Chapter 488: 462 Setting the Array

Such pure, bright Sunlight—just one look made one feel warm, not to mention that somehow it also made one feel a breath of vitality. Ling Baoyu immediately thought of Tang Zhao and blurted it out.

But immediately after, she fell into doubt.

She did not know if she doubted that this person was Tang Zhao, or doubted that this person was not Tang Zhao.

If it were Tang Zhao, what about this face?

If it were not Tang Zhao, what about this light?

Logically, a sword is more reliable than a person. People can disguise themselves, but swords are hard to disguise. But she hesitated for a moment and still leaned toward it not being Tang Zhao, because she suddenly discovered that this light was subtly different from Tang Zhao's Sunlight; upon careful sensing, it contained a bit more vitality. It was not the kind of Sunlight that was purely based on "brightness" like Tang Zhao's.

Do not underestimate this subtle difference; many Sword Guests have similar Sword Intent and the same Sword Image, and the difference lies in these tiny subtleties.

Moreover...

This person's strength was greater than Tang Zhao's.

Although generally, unless iconic methods like Sword Image Manifestation or Sword Techniques appear, Sword Guests cannot see through each other's realms, but with greater strength and more experience, one can always see a rough estimate. Especially judging the strength of others compared to oneself is a survival skill for a Sword Guest.

Previously, although the white fox was only a Sword Image, relying on the eye of a Sword Hero, she could roughly tell that Tang Zhao's strength was inferior to her own, at most a senior Sword Guest who had not yet touched the edge of being a Sword Hero. And Tang Zhao was also interested in Zizai Tower, which showed his Sword Heart had not yet reached the realm of mutual understanding.

But at this moment, facing this person, Ling Baoyu could feel that his strength was no less than her own. Considering her body was still sleeping under the lake, fighting him with the body of a Sword Image was even more disadvantageous; this was an opponent who could threaten her.

She could not help but be full of vigilance: if his appearance were not truly beautiful, she would have been preparing to enter an attack state. Even so, her doubt forced her to maintain hostility.

Ling Baoyu could not help but think secretly: Tang Zhao... look at you, whether it is strength or appearance, you are suppressed by others in every way. That person also seems younger than you, only about sixteen or seventeen years old. To have such strength at this age, he is truly a favored child of heaven. I really should call you over to be stimulated.

Although she thought this way, she still distinguished things very clearly in her heart. Although Tang Zhao was outdone by others, and his appearance was not what she liked, a companion is a companion. Regardless of the conditions, the stance is completely different.

She saw the light the youth waved fall onto the various materials all over the ground. It did not land on the spot, but cruised around the plaza like a swimming dragon, leaving trails of brilliance wherever it passed, as if lines were carved into the various materials.

In no time at all, the initial brilliance extinguished, but the materials all over the ground were still shining. Every piece of material was covered with light-patterned lines like ghost drawings. Looking from above, those lines twisted and connected, forming a large, complex symbol, also resembling an Array Diagram.

This, this is...

Rune Formula?

Ling Baoyu immediately thought of the brilliance covering the walls and ceiling she saw at the top of Qianqiu Tower, and then thought of the time Tang Zhao used his Sword Image to simulate and record Rune Formulas. At that time, she took a look and naturally did not understand it at all, only vaguely remembering that the final light lines twisted just like this. It was just that this light array was now magnified several hundred times, even more spectacular. She could not help but be full of confusion:

This person also knows Rune Formulas?

Is it really such a coincidence?

It couldn't be that the youth who also uses Sunlight is also a Talisman Sword Master, right?

But the strength... and the light...

Ling Baoyu's eyes were full of confusion, and she was indecisive in her heart.

At this time, she saw the youth reach out and toss, and countless points of light fell onto the Great Array. Some points of light landed not far from her, solidifying into small round beads.

This seems to be... Pearl?

