vncnus Chapter 461 Chu Yang's Grand Project! A Spirit Array Surpassing the Saint-Grade!
Chapter 461 Chu Yang's Grand Project! A Spirit Array Surpassing the Saint-Grade!
The hills of the northern wilderness, the village of tomb guardians.
This place has now become the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Great Thousand World.
Even if some cultivators with insufficient strength came here, they would probably be burst apart by the immense energy contained in the air if they just took a breath.
It is no exaggeration to say that if all the spiritual power were condensed into one, the impact of the torrent of spiritual power alone could even kill a late-stage Saint-level expert!
It should be noted that this place is a gathering place for eighty percent of the Earthly Sovereigns and Heavenly Sovereigns from the Great Thousand Worlds.
In a sense, this can almost be considered the entirety of the resources of all living beings in this realm.
Inside the thatched hut, Chu Yang sat cross-legged, continuously guiding spiritual energy into the formation.
This process was not difficult for him; the only problem was that he needed to be at the heart of the operation at all times.
Because in the Great Thousand Realms, no one but him can wield the power of the Great Thousand Demon-Slaying Array.
Even though it hasn't been fully upgraded yet, this power far surpasses the Saint-grade level.
"Master, the evil race has arrived!"
Luo Shen's voice suddenly rang in his ears. Chu Yang slowly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.
"Senior Lingxin!" he said softly, but his voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
Lingxin, who was already prepared, did not hesitate at all and stepped into the air. Countless spiritual seals condensed around her, and each spiritual seal seemed to contain a small world.
A massive spirit array covering the entire Northern Wilderness Hills also rose up at this moment, a faint light shield enveloping many powerful beings from the Great Thousand Worlds, isolating them outside the array.
At the same time, four illusory figures soared into the sky from four directions of the Northern Wilderness Hill, transforming into four light curtains that sealed off the entire Northern Wilderness Hill.
The powerful members of the evil race, who had just escaped the spatial storm and rushed out of the dimensional passage, were stunned by this scene.
Even the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor frowned, staring intently in the direction of the small courtyard, his face extremely gloomy.
Clearly, they severely underestimated Chu Yang and the Great Thousand World!
First, they removed the natives from the lower plane, leaving them empty-handed. Then, they tampered with the dimensional portal, giving them a rude awakening.
They've even sealed off the Northern Wilderness Hills and activated an array inside, clearly intending to ensure they never return!
What a grand ambition!
For a moment, the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor was in a daze, as if he had returned to tens of thousands of years ago and was facing the Immortal Emperor.
In comparison, Chu Yang is far superior to the Immortal Emperor in both strength and shrewdness.
After glancing in all four directions, the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression unusually serious.
Four giants!
The powerful figure who blocked off the four directions was definitely no less than the Great Thousand Demon Buddha, and even he had already felt a trace of threat.
Where did these people come from?
"It's him!" The Demon Emperor Zhantian suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Holy Heaven, I've seen that guy who looks like a dragon before!"
"It was him who ambushed and annihilated the Moon Demon Clan back then, but he wasn't nearly as strong as he is now!"
The Holy Demon Emperor nodded, then said coldly, "Ignore them, rescue my god first!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Ling Xin, who was standing in the air in the distance, and sneered, "You think you can stop us with just a late-stage Saint-grade spirit array?"
"How foolish and naive!"
Lingxin heard his words, but her eyes remained calm and composed. She simply smiled faintly and said, "I promised the King of Chu that I would hold you off for a day."
"I, Lingxin, always keep my word, so no evil spirit will be able to get close to the array's core within a day!"
Indeed, in the vast world, Lingxin is known for keeping her promises and keeping her word.
The reason she helped Burning Heaven City build a protective array was because she had met Xiao Yan once during his collection of strange fires.
At that time, Lingxin was studying an ancient spirit array, which required a powerful strange fire as a medium to condense the array's core.
Xiao Yan lent her his Emperor Flame, and she promised to do him a favor in return.
Later, as the Endless Fire Domain grew stronger, the Crimson Continent was also transformed. Xiao Yan then planned to build an array in Burning Heaven City, and thus found Ling Xin.
In fact, borrowing Di Yan was just a small favor, not a big one, so Xiao Yan planned to pay a considerable reward.
However, Lingxin refused and even went all out to set up a late-stage Saint-grade protective formation for Burning Heaven City.
However, these words were interpreted by the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor and others as an overconfident provocation.
Lingxin and the others naturally knew each other; this wasn't the first time they had dealt with each other, and they could even be considered old rivals.
Therefore, they all knew very well that Lingxin was already halfway to her death, and every move she made was equivalent to squeezing out the last bit of her life.
