Chapter 138

About two quarters of an hour later, a top-tier Ninth-Rank Great Array was thus conjured by the Deceitful Array.

The Great Array resembled an overturned large bowl, covering Bu Fengshuang and the Deceitful Array within it.

The array barrier was golden, with luster flowing across its surface, crystal clear and translucent.

A terrifying aura rippled forth, faint and elusive, from the array barrier.

Though the crowd stood at a great distance, they could still sense the sharp, cutting energy of this Great Array.

They felt that if anyone approached, any expert below the Ninth Rank would be instantly annihilated, body and soul.

Even a Ninth-Rank Perfection expert might not be able to walk out of it.

The Deceitful Array smiled confidently: "Miss Bu, this is an array within an array. The offensive array contains a defensive array, and the defensive array contains an illusionary array.

Even within the illusionary array lies a trapping array, and the trapping array holds numerous poison arrays.

This is a top-tier Great Array I comprehended after long contemplation; I have named it the 'Heavenly Deceit Great Array'. If you have confidence, then please break it. As long as you can walk out of the array, it counts as broken." Bu Fengshuang said indifferently: "Can I not simply shatter it all?"

The Deceitful Array laughed: "Of course you can, but the difficulty is extremely high." In his words, the Deceitful Array was utterly confident.

This time, he had come deliberately to show off.

He believed Bu Fengshuang would be subdued by him. "Bang!"

Yet the very next second, he saw Bu Fengshuang's jade foot lightly stamp the ground.

Countless array patterns spread out from beneath Bu Fengshuang's feet, then entered this Heavenly Deceit Great Array.

In the blink of an eye, this array, comparable to a single strike from a Ninth-Rank Perfection expert, began to tremble.

"Crack!"

A fissure silently appeared on the array barrier, the sound clear and audible.

Immediately, this fissure rapidly expanded.

After a few breaths, the entire Great Array was already covered in cracks. "Shatter!"

Standing motionless, Bu Fengshuang lightly stamped her jade foot once more. "Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The instant her words fell, the entire Great Array exploded with a bang, turning into countless spiritual lights.

Like countless fireflies, they danced through the heavens and earth before vanishing completely.

Bu Fengshuang's beautiful face showed no fluctuation; she simply looked at the Deceitful Array as before: "Broken." The Deceitful Array was utterly stunned.

His incredibly complex, profoundly mysterious Great Array, comparable to a Ninth-Rank Perfection expert.

Was actually broken beneath your two light foot stamps?

Damn! This was truly outrageous; it was so outrageous it had opened the door for outrageousness itself—outrageousness to the extreme.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never lost like this.

He swallowed hard. Who exactly was this Bu Fengshuang! Bu Fengshuang stretched, revealing her graceful curves: "Truly boring. Do not forget your promise; from now on, you are Chen's slave.

If you break your vow, without Chen needing to lift a finger, I will kill you myself." Having spoken, Bu Fengshuang walked down the martial arena amidst the Deceitful Array's bewildered gaze.

She obediently walked to Xu Chen's side and carefully massaged his shoulders: "How is it? Is your injury better?"

Xu Chen enjoyed the shoulder-massaging service from the Empress and Bu Fengshuang, nodding: "Not bad. Now, beating a hundred Di Zhentian should be no problem." Over there, Di Zhentian's mouth twitched slightly: "Xu Chen, do not be too arrogant." Xu Chen glanced over: "If you are not convinced, we can fight again." Di Zhentian's face turned iron-green: "Fine, this time you won." Having spoken, he prepared to lead his people away.

Xu Chen said: "Do not forget to return Luo Tianjian safely and soundly. If anything happens, you bear the consequences."

Di Zhentian gritted his teeth: "He will return."

Having spoken, he led numerous empire experts and vanished on the spot.

The Deceitful Array then bowed to Xu Chen with a complex expression: "I must return to report." Xu Chen lazily waved his hand: Xu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly; in the Borderland Secret Treasure plot, the Deceitful Array was indeed a useful tool. "Get lost. However, in the future, when I assign you tasks, you cannot refuse. If you refuse, I will kill you. Because I greatly detest those who cannot take a loss." The Deceitful Array gritted his teeth: "What I have said will not be violated." Having spoken, the Deceitful Array also vanished on the spot.

Thinking about it, the Borderland major plot should be starting soon.

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At this moment, Di Zhentian had already left.

Yin Suyun could not help but look at the Empress and said, "Not kill him on the spot? They are still in the guesthouse." The Empress shook her head and said, "No. There are too many Ninth-Rank experts around Di Zhentian. If we fail to capture him, it might lead to Luo Tianjian's death."

Xu Chen nodded and said, "No need to rush. I have planted a death mark inside Di Zhentian's body.

If something happens to Luo Tianjian, then Di Zhentian will definitely suffer as well." Yin Suyun worried, "People from the Immortal Empire are known for breaking their word; I fear this time will be no different." The Empress said calmly, "Talking so much is useless. With Tianjian captured, we are at a disadvantage." Xu Chen asked curiously, "Why did Luo Tianjian rush to the border?" Bu Fengshuang said, "Rumors say a secret treasure has emerged at the border; I heard it is a precious sword, so he went there. Who would have thought he would encounter Di Zhentian and others who were also searching for the treasure. With fewer people, he lost to the many and was captured like this."