Under the illumination of the light in the array, those pearls were all shining, like dots of stars. The pearls scattered into the array, appearing chaotic, but each one landed on a fine line of light. The brilliance of the light and the luster of the pearls blended harmoniously, and the Great Array added a bit more splendor. Clearly, the youth had intentionally and precisely thrown the pearls into the array.

Ling Baoyu was even more puzzled, not knowing what he was doing. However, thinking that this was a Talisman Sword Master, it seemed normal not to understand; these Talisman Sword Masters mastered another series of knowledge, which always looked incomprehensible to laymen.

He finished throwing the pearls, stopped, and stood there quietly, seemingly in a daze. Because Ling Baoyu was hiding in a blind spot of doubt, she did not fear being discovered, so she walked out openly, wanting to get closer to study whether he was the one she was thinking of.

Walking to the distance of a bowshot, Ling Baoyu suddenly shook and looked up at the sky.

At this time, the sky was calm, and the large hole opened by something unknown still existed, revealing a starry sky like a skylight. Although it was only a square inch of starry sky, the firmament was still bottomless, as calm as the surface of a lake, seemingly without any ripples.

But Ling Baoyu felt it—the surrounding Qi was fluctuating violently!

The center of the fluctuation was right around her, and it could even be said that they were in the eye of a Qi cyclone!

As a Sword Hero, Ling Baoyu could already sense the changes in the heaven and earth Qi, especially as a Sword Image, she was more sensitive than her main body. Feeling the scale of the Qi fluctuation, she felt awe in her heart—this was not an ordinary Qi fluctuation, but a great change in heaven and earth! It might even cause a disaster!

If it were a Natural Disaster, it would be a great catastrophe; if it were man-made, it would be a great disaster that only someone above the level of a Sword Hero could trigger!

Regardless of whether it was a Natural Disaster or man-made, as a Sword Image of an unawakened Sword Hero, it was difficult for her to cope!

Is this "it rains when the roof leaks"?

Could it be that Baiyujing has to experience a second disaster?

She had just prepared to crawl out from the bottom of the lake!

Just at this moment, a Sun Bird flew over from behind and landed on the youth's shoulder, seemingly saying something to him. The youth nodded, waved his hand to let the Sun Bird fly away, and suddenly turned his head and said, "Miss Ling, come over."

The three words "Miss Ling" were a voice she could not be more familiar with, and all doubts melted away at this moment.

Ling Baoyu dispelled her misgivings and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, but then she thought, who knew her thoughts just now? What was there to be embarrassed about?

So she openly unraveled her concealment, revealing her snow-white fur, and asked directly, "Tang Zhao, are you Tang Zhao?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "It is me, Miss Ling."

Ling Baoyu did not know whether to be surprised or happy; she darted over and threw herself into his arms.

Tang Zhao was startled, took her in stride, and placed her on his shoulder. He heard the white fox ask in a flurry, "How did you become like this? How did you put on makeup? A great transformation? Teach me?" While speaking, she used her furry paws to wipe his face.

Tang Zhao pushed the paws away and said, "I have always looked like this, it's natural. The previous appearance was makeup. You didn't see it at the time? That was a friend's credit. If you like my previous disguise style, I can introduce the disguise artist to you."

Ling Baoyu did not want to hear about any disguise artist and continued to try to pinch his face, saying, "How could you bear it? Even if you were to disguise yourself, you should have disguised yourself as another great beauty." She shook her head repeatedly and said, "No wonder I thought your temperament was good, your talent was good, and your disposition was good, but you lacked a good face. I thought that since heaven created you, it would not leave such a flaw. Sure enough, sure enough, my eye is good; the first time I saw you, you were different."

Tang Zhao smiled and did not point out that Ling Baoyu had repeatedly emphasized before: "You don't look good, I won't like you." Anyway, the two became friends without seeing each other's true faces; they were true partners without other factors mixed in, so it didn't matter if Ling Baoyu said a few cheap words.

Ling Baoyu added, "That's not right, you can change your face, how come your strength is also... could it be that you were hiding your clumsiness?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "That's not it, I accidentally received a gift from a senior. Therefore, I had a small improvement."

