Blue Torrent was completely submerged within the world of array formations. He had forgotten about the slain East Capital and had even forgotten the reason for why he had come to the Little Sweet Mountains. There was only one thought left in his mind – to break through the Ascendant Bluegold Array Formation and capture the one who created it!

If it was said that Blue Torrent only had some anticipation when he was first breaking through the array formation, then now he was sure that as long as he could perceive this great array formation, he would have a chance of breaking through his bottleneck. His cultivation would take a great step forward and he would step into an all new realm…this was a turning point he had been painstakingly waiting for for hundreds of years. He couldn’t allow any accidents to occur!

Shua –

His figure flickered and he appeared a thousand feet away. Blue Torrent pressured a hand forward. With a light ‘pa’ sound, a seemingly common flower on the ground shattered, turning into powder.

Hu –

Everywhere he could see, fog vanished!

Another array node had been broken. But this time, Blue Torrent didn’t continue. He seemed to sense something. He sat down cross-legged and started to meditate on this node.

Four days later, Blue Torrent opened his eyes and laughed at the skies. “I found you! I finally found you!”

He had calculated where the array eye would be.

Rumble rumble –

A deep thundering sound rang out. It came from all directions, galloping towards them like angry waves.

“Mister Blue Torrent, be careful!”

“The array formation has changed!”

“Block it!”

With a roar, the ten other fallen humans simultaneously turned around. The peaceful fog in front of them immediately turned wild and frenzied.

It was like the mountain had been dumped into the sea, fighting against the current. The violent fog arrived in the blink of an eye!

With loud shouts, the ten fallen humans moved in unison. Even when facing the terrifying tide of fog, they didn’t show any fear.

Bang –

Heaven-shaking strength erupted. The ten fallen humans were like ten heaven-supporting columns. They stood between the heavens and earth, tearing the incoming fog to pieces.

But soon, they cried out in alarm. “This is bad, protect Mister Blue Torrent!”

Upon being pierced through, the fog split into two. Then it recondensed after passing around them.

This time, there was nothing in front of it and no barriers left. All that remained was Blue Torrent.

Bang –

The fog shot into the skies. As it did, it split into eight sections. Each section wildly contracted and collapsed in on itself, condensing into eight golden hands. The hands seemed completely realistic, and one could even see the textures on their surface.

Without pausing, the eight golden hands pressed down together. Their goal was Blue Torrent alone…after killing him, the enemy naturally wouldn’t be able to break through the array formation!

“Humph! You finally couldn’t resist making a move?” Blue Torrent looked up. A wild aura came from the skies. It was like an invisible mountain, wanting to thoroughly suppress him.

Before it had arrived, the terrifying strength pushed down on his robes, making them cling tight to his body, as hard as iron.

His lips curved upward, a maniacal taunting smile on his face. The compasses formed from black runes rapidly spun within his eyes. Facing the eight suppressing golden hands that came down on him, he didn’t try to avoid them at all. This was because it was a counterattack coming from the Ascendant Bluegold Array itself, and as long as he was inside it he couldn’t escape its reach.

The only way was to directly take it on…if he succeeded then he would grasp the initiative and the array controller would no longer have any chance left to struggle. If he failed…then the result was naturally death!

Bang –

With an earthshaking bang, the eight golden hands closed up like flower petals, submerging Blue Torrent within.

The earth shook and countless cracks appeared, quickly spreading outwards. More and more became visible until everything became a fathomless abyss that seemed to lead straight to hell.

In the distance, several great mountains were affected. They shook and collapsed, turning into waves of endless stone that crashed down.

The ten fallen humans rushed around and tried to intervene. But, they stuffily coughed as they were struck by the shockwaves. They crashed into the ground, forming a massive gulf.

The counterattack of the Ascendant Bluegold Array contained a terrifying power!

All of the fallen humans who were sent flying away seemed to think of the same thing together. They took out their compasses and let out sighs of relief.

Fortunately, Mister Blue Torrent hadn’t died!

East Capital had been slain and it would be difficult for them to escape punishment. If Blue Torrent were to also die, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The eight golden hands had thoroughly solidified. They lost their fluctuations of power and now stood on the ground like giant stone sculptures.

With them as the center, the area in a thousand surrounding miles had been destroyed with everything left in chaos!

Hu –

Hu –

Great heaving breaths came from between the eight golden hands. Blue Torrent had fallen to his knees. His face was pale, without any hint of blood.

He held a white lotus flower in his hands. It looked as if it had just been picked, and there were even dew drops on its petals. Right now, the lotus flower constantly spun in his palm, releasing a bright light that surrounded him.

It was all thanks to this lotus flower that he had been able to resist the strike from the Ascendant Bluegold Array!

“Hehehehe…it seems that I can survive. Then, I will definitely be able to break through this Ascendant Bluegold Array!” Blue Torrent laughed out loud, his voice filled with shaking excitement. “Just wait. I will soon find you. Once I capture you, everything you have will belong to me.”

He looked down at the lotus flower in his hands and revealed a helpless look. This was a treasure that the emperor had bestowed upon him in the past. It still had some power remaining, but now that it had been used it couldn’t be saved any longer.

