When the Formation had not been triggered, not much could be discerned, but now as the three made their move and activated the protective array, so details of the valley below were revealed.
A massive protective array, like an inverted bowl, enveloped a good half of the valley. The spirit force flowing above the light screen did not disperse, highlighting the richness of nature's spiritual energy in this place.
If previously Tan Sheng and the others rely suspected this might be Lu Ye's hideout, after seeing this protective array, their certainty had increased by at least seventy to eighty percent!
The strength of a protective array is directly linked to the concentration of nature's spiritual energy, the more concentrated the energy, the more potent the array.
This array, covering such a vast scope yet still maintaining such impressive strength, indicated that the spiritual energy here was definitely that of a Class A spirit ground.
The first prize of the Kills Ranking was none other than a Class A Spring Spirit!
However, because other arrays shrouded the area, the trio could only see the light screen of the protective array, unable to see through it to the interior.
If they could have seen inside, they would not have been so aggressivw.
For at this mont within the spirit ground, over two hundred demon wolves, disturbed, all looked up at the three in the sky, so even slightly bowing their bodies, growling threateningly.
The great commotion had disturbed more than just the wolves.
Li Baxian, Feng Yuechan, and Giant Armor all dashed out from their respective cabins, looking up.
Glancing at the three figures in the sky, Li Baxian was slightly taken aback, "How did they find this place?"
These three people, naturally all known to Li Baxian, Tan Sheng and Xia Liang need not be ntioned, had climbed the Spirit Stream Ranking, and had dealt with Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan on several occasions.
Wei Que had even clashed with them in the hunting grounds last ti, and it was only through a trap array pre-set by Lu Ye that he managed to escape.
Seeing such a trio appearing over the spirit ground and even attacking the big array clearly indicated their malicious intent, and their previous shouting suggested they specifically ca looking for their little junior brother.
"Where's the junior brother?" Li Baxian didn't see Lu Ye, but Yiyi had already run out.
Yiyi said, "Lu Ye is honing his saber skills in the Mirage Realm."
"At this ti…" Li Baxian was sowhat helpless, knowing that Lu Ye could enter the Mirage Realm to cultivate using the Breath Fruit Core, a fact he knew well. Recently, he and Feng Yuechan had also occasionally used the Breath Fruit Core to enter the Mirage Realm and hone their combat skills against enemies.
Thus, he was aware that if Lu Ye was in the Mirage Realm, he wouldn't be able to sense the outside world, and everything would have to wait until he exited the Mirage Realm.
But if they just waited, the protective array surely couldn't hold, with no one controlling it, the array could only unleash limited power. Tan Sheng and the other two from Cloud River Level 9 attacking would soon forcefully break through the array.
"Where's the array controller jade cluster?" Li Baxian asked again.
"I'll look for it." Saying this, Yiyi dashed off.
She quickly returned, holding a Great Array Jade Cluster, "Here it is," she handed it over hastily to Li Baxian.
Li Baxian took it, infused it with spirit force, and after familiarizing himself briefly, began to manipulate nature's spiritual energy, controlling the great array.
Given the current situation, Li Baxian wasn't worried about Tan Sheng and the others invading. Although they were no match for Tan Sheng's trio, the spirit ground wasn't only inhabited by them; a protective force of two to three hundred demon wolves ant that Tan Sheng and others would definitely not fare well if they invaded.
However, before Lu Ye exited the Mirage Realm, he couldn't let Tan Sheng and his group kill their way into the spirit ground; a chaotic battle could accidentally harm Lu Ye, which would be problematic.
So, the best course of action now was to delay ti until Lu Ye exited the Mirage Realm.
No sooner had he started controlling the great array than Tan Sheng and the others sensed it.
Thus, the three intensified their attacks, Tan Sheng shouting repeatedly, "Lu Yiye, give up! Unless you can summon Heaven's Augury Pillar again, today will be your burial site!"
As he spoke, he attacked frantically, causing ripples across the array's light screen.
Inside the array, there was no response, and the more it was so, the more Tan Sheng and his group were convinced that Lu Ye was indeed inside. If it were soone else, they would just step forward and explain the situation. Precisely because it was Lu Yiye inside the array, he dared not easily show himself.
Moreover, they had traced Lu Ye's tracks here, coincidentally coming upon a Class A spirit ground with such a large scale array; what were the odds?
The spirit force surged violently, the light screen flickering continuously, and Tan Sheng and his companions were secretly amazed by the great array's mighty power. Despite a joint and fierce attack from the three of them, they had yet to break through the great array.
Though the great array hadn't been breached, their efforts were not without effect, as the light screen of the protective array had noticeably dimd.
With the trends going, they would eventually break through the great array, and then they could strike directly at the core.
"Attack the sa spot together!" Xia Liang shouted as he brandished his blade.
The night is long, and dreams abound, who knows if Lu Yiye will not bring in the Heaven's Augury Pillar, so the sooner the great array is broken, the better.
As his long saber fell, Wei Que's magic and spells followed closely behind, and Tan Sheng made his move with them. A series of attacks crazily hit the sa spot on the great array, and the three of them, working seamlessly together, caused the light screen of the array being attacked to flicker repeatedly.
