nothing there?"

Ha De laughed, "If you go a little further forward, their tribe has a magical array; you won't notice it unless you get close."

"Ha ha, fine, I've never heard of an all‑female tribe," the leading man laughed.

Over 200 of them dove straight down, and indeed, as they approached they sensed a strange energy ripple below—it was clearly an aura‑shielded magical array.

Suddenly they burst into a white mist; their thoughts seemed to slow, and then a massive soul attack surged in from the side.

"Bad, enemies," the leading man realized just in time, but it was already too late; the moment their divine consciousness scattered, their soul power touched the surrounding white mist, and the whole group instantly became stunned.

From the outside, over 200 high‑ranking gods stood stunned in the white mist, letting countless soul attacks strike them.

In a short while, all 200 high‑ranking gods were Soul‑seeded; they knelt and said, "We bow to the master."

Xiao En said coldly, "Give me all the Lord God power you hold."

"Yes." The Soul‑seeded Azure Dragon Clan all agreed and drew the Lord God power from their spatial rings.

On Nether Dark Mountain in the distance, the Death Overlord was leisurely probing the valley below with divine perception, his face showing surprise: "How deep is Xiao En's research on Soul‑seeding? He Soul‑seeded 60 six‑star demons and still managed to Soul‑seed over 200 high‑ranking gods—truly impressive."

Although the 60 six‑star demons are not adept with souls, that number alone is terrifying; now he has also Soul‑seeded 200 high‑ranking gods, none of whom have merged arcane, and they are stronger than this Death Overlord—she could not achieve this even if she tried.

Soul‑seeding and soul‑confusion are arcane aspects of the Death Rule, unrelated to willpower; as a Death Lord God, her research into arcane is not necessarily superior to that of some peak Asura.

"It seems my slot as a Lord God envoy wasn't wasted," the Death Overlord mused, "But with so many Soul‑seeded, the Four Beast Clan will find out soon."

No matter how strong the Death Rule, Soul‑seeding or soul‑confusion can only target those present; his divine avatar will instantly lose contact with the Soul‑seeded, and anyone with some experience knows they have been Soul‑seeded.

That's why, in many cases, Soul‑seeding cannot be used against large forces—once you act, the other clan will know. Of course, being able to Soul‑seed or confuse souls is far more useful than not.

The Nether Realm's Blood Dragon Valley is the Four Beast Clan's headquarters in the Nether Realm, covering a circular area of one hundred thousand li; countless god‑level masters live safely here, and many strong ones who go on missions have their weak divine avatars residing here as well.

One could say they are almost safe unless the Lord God intervenes.

A leisurely soldier basked in the sun, idling, when he suddenly sensed an energy ripple; a mid‑rank god arrived beside him and said, "I'm a soldier from the army that followed Lord Buweit; quickly inform Lord Buweit—Xiao En has appeared and Soul‑seeded a batch of our soldiers."

The soldier, who had just been relaxed, instantly changed color.

Near Nether Dark Mountain.

After receiving the news, Buweit rushed to Ta Shan's tent and informed him of the matter.

Ta Shan frowned after hearing it, "Xiao En's Death Rule is that strong, Soul‑seeding 200 high‑ranking gods at once?"

Buweit nodded, "Yes. From his previous actions, his Death Rule must have been cultivated to an extremely high level—terrifying, and his Soul‑seeding is no different."

"Skilled in souls." Ta Shan hesitated.

He is a master of the Earth Rule, having integrated five arcane types; he is also a divine beast, and with his innate divine skill and Lord Artifact, his material offense and defense are extremely fearsome, though his soul abilities are somewhat weaker.

He isn't afraid of a Seven‑Star Demon or a typical mansion lord—at worst they're inferior, and they can't threaten him—but a Death Rule master like Xiao En can suppress his soul.

Buweit suddenly said, "Lord Ta Shan, rest assured, we'll act together; we all possess Lord God power. With so many soul attacks, even his strongest soul can't endure."

He also understood Ta Shan's concern, for this person's Lord Artifact is a physical‑attack artifact, not a soul‑defense one, making his physical offense terrifying; his only weakness is his soul.

"Fine." Ta Shan agreed, but added, "What about the 200 Soul‑seeded Azure Dragon people? If they launch a suicide attack, do we kill them or spare them?"

"This—" Buweit was also stumped, and after a moment said, "As far as I know, once a Soul‑seeded person uses Lord God power, it creates massive soul pressure on the seeder, so Xiao En can't let our clan wield Lord God power;"

"and we can use ours—at worst we'll employ our innate divine skill to immobilize them first, then trap them; once we kill Xiao En, they'll naturally be released from control."

Ta Shan said after listening, "That's the only option now. Let's go. For a peak master wielding a Lord Artifact, we kill him if we can; otherwise he'll randomly raid the Four Beast Clan's bases later, which would be a hassle."

A peak Asura with no clan ties, even the Four Beast Clan won't offend them lightly; if clan members inadvertently offend, it's best to eliminate them early, otherwise trouble will be endless.

A thousand‑plus‑strong Four Beast Clan army marched grandly toward Gloomfall Valley.

Buweit instantly spotted the clan members floating motionless ahead and cautioned, "Everyone, pay attention—the clan members ahead have been Soul‑seeded; when we act, do not harm them."

"What if they try to kill us?" someone asked.

Buweit glanced at the asker and said, "Then we'll use Lord God power, brute‑force them into submission; only a few among them have merged two arcane types, and without Lord God power we can't deal with you."

Everyone agreed it made sense, but Ta Shan cautiously surveyed the surroundings, "Xiao En isn't here."

"He probably fled, leaving these clan members to disgust us," Buweit said. "Let's go, capture these people first."

"Yes." Many clan soldiers, after receiving the order, approached cautiously, but the clan members ahead gave no response.

No one knew what was happening, when suddenly, high above the sky, a massive amount of energy gathered and countless mists formed instantly.

"Is that a magical array?" Ta Shan immediately understood, looking at Buweit, "Looks like we're trapped."

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