Chapter 565 - 561: Array
When the dark beastman was mentioned, Zhuang Beiyuan’s gaze also turned grim.
Su Muyao wanted to go in directly to take a look, but Wen Nanxi said, "I’ll go in first to investigate, you all stay put."
Wen Nanxi was worried there might be a problem with this tribe, or there might be an ambush.
Involving dark beastmen, considering they can deploy a Secret Technique, Wen Nanxi was cautious.
He definitely wouldn’t let Ayao take the risk.
Su Muyao thought of her own situation, knowing she couldn’t be stubborn now, so she nodded, letting Wen Nanxi go in to see what was happening first.
Right now, Wen Nanxi’s strength was also at the level of the Spirit Transformation Mirror, in the Mortal Beast Continent, it should be fine.
Su Muyao nodded and said, "Be careful."
"Don’t worry."
Wen Nanxi leapt up, silently entering the tribe, while Su Muyao, Zhuang Beiyuan, and Xie Xiaoqi waited outside.
Su Muyao kept watching inside, her heart was tense.
She couldn’t help but worry about Wen Nanxi.
The system seemed to sense Su Muyao’s worried emotions and said, "Host, don’t worry too much, Wen Nanxi’s current ability is quite extraordinary. His divine soul has been repaired, although the divine sense of other souls has long been erased, he can still obtain the inherited memories of those divine souls, and perhaps awaken Snake God’s memory too."
"Not to mention that no one below the Spirit Transformation Mirror is his opponent, even if there are those stronger than him, Wen Nanxi can battle across realms without issue."
"Having the Beast God’s memory means he can wield many Great Divine Powers."
Listening to the system’s comforting words, Su Muyao relaxed a bit.
Zhuang Beiyuan stayed tense, wanting to go in to see the situation; Mr. Wen shouldn’t be facing danger.
But Zhuang Beiyuan also knew that given his current power, if something went wrong, he would only burden the Crown Princess.
He preferred to follow the Crown Princess’s arrangements.
Soon, Wen Nanxi came out of the tribe.
Su Muyao saw his face looking unwell, her heart tightened, she asked, "What’s wrong, is there a problem inside the tribe?"
Wen Nanxi’s gaze was cold, his brows furrowed tightly as he said, "I found a place following the scent of blood, an area where a Great Array is set up for devouring, someone is using Phantom Golden Lion Beastmen for sacrifice to enhance their power."
"They are using a Secret Technique that was once used by the Insect Clan."
Wen Nanxi’s divine soul had been repaired, and with many inherited memories in his mind, he naturally knew what the Great Array was used for.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Beiyuan felt his vision darken, nearly fainting.
"It’s Lin Zhuang, it’s definitely him, he’s so insidious, doing this to my clansmen."
Zhuang Beiyuan’s eyes instantly turned blood-red, his body trembling with rage.
Su Muyao asked, "Is there an ambush in the tribe?"
Wen Nanxi replied, "Around the house where the Great Array is set up, there are more than ten guards, mostly Level 10 in strength, one Level 11 and another Level 12. They should all be mixed-blood dark beastmen, and each carries a dark aura."
"As for other places in the tribe, there are also more than ten guards, their strength is only at Level 8 and 9. The clansmen have all shut their doors tightly, I can sense that many people are not asleep, but none have lit lamps."
Overall observation shows that the condition of this Phantom Golden Lion Beast tribe is not bad; the tribe is large and there are many beastmen living here. It’s unlikely that no one would light lamps.
Zhuang Beiyuan explained, "Due to the tribesmen’s bloodline superpower, even just by gathering medicinal herbs and organizing trade caravans for selling, they have exchanged for many supplies, including lots of candles."
"I remember when I was in the tribe before, people liked to light candles at night and wouldn’t sleep so early."
Zhuang Beiyuan said, seemingly recalling something, "I should go ask my grandfather, what’s been happening in the tribe recently."
His grandfather was actually his father’s older brother. However, an injury sustained during early hunting prevented further cultivation, so he withdrew to manage tribal affairs.