For someone so exhausted to claim he could hold off the entire evil race's powerful forces for a whole day is utterly absurd.
Let alone the fact that he is just a late-stage Saint-grade Spirit Array Grandmaster, even if the Undying Lord or the Green-Robed Sword Saint came, they absolutely could not do it!
Do you really think you can hold off an entire enemy force with one man? Do you really think you have the abilities of an immortal emperor?
"Dark Heaven, kill her, and finish this quickly." The Holy Heaven Demon Emperor's eyes were indifferent as he simply waved his hand.
The Dark Heaven Demon Emperor standing beside him nodded, then his eyes suddenly turned strange.
His eyes were filled with black vortexes, which slowly rotated and finally condensed into a black line that shot towards Lingxin.
The black line was filled with an aura of annihilation, as if it could strip away all life.
This aura of annihilation is different from Chu Yang's ultimate genetic origin of the Divine River. Although it is powerful, it is far inferior in essence.
Lingxin waved her hand gently, and the spiritual seals around her trembled. The spiritual array that had originally covered the entire Northern Wilderness Hill began to shrink rapidly.
The power of the spirit array condensed into a long sword in front of him, and then he slashed out with it.
This sword strike actually bore a faint resemblance to the ultimate sword technique.
"puff……"
The moment the longsword collided with the black line, it produced a sound like metal being quenched.
Then the black lines turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated, and the longsword exploded with a bang.
"Hehe..." The Dark Heaven Demon Emperor sneered contemptuously, because he could clearly feel that the sword strike just now was already the limit of this spirit array.
But the black lines he just released weren't even a full-force attack.
The difference between late-stage Saint-grade and Giant-grade items is evident!
The vortex in the Dark Heaven Demon Emperor's eyes began to spin rapidly, condensing into wisps of black lines that intertwined and coiled in front of him, eventually transforming into a demonic spear that shot towards Ling Xindong.
"If this is all you have, then die!" Dark Heaven Demon Emperor said with absolute confidence.
Ling Xin narrowed her eyes, then gently raised her hand, activating two powerful spirit arrays in succession. Together with the original spirit array, the three resonated with each other and subtly merged.
Thousands of small white swords shot into the sky and then rained down on the demonic spear.
Ultimate Sword Technique: Thousand Pounds!
Although it only possesses a fraction of the essence of the Extreme Sword Technique, with the support of the formation, the power of this sword strike is still considerable.
Dark Heaven Demon Emperor's expression changed, because he vaguely sensed a threat from this episode.
The demonic spear was shattered by the thousands of small swords in a single exchange, and then countless sword beams swept towards him.
The Dark Heaven Demon Emperor spread his arms, making a gesture of embracing. Countless black threads tore through the clothes on his back, dancing wildly in the air like black tentacles.
The tentacles slapped at the small swords, eventually shattering them all, but the number of tentacles also decreased sharply.
The Dark Heaven Demon Emperor's expression finally turned serious. Looking at Ling Xin in the distance, he grinned and said, "Spirit array masters are as repulsive as ever..."
"But that alone is not enough!"
As he spoke, he glanced behind him and said, "If you don't want to waste time, let's attack together!"
Several top-tier Heavenly Demon Emperors stepped forward without hesitation. Although they usually fought each other, their top priority at the moment was to rescue the Heavenly Evil God.
The profound depths of the Great Thousand Worlds have repeatedly challenged their understanding, which has already made the powerful members of the evil race feel a sense of crisis, and even a vague unease.
The situation became increasingly complex and confusing; they had no idea how much power was still hidden in the vast world.
At least from the current perspective, since the Great Thousand Realms dared to break off relations, it is clear that they have a certain amount of confidence.
Lingxin's expression gradually became serious, but she showed no fear; instead, a hint of excitement appeared in her eyes.
With her own strength, even if she set up many spirit arrays in advance, she could at most barely contend with a giant-level powerhouse.
However, with Chu Yang's arrays that were unpredictable and even divine, Ling Xin remained fearless even when facing the core power of the entire extraterrestrial evil race.
For her, this was an opportunity, a chance she might never get a second one in her lifetime.
She will also benefit greatly from mastering these powerful spirit arrays, and may even make further progress afterward.
As for the claim that she is at her limit and her lifespan may end after this battle?
There's no need to worry about that now, because before the Tianmen Project began, Chu Yang had given her both a mermaid's tear and a mermaid's blood tear.
After refining the two, Lingxin will not need to face the problem of his impending death for at least a long time to come.
Her hands moved swiftly in front of her chest, forming hand seals. A flush appeared on Lingxin's cheeks, a sign that she was consuming her life essence.
