Free Web NovelChapter 1175: Chapter 1175: Assassination
As Bai Ze spoke, the hand that had been probing back and forth along the ground suddenly stopped. The corner of his mouth lifted in a cold sneer as he said, "This is it! This is a dual-space overlapping Array. This garden is just a disguise—break this Array and its true form will be revealed."
Hearing this, Ivan was overjoyed. To set up such a high-level Illusion Array in such an unremarkable place was enough to show how important the thing it protected was. Now it seemed certain that Pei Yan was here.
Upon hearing this news, joy appeared on the faces of those who had fought their way here. They all rose into the air, leaving space for Bai Ze to break the Array. Compared to the Array that sealed Saraf, this Array that combined disguise and defense was also high-level, but after all it had been hastily set up by the Ancestral God before leaving. To break it would not require paying such a steep price as sacrificing a Divine Artifact.
Following the flaw he had just discovered, Bai Ze slowly traced the veins of the Array. After roughly figuring it out, he nodded to Nero and the others. At his signal, the five Children of Origin exerted their power at the same time, unleashing a ferocious assault at the spot Bai Ze had marked on the flowerbed below.
Under several powerful strikes, the originally harmonious and tranquil garden was instantly swept clean like rotten wood being crushed. The ornate columns and pavilions, the flowers and ponds within the garden, were all blasted into the air by the violent explosions. Beneath the rain of scattered debris, an oval defensive Array light ring gradually appeared before everyone. Inside that light ring, two Disciples of the Ancestral God were staring at them with terrified expressions, and behind them stood a small building in the architectural style of the Daoist Realm.
Seeing the two Disciples of the Ancestral God here and now, the identity of the person living in the small building behind them was already self-evident. Ivan rushed ahead and roared, "Pei Yan is inside! Today we will kill him and be done with it!"
"Move fast! Reinforcements from the Dragon Realm are almost here!" Seeing the target right before his eyes, Fafnir finally let out a breath of relief. Over these past few days he had clearly understood how intent Blood Shasa was on killing Pei Yan. If he really could help them slay Pei Yan, his position within Blood Shasa would be stabilized. So when he sensed a large number of experts from the Dragon Realm rushing this way, he immediately spoke up to remind them.
"Hold them off! Leave the rest to us!" With the fruits of victory right before them, even the usually calm Bai Ze had bloodshot eyes. Under his lead, the five Children of Origin ignored everything else and jointly launched an almost frenzied barrage of attacks at the circular defensive Array below.
Inside the defensive Array, Long Jin was burning with anxiety. The moment she saw Bai Ze and the others arrive in the garden, she knew it was only a matter of time before this place was discovered. While maintaining the Array’s operation, she ordered Golden Phoenix Feather to move Pei Yan and Hu Jiu from the bed to the second underground level, and activated the room’s internal defensive Array. Although she knew that once the outer Array was breached, such measures would hardly be of much use, all she could do was try to buy a little more time and do her utmost to ensure Pei Yan and the others’ safety.
By the time Golden Phoenix Feather finished what Long Jin had instructed and returned, Bai Ze had already led his team and destroyed the outer disguise Array. Seeing the current defensive Array trembling on the verge of collapse under the continuous assaults, Long Jin, who was strenuously supporting the Array’s operation, had no choice but to quietly instruct, "Fengyu, I know this is the first brutal battle of your life, but remember, don’t be afraid and don’t flinch. Otherwise you’ll only be able to bring out two or three-tenths of your full strength. This battle is crucial—we must ensure the safety of the Young Master and Pei Yan."
"Sister Long, I understand, it’s just that when I was moving..." Golden Phoenix Feather wanted to say more, but a thunderous explosion suddenly erupted. Long Jin, who was single-handedly controlling the Array and resisting five opponents, staggered back several steps, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.
The defensive Array had been breached!
In the instant the defensive Array broke, the Five Sons of Blood Shasa, like five ferocious tigers descending the mountain, charged straight toward the small building. Forced to this point, Long Jin no longer cared about her injuries. A high-pitched dragon roar burst from her mouth; as she swung her palm, six golden dragons formed from Source Qi leapt out of her body and rushed at the oncoming enemies.
Without any fancy tricks, just as the six golden dragons reached Bai Ze and the others, they suddenly collided with one another. The barrier formed by the Dragon Race’s unique dragon essence and Source Qi instantly erupted with massive destructive power. Bai Ze and Nero, who bore the brunt of it, had no choice but to temporarily avoid the sharp edge and retreat.
On the other side, Golden Phoenix Feather also displayed a ferocity that did not match her age. Compared to Long Jin, she had not yet learned many complicated techniques. At this critical moment of battle, she revealed her true form: a Golden-winged Roc wreathed in flames soared into the sky. Facing the other three, who had bypassed the explosion shockwave and were charging toward the small building, she beat her wings with all her strength. In an instant, countless steel feathers wreathed in blazing flames swept toward the three, driven by a howling gale. The momentum she unleashed was in no way inferior to Long Jin’s.
Facing such a fierce attack, the three of Blood Shasa did not retreat. Shitang Longsi swung the long blade in his hand and advanced head-on with Night. After they blocked most of the assault, Ivan leapt out, using his newly forged Mechanical Arm to tank several strikes head-on, and forcefully pushed past Golden Phoenix Feather, plunging straight into the pavilion she was guarding.
"Where are they! Why is there no one!" After storming into the pavilion, he blasted apart several partition walls with Source Qi. Staring at the two empty beds and even sensing the lingering trace of Pei Yan’s Source Qi in the air, Ivan, having lost his reason, roared furiously.
"Pei Yan must be here! Search! Even if we have to turn heaven and earth upside down, we’ll drag him out!" Hearing Ivan’s roar from outside the pavilion, Bai Ze shouted a reminder.
"Underground! It has to be underground!" There was nothing in the upper levels, so the only possibility was below. Coming back to his senses, Ivan immediately released his Source Qi to probe in all directions. He quickly discovered something strange within the room and, overjoyed, exclaimed excitedly, "Hahahaha! Here—you’re finally found by me!"
"Villain!" Seeing Ivan break into the pavilion, Long Jin’s battle rhythm was thrown into chaos. With a shout, she turned around, intending to rush inside to rescue them.
"Little girl, to be distracted while fighting us—you’re looking down on us a bit too much, aren’t you?"
"Ah! Pu!"
By the time that voice reached Long Jin’s ears, it was already too late for her to react. Nero, wrapped in the Divine Artifact’s Skin and having pushed his bloodline and body to the extreme, drove a side kick into Long Jin’s back. Even the current Saraf, with his extremely strong physique, had fallen behind Nero in close combat in the arena. Long Jin, this proud daughter of the Dragon Race who was better at spell attacks, spat a mouthful of blood under that single blow and was kicked flying.
"Sister Long!" Golden Phoenix Feather, who had still been barely able to maintain a slight edge on the battlefield, saw her pillar of support, Long Jin, sent flying by the kick. The emotions she had been barely holding in check instantly collapsed; she panicked and cried out in alarm.