Hearing this, Xu Chen nodded, "Your Majesty, leave this to me. I will bring him back safely."

He did this to repay the Empress's kindness and also as a side task, not for Luo Tianjian's sake. Yi Bingrou looked at the Empress and said, "Your Majesty, the border has been quite turbulent lately. Should we not send someone there?"

Yin Suyun agreed, "Well said. If it is true, even if we cannot obtain the secret treasure, we must not let enemy nations have it."

While rubbing Xu Chen's shoulders, the Empress nodded and said, "Reasonable. Chen, this time I will trouble you with this journey."

Xu Chen asked, "When do we depart?" The Empress said, "Tomorrow."

That night, Xu Chen received a message from Zhao Qingyun.

Xu Chen sank his spiritual sense into the Jun Tian Mask and then entered the Nine Heavens space.

Looking down from above, he saw that the Nine Heavens now had one more person.

Zhao Qingyun said, "The newly joined Zhu Tianjun, who is specifically responsible for the dark side of the Nine Heavens, has made tremendous contributions recently."

Xu Chen nodded, "Welcome to the fold."

He knew who Zhu Tianjun was but would not reveal it casually.

Zhu Tianjun emitted a slightly hoarse female voice, "Recently, I detected that there is indeed a secret treasure at the border of the Ancestral Emperor Dynasty."

Zhao Qingyun nodded, "Zhu Tianjun went there to detect it personally. I accompanied him, and we indeed sensed a special aura."

Xu Chen asked, "What kind of secret treasure?"

Zhu Tianjun shook her head and said, "It cannot be confirmed for now. It feels like a Ninth-Rank weapon, but it also resembles a Ninth-Rank elixir."

You Tianjun also spoke up, "May I ask Jun Tianjun, should we go?" Xu Chen nodded, "Go. If you have no other matters at hand, everyone should take a look." The Tianjun all bowed with clasped hands and said, "Yes!"

Xu Chen asked Zhao Qingyun, "How is the search for the remaining two Tianjun going?"

Zhao Qingyun said, "Not fully confirmed yet, but the Heavenly Mechanism indicates that the eighth Tianjun will appear at the border this time."

Xuan Tianjun pondered, "Recently, a small problem has occurred in the country where I reside. I wonder if any Tianjun can help me. The power requirement is roughly Ninth-Rank; early Ninth-Rank should be sufficient." Hao Tianjun asked, "There are many countries on the continent. Which one is Xuan Tianjun in?" Xuan Tianjun replied, "The Immortal Empire. My younger sister suffers from an incurable disease and has frequent relapses recently.

I have not found a cure, only methods to alleviate it, but they require the help of another Ninth-Rank expert. Does anyone present wish to lend a hand?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Nine Heavens immediately fell silent.

After all, making a move would mean exposing one's own strength.

In an organization like the Nine Heavens, exposing one's strength is not a wise thing to do.

Xu Chen said indifferently, "I will go. Coincidentally, I am heading to the Immortal Empire tomorrow. I will contact you when I arrive." Hearing this, Xuan Tianjun was overjoyed, "Thank you, Jun Tianjun. I will surely remember Jun Tianjun's kindness in my heart."

Xu Chen said calmly, "As the head of Jun Tian, it is my duty to help."

He also knew Xuan Tianjun's identity: Di Cangqiong, one of the Imperial Princes of the Immortal Empire, who is at odds with Di Zhentian.

In the original text, he was a male second lead who actually had a good relationship with Ye Xuan back then.

Originally, Ye Xuan should have gone this time, since the Spirit Venerable was helping.

But this time, Ye Xuan did not speak up, nor did he show any intention to do so.

Under these circumstances, he had to step forward.

The sister of this Xuan Tianjun is a princess, Di Hanzi, one of the female leads.

Due to her illness, this princess has a frail body, weak as a reed, as if she would fall at the slightest touch. But in fact, she is the Dark Son of Heaven of the Immortal Empire, cultivating death energy, and her technique is the Saint-class "Purgatory Death Soul Sutra."

What is the Dark Son of Heaven?

It is an emperor who stands above the visible Son of Heaven of the Immortal Empire, governing all dark aspects with overwhelming power.

That is to say, this princess actually holds more power than her father.

Even her strength has long reached the peak of Ninth-Rank, approaching the First-Transformation Martial Saint.

Above Ninth-Rank is Martial Saint; above Martial Saint is Martial Emperor.

But the strength classification of Martial Saints is slightly different, divided into First-Transformation to Ninth-Transformation.

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Martial Saint spiritual energy is constantly compressed; after the Ninth-Transformation, a qualitative change occurs, merging with heaven and earth to become a Martial Emperor.

With a single finger, a Martial Emperor can casually annihilate a hundred Martial Saints.

This princess is so powerful, yet her incurable disease is indeed real.

At this moment, theoretically, she has only one month left to live. In her past life, she was saved by Ye Xuan.

— Author's Notes —

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