To construct a spirit array, energy is naturally required. Only by using one's own essence and blood, and vast primordial energy, can a killing array be condensed.
Then, his hands traced patterns in the air, as if playing a celestial melody, and sweat poured from his forehead like a spring, as if he were struggling.
Jiang Liu's mastery of spirit arrays is already extremely high, yet he still looks so strained, which shows just how terrifying the array he has inscribed must be.
"boom!"
In a short while, a murderous aura soared into the sky, like a great dragon shattering the heavens. The fierce aura pierced the hearts of all onlookers, and the killing intent permeated the world, causing turmoil in all directions.
"A spirit array master... only a master-level figure could exude such a terrifying aura..."
Luo Qing's eyes flashed with a sharp light. This was the first time he had seen Jiang Liu make a move. Seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that his father, Luo Tianshen, was right.
In an instant, everyone in Luoshen City was alarmed. This was a killing formation. Although it was not yet complete, it seemed capable of destroying the world, its killing intent penetrating to the bone and scraping away at people's souls.
"Qing'er, what exactly is he doing? We can't let him continue like this. Is he going to destroy Luoshen City?"
Even if one were the son of the Goddess of Luo, it would be difficult to stop someone from arriving.
But he persisted, even drawing his sword, as if he would step over his own corpse if he wanted to move the river.
"Luo Qing, where did you and your son bring back this mysterious person? It's one thing to let him into the library, but are you going to drag the entire Luo Shen City down with him...? I... this is the strength of a Spirit Array Grandmaster..."
"If we can't control it, we'll all die here!"
"Hurry, if we can't control it, the entire city of Luoshen will be destroyed!"
In an instant, the crowd that had been chattering away was gone.
Then, two golden lines shot out from Jiang Liu's eyes, and his vital energy, like silk threads, emanated from his body, making his essence, energy, and spirit materialize.
Jiang Liu moved his hands, fully mobilizing his divine sense. He was evolving the Origin Heaven Divine Pattern he had seen in the "Covering the Sky" Primordial Ancient Mine, the world-shaking Origin Heaven Formation of Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin constructed by the fourth generation Origin Heaven Master.
He incorporated the power of the nine dragons into his own killing formation...
Chapter 428 Nine Dragons Soaring to the Sky
"The fourth-generation Source Master simulated the supreme power of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin in the Primordial Ancient Mine, breaking the ominous pattern of the ancient saints buried in the mountains and rivers. The Source Heaven Patterns on the ground rose up like dragons and snakes, like a black tortoise pulling a chariot, drawing on the power of the stars in the sky. This is the ominous object that has been suppressing the earth for millions of years..."
Jiang Liu kept recalling the scene he had witnessed in the terrifying pine forest of the Primordial Ancient Mine. Even the God-King of the Eastern Wilderness and the Emperor of the Central Continent had died there, but the Fourth Generation Source Master had suppressed them with the Source Heaven Technique, demonstrating its power. Jiang Liu planned to use the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin Source Heaven Formation as a foundation to evolve his own grand formation.
A terrifying aura emanated from the sky, overshadowing even the bright sun.
The nobles and nobles in Luoshen City had already begun to evacuate. Even the elderly elders with gray hair were disturbed and came out of seclusion. Upon seeing Jiang Liu's actions, they shook their heads and left.
Of the entire Luo Shen clan, only Luo Tian Shen is truly capable, possessing the cultivation of a high-level Earthly Sovereign. The rest are merely three or five lower-level Earthly Sovereigns whose bodies are half-buried in the earth.
The aura Jiang Liu exuded, and the grand formation that began to evolve, were enough to let those old guys know that he was a master of spirit arrays.
There was no other way but to evacuate.
From noon to dusk, from sunset to moonrise, Jiang Liu dared not slacken his pace in the slightest. This was the first time he had constructed a killing array, so he had to be cautious.
If the city collapses, he himself will suffer a backlash. With his strength, he may not be in mortal danger, but the people of Luoshen City will hardly be spared.
Even the most supreme beings can perish and vanish if they are not careful.
The grand array set up by the master of spirit arrays is capable of slaying even the most powerful beings; this is common knowledge.
"I was careless. I should have found a remote, desolate place to experiment first. Constructing it directly in this city could have led to a massive bloodbath if I couldn't control it in the end. It seems I have no choice but to fight to the death..."