In the spirit ground, Li Baxian's expression of helplessness grew stronger. Even though he had tried his best to maintain the operation of the great array, he was not an array cultivator after all, and the Formation was not crafted by him. He could only do so much, rely mobilizing more power to sustain the attacked location.
With this thought in mind, if it really ca down to it, he could only let these three reckless fellows in and have the demon wolves take care of them.
Just as he was thinking this, Lu Ye's voice suddenly rang out next to his ear, "What's happening?"
Li Baxian turned his head and saw Lu Ye standing beside him, looking up into the air, and happily said, "Junior Brother, you're finally awake."
Lu Ye also noticed Tan Sheng and the others' ferocious appearances and couldn't help but wear a strange expression: "How did these three guys get here?"
And to think they all ca together!
His first thought was whether the secret technique from the tracking disc was still in effect. But on second thought, that didn't seem right. Since the day he left the hunting ground and returned to the Nine Provinces, the secret techniques planted on him had shown no trace, it shouldn't still be active after such a long ti.
However, these three couldn't have possibly found this place without reason, though he didn't know what thod they used, it was evident they had employed sothing like a special Spiritual Artifact similar to the tracking disc.
The enemies had co knocking, and they were even attacking the Formation he set up; this battle was naturally unavoidable. Lu Ye turned his head and saw that the wolf pack, too, was looking up into the air, and many demon wolves had their ferocity aroused, baring their teeth at the spot.
Sensing Lu Ye's gaze, the alpha wolf in the pack turned his head and looked over. Their eyes t, and the alpha wolf slightly nodded.
Lu Ye felt greatly relieved in his heart. To keep troops for a thousand days but use them just for a mont was wise, considering the demon wolves as the most robust protective force in the spirit ground. Although the wolves were initially retained here because of the Giant Armor, the relationship between Lu Ye and the wolf pack had been very harmonious over these days. Now that the enemy had co knocking, the wolf pack would surely not stand idly by.
Taking the Great Array Jade Cluster from Li Baxian, Lu Ye stimulated his spirit force into it, adjusting the mighty power of the great array, and said, "Fourth Brother, take Senior Sister Feng and the Giant Armor to wait at this position."
Saying so, he threw out an array banner with a wave of his hand, which flew far out.
The Formation he had set up in the spirit ground was not rely for protection and concealnt; the protective force of the spirit ground itself was not limited to the wolf pack alone.
The power of the wolf pack could be utilized, but he had never entirely relied on it.
Li Baxian nodded and imdiately led Feng Yuechan and the Giant Armor toward the direction where the array banner fell.
Shortly after, with Lu Ye's manipulation, the three figures blended into the surroundings.
Yiyi burrowed underground to wait for an opportunity, Amber leaped onto Lu Ye's shoulder, ready for battle.
Lu Ye manipulated the spirit force in his hand, and the great array transford.
At the sa ti, a crackling sound ca from the sky, like a mirror being shattered, and a breach opened on the closely-guarded protective array.
Three figures stread in, accompanied by Tan Sheng's elated laughter, "Lu Yiye, your ti of death has co!"
The laughter abruptly halted as if soone had choked off his throat.
The smile on Tan Sheng's face suddenly stiffened, and the expressions on his companions Wei Que and Xia Liang were one of shock. The three pairs of eyes stared fixedly below at the over two hundred demon wolves, their expressions gradually becoming grave.
While they had indeed seen signs of demon beasts entering and leaving this place before, confirming the presence of a Formation, none of them had expected that this valley would gather so many demon beasts!
Seeing its scale, it was clearly a pack of wolves!
The Lu Yiye whom they had so desperately sought stood below, coexisting peacefully with the wolf pack, yet the wolves looked up at them with eyes brimming with brutal light.
What is going on!
The scene had genuinely baffled Tan Sheng and the others. They thought that breaking the protective array here, their biggest problem would either be Lu Yiye escaping through the teleportation array or him using the Heaven's Augury Pillar to escape. But now, it seed that the situation had developed completely differently from what they had anticipated.
Lu Yiye showed no sign of escaping, but instead, it was them, the three of them who had unwittingly walked into a trap. This was no re spirit ground; it was essentially a wolf's den.
Did Lu Yiye really have such great capability to subdue such a powerful wolf pack?
"Retreat quickly!" Xia Liang was the first to react and imdiately spurred his figure to exit through the gap they had entered.
However, as Lu Ye waved an array banner in his hand, the protective array twisted and transford. In an instant, it beca a massive trap array, and the original gap vanished without a trace. Xia Liang crashed into the light screen of the trap array and could not escape unless he had the capability to break the trap array anew.
With such a wolf pack for protection, Lu Yiye was utterly fearless. He hadn't let them in imdiately earlier, only to lull them, and this place was, in fact, a trap prepared in advance. Realizing this, the expressions of Tan Sheng and the others turned ugly.
Wei Que suddenly spoke up: "Don't panic, both of you. These demon wolves seem not to have the ability to fly, and as long as we don't fall down, they can't do much to us!"
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