Hidden moth

Chapter 287: Swords Falling in the Rain and Listening to the Phoenix's Roar

Even without any explanation, He Kao realized at this moment that the steel ruler was the Falling Rain Sword!
He Kao had seen and understood the fighting methods of masters, but at this moment he was still shocked to the point of being speechless and could not believe what he saw.

Just like there are lightning and thunder before a rainstorm, and people often see the lightning before hearing the thunder, He Kao saw the sword light first, and then there seemed to be a roar in his consciousness.

It's unstoppable, absolutely unstoppable! He Kao saw it all and estimated that even if ten of them came, they would be strung up like candied haws on the spot before this sword light.

Is this world a lie? The steel ruler transformed into a flash of sword light, seemingly splitting the curtain between heaven and earth. The surrounding scene distorted and collapsed, as if a bubble had shattered.

After the false curtain was torn open, it was still the same world, but the light was a little dimmer... It turned out that someone had quietly set up an illusion array here at some point.

The most ingenious illusion array is one that makes the fake look real, integrating the illusory scene into reality, making it impossible for people to detect the flaws... Li Xiuyuan did this in Xianhu Cave Heaven, and another illusionist did the same in Happy Valley.

He Kao accompanied Mei Guyu to the Happy Valley Amusement Park on a whim. It was impossible for the other party to set up the illusion array in advance and wait for them. Instead, they waited for their arrival and then secretly cast a spell to set up the illusion array... This is at least the method of a sixth-level illusionist.

In the other party's view, Li Xiuyuan was just an illusionist. Using the illusion array against Li Xiuyuan was not only a competition of cultivation methods, but also a tactic of exchanging pieces. Even if the illusion array couldn't trap Li Xiuyuan, it would be difficult for him to protect Mei Guyu.

With the cover of the illusion array and the ambush of other masters, Mei Guyu, who had lost his magical powers, had no choice but to surrender, and Li Xiuyuan was afraid that he would not be able to escape either.

Unexpectedly, the one who saw through and broke the illusion was Mei Guyu.

Mei Guyu wasn't an illusionist, but she possessed the clairvoyance of a swordsman. She watched with a cold eye as the other party set up the illusion array, while still chatting with He Kao. At the moment the illusion array was about to be completed, she suddenly drew her sword.

She may not understand the art of illusion, but she has a most direct method, which is to kill the person who set up the formation and the formation will collapse.

Not only was the opponent completely unprepared for this sword, even He Kao, his "accomplice", was caught off guard.

The magic array's greatest purpose was to mislead, but the sword light headed straight for the illusionist. The illusionist himself was also at the sixth level of cultivation, so he had no choice but to summon an unknown object to block the attack.

But he was unable to block the sword light at all. When the light clashed, it turned into countless sword threads, which shredded the illusionist into pieces.

The illusionist died, the illusion array was broken, and six other people around him were also exposed. They were arranged in the shape of a hexagram, and under the cover of the illusion array, they had set up another killing array.

There was another person in the sky, hanging high in the air with wings spread out. It was Fabre, whom He Kao had seen before.

The Xiao Alliance's arrangements were also quite cautious, and it was estimated that there was little chance of an accident. They had sent a sixth-level illusionist and a sixth-level physician, as well as six fifth-level sorcerers, a truly elite force.

If Mei Guyu couldn't attack, the killing array hidden in the illusion array would be enough to deal with Li Xiuyuan. Another purpose of such a large-scale event was to prevent others from rushing to rescue the two elders of the clan.

What's even more insidious is that Fabre also controls a flying artifact to fly high in the sky, ready to launch a sneak attack or finish off the enemy at any time.

But they never expected that the "Elder Li" who came today was just a show-off, and the one who really took action was Mei Guyu, and the first move was a full-strength attack with the Falling Rain Sword.

This strike instantly killed the opponent's illusionist. The Falling Rain Sword immediately exploded into countless sword strands, which continued to sweep towards the surroundings. The densest of these sword strands slashed towards Fabre in the air.

He Kao was a little slow to react due to shock, but it was still in time as something flew out of his arms.

This thing looks like a rectangular wooden board, or two boards stacked together. When unfolded, it becomes a square chessboard.

When Mei Guyu took action, he sent him a divine thought. The meaning was very brief, asking him to control the Wanmu Huichun formation to launch an attack.

There are many kinds of magic arrays, and the differences between them are so great that it is impossible to explain them in a few words.

Let’s talk about the first category first. It’s like the Four Seasons Flower Blooming Formation set up by the four old men in the Xianhu Cave. The formation is the magic of the four seasons flowers blooming, and everyone temporarily becomes a node of the formation.

This type of formation was the most convenient and flexible, but its effectiveness depended primarily on the ingenuity of the magic weapon and the cultivation and mana of the person who set it up. The Eight-Gate Wind and Fire Formation, deployed by Danqiu Lord alone with the aid of the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace, barely fell into this category.

There is also a second type of magic array, which is located in a fixed location and cannot be moved. It either requires regular injection of magic power to maintain its operation, or it is arranged based on the earth's spiritual energy, such as the Wanmu Huichun array in Pugang Town.

To put it bluntly, the difference between these two magic arrays is like that between a mobile field army and a fixed military fortress.

