Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"Everyone, be careful!"

Looking at the Impermanence Island, which was completely different from the information they had, a sense of vigilance inexplicably rose in Yun Xiao's heart. The island was too quiet, entirely unlike what he had imagined.

According to Yun Xiao's previous deductions, the Holy-grade Heavenly Spirit, which was striving to regain its strength, should be based at this Impermanence Island headquarters. Furthermore, according to his sensing, the core of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array was indeed on this island.

Yet, they were hovering over the island and saw neither Alien Spirit strong figures nor even ordinary Strange Spirits, which was clearly abnormal.

In Yun Xiao's mind, merely flying within the island's boundary should have led to countless Strange Spirits intercepting them, possibly even numerous Heavenly Rank spirits, and he was ready for a major battle.

The situation was too weird. Under such eeriness, Yun Xiao believed that the Holy-grade Heavenly Spirit must be brewing a bigger conspiracy, making this situation far more dangerous than a face-to-face battle with Alien Spirit strong figures.

"Follow me, don't stray too far!"

Since they had arrived at the Impermanence Island, Yun Xiao had no plans to retreat despite the strange circumstances. The more bizarre the situation was, the more uneasy he felt. He would absolutely refuse to retreat unless he destroyed the core of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

"Xiao Lan, you stay here for now!"

Thus, after Yun Xiao's command dropped, he gently patted the Green Phoenix on the back of the neck, signaling it to dive down. Moments later, they were extremely close to the island.

Except for Xu Hongzhuang, everyone else spurred their Flying Beast Pulse Demons to descend toward the island.

Crash!

While Yun Xiao was observing the Impermanence Island up close, a massive water column suddenly surged from a nearby large river.

Crash! Crash! Crash!

Simultaneously, the four large rivers connected to the big lake at the center of the island also each raised a massive water column, reaching a height of a hundred zhang, appearing spectacular from a distance.

The four giant water columns were peculiar. Yun Xiao had reason to believe that his proximity to the island triggered their appearance. At that moment, he remained still, observing carefully.

The four huge water columns shot into the sky, turned mid-air, and gathered in the sky above the central lake until yet another water column emerged from the lake, connecting them all at a central point in the sky.

Boom!

As Yun Xiao pondered, the five water columns connected in the sky burst apart with a thunderous roar, transforming into countless raindrops that enveloped the entire island.

"Not good, this is a special Water Attribute Array, everyone..."

Seeing the rain covering the whole island, Yun Xiao suddenly recalled a special formation he had encountered in the Nine-layered Cloud. His face changed drastically, and he cried out a warning.

However, just as Yun Xiao's warning sounded and he was about to signal everyone behind him to be careful, he turned his head to find that Liu Hanyi, Mo Qing and others who had been following him were nowhere to be seen.

"Damn it, why is the Strange Spirit of this Impermanence Island so skilled in arrays?"

Failing to see his companions, Yun Xiao's face grew grim, and he cursed internally. He couldn't comprehend why the art of arrays, originally a specialty of humans, was now mastered by a Strange Spirit.

The previous Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array was understandable—it was researched by Strange Spirits specifically to devour human energy and blood. But this current Water Attribute Great Array was even more unusual.

"This seems like an 'Eight Gates Water Illusion Array', which is a bit troublesome!"

Trapped in the large array, Yun Xiao knew that rage would not change the situation. After venting his frustrations, he calmed himself, murmuring to himself softly.

After all, in a past life, Yun Xiao was a Saint-grade Peak Array Master familiar with arrays of all sizes. While he couldn't claim mastery of every array, he quickly discerned some features of this Water Attribute Array.

The so-called "Eight Gates Water Illusion Array" typically appeared in places with abundant water attributes like large rivers or seas, using vaporized water droplets to confuse vision.

The term "Eight Gates" implied that cultivators caught in the array would be randomly segregated into eight spaces, invisible to each other. Unless someone broke the array, they might be eternally trapped within.

Moreover, the Eight Gates Water Illusion Array's gates weren't merely for trapping. They combined features of trapping, illusion, and killing arrays, with those caught in a killing array possibly facing a grim fate.

"Let's hope their luck is good!"

