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Sage of Humanity-Chapter 568 - 566 Great Delusion Array
As Wei Que's voice fell, Tan Sheng and Xia Liang's minds settled slightly.
They had all been startled at the sudden appearance of so many demon wolves, their minds in chaos, forgetting about this matter for a moment.
Now it seemed that these demon wolves indeed did not possess the ability to travel through the air, which naturally greatly reduced the threat they posed to them.
Even if the wolves had a certain degree of aerial ability, as long as the three of them maintained flight, they wouldn't be at too great a risk. On the contrary, it was they who, with their nimble figures and the foundation of cultivators from the Cloud River Realm, could slowly whittle down the demon wolves.
Of course, the main goal was still Lu Yiye. As long as they could kill Lu Yiye, they could completely ignore the demon wolves.
As they were thinking this, Lu Ye suddenly waved the array banner in his hand again and muttered a phrase that sent chills down the spines of the three men.
"Sky Prohibition!"
With his words, the array that enveloped the spirit ground suddenly changed.
A month ago, Lu Ye wouldn't have been able to set up a Great Sky Prohibition Array, but after gaining four types of spirit runes from the Talent Tree last time, all related to the Array Path, one of them was precisely Sky Prohibition.
If the wolf pack was to exert sufficient strength, the Great Sky Prohibition Array was undoubtedly a must.
As the array changed, Tan Sheng and the other two, who were mid-flight, felt as if an invisible mountain had suddenly pressed down on them. Caught off guard, their figures plummeted downwards, flailing, in an extremely sorry state.
Wolf howls rose up, as many demon wolves opened their jaws, from which they spewed pale green Wind Blades, sweeping toward the three men in dense swarms.
Indeed, the demon wolves did not have the ability to travel through air, but they did have certain airborne capabilities. The Wind Blades they spat out from their mouths were an innate Demon Art.
Not just the demon wolves, most demon beasts had such abilities. Without them, they wouldn't be able to survive in the perilous Great Wilderness Mountain.
Of course, compared to their claws and fangs, this type of Wind Blade attack seemed much weaker and less agile.
But what it lacked in power, it made up for in numbers.
The dense Wind Blades covered Tan Sheng and the others, making their bodies flash wildly with spirit light.
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As expected of Level 9 Cloud River Realm cultivators, even when suddenly faced with such a turn of events, they could still defend themselves. Despite the awkwardness under the barrage of Wind Blades, they managed to protect themselves.
And as they continued to fall, the pressure on them rapidly decreased.
That was the nature of the Great Sky Prohibition Array. Within the scope of the array, the higher one flew, the greater the pressure. If one's feet touched the ground, they wouldn't feel any pressure at all.
Only when they were about three zhang above the ground did the three of them hastily stabilize their figures. At this height, the pressure from the Great Sky Prohibition Array could be mostly ignored.
After all, it was Lu Ye's insufficient expertise in the Array Path that was to blame. Otherwise, let alone three zhang, even at three chi they would have had no hope of flying.
Although they had avoided the misfortune of crashing down awkwardly, there was no trace of joy on their faces, rather, they were even more grim; because from all around, packs of demon wolves had already surrounded them.
As wolf howls rose and fell, the demon wolves took the initiative to attack, agile bodies leaping towards the three to strike. From a distance, the demon wolves' assault looked like a relentless storm, leaving Tan Sheng and the others in extreme disarray.
The three formed a triangular formation, each wielding a Spiritual Artifact to block and repel the incoming demon wolves. Occasionally, a demon wolf got injured, with blood splattering everywhere.
Though the demon wolves were tough-skinned, the strength of Tan Sheng and the others was evident. If not for the numerical advantage of the wolves keeping them busy, not even the pack leader could be a match for any of them individually.
The means cultivators could employ were, after all, far more powerful than those of demon beasts.
While a fierce battle raged on one side, Lu Ye calmly observed from a distance, occasionally raising a hand to cast weapon control or magic and spells, distracting Tan Sheng and the others.
Tan Sheng and his companions were so frustrated they almost spat blood!
In these past days venturing deep into the Great Wilderness Mountain, they had been sleeping in the open, facing countless difficulties. They had finally found Lu Yiye, but they never expected to be greeted by such a situation.
A vast pack of wolves launched endless attacks against them, while the person they were looking for stood by and watched the spectacle; it was utterly unreasonable!
They simply could not understand how Lu Yiye could be so lucky as to directly take control of a wolf pack for his own use.
If not for the interference of the wolf pack, any one of the three could have easily killed him.
In the midst of the fierce battle, the three sensed that something was amiss.
Some demon wolves showed a flash of light on their mouths as they lunged to bite, and others suddenly displayed a defensive rune on their backs when attacked...
Upon closer inspection, they indeed saw many demon wolves with golden arrowhead-like marks on their mouths!
"Lu Yiye has tattooed these beasts with rune tattoos!" Xia Liang shouted lowly.
Tan Sheng and Wei Que were both shocked. They had known early on that Lu Ye had considerable expertise in the Array Path, but they had never realized that he was also deeply versed in the Rune Tattoo Path.
