Chapter 389: Battle of Arrays

The Sect Leader’s words made the several Headmasters present turn their attention to the battle platform. 

As soon as Di Shi Tian’s Sun Essence Golden Array was constructed, wisps of sunlight scattered down, and the entire battlefield was surrounded by warm sunlight.

When the sun filled the array, three golden beams suddenly erupted from the Array and attacked Lou Mu Yan in unison.

Lou Mu Yan placed her hands together and pointed at the three Arrays that connected. Red, gold, green—three rays of light erupted from the Array.

The six rays of light with strong, formidable energy gathered together and exploded in mid-air in an instant, cancelling each other out and vanishing in the sky.

There was a strange colour in Di Shi Tian’s dark eyes, “It is rumoured that Junior Sister Lou is already a Grade 5 Array Master. I sneered at it before, but now I can’t help but believe it after seeing Junior Sister’s three mini Arrays.”

“Senior Brother’s Sun Essence Golden Array isn’t weak either, not to mention that you’ve hidden your strength. You must also be a Grade 5 Array Master already.” Lou Mu Yan raised an eyebrow and smiled lightly.

Di Shi Tian obviously hid his strength. It now seemed that his talent was no worse than the one in the legends and was definitely the best among the Array Masters of the younger generation.

“Junior Sister has good eyesight. Since we’re all Grade 5 Array Masters, how about we exchange pointers today?” Di Sha Tian was filled with interest.

That Elder Brother of his was solitary and aloof, and had nothing in common with him, not to mention exchanging pointers in Arrays together. It was rare to meet a strong opponent, so today his competitive spirit also rose in his heart.

Having no opponent was a lonely thing and being able to meet a strong Array Master to exchange pointers with was something he had been looking forward to for a long time.

“Alright! Then Senior Brother, show your true strength and let’s compete for a winner.” Lou Mu Yan hooked her lips into a bright smile.

“No way right?” A pupil was shocked when he heard the conversation between the two, “Both of them are still holding back. Are they really Grade 5 Array Masters?”

“The ability to build a high-level Grade 4 Array that combines defence and attack isn’t something that ordinary Array Masters can do. If the two of them hid their abilities, it’s entirely possible for them to be Grade 5 Array Masters.” An elite from the Array School sighed.

“Senior Brother Di being a Grade 5 Array Master but hid his talent, although amazing, is still acceptable, but if Lou Mu Yan’s also a Grade 5 Array Master, then that’d be too shocking. Look at how old she is!” The pupil of the Array School secretly sighed—comparing oneself to another could definitely infuriate oneself to death.

“If Lou Mu Yan is also a Grade 5 Array Master, it means that her talent is even better than that of the two Di brothers. After all, she’s only eighteen years old and Senior Brother Di is already twenty-two.”

“Few people in the Inner Sect can surpass such talent. No wonder Elder Ao Rong dug her to the Sect.”

“Yeah! If we didn’t mention her age, it’s not that amazing, but an eighteen year old Peak-Phase Sword Sovereign cultivation base is also a genius in the Sect.”

“After today’s battle, Lou Mu Yan would probably soar into the sky.”

“But even if Lou Mu Yan is a Grade 5 Array Master, I’m still more optimistic about Senior Brother Di.”

“If there’s no accident, Senior Brother Di has a ninety percent chance of winning. Not only is he a Grade 5 Array Master, he’s also a Sword Venerable.”

“…” The discussions below fluctuated constantly and all the pupils were filled with expectations for the following battle between the two.

But this time, although more people were optimistic about Di Shi Tian, no one slandered Lou Mu Yan. Her talent and strength had won the approval of most Outer Sect Pupils.

Di Shi Tian quickly took out a cyan banner and tossed it at the array. The banner merged with the warm sunlight above the array and tornados formed within the array in an instant.

With just the addition of this wind attribute array flag, the Sun Essence Golden Array became a Wind Killing Array, and the grade of the array was also raised from Grade 4 to Grade 5.

