Chapter 560: The Traitor

"Gu Ying, it seems you have all been tampered with; my previous proposal still stands!"

"I can help you find release. With your Array combined with my reinforcement, we can seal that old monster back inside together. When that time comes, both you and your clansmen will be able to live!"

Facing Shen Yu's proposal, even as Gu Ying's entire body convulsed, large beads of sweat quickly soaked through his clothes.

Yet even so, Gu Ying did not let out a single groan, as if he had not taken Shen Yu's words to heart at all.

At the same time, the pain in his body seemed to be ten or a hundred times more intense than that of the others; he bit his teeth until they shattered, and blood flowed down the corners of his mouth.

"Master, you know that my clansmen are all in your hands; I will never betray you!"

"You should all know what kind of end awaits those who betray me!"

Suddenly, a voice like a thunderclap rang out from within his heart, and in an instant, an unbearable, excruciating pain seemed to spread from the depths of his soul throughout his entire body.

For a moment, everyone seemed to be experiencing a torture akin to being sliced by a thousand knives—a torture far more violent and swift than before.

"Master, I can still mobilize the power of the Great Array; I can still help you!"

"You have only one last chance: take this person down, otherwise, there is only death!"

The cold voice rang out in their hearts, causing everyone to tremble.

They knew very well that the extreme pain they were enduring was nothing. Not dying immediately proved that they still had utility.

But if they were abandoned, the only consequence would be a dead end.

In this World, there are plenty of people willing to be dogs; they are not the only ones, and they have no choice.

Exchanging a glance, the few of them seemed to have secretly made a decision, and suddenly they lunged at Shen Yu.

At this moment, the aura on their bodies changed drastically, and an extremely dense negative energy filled them. This allowed their strength to surge, instantly crossing several realms.

In the blink of an eye, their power was almost on par with, or even surpassed, that of a True Soul Realm expert.

"I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve, but it is still overestimating your capabilities!"

His eyes narrowed slightly; at some point, a sword appeared in Shen Yu's hand—a sword that seemed capable of severing the sky and shattering the stars.

These people opposite him were merely borrowing some kind of explosive secret technique; they could not control such a sudden surge of power at all.

Did they really think they could fight him with this? They were thinking too much. To kill these blockheads, he didn't even need to strike a second sword.

But just at this moment, the power of the Array enveloped him, trapping Shen Yu and his Sword Intent within a square inch of space.

Immediately, everyone attacked rapidly, pouring a continuous stream of power into it, and the power of the Great Array locked him down once more.

These people were not trying to risk their lives against him at all, but rather to use the power of the Array to trap him.

"Lord Shen, I am sorry!" Outside, looking from afar at Shen Yu trapped in the Array, Gu Ying could only whisper in guilt.

Facing an expert like Shen Yu, they dared not act rashly, let alone engage in a head-on collision.

Even though they felt their power was enough to move mountains and fill seas or tear the earth apart, they knew very well that it was borrowed power, not their own.

With such power, the chances of contending with an expert like Shen Yu were slim to none.

Their only reliance was that Gu Ying could mobilize the power of the Great Array at any time.

By relying on the power of the Great Array to contend with Shen Yu, they only needed to wait until his power was exhausted, and their side would win.

This World is inherently one where the winner takes all; everyone only cares about who the victor is, and who would care about what means you used?

Trapped in the Array, the situation seemed to have reversed instantly; Shen Yu seemed to have become a turtle in their jar.

However, Shen Yu in the Array disappeared again, and his figure appeared behind these people.

The gale stirred up by that terrifying Sword Intent made their faces ache.

"How is this possible!" Sensing Shen Yu appearing again, Gu Ying felt his worldview had been impacted.

He clearly felt he had trapped him, yet he could calmly emerge from the Great Array; how on earth did he do it?

"There is nothing impossible about it. I said it before: you are not trapping me at all. Do not trust your eyes too much!"

As someone who had carved caution into his very bones, if Shen Yu could use an avatar to charge into the front line, he would absolutely never use his true body.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall; only by protecting oneself can one win.

On the other side, the dense Black Mist outside the nameless valley churned continuously, and a constant stream of power surged out from here through a medium.

When the guards turned into the dogs of the prisoners, although they could not open this Jail, it was easy for the prisoners to scatter some things outside.

Those who were confronting him were relying on the power continuously provided here.

Shen Yu, hiding to the side, took all of this in; since that was the case, he might as well cut it off for them.

"Heaven and Earth Lock!" Stretching out his hand, the Heaven and Earth Lock in his palm turned into a ray of fluorescent light, instantly enveloping the top of the Black Mist and severing all connections.

No matter how the Black Mist inside churned, it could no longer scatter even a shred of power to the outside.

"What on earth is this thing? How hateful, how vexing!"

A hoarse voice filled with tyranny came from within the thick fog; the Black Mist churned, and the infinite mist seemed to want to break through the blockade, but it was firmly blocked inside by the Heaven and Earth Lock.

"Kid, come out! I know you are here!"

But after waiting for a long while, the voice in the Black Mist received no response, and Shen Yu's figure did not appear there.

In the original spot, there was nothing but bursts of frustrated and angry sounds; the Black Mist stirred up infinite waves that shot straight into the clouds, yet it could not break through that small golden light barrier.

No matter how the people inside struggled or how furious they were, it was to no avail; they could only vent with futile, angry shouts.

In the distance, the group that had been confronting Shen Yu suddenly felt a sense of emptiness, and that great power that seemed capable of moving mountains and filling seas dissipated in an instant.

As for them, they were just like Shao Pincheng before; not only was their bodies aging at a speed visible to the naked eye, but their strength was also plummeting rapidly.

In the end, this power was borrowed. They did not know what it meant to borrow and return; how could such terrifying power be without a price?

This power was indeed very strong when it erupted, but at the same time, it also consumed their own life essence.

It was just like a fire; when the flame finally goes out, how could there be any fuel left? Naturally, the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry—they were as dead as could be.

Among them, only Gu Ying was fine, because just now everyone had activated the power bestowed by their Master, except for him.

Power was rapidly flowing out of the others' aged bodies, and they might even collapse the next moment; at this time, everyone was looking at Gu Ying with anger.

When they had all suffered a backlash and only one person remained unscathed, they were naturally filled with unwillingness and a heart full of rage.

In an instant, many doubts seemed to be resolved.

"Gu Ying, speak! Was it you!"

"Yes, it was indeed me who left the letter for Lord Shen!"

Nodding, Gu Ying said quietly, "This is my territory; naturally, only I could hide from everyone to leave a letter for Lord Shen."

"No wonder, no wonder Shen Yu had clearly already stepped in here, yet you did not immediately activate the Array."

"We previously thought that you needed time to activate the Array, but now it seems you were clearly giving Shen Yu time to escape."

"I only wanted to save my clansmen; I do not want to harm people, and I have never harmed anyone!"

"You, you........ traitor!"