Five Spirit Canopy was the strongest defensive divine ability of the Five Spirit Deity Celestial Body. It could even completely nullify damage caused by any Five Elements spiritual energy attacks within the same cultivation level. Together with the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, it was one of the only two Sovereign divine abilities possessed by the Five Spirit Deity Celestial Body.
Although the Five Spirit Deity Celestial Body was slightly stronger than the Great Sun Undying Body, it did not possess the nine Sovereign divine abilities formed by the condensation of Nine Yang Power like the latter.
For Liu Bai, Sovereign divine abilities only needed to be sufficiently powerful. There was no need to create so many flashy techniques. After all, even the original work never fully explained the so called Nine Yang Power, so there was truly no need.
With the canopy protecting his body, Liu Bai casually changed his hand seals. An obscure ripple spread out from his body, and the vertical eye that existed between illusion and reality once again appeared on his forehead.
The sky filling flames surged into the grand array, condensing into a fire beast that roared furiously as it lunged toward the Five Spirit Deity Celestial Body.
However, the instant it touched the Five Spirit Canopy, beginning from the point of contact, the ferocious fire beast disintegrated into pure fire attribute spiritual energy and rapidly dissipated into the heaven and earth.
Next came the flood dragon condensed from black profound water, which met the same fate as the fire beast.
This scene immediately shocked Qin Qian and the others, but their attacks did not stop in the slightest. They continued to roar as they smashed toward Liu Bai and his Celestial Body.
Boom.
Qin Qian's Demonic Earth Lightning collided head on with Liu Bai's Five Spirit Canopy. Violent fluctuations swept outward, yet the seemingly thin five colored radiance never shattered. It endured until the power of the lightning was exhausted and slowly dispersed.
"So strong a defense. What kind of Celestial Body is this?" Qin Qian and the others stared at the massive figure bound within the array, shock filling their eyes.
Eight Third Grade Sovereigns attacking together had actually been blocked just like that.
Moreover, several of the earlier attacks had been completely ineffective, dissolving the moment they touched the radiant light. What kind of method was this?
"Negating all attacks within the Five Elements range? How can such a bizarre ability exist in this world…"
Very quickly, the shock on Qin Qian's face turned into viciousness.
"Continue. I refuse to believe he can block this forever."
Boom.
Once again, heaven shaking spiritual energy erupted into the sky.
This time, the commotion was even greater than before. Countless soldiers locked in battle nearby were drawn by the disturbance. Looking at the area within hundreds of li that had turned into ruins, Liu Shi and the others showed worried expressions.
"With this level of spirit energy fluctuation, even a Fourth Grade Sovereign could not release such power. What method are they using to deal with Commander Liu Bai?"
Although Nine Nether Palace had already gained an overwhelming advantage with the addition of the Nine Nether Guards and the three of them, if anything happened to Liu Bai, they would still lose this battle.
"It is a Array. No wonder they held back earlier. Their purpose was clearly to wait for Lord Liu Bai to arrive," Ye Zhan said solemnly as he looked at the golden light barrier appearing in the sky.
"Then what should we do? Lord Liu Bai must be trapped within the array now. Should we go help?" Ye Yue lightly bit her red lips, her expression filled with worry.
Looking at the apocalyptic scene in the sky, Ye Zhan pondered for a moment before shaking his head.
"With our strength, even if we go, it likely will not help much. We just need to do our own part and wait for the outcome there."
Although Ye Zhan had chosen to ally himself with Nine Nether Palace, it was impossible to say he was truly loyal.
All he wanted now was to survive well together with his sister. Knowing there was danger, he would not recklessly rush forward.
Even if Liu Bai were dissatisfied afterward, he was merely following orders strictly. There was no reason for punishment.
Hearing her brother's words, Ye Yue's lips became even redder, and she could even taste a faint trace of blood spreading in her mouth.
At the same time, within the Nine Heavens Locking Dragon Array, Liu Bai sat cross legged atop the Five Spirit Deity Celestial Body's head. The vertical eye on his forehead continuously released profound ripples that filled the entire array space, meticulously combing through the array inch by inch and strand by strand.
At a certain moment, the vertical eye on Liu Bai's forehead suddenly released a bright glow. Immediately after, the enormous chains that had firmly bound the Five Spirit Deity Celestial Body suddenly loosened and rapidly retracted.