Then one after another, tornados swept out from the Array and blew in Lou Mu Yan’s direction.

Lou Mu Yan’s comprehension of the wind attribute was triggered by the battle with Shen Mu Feng and was at the Beginner Realm. She was just looking for an opportunity to comprehend it. Seeing Di Shi Tian use Wind Elemental Energy in the array to condense into a tornados, her eyes lit up.

With a thought, a layer of soft, glazed light covered her whole body, which was a sign that her Sorcerer’s Skill had reached Layer 3 of cultivation. After taking the pill refined from the Tier 9 White Jiao Dragon blood essence, her body’s toughness also grew stronger again.

She closed her eyes and moved her ears, quietly listening to the sound of the tornado.

Afterwards, her hands constantly formed seals, and a black array flag left her hand and slowly unfolded in the air.

Green branches and leaves with the power to devour spread from the array on the left; blossoming fire lotuses floated out from the array in the middle with scorching power; and needles condensed from Metal Elemental Energy shot out from the last Array.

Due to the addition of the black array flag, Lou Mu Yan’s Three Light Guardian Array’s Killing Array power was also activated and the Grade also changed from 4 to 5.

“Heavens! Senior Brother Di and Lou Mu Yan are actually really Grade 5 Array Masters.” A pupil from the Array School couldn’t resist exclaiming as he covered his mouth when he saw the two were fighting at a deeper level.

It was one thing hearing the two talk about it before and guessing about it, but seeing the two of them construct a Grade 5 Array like this with their own eyes really made the pupils present unable to believe what they saw.

And from a visual point of view, it seemed that Lou Mu Yan’s array was even better. This world was becoming a fantasy.

The Headmaster of the Array School couldn’t help but stand from his seat and look at the two people on the battle platform with excitement. The look in his eyes were as if he had seen a treasure that couldn’t be ignored.

“I didn’t expect Lou Mu Yan and Di Shi Tian to have such high talents in Arrays.” The Headmaster of the Smithing School furrowed his brows and wondered to what extent would the two of them be able to smith?

His thoughts were also the thoughts of the other School’s Headmasters. Even Huo Ling Long, who had long known that Lou Mu Yan was a Grade 5 Array Master and Talisman Master, couldn’t help but marvel.

The means the two used to directly integrate elements onto a Grade 4 Array to upgrade to a Grade 5 Array was something that even some senior Grade 5 Array Masters couldn’t do, and it was also combined attack and defence.

On the battlefield, Lou Mu Yan abruptly opened her eyes, and in an instant, branches, fire lotuses, and golden needles attacked Di Shi Tian in unison and deliberately evaded the tornadoes.

Di Shi Tian furrowed his brows in confusion. With the strength of the three Killing Arrays of Lou Mu Yan, she could completely face his tornado. Why would she deliberately avoid it?

Although he was puzzled, but he didn’t dare be careless. He immediately activated the Sun Essence Golden Array to strengthen the defence and a cyan longsword also appeared in his hand.

After channelling Elemental Energy, he swung his sword and slashed. Cyan ripples spread out in the space, but they didn’t attack Lou Mu Yan directly, instead, entering the tornadoes.

With the addition of the cyan ripples, the speed of the tornado was significantly increased, and the wind also gradually grew stronger.

Di Shi Tian’s wild and handsome face had a confident and unbridled smile. This was his unique skill after comprehending the Wind Elemental Energy to Great Achievement. He sure hoped Lou Mu Yan wouldn’t lose so quickly.

Then he immediately took action to deal with the cohesive power continuously delivered from Lou Mu Yan’s three arrays.

Lou Mu Yan saw that the tornadoes of Di Shi Tian was coming towards her more powerfully, but not only was she not afraid, she even revealed an unprecedented interest. She exited the protection of the three arrays with a tap of her toes and took the initiative to enter into the tornado herself

“Heavens! Lou Mu Yan’s crazy!”