Hidden Moth-Chapter 506 - 287: Sword Unleashed as Raindrops, Phoenix Cry Heard

Chapter 506: Chapter 287: Sword Unleashed as Raindrops, Phoenix Cry Heard

Even without any explanation, He Kao realized at that moment—the steel ruler was the Rainfall Divine Sword!

He Kao had seen many things and experienced the magical combat techniques of masters, but he was still rendered speechless and in disbelief by what he saw.

Just as a storm is preceded by flashes of lightning and the thunder follows, He Kao first saw the sword light, followed by a roaring explosion in his divine sense.

He couldn’t block it, completely unblockable! He Kao realized that even if there were ten of him, they would all be skewered like sugar-coated haws by this sword light.

Could this world be an illusion? The steel ruler transformed into a sword light, seemingly tearing apart the veil of the heavens and earth. The surrounding scenery twisted and shattered as if it were a bursting bubble.

After the false curtain was torn, it was still the same world, just with dimmer light... It turned out that an Illusion Array had silently been set up here.

The most masterful Illusion Array blends illusion with reality so seamlessly that no flaw can be detected... Li Xiuyuan did it this way in the Immortal Pot Grotto Heaven, and another Illusion Master did it in Joy Valley.

Accompanying Mei Guyu to the Joy Valley Amusement Park was a spontaneous decision for He Kao, so the other party couldn’t have set up the Illusion Array in advance. They must have secretly cast the array only after the two arrived... This was at least a Tier Six Illusion Master’s method.

From the opponent’s perspective, Li Xiuyuan was an Illusion Master. Using an Illusion Array against him was both a test of cultivation techniques and a tactical exchange. Even if the array couldn’t trap Li Xiuyuan, it would make it hard for him to protect Mei Guyu.

Using the Illusion Array’s cover and ambushing with other experts, a powerless Mei Guyu would be easily captured, and Li Xiuyuan would likely also be trapped.

Unexpectedly, it was Mei Guyu who saw through and broke the Illusion Array.

Mei Guyu wasn’t an Illusion Master, but she had the Sword Immortal’s Realm of Clarity, allowing her to keenly observe the formation of the Illusion Array while conversing with He Kao. At the exact moment the array was completed, she struck suddenly with her sword.

She might not have understood Illusion Techniques, but she knew the most direct method: kill the one who created the array, and the array would dissolve on its own.

The opponent was not prepared for this, and neither was He Kao, despite being a "partner."

The greatest function of the Illusion Array is to mislead, but the sword light shot directly at the Illusion Master. Even though he had Tier Six cultivation, he hastily summoned something to block the attack.

Yet, he couldn’t stop the sword light; the clash of lights turned into countless sword strands, shredding the Illusion Master to pieces.

With the Illusion Master’s death, the array broke, revealing six others who were lowering their defenses. They had already set up another Slaughter Array while under the cover of the Illusion Array, arranged in a six-pointed star formation.

In the sky, another person was hovering, wings spread wide—it was Fabre, whom He Kao had seen before.

Xiao Alliance’s plan was meticulous, and by their estimate, nothing should have gone wrong. They sent a Tier Six Illusion Master and a Tier Six Physician, along with six Tier Five Sorcerers, a display of elite strength.

If Mei Guyu hadn’t acted, the hidden Slaughter Array within the Illusion Array would have been enough to deal with Li Xiuyuan. The large scale of their operation also aimed to prevent others from coming to rescue these two Sect Law Hall Elders.

More insidiously, Fabre was hovering with a Flying Divine Artifact, ready to ambush and deliver fatal blows at any moment.

But they never anticipated that the "Elder Li" who came today was merely a decoy, and the real attacker was Mei Guyu, who unleashed the full power of the Rainfall Divine Sword in one strike.

This strike killed the opposing Illusion Master instantly; the Rainfall Divine Sword exploded into countless strands of sword light scattering in all directions, with the densest strands slashing towards Fabre in the sky.

While He Kao was a bit slow to react out of shock, he managed to act just in time as something flew out from his embrace.

The object resembled a rectangular wooden board, or rather two boards stacked together, which unfolded into a square chessboard.

When Mei Guyu acted, she sent him a divine thought briefly instructing him to activate the Array of Ten Thousand Woods Rejuvenation for a strike.

Arrays come in many types, with substantial differences that can’t be briefly explained.

Firstly, there is the type like the Four Seasons Flowering Array that the four elders set up in the Immortal Pot Grotto Heaven. The array relies on the Four Seasons Flower Screen for its function, with each person temporarily becoming a node of the array.

Such arrays are convenient and flexible, but their power output mainly depends on the Magical Treasure and the cultivator’s own strength. The Eight Gates Wind and Fire Array set up by Master Dan Qiu using the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace also barely fits this type.

Another type of array is stationary, requiring regular mana infusion to maintain, or it relies on Earth Qi Spirit Core like the Array of Ten Thousand Woods Rejuvenation in Pugang Town.

A rough analogy compares these two types of arrays to a mobile field army versus a stationary military fortress.

Is the Jade Phoenix Tree the core of the Array of Ten Thousand Woods Rejuvenation? The answer is both yes and no! The Jade Phoenix Tree is the core node of the array, with the array covering an area of several dozen miles around Pugang Town, conveniently encompassing Joy Valley within.