He waited for a good period of time, making sure that the hidden hunter had no intention of trying to ambush him. Otherwise, with the remaining strength in this lotus flower it was enough to thoroughly erase him from this world.

He lifted a hand and the lotus flower flew into the skies. When it touched the eight solidified golden hands, it directly vanished.

As if the existence of the lotus flower was nothing but a bubble.

Hu –

A wild breeze blew between the heavens and earth. The eight golden hands eroded as if countless years had passed, turning into endless powder that blew away in the wind.

…

Puff –

The Stronghold Master blew out a mouthful of blood. Without any hesitation, she swallowed the Heaven Mending Pill. Even so, she couldn’t stop her body from shaking.

Paka –

Paka –

The sounds that entered Doctor Ye’s ears were small, but to him they seemed earth-shattering. His complexion changed again and again.

Taking a step forward, Doctor Ye pointed a finger between the Stronghold Master’s eyebrows. His fingertip turned golden in color and a formidable strength surged out, directly suppressing the tumultuous strength within her body that came from the backlash.

A moment later, the Stronghold Master’s shaking slowly subsided. She opened her eyes, incomparably weak, and said, “Thank you, Old Ye.”

But this time, Doctor Ye’s complexion was much uglier than before. “Miss, why are your injuries so heavy?”

The Stronghold Master forced a smile. “With things having gotten to this point, I won’t hide it from you any longer. The losses involved in forcefully activating the Ascendant Bluegold Array Formation are much greater than I expected. Right now, I have become one body with it. If the array formation is broken, I will suffer an extremely dreadful backlash.”

“Miss!” Doctor Ye roared out loud, “You are someone worth more than gold. Just how noble and honored of an existence are you? Even if you fail once, what does it matter? How could you harm the root of your foundation like this!? Although you and I are just descended bodies, our souls are connected to our main bodies. If we suffer too much damage, it will be difficult to preserve our main bodies!

“We should give up this competition. Even if we lose this opportunity, with your status you should still be able to think of other opportunities.”

The Stronghold Master shook her head, “Old Ye, no matter what, I cannot lose.” She waved her hand, “The exact reason involved secrets of the family. I cannot tell you the specifics, but I can tell you that I cannot admit defeat here.”

Old Ye’s face froze. He frowned, his eyes shaking. “Miss, could it be that the rumors are true?”

The Stronghold Master didn’t speak but her silence was a sufficient answer.

“How hateful! Those damned bastards, they actually dare…they dare…” Doctor Ye roared in a rage. “If it weren’t for Brother Zhou experiencing such a bitter disaster, then those pathetic youngsters would never have the right to point fingers in front of you!”

The Stronghold Master closed her eyes. Not revealing any of the weakness she felt, she said in  soft voice, “Old Ye, these are the internal affairs of the family, so don’t try to interfere…the reason I am telling you this is because I hope from now on you will support me no matter my decision. Even if I must bet everything here, I will win this time!”

Doctor Ye revealed a strained expression.

“Old Ye! You are my father’s best friend and have looked after me growing up. Although we are considered master and servant, I have always regarded you as my elder. You know that I have a prideful attitude and have never lowered my head to others. But, this time I am begging you, begging you to help me.” The Stronghold Master’s eyes were clear and bright. She gripped her fists together. “I cannot lose, I absolutely cannot lose here!”

“Miss, don’t say anything else. I promise you I will!”

….

At one of the 12 obam battalions, the heavily wounded Blue Torrent led the ten other fallen humans inside. While they rested they urgently contacted Great King City. Soon, an order was passed back. Blue Torrent temporarily obtained the rights to command all of the obam.

Three days later, ten other obam battalions also opened up, each one led by a fallen human. They rushed towards the Little Sweet Mountains.

Each fallen human held a beacon in their hands, given to them by Blue Torrent. Light shined out from the beacon that was able to temporarily dispel the fog.

Then only had one mission – to capture as many living beings from the Little Sweet Mountains that they could. This was because Blue Torrent was about to hold a blood sacrifice and use its power to break through the Ascendant Bluegold Array and destroy its array eye.

For a time, the entire Little Sweet Mountains became a purgatory on earth.

“Run!”

“Don’t look back, run deeper into the mountains!”

This was a relatively large-scale human settlement. Several human experts were able to kill some of the black-armored obams that broke in, but the continuous flow of soldiers left them all drowning in despair.

It was simply possible to escape!

Now, all they could do was try their best to hinder their enemy so that their fellow humans had a chance to escape.

Of course, they could also run and their chances of survival were far higher than others’. But, they had lived here for generations, and those standing behind them were their wives, children, relatives, and friends. There was no way they could withdraw here.

Moments later, the entire human settlement had been razed to the ground. All that remained were ruins, silently bearing witness to what had happened here.

All of the humans, even the corpses of the dead, were carried off by black-armored obams to be used as materials for the blood sacrifice.

At the same time, similar scenes happened all throughout the mountains. The ten troops of black-armored obams raced around like flowing rivers, slowly converging towards the same place with those that they captured.

This was the location of the array eye and where the final battlefield for breaking through the array formation would be. Victory and defeat would be decided here!