Realizing the separation, Yun Xiao stopped wasting effort. Fortunately, he knew that none of those people were ordinary, each possessing unique traits. Even if ensnared in a killing array, they might still have a chance to escape.

Of course, at this moment, Yun Xiao had already begun to examine the gate he was trapped in to determine its characteristics. He hoped it was a kill formation gate, which might alleviate the pressure on Mo Qingling and the others.

"Seems like I got lucky!"

Yun Xiao's experience with array formations was likely much more formidable than that of the alien spirits who set up the Eight Gates Water Illusion Array.

In just a moment, when he sensed the droplets falling from the sky transforming into razor-sharp steel darts, a gratifying smile appeared on his face.

It was evident that the gate Yun Xiao was in was a kill formation gate. If an ordinary cultivator realized they were trapped in a kill formation, they would probably be filled with despair.

But only Yun Xiao would consider himself "lucky" upon falling into a kill gate. Since this was a kill gate, the danger of the remaining seven gates was undoubtedly greatly reduced.

Sizzle!

The sky droplets turned into razor-sharp steel darts, not crafted from ordinary iron. In the brief moment Yun Xiao was taken aback, a dart had already sliced across the back of his right hand, leaving a blood mark.

In truth, Yun Xiao could have evaded this water-shaped steel dart, but he wanted to experience the power of these water darts, so he tested them on himself.

The sharpness of these water darts did not disappoint Yun Xiao. With his current physical strength, even an ordinary Spiritual Rank weapon might not hurt him. These dense water darts seemed several times more formidable than Spiritual Rank weapons.

As the first water dart descended, the raindrops in the sky suddenly seemed to multiply. Or perhaps the alien spirits controlling the Eight Gates Water Illusion Array tasted Yun Xiao's fresh blood and wanted to make a swift move to turn this human youth into a pincushion.

"Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor, attach!"

Since those water darts could harm him, Yun Xiao naturally wouldn't let a second one touch him. With a thought, a lotus armor of earthy yellow adhered to his body.

Puff puff puff...

Countless water darts fell from the sky as if guided by some force, all landing on Yun Xiao. However, with the Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor as protection, they could no longer harm him.

"This can't go on. I must quickly find the array core and break the array!"

Feeling the water darts land on him, although they couldn't harm him, Yun Xiao could sense the depletion of his Meridian Qi, prompting him to make a decision.

In fact, Yun Xiao came to Impermanence Island to destroy the core of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, but he hadn't expected that he would first have to break through the Eight Gates Water Illusion Array upon arrival.

"Death gate of the Eight Gates, located Southeast!"

Yun Xiao murmured aloud, contemplating his understanding of the Eight Gates Water Illusion Array and calculating the position of the death gate he was in. If someone else were in his position, they might have no idea what kind of spot they were in.

But Yun Xiao, being who he was, even amidst the rain of water-element darts, while it might all seem like an illusion outside, located his position right away based on the death gate he was in.

Arrays like illusion arrays, trapping arrays, and maze arrays have fundamental differences from kill arrays. From the potentially deadly water darts earlier, Yun Xiao knew he was in the death gate of the eight gates.

"Then let's first break this death gate!"

Having pinpointed his position, what followed was rather simple for Yun Xiao. Seeing him step three paces left, then five paces forward, and seven paces right, he finally arrived at a special spot.

Though this place appeared ordinary, it was special because when Yun Xiao reached it, a small pit filled with water was revealed in front of his feet.

"Tsk tsk, who would have thought the guy setting up this Eight Gates Water Illusion Array would use such an eye-confusing illusion technique!"

Seeing the pit, Yun Xiao immediately knew he had found the right direction. A common cultivator might have been deceived by this small water pit.

"Array Flag, manifest!"

Having made up his mind, Yun Xiao wasted no time. He stretched out his right foot and stomped hard on the water pit, causing water to splash everywhere.

But the droplets didn't fall back to the ground, nor did any splash onto Yun Xiao. Instead, they transformed into a small water flag.

This water flag was crystal clear and ever-changing, yet it was indeed a water-attribute flag. Seeing this water flag, Yun Xiao knew it was the array flag controlling the death gate of the Eight Gates Water Illusion Array.

Next, this death gate formation would no longer exist. However, at this moment, the water flag seemed to sense some danger and underwent some changes in an instant.