However, after refining the mermaid's blood and tears, she no longer needed to worry about it. At least with her current life force, she could burn for three days and three nights without any problems.
After all, she was only a late-stage Saint-grade Grandmaster of Spirit Arrays. The three spirit arrays she had just used were the three weakest among the many spirit arrays set up by Chu Yang.
This has reached the limit of the spiritual heart. The main reason is that if one wants to control more and more powerful spiritual arrays, one must burn one's origin and life force.
"Buzz..."
The entire world began to tremble, and beams of light shot into the sky, each beam containing a heart-stopping power.
There are a total of nine pillars of light, which, including the initial three spirit arrays, make a total of nine spirit arrays!
Three Saint-grade late-stage items!
Three peak Saint-grade items!
Three giants!
At this moment, even the strongest among the extraterrestrial evil races, the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor and the Dark Heaven Demon Emperor, couldn't help but change their expressions drastically.
They discovered that there was a subtle connection between the nine beams of light, and that they were merging with each other.
If the fusion is successful, the final product will likely be so powerful that even they will have to avoid its edge.
"Kill her!"
The Holy Heaven Demon Emperor abandoned his airs and charged out first after giving the order.
Delay could lead to unforeseen changes; at this critical juncture, there is no room for any deviations.
"Too late!"
Lingxin let out a sharp cry, her delicate hand suddenly clenching, and nine beams of light instantly converged, eventually condensing into nine ancient characters behind him.
A beam of spiritual energy descended from the sky, with nine ancient characters engraved on it, causing the powerful members of the evil race to twitch.
Even the powerful figures from the Great Thousand Realms who were providing spiritual energy support to Chu Yang while keeping an eye on the battle were all deeply shaken.
Some well-informed people even exclaimed in surprise, "The Heavenly Ranking?"
"How is this possible?!"
"Back then, even the Immortal Emperor only left one character on the Heavenly Ranking. How come Senior Lingxin was able to inscribe nine characters?!"
The voice of the Undying Lord suddenly rang out, "This is different!"
"That wasn't the real Heavenly Ranking, but rather the power of the world's will borrowed by the King of Chu through special means!"
"Then, use the spirit array to create characters, simulating the inscription on the list."
"Even so, this spirit array has probably already surpassed the Saint-grade level!"
Upon hearing this, all the powerful figures present gasped, and their gazes toward the thatched hut grew even more reverent.
To borrow the power of the world and integrate it into a spirit array is simply inconceivable, even unprecedented, and perhaps never to be repeated.
At least the former Immortal Emperor couldn't do it, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to sacrifice himself to barely set up the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array, which surpasses even the Saint-grade.
What they didn't know was that this spirit array was only half-baked and couldn't be considered a true half-step master level.
First, there's the power of the spirit array; second, this spirit array cannot exist for long, it can only last for a day at most.
The most crucial point is...
Setting up this spirit array came at a great cost, consuming a lot of resources and requiring a lot of preparation time.
As everyone can see, this spirit array is formed by the fusion of nine different spirit arrays.
This formation was naturally the result of Pangu's deduction. In addition to requiring a lot of resources and time, Chu Yang also needed to borrow the power of the world and use the [Heavenly Palace] as the core of the formation.
Another key factor is the unique nature of the Northern Wilderness Hills.
In other words, once Chu Yang leaves the Northern Wilderness Hill, it will be very difficult for him to replicate this spirit array.
Ultimately, this is not because Chu Yang's mastery of spirit arrays is insufficient, nor because his cultivation or soul power is inadequate, but because he is limited by the Great Thousand World.
Spirit arrays that surpass the Saint-grade level require a massive amount of energy to support them, which exceeds the upper limit of the Great Thousand World. Therefore, they can only rely on various resources and treasures, or a large number of powerful individuals, to meet the energy requirements.
Spirit arrays are created by borrowing the power of heaven and earth; it is impossible for one person's cultivation level alone to maintain the operation of a spirit array.
That's why Chu Yang summoned so many powerful individuals to provide spiritual energy support during the upgrade of the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array.
The reason why no spirit array master surpassing the Saint rank has ever appeared in the entire Great Thousand Realms throughout history is precisely this.
Whether it's the Immortal Emperor or Chu Yang, both need to rack their brains, gather resources, and summon powerful individuals in order to set up a spirit array that surpasses the Saint-grade level.
It is precisely for this reason that Chu Yang has never devoted too much attention to the art of spirit arrays.
Before the Soul Palace connects to a higher-level world, no matter how high his skill in spirit arrays is, it will be difficult to apply it in battle. (End of Chapter)