His grandfather’s family was always nice to him, and even after his father’s death, their attitude remained unchanged.
They even opposed his alliance with the Xie Family.
Su Muyao said, "One cannot trust anyone at this time, nor do we need to alarm the snake. Just deal with them directly."
"Alright."
Su Muyao and Wen Nanxi led Zhuang Beiyuan and Xie Xiaoqi in with a leap.
Su Muyao had Zhuang Beiyuan blindfold Xie Xiaoqi, while she and Wen Nanxi easily dealt with all the guards in secret.
Until they entered where Lin Zhuang resided, they saw an Array set on the ground, with seven unconscious Golden Lion Tribe beastmen around it, bleeding as if filling the Array.
In the center sat a man surrounded by dark aura, his power was continuously increasing.
Su Muyao could visibly see him climbing from Level 10 to Intermediate strength.
Yet, those nine unconscious Golden Lion Beastmen’s aura grew increasingly weak.
Obviously, if the Array isn’t broken, they’ll die.
Su Muyao focused on this Array, not understanding it, nor could she break it.
"I’ve never seen this Array before."
"It’s very bizarre."
Just watching made her skin crawl, very uncomfortable.
Wen Nanxi held Su Muyao’s arm and said, "Don’t move, this Array is filled with Evil Qi, extremely defiant."
"I’ll break it."
Su Muyao was stunned; when did Wen Nanxi become so knowledgeable about Arrays?
But now was not the time to ask such things.
Wen Nanxi had no time for anything else, focused solely on not delaying.
His finger moved, piercing through, using his own blood as the lead, power moved, directly breaking the Array.
Fortunately, the Array was incomplete, and Lin Zhuang’s strength was weak, so the power of the set Array was plain.
When the Array was broken, Lin Zhuang suffered a backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He was like a deflated balloon, his strength dropping from Level 10 to Level 7.
"Who...?"
Lin Zhuang had made ample preparations for this power devouring, originally fantasizing about a significant power boost, never expecting the Array to be interrupted while deploying.
"Ah, who, who broke my Array, who?"
Lin Zhuang screamed like a madman.
Turning around to look, he saw Su Muyao and the others, and even Zhuang Beiyuan.
His eyes widened, "You...you’re still alive."
Zhuang Beiyuan said, "Of course I’m alive."
Su Muyao didn’t want to waste time, she directly took out an elixir and flicked it into Lin Zhuang’s mouth.
The elixir melted instantly upon entrance, and for Lin Zhuang who was only Level 7 in strength, he couldn’t resist such a drug’s power.
Soon his gaze became vacant.
"Who taught you this Array?"
He answered mechanically, "It was Liu Mengyan."
Su Muyao asked, "Weren’t you working with Xie Yanran? How do you also know Liu Mengyan?"
Lin Zhuang said, "Xie Yanran also worked with Liu Mengyan. Xie Yanran represents the dark beastmen; Liu Mengyan represents the insect clan beastmen. The two sides collaborate; I can work for Xie Yanran as well as Liu Mengyan."
"Because Zhuang Beiyuan didn’t satisfy Xie Yanran, she was displeased with me. I’m just a lowly dark beastman, almost impossible to return to the Demon Realm or to obtain the sealed resources there. If I want a chance to return to the Demon Realm, I must become stronger, that’s when Liu Mengyan told me about a method, an Array to devour others’ power."
Su Muyao’s eyes dangerously narrowed, "Since the Array works, is Liu Mengyan also using this method?"
The insect clan beastmen had used such Evil Techniques in the past to harm other clan beastmen and destroy many tribes, causing public anger, which led to the Witch Clan’s Great Power sealing it.
"No, she said all data on this Array was destroyed by the Witch Clan early on, now the Insect Clan only has partial remnants of it. The Array hasn’t been fully restored, and my strength can’t deploy the incomplete Array fully, so power is small, but it’s somewhat useful. She told me whether to use it or not was up to me."
He decided to take the risk himself.