Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 357 - 347: Division, Coffin

Before the words fell, everyone present fell into dead silence, no one spoke, just collectively cast their gaze at Wang Yue, eyes flashing with an indescribable complex expression.

Wang Yue knew well that as the initiator of this journey, he had to be the first to act; otherwise, these forces with ulterior motives would surely remain inactive.

Thinking of this, he hesitated no more, raised his hand and unleashed a sharp True Essence, charging straight towards the swift Bamboo Water River like a dragon.

After the True Essence entered the river, under Wang Yue’s remote control, it transformed into an invisible giant net, capturing the raging river water.

Though he possessed the cultivation of Inner God Realm Perfection, it only slightly halted the river water for a moment, unable to make it flow backward.

"How much longer will you all hesitate?" Wang Yue shouted in a deep voice, "If you’re unwilling to exert effort, you can leave now, but if anyone wants to sit back and reap benefits when the treasure emerges..."

His gaze swept across the crowd like lightning, "Then don’t blame us for joining forces to attack!"

These words left no room for hesitation.

Several mid-level forces responded first, both leaders and disciples continuously injecting True Essence into the river. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Seeing someone take the lead, other forces quickly followed suit.

The nine upper-level forces spared no effort, overwhelming True Essence crashing against the riverbank like roaring waves.

Qin An raised an eyebrow and exchanged a glance with Liu Yi before also channeling his True Essence into the river along with the others.

In an instant, the ever-pouring river seemed to freeze in time.

Immediately after, intense ripples emerged from the heart of the river, spreading outward like waves.

With everyone’s joint efforts, the river began to visibly flow backward.

Initially, it was only a trickle, but in an instant, the entire river seemed reversed, surging in the opposite direction.

As the river flowed, an abnormality suddenly appeared in a nearby plain close to Bamboo Water River.

At the plain’s end, the ground began to tremble violently at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The trembling intensified over time.

In just a few breaths, the trembling extended to Bamboo Water River.

The originally reversing Bamboo Water River seemed to be split by an invisible giant hand, instantly divided into two segments.

With Bamboo Water River split into two, the situation at the riverbed was revealed to everyone.

The once calm riverbed had its air invisibly twisting.

With the air twisting, suddenly a bottomless pit appeared at the riverbed.

Inside the pit, the wind howled, emitting waves of piercing cries causing one’s eardrums to ache.

Upon seeing this, Wang Yue’s eyes lit up, shouting loudly, "Collect!"

The people from numerous forces immediately gathered all their True Essence.

At the moment True Essence was gathered, the situation on the river surface remained unchanged, the invisible giant hand continued to part the river surface, revealing the bottomless pit at the riverbed.

Qin An narrowed his eyes and said faintly, "The array has reversed, a new one has formed, this must be where the treasure is located."

Liu Yi curiously observed the entrance to the pit, "To make us go to such great lengths, the things inside must be extraordinary."

As soon as the two finished speaking, several figures flashed by, flying towards the bottomless pit.

A mid-level force led by its dozens of members tried to seize the advantage.

Before they could descend to the riverbed, over a hundred attacks struck through the air, hitting them mercilessly.

"Ah!"

Screams echoed at the riverbed.

These dozens of people, caught off guard, were hit by these hundreds of attacks, tragically falling to the ground.

After tumbling twice, they instantly passed to the afterlife.

At this moment, the previously united forces were now at each other’s throats.

No one moved, yet they guarded against each other’s actions.

Any slight abnormality would bring a joint attack from the crowd.

Even the likes of Magic Sword Gate among the nine upper-level forces remained immobile.

After all, even someone like Inner God Realm Perfection might not withstand a joint attack from these forces.

Dead silence spread here, the longer time passed, the heavier the silence became.

Wang Yue frowned tightly, the current situation was beyond his expectations.

If he were to take the lead, he would surely provoke disaster.

But if he allowed the atmosphere of this dead silence to continue, other incidents might emerge.

When everyone was waiting to see who would stand out, a voice first broke the silence.

"There’s no need to wait any longer." Qin An suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.

Everyone’s gaze swiftly focused on Qin An.

Many forces were puzzled, unable to understand the intentions behind the words of this Mountain Patrol Silver General.

Qin An spoke calmly, "Once the array reverses, the true treasure will emerge."

The true treasure emerges?

Upon these words, before anyone could react, the once normal environment suddenly began to distort.

It seemed as though an invisible barrier separated everyone.

They could only see a vast whiteness, with both hearing and touch wildly diminishing.

Even the presence of others could not be felt.

Liu Yi and Wang Yue were aghast, immediately on guard and looking around.

Before they could react, Qin An’s whisper was heard in their ears.

"I will protect you."

At these words, they felt a surge of Six-Colored True Essence enveloped around them.

Even with the array’s reverse power affecting everything around, under the cover of Qin An’s Six-Colored True Essence, the Array Power seemed to ignore them, bypassing them.

The white scenery lasted only a moment before returning to normal.

Once peace was restored, Wang Yue and Liu Yi were the first to come back to their senses, vigilantly scanning their surroundings.

At this moment, they found themselves in an extremely vast space.

There was no daylight; above was a ceiling paved with bluestone, the ground also assembled from blocks of bluestone.

Square, surrounded by walls.

In the center lay a jet-black coffin.

Besides these, there wasn’t even a single door around.

"Do not move recklessly, this is an area separated by the array, we’ve been brought to an incredibly vast underground space by the reverse array, everything here is unknown."

A voice rang out.