"How is this possible?"
The array flags controlling the four directions exploded violently, and the four individuals who had activated them instantly sensed the changes.
"This is bad. The array has been broken."
This cry instantly shocked Qin Qian and the others. However, their second wave of attacks had already been fully prepared and could not be stopped.
"Do not worry about it. Attack with full force and kill him."
Boom rumble.
A pitch black lightning spear had unknowingly taken shape in the sky.
Qin Qian clenched his palm and hurled it downward. The gray black lightning spear shot out explosively. Wherever it passed, space shattered. In a flash, it appeared directly above Liu Bai's head.
At the critical moment, a golden chain suddenly tore through space and slammed straight into the lightning spear.
Dong.
A massive sound echoed as violent shockwaves spread outward. The aftershocks struck Qin Qian, sending him flying rapidly into the distance.
Before he could fly far, Qin Qian saw a streak of golden light burst through the turbulent clouds like a flood dragon leaving its lair. It twisted and firmly wrapped around his waist, then yanked him backward with terrifying force.
The immense power made Qin Qian feel as though his body was about to be torn in half. His insides, already in turmoil, finally could not withstand it. A mouthful of blood sprayed out.
"This is impossible."
He had already lost count of how many times such disbelief had arisen in his heart.
The chain binding him was clearly one of the golden chains from the Nine Heavens Locking Dragon Array. But why was it attacking him instead?
What Qin Qian did not see was that all eight experts, including himself, who had been besieging Liu Bai were experiencing the same fate. One golden chain after another bound all eight of them and dragged them straight into the center of the battlefield.
The golden light barrier that should have dissipated after the array flags shattered still firmly enveloped the space. The only difference was that this time, those trapped were no longer their enemy, but themselves.
"You. How exactly did you do this?"
Feeling that all spiritual energy within his body was completely suppressed by the golden chains, making even circulation difficult, Qin Qian finally realized that their plan had utterly failed.
He could accept failure. He could even accept death. But losing and dying without understanding why was something he could never accept.
Liu Bai smiled faintly and said, "Oh? Is it that hard to believe? It seems you still do not know me well enough. Did you not know that I am also a Spiritual Array Grandmaster? And a rather talented one at that."
Qin Qian fell silent.
The other seven fell silent as well.
Spiritual Array Grandmaster? Did they think they had never seen Spiritual Array Grandmaster before? What kind of Spiritual Array Grandmaster could reverse control over someone else's array? Even breaking it would already be extremely difficult. And this had only taken such a short time.
"I have answered your question. Now you can go in peace."
Liu Bai's face was full of smiles, but his hands did not slow down as he immediately changed his seals.
The fierce faces upon the five Celestial Deity Masks suddenly lit up with multicolored light in their eyes. The next instant, those lights transformed into beams that shot forth, instantly annihilating five of the eight men.
Just as Liu Bai was about to continue, one person suddenly shouted loudly, "Spare my life. I am willing to exchange an ancient secret realm treasure for a chance to live."
Liu Bai paused slightly. Then the beams of light from the Celestial Deity Masks appeared once more, instantly killing two more people, while sparing the one who had begged for mercy.
"Tell me what kind of secret realm treasure it is. If it is valuable enough, I would not mind sparing you," Liu Bai said with interest.
The man took a deep breath, knowing that this was his final chance. He did not dare waste any time and immediately said, "It is related to Spiritual Arrays."
"I can tell that your array attainments are extraordinary, my lord, and that great array is protected by an even larger array. I believe only someone like you could obtain the treasures within the ruins. The Nine Heavens Locking Dragon Array we used earlier came from that secret realm. The complete Nine Heavens Locking Dragon Array has eighty one array flags and can summon countless dragon binding chains. However, only four array flags remain now, so only nine chains can be summoned."
Liu Bai was startled at first, then overjoyed.
A complete set of array flags belonging to a Grandmaster level spiritual array clearly meant that the secret realm had once belonged to a powerful overlord in ancient times. Otherwise, it would not possess such a deep foundation.
"That place is no more than five thousand li from here, and I am the only one who knows about it," the man added quickly, afraid that Liu Bai might go back on his word.
"Then I will spare your life for now."