Is the Jade Sycamore tree the core of the Myriad Trees Rejuvenation Formation? Both yes and no! The Jade Sycamore tree is the formation's core node, encompassing Pugang Town and an area spanning dozens of miles, perfectly encompassing Happy Valley. However, the core of the formation's control is a magical artifact: the chessboard Jiang Daozhen used for his stall. It, along with the chess pieces, is now left to He Kao; it's also a set of formation tools.

If the chessboard was brought to another place, He Kao, who had already reached the fourth level of cultivation, could also set up the small formation of rejuvenation of all trees, but he would not have the blessing of the earth energy spiritual pivot in the area of dozens of miles around Pugang Town.

In that case, the power of the magic circle depends entirely on He Kao's own cultivation output, which is no different from the first type of magic circle.

However, in the area around Pugang Town, within the range of the large formation that has been set up, the power of the formation that He Kao can exert is completely different. First of all, he can mobilize the power of the earth's spiritual hub.

This is consumable, and if consumed too much, it may even affect the vitality of the Jade Wutong Tree. However, if the consumption is controlled within an appropriate range, it can be replenished and restored later as the formation operates.

The main function of the Ten Thousand Trees Rejuvenation Array is to gather vitality, and it does not have much attack power itself.

To compensate for this, Gu Chun also arranged another backhand, which could launch the attack that Gu Chun had left behind. Gu Chun set up this large formation to protect Jiang Daozhen. As long as Jiang Daozhen had the chessboard at hand, he could draw out this attack at any time.

But this method also has its limitations. First, it is impossible to "store" Gu Chun's magical powers infinitely. Second, the power of this attack cannot exceed that of Gu Chun himself.

Jiang Daozhen did not use the life-saving trick left to him by Gu Chun, but was inspired by He Kao at this moment.

The chessboard unfolded and landed between him and Mei Guyu, then transformed into a three-meter-square phantom, with both of them standing within it. The black and white chess pieces within the phantom flew out, ignoring Fabre in the sky and attacking the six surrounding Xiaomeng warlocks.

The six men attacked in panic, just in time to meet the explosive attack of the Ten Thousand Trees Rejuvenation Formation. The magic power of this attack was somewhat dispersed, and even the might left by Gu Chun was unable to break the formation.

But the impact on the six men was also considerable. The one with weaker magic power groaned, as if he had suffered some internal injuries. Then one of them was instantly reduced to slag by the rain of sword light...

Mei Guyu's sword light turned into rain and shot out in all directions, most of which slashed towards Fabre in the air. Fabre was also horrified, he had never expected such a situation.

Fabre flew high into the sky, his wings flapping as he flew a blade of wind towards the sword light. If the illusionist couldn't stop the Falling Rain Sword, then neither could he!
Fortunately, he had the protection of a divine weapon and occupied a favorable position, and with the cooperation of six accomplices on the ground, he was not completely hopeless...

Fabre's mind raced, dispelling the incoming sword light. The divine sword wasn't as powerful as he'd imagined. Mei Guyu's attack wasn't a feint, but it was at least a semi-feint, meant to temporarily force him back.

At the same time, He Kao had already launched the Ten Thousand Trees Rejuvenation Formation and delivered the attack left by Gu Chun.

The six people on the ground could only form a formation to protect themselves and barely blocked the attack.

But He Kao was not the only one who took action. Except for the one that was slashing towards Fabre, the rest of the scattered sword light suddenly condensed into a beam, temporarily giving up the other five people and only attacking one of them, taking the opportunity to kill him on the spot.

The man and his companions were able to block He Kao's attack, but they could not stop the Falling Rain Sword that attacked at the same time.

The formation is missing a corner, but it can be rearranged. Theoretically, the remaining five people can still form a formation by changing their positions, but this requires reaction time, and only Fabre in the air can buy time for them.

But when the five men saw that the magician had been killed, Fabre had fled to the sky, and one of their companions had been killed, they immediately made a judgment - it was impossible to succeed today!

Mei Guyu has not lost his magical powers at all, this is a trap.

In addition, the other side also has a sixth-level illusionist Li Xiuyuan. As their strength increases, they are no longer their match, and no one can withstand Mei Guyu's magic sword.

This was actually another judgment based on wrong information. Until this moment, they still mistook He Kao for Li Xiuyuan. After all, the attack that He Kao launched with the chessboard was very powerful.

Now that the judgment had been made, there was no need to make any more unnecessary sacrifices. Perhaps in order to gain the initiative to escape, or perhaps Fabre in the air issued an order with his divine mind, the remaining five people actually turned around and ran!
If they didn't run, the five of them would have stood their ground and defended with all their might, cooperating with Fabre's desperate attack in the air. They might still not be a match for the Falling Rain Sword, but at least they could have fought, and maybe even hurt Mei Guyu after paying a heavy price.

But as soon as they ran, the battle formation collapsed, and Mei Guyu could easily defeat them one by one. No matter how fast their movements were, could they be faster than the sword light?
Mei Guyu let out a clear whistle, followed by the sound of a sword like the cry of a phoenix. The sword flashed and flew out, circling in the valley, chasing and killing five people in succession with a continuous whistling sound.

The sword light turned into a steel ruler and inserted into the side of the backpack, without a trace of blood, and the murderous intent was also restrained.

The valley returned to silence, and suddenly there was another loud noise. The Ferris wheel not far away collapsed, splashing up a cloud of dust.

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(End of this chapter)