Ling Baoyu was speechless and said, "Small... what is a big improvement? You should add another point about having good luck! By the way, how did you find me? Could it be that because you improved, you can see through my concealment?"

Tang Zhao said, "That's not it, I didn't find you. But when I buried all the giants before, they all turned their heads toward your direction at the end, as if they had discovered something. But when I looked, I saw nothing. I thought they seemed to be able to discover your hiding before, which shows they are not affected by your Sword Technique. Could it be that you were there? So I called out to you, and you were indeed there."

Ling Baoyu felt much more comfortable in her heart and said, "So it was guessed. Eh? Why can you command those giants? You actually let them jump into the pit themselves? It takes me a lot of effort to lure one giant over; why do they listen to you?"

Tang Zhao said, "Actually, I don't know either." He opened his hand, and there was a wooden slip in his hand, with fine lightning flashing faintly on it, "I just used this thing to control them; it is indeed very useful, just like becoming a mastermind behind the scenes. I will study how it works later. The origin of this thing is also strange; it belongs to Meng Huazhou."

Ling Baoyu said in astonishment, "You saw Meng Huazhou? Where is he?"

Tang Zhao said, "Dead. But I didn't kill him."

Previously, when he sank Meng Huazhou into the ground, he stained him with Sunlight, which could follow him to the ends of the earth. Meng Huazhou did not shake it off when he teleported, and even because of the interference of the light, he made a mistake when teleporting and was sent to another strange place.

Tang Zhao intended to strangle him on the spot, but before he could act, Meng Huazhou died. It was actually the Black Widow who killed him—of course, Tang Zhao also contributed some effort. If he had not been interfering on the side, the Black Widow, who had just obtained Bai Ni's sword, might not have won against Meng Huazhou.

Dying at the hands of Black Widow, Meng Huazhou could be considered to have died a fitting death. This was also the official result of this generation's Jingzhe Villa insect battle.

But why was Black Widow able to obtain Bai Ni's sword?

Tang Zhao felt puzzled, but now was not the time to investigate in detail; finding Black Widow was good, as it happened to make it convenient for him to send her away and avoid the upheaval about to occur.

Tang Zhao said, "I called you over because it is very dangerous right now. In a moment, I am going to unleash a very powerful Sword Art... or Sword Technique, and the impact will be very wide. I cannot even remain immune to it myself, and I am afraid you will be harmed. That is why I called you out, so we can hide together."

If it were a Sword Art or Sword Technique he unleashed himself, as a Sword Guest, he would naturally be immune. But he was going to use the Sword Art to detonate those Origin Crystals and trigger a larger chain reaction; those Origin Crystals would not recognize who he was, and with the added bonus of the Thunder Symbol, the power would be enough to scatter him hundreds of times over, so he had to hide for a while.

The best method was to teleport directly, but his Sword Art with the longest range for spatial movement was Exile, and once sent out, he would not be able to return, so he had to use another method to take refuge nearby.

Ling Baoyu's expression changed upon hearing this, and she said, "Will it be very strong? How large will the range of the impact be?"

Tang Zhao said, "I am controlling this Sword Art to the Yutang range, but the subsequent massive tremors should affect the entire Baiyujing."

After all, he was going to trigger the collapse of the Wangliang; the storm's reach would be as large as the range of the Wangliang.

Ling Baoyu grew anxious and said, "That won't do, I am still in the water myself. And there is Aqin..." She explained the situation in a few words and said, "Don't act yet, I will transfer them over!"

Tang Zhao sensed the fluctuations of Qi gradually approaching their peak and knew the time to act was arriving; if he missed this opportunity, it would be hard to come by again, so he said, "There is no time, the opportunity is fleeting. Do this—"

He stuffed a Time Jar into Ling Baoyu's hands: "Hurry back, have them and yourself hide inside the Time Jar, then sink the jar to the bottom of the water and wait until things are calm before coming out. Go quickly!"