Liu Yi and Wang Yue simultaneously turned their heads, seeing Qin An in a black robe, standing behind them.

Wang Yue suddenly realized, "Was it Mr. Qin who used his skills just now to keep us from being scattered?"

Qin An slightly nodded, "The array here is terrifying, even I have to show some reverence."

"From this, we can tell how powerful the master who left the treasure was."

"The array can separate people into random groups, perhaps one or many, all thrown into this vast underground space."

"Vast space?" Liu Yi put away her playful expression, speaking seriously, "It seems that the master back then carved out a space enough to shock the world."

"Indeed, to accommodate so many people, it’s truly extraordinary." Qin An slowly stepped to the sarcophagus and scrutinized it closely, "I can’t say for sure just how dangerous this place is, so it’s better to be cautious."

Wang Yue’s mouth twitched slightly, "But Mr. Qin... doesn’t seem cautious at all."

From the earlier conversation, he already understood the specifics.

This place was empty, even the sarcophagus was quite special.

Though Qin An said to be careful earlier, now he was boldly examining the sarcophagus up close, almost pressing his eyes against it.

This contrasted sharply with Qin An’s caution.

Qin An stood up and said, "I am different."

Wang Yue was speechless.

Of course different, as only Qin An understands and is skilled in arrays.

So, Qin An’s actions, while seeming reckless, were much safer compared to theirs.

Liu Yi couldn’t help but ask, "How can we resolve the crisis here?"

Qin An pointed at the sarcophagus ahead, "There’s no exit here; this sarcophagus is the only way out. But with the natural array reversed, each part has formed extremely complex arrays, making it a dead array."

"Dead array?" Liu Yi looked puzzled, "What is a dead array?"

Qin An didn’t answer, as the changes around them provided the answer.

Suddenly, the walls around turned a fiery red, rapidly contracting.

A scorching wave surged forth, as if trying to crush the three into iron pancakes.

Wang Yue was the first to react, drawing his longsword, he thrust it at one of the walls.

Ink shadows splattered, the black ink shadows accompanying the thrust, transforming into piercing sword energy, striking the wall fiercely.

But the next moment, the ink shadows shattered, yet the wall remained undamaged.

Wang Yue frowned tightly; he could sense the array power stripping away his attacks completely.

Even at the Inner God Realm Perfection, shattering the wall was impossible.

The wall was covered in fiery red flames, and even with his cultivation, the terrifying temperature could be felt.

If they got too close, the three of them feared they wouldn’t last long before turning into charred remains.

Liu Yi raised her delicate hand, ready to make a move, but Qin An stopped her by the wrist.

Liu Yi asked puzzled, "Not resisting?"

Qin An shook his head, "Of course we must resist, but brute force is useless; we need to find a way out."

Wang Yue urged, "Sir, speak plainly, we don’t have much time left."

Qin An pointed at the sarcophagus, "A dead array is a deadly setup, but no array can declare absolute. Hence, within a dead array lies a single lifeline, and that lifeline is this sarcophagus."

Wang Yue frowned, "In that case, let’s open it and see."

He was a worldly man, having reached Inner God Realm Perfection, naturally, his experience was extraordinary.

With a bit of guidance from Qin An, he understood where to break the situation.

Qin An nodded slightly, drawing Cold Star with a backward motion, taking two steps back, then gestured at Wang Yue to proceed.

Wang Yue didn’t hesitate, raising his longsword and stabbing towards the sarcophagus.

Dense ink shadows appeared again, coalescing into inky sword energy, fiercely bombarding the sarcophagus.

A tremendous booming emerged from the sarcophagus, but it didn’t budge.

"What is this material? Why can’t even my sword energy cut through?" Wang Yue was puzzled.

"Your turn," Qin An turned to Liu Yi.

Liu Yi was stunned, "Elder Wang’s attack was useless, what could I do?"

"Just do it," Qin An interrupted.

Liu Yi bit her lip, feeling that Qin An was too cold in his words.

But there was no time to bicker with Qin An now.

"Fine, I will!" Liu Yi raised her dainty hand, striking at the sarcophagus with her palm.

Though she seemed delicate, she practiced a barehanded cultivation technique.

As her palm struck, terrifying True Essence cloaked her hand, forming a kaleidoscopic handprint.

"Boom!"

The sarcophagus and handprint intersected.

The sarcophagus shook violently.

The handprint dissipated, and the trembling gradually diminished.

"Useless."

Liu Yi slightly shook her head, indicating that it had no effect, even if she attacked.

Qin An’s lips curved up, "No, it was useful."

Wang Yue and Liu Yi looked at Qin An, frowning in unison, not understanding his meaning.

Qin An calmly stated, "Every attack wears the sarcophagus down, and now it has reached its limit. It only needs a slight bit more force to break."

Liu Yi snorted, "Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

Qin An shook his head, "It needed to be tested to know. The arrays here are extremely intricate, and without trying, how could we test the way to break them?"

Wang Yue asked, "Why doesn’t Mr. Qin attack directly?"

Qin An pointed at himself, "I’m merely at the early Inner God Realm, while you two are at Inner God Realm Perfection, so your attacks are better."

Wang Yue was unbothered by this, but Liu Yi pouted her rosy lips.

She knew very well how powerful Qin An truly was.

What Qin An said earlier was just to deflect attention.

Qin An said no more, swiftly delivering a slash.

Six-Colored True Essence turned into a blade energy, striking the sarcophagus fiercely.

The sarcophagus cracked open, with sinister Evil Qi gushing out.