To be able to tattoo a demon beast with rune tattoos undoubtedly proved many things.
This guy is defying the heavens! How does he know everything?
While the battle raged on incessantly, failing to take down the three people, the lead wolf seemed to grow agitated. It stood outside the battlefield, raised its head to the sky, and let out a long howl. In the next instant, the wolf pack's onslaught suddenly became more intense.
Tan Sheng and the others felt the bitterness in their mouths as if they had swallowed coptis, and they became increasingly anxious about the situation. At this rate, not to mention killing Lu Ye, they couldn't even be sure they could retreat with their whole bodies.
They couldn't drag this out any longer. Fighting desperately against the wolf pack was undoubtedly unwise, and their goal had been singular from the start.
"Wei Que, kill Lu Yiye!" Xia Liang roared, his long saber bursting with dazzling light while his spirit force boiled over.
Tan Sheng sensed his intent and hurriedly mustered his power to cooperate.
The wild surge of spirit force combined their strength and forcibly tore a gap in the encircling wolf pack. Through that gap, a saber light, swift as a flying ribbon, slashed towards Lu Ye.
The Boulder Mountain Saber thundered out of its sheath, blood Qi surged towards his right arm, and a flash of brilliant light slashed out as Lu Ye was sent flying backward.
A Level 4 cultivation was still lacking when it came to withstanding a saber light from a Level 9 cultivator. The blow caused his chest to churn with blood Qi and his saber-wielding right arm went slightly numb.
The incoming saber light shattered, and right behind it came Wei Que's ferocious figure, his face hideous, surrounded by surging spirit force, a killing intent fully revealed.
Tan Sheng and Xia Liang had created this opportunity for him; he absolutely couldn't let the two of them down!
Seeing Lu Ye sent flying backward, he raised his hand and launched a magic and spells attack towards Lu Ye, his figure following closely like a shadow. His large hand opened with spirit force swirling within, intent on finishing Lu Ye once and for all.
Lu Ye formed a defensive in front of him just in time to block the attack from the magic and spells, the defense shattered, and the impact sent him flying even further away.
Then, under Wei Que's intense gaze, Lu Ye's body seemed to crash into a layer of transparent film, and with a ripple passing by, he vanished mysteriously.
Another array? Wei Que was startled, but as the sound of wolves howling came from behind, he gritted his teeth and hurriedly pursued.
Despite not being sure what kind of array Lu Ye had set up ahead, he had just managed to break out of the wolf pack's encirclement. If he didn't seize Lu Ye quickly, all his previous efforts would go to waste, and without Tan Sheng and Xia Liang by his side to assist, his situation would be even worse.
So, even though he knew it was not wise to pursue, Wei Que had no choice but to reluctantly follow.
His body felt as if it had broken through a barrier, and Wei Que found himself enveloped by an array. Looking around, he couldn't see Lu Ye's figure anywhere. Instead, a thick mist suddenly appeared around him.
The fog spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it rendered the surrounding world as blind as if one couldn't see their own hands. What was even more alarming to Wei Que was the myriad of colors within the mist that kept shifting and weaving through it. As the colors changed and moved, his vision was intermittently crossed by unidentifiable shadows.
"Great Delusion Array!" Wei Que immediately knew which array he had fallen into, and a chill ran from his head down to the soles of his feet. "This is bad."
Just what kind of creature was Lu Yiye to have such a profound mastery of the Array Path?
Since they had broken into the spirit ground, they had experienced protective arrays, trap arrays, Great Sky Prohibition Arrays, and now a Great Delusion Array had appeared...
And these were only what he had seen; there were certainly many more he hadn't seen!
Could a Cloud River Realm cultivator truly set up so many complex arrays?
But then, on second thought, if that guy could lay a teleportation array, what could he not set up?
With that in mind, Wei Que dared not stay in place any longer and immediately started to activate his figure to rush out of the range enveloped by the array.
This was undoubtedly the wisest countermeasure; the range of the array was ultimately limited, and as long as he kept rushing in one direction, he would eventually break free.
With the speed of a Level 9 cultivator being extremely fast and Wei Que exerting his full strength, saying he was moving as fast as lightning wouldn't be an exaggeration.
However, as time passed, he was met with a despairing scene. No matter how fast he ran or how hard he tried, he remained shrouded in mist, unable to escape the array's envelopment.
Elsewhere in the array, as Wei Que moved, Lu Ye was continuously adjusting the array. This was his first time observing someone breaking into his Great Delusion Array, so naturally, he had to properly summarize his experience and evaluate the effectiveness of the array.
So far, it seemed quite successful.
The Great Delusion Array, built around the core of the Mist and Mirage spirit runes, appeared to have the effect of confusing the enemy's perceptions, so Wei Que thought he was running in one direction, but in fact, under Lu Ye's adjustments, he was simply going in circles within the array, completely unaware.
Within the array, Wei Que's forehead was sweating, his expression grave.
He too had noticed something amiss. In theory, within such an array, all that one sees is an illusion, and what one sees may not be real, but one's own perception should never deceive.
But now, it seemed that even his perception was somehow flawed, otherwise, it made no sense that he couldn't get out.