But the Array Core that controls the Grand Array is actually a Magical Artifact, which is the chessboard Jiang Daozhen used for setting up his stall. Together with the chess pieces, it’s now left to He Kao, making it a set of Array Artifacts.

If the chessboard is taken elsewhere, He Kao, who already has Fourth Realm Cultivation, can still set up the Array of Ten Thousand Woods Rejuvenation, but without the support of the Earth Qi Spirit Core from around Pugang Town.

In such a situation, the power of the Array would depend entirely on He Kao’s own cultivation output, making it no different from the first kind of Array.

However, within the pre-arranged Grand Array surrounding Pugang Town, the power of the Array that He Kao can exert is entirely different, firstly, he can mobilize the power of the Earth Qi Spirit Core.

This is consumable and if overused, it might even affect the vitality of the Jade Phoenix Tree. But if the consumption is controlled within an appropriate range, it can be replenished and restored as the Array operates.

The main wonder of the Array of Ten Thousand Woods Rejuvenation is gathering vitality, and it doesn’t inherently possess strong offensive power.

To compensate for this, Gu Chun also set up another layer of backup, capable of delivering a single strike left by Gu Chun. Gu Chun arranged this Grand Array to protect Jiang Daozhen, who can draw out this strike anytime by keeping the chessboard by his side. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

However, this method also has limitations; firstly, it cannot store Gu Chun’s Divine Techniques indefinitely, and secondly, the power of this strike cannot exceed that of Gu Chun himself.

Jiang Daozhen did not use the life-saving contingency left by Gu Chun, but at this moment, it was activated by He Kao.

The chessboard unfolded and landed between him and Mei Guyu, instantly transforming into a virtual image three yards square, with both him and Mei Guyu standing within. All the black and white pieces flew out from the virtual image, ignoring the Fabre in the sky and instead targeting the six Xiao Alliance sorcerers around.

In their panic, those six struck out just in time to face the erupting strike of the Array of Ten Thousand Woods Rejuvenation. This power was somewhat dispersed, and even the might left by Gu Chun did not penetrate the formation.

However, the impact on those six was significant; among them, one with slightly weaker mana let out a muffled groan, seemingly suffering some internal injury, and then one was instantly shattered into pieces in the rain-like sword light...

Mei Guyu’s sword light transformed into rain shooting in all directions, with most of the rain threads cutting towards the Fabre in the sky. Fabre was also taken aback, utterly unprepared for such a situation.

Fabre used the Flying Divine Artifact Heaven-reaching Feather to swiftly escape into the high sky, flapping his wings to shoot out a series of Wind Blades to meet the sword light. He, like the Illusion Master, couldn’t withstand the Rainfall Divine Sword either!

Fortunately, with the Divine Artifact for protection and with a favorable position, along with the cooperation of the six on the ground, it wasn’t entirely hopeless...

As thoughts quickly turned in Fabre’s mind, he had already neutralized the incoming sword light. The Divine Sword’s power wasn’t as great as imagined; although Mei Guyu’s strike couldn’t be said to be a feint, it was at least half a feint, intended just to temporarily force him back.

At the same time, He Kao had already activated the Array of Ten Thousand Woods Rejuvenation, launching the strike left by Gu Chun.

The six on the ground could only form an array to protect themselves, barely blocking this strike.

But the attackers were not just He Kao alone; the scattered sword light, except for the part cutting towards Fabre, suddenly condensed into a bundle, temporarily abandoning the other five and focusing on one, taking the opportunity to slay him on the spot.

That person could withstand He Kao’s attack when joining hands with his companions, but could no longer withstand the simultaneous assault of the Rainfall Divine Sword.

The array was missing a corner, but it could be rearranged; theoretically, the remaining five could change positions to form an array, but this required reaction time, which could only be secured by Fabre in the sky.

But when those five saw the Illusion Master had been slain, Fabre fled into the high sky, and another companion was cut down, they immediately made a judgment — there was no winning today!

Mei Guyu hadn’t lost his Divine Power at all; it was a trap.

Plus, the opponent still had a Tier Six Illusion Master Li Xiuyuan, with the balance of power shifting, they were no longer a match, and no one could withstand Mei Guyu’s Divine Sword.

This was actually a judgment based on incorrect information; until now, they still mistook He Kao for Li Xiuyuan, given the great power when He Kao wielded the chessboard for that strike.

Having made this judgment, there was no need for further meaningless sacrifices; perhaps to seize the opportunity to escape or due to an order sent by Fabre via Divine Thought, the remaining five surprisingly turned and ran!

If they hadn’t run, standing firm in formation and defending with all their might, fighting desperately with the collaboration of Fabre in the sky, they might still have not been a match for the Rainfall Divine Sword, but at least they could have fought back and potentially injured Mei Guyu at a great cost.

But as they ran, the battle formation collapsed, allowing Mei Guyu to leisurely strike them down one by one. However fast their movement technique was, could it be faster than the sword light?

Only hearing Mei Guyu let out a clear call, accompanied by the phoenix-like sword hum, the sword light shot out like electricity, twisting and coiling in the valley, with a continuous sound of sharp howling, consecutively pursuing and cutting down the five, returning afterwards.

The sword light then transformed back into a Steel Ruler embedded in the side of the shoulder bag, without a trace of blood, nor emitting any murderous aura.

The valley returned to silence once again, suddenly followed by a loud crash, as the Ferris wheel not far away collapsed with a thunderous blast, raising a cloud of dust.

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