As he spoke, Liu Bai controlled the five Celestial Deity Masks to face the man at the same time. Recalling how the others had been obliterated by these masks moments ago, the man was so frightened that his heart nearly stopped. Fortunately, remembering Liu Bai's words, he barely managed not to scream.
Five streams of light descended onto his body, instantly forming a Five Elements Seal outside his Sovereign Sea space.
In an instant, he discovered that he could no longer mobilize the spiritual energy within his Sovereign Sea space. His cultivation had been completely sealed.
After days of studying the power of the Five Elements Seal and helping Mandala suppress her curse, Liu Bai had gained considerable insight into this sealing art. Sealing a cultivator of the same level was now effortless for him.
"By the way, what is your name?" Liu Bai asked suddenly after dispersing the array, as he grabbed the man who had lost all his spiritual energy and returned to Wind Howl City.
"This one is called Huang Xingshi. I am a rogue cultivator from the Hundred Battles Domain."
"A rogue cultivator?" Liu Bai's gaze showed slight surprise.
For a rogue cultivator to reach the Third Grade Sovereign Realm meant that this person was indeed exceptional. Moreover, according to his words, the Nine Heavens Locking Dragon Array flags had been provided by him. In exchange, Qin Qian had promised to compensate him with enough Sovereign Spiritual Liquid afterward.
Unfortunately, Qin Qian's corpse could no longer even be found.
"You are also a Spiritual Array master?"
Huang Xingshi did not hide it and nodded. "I have only just reached Human Grade High Level. I cannot compare to you, Lord Liu."
Ordinarily, a spirit array master's cultivation and array rank did not differ greatly. More often than not, the array rank was even lower than their cultivation level. As for people like Liu Bai and Ling Xi, whose array rank far surpassed their cultivation, there were probably only a handful in the entire Great Thousand World.
Liu Bai nodded. He then glanced at the surrounding battlefield without any intention of intervening, quietly waiting for the others to return.
Eight Sovereigns had besieged one man, yet the outcome was seven dead and one captured. The Demonic Lightning Sect alliance, already struggling under the pursuit of the Nine Nether Guards, finally collapsed. One after another, they fled desperately into the distance.
Liu Shi and Ye Zhan did not pursue them further. Even the Nine Nether Guards, led by Qiu Shan and the other two, returned to Wind Howl City.
At this moment, everyone who looked at Liu Bai was filled with astonishment, reverence, and a trace of fear.
After all, humans always maintain sufficient awe toward things they cannot understand.
Liu Bai had now far surpassed the cognition they had built over decades or even centuries. As such, even Liu Shi and Ye Zhan lowered their heads and did not dare meet his gaze.
"In this battle, the Demonic Lightning Sect alliance has suffered heavy losses. They will not dare to attack again for some time. Next, I will be leaving for two days. Liu Shi and Ye Zhan, you will guard Wind Howl City. Do not act rashly, but do not show weakness either. If any blind fool dares to come knocking, then kill them directly."
"At most one day later, countless forces under the Great Heavenlaw Domain will flood into the Hundred Battles Domain. By then, they will be too busy to care about anything else, let alone launch another attack. Everything will wait until I return."
Liu Shi and the Ye Zhan siblings wisely did not ask what Liu Bai was going to do. After responding in unison, they immediately began organizing the repairs to the heavily damaged Wind Howl City.
As for Liu Bai himself, under the cover of night, he left the Thunder Flame Plain with Huang and headed toward the secret realm he had mentioned.
This was a mountain peak that appeared utterly ordinary. If one did not approach to the point of nearly colliding with it, even Liu Bai would have been unable to detect that a array was hidden upon it.
"This secret realm location is truly mysterious. From the outside, it looks like nothing more than an ordinary small mountain," Liu Bai said with curiosity as his divine sense spread out to envelop the entire peak.
Huang Xingshi nodded. "Indeed. It is unimaginable. If I had not possessed some skill, when I was accidentally dragged into the array back then, I would never have been able to escape. This mountain has existed for who knows how long, and who knows how many lives it has swallowed."
"Then does Brother Huang have a method to enter the array?" Liu Bai asked directly as he turned his head.
Such a minor obstruction was not worth Liu Bai's time to slowly break the array. If there was a method, all the better. If not, he would not mind acting personally.
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