Jiang Liu felt his strength waning as the grand formation evolved halfway through. He stopped, swallowed a few pills, and breathed heavily. But the die was cast; there was no turning back.
Luo Qing stood anxiously not far away. Hearing Jiang Liu's mutterings, his face darkened, his expression beyond words. He prayed to every deity he knew, then to his ancestors: "Goddess Luo, please protect us, senior! You must hold on! Otherwise, the entire Luo Goddess clan will be buried with you..."
It is unknown how much time has passed. Just when Luo Qing was about to collapse, a clear light shone down from the heavens. Nine true dragons rose from Jiang Liu's hands, their roars echoing through the heavens. They flew towards the vast sky and lay horizontally above Luo Shen City.
This is a breathtaking scene: nine enormous dragons stretch across the clouds, their roars echoing through the heavens, as if they have existed since time immemorial, rising alongside the heavens and earth!
The city of Luoshen was originally in chaos, almost on the verge of internal strife, but now it was quiet. Whether it was the Luoshen clan's army that had not yet withdrawn or the civilians, everyone held their breath, watching this scene with tension, not daring to make a sound.
A painting depicting nine dragons pulling a coffin.
This is the foundation of the great formation. With the foundation in place, Jiang Liu let out a long sigh. Just like building a house, the most fundamental and important thing is to lay a solid foundation. If the foundation is not solid, no matter how beautiful the house is built, it is just a shoddy construction.
The nine-dragon coffin motif serves as the foundation, upon which the next step is to construct a powerful killing formation.
Jiang Liu was no longer worried. The situation was settled, and all that remained was to unleash his full potential and add to his understanding of killing techniques.
Jiang Liu's first thought was the Yanfu Grand Array of the "Yangshen" world. This was an ancient divine array that could cover an area of hundreds of miles. In the "Yangshen" world, even experts who had undergone six tribulations of lightning would find it difficult to enter the center. As long as one could pass through this grand array and enter it, one would reach the Primordial Dragon's Tomb.
The ancient Yamafu Grand Formation was a formation capable of annihilating even the creator. In ancient times, when Emperor Pan unified Tianzhou, he faced a fierce counterattack from the Dragon Clan. The Dragon Clan's experts joined forces to set up the Yamafu Grand Formation to resist Emperor Pan's army, killing all three of Emperor Pan's marshals in one fell swoop! Later, Emperor Pan was enraged and personally broke the formation, capturing the Dragon Clan's patriarch and forging him into the Imperial Dragon Armor.
In the world of "Yang Shen", the Yama Fu Grand Array was unmanned, which is why he was able to break through and master it.
However, in Jiang Liu's view, the Yanfu Grand Array was ultimately a bit weak, but the Nine Palaces Rules contained within it still had their merits.
Nine divine dragons, corresponding to the nine palaces, are based on the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, with the majestic divine thunder of the heavens as their backbone, and are infused with the killing energy of martial arts, evolving into a "Nine Dragons Soaring to the Sky" picture!
Nine dragons soared into the sky, thunder roared, and a murderous aura surged to the heavens, as if an unparalleled slayer had descended upon the world!
This was a deadly formation that chilled the entire city of Luoshen to the bone, its cold light illuminating all directions.
As dawn broke, a ray of sunlight pierced the sky from the east.
Standing in the void, Jiang Liu uttered the words "Return to your place," and the nine dragons churning in the sky instantly plummeted downwards, accompanied by a deafening rumble.
Jiang Liu immediately felt extremely tired. The energy required to construct the great formation was beyond his imagination. If it weren't for the small world inside his body providing a continuous supply of elixirs to restore his vital energy and consciousness, he would have failed when constructing the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin Nine Dragons Diagram.
But looking at the Nine Dragons Spirit Array that had merged into the ancient city wall beneath him, Jiang Liu felt genuinely refreshed and his mind was at ease.
He could vaguely sense the connection between himself and the city beneath him, as if they were connected by blood. With a thought, he could activate the Nine Dragons and kill the intruders.
"Does this mean that Luoshen City is now my territory? The formation's level may not be as high as the Luoshui Formation, but it is much stronger than the Earth-grade Grandmaster-level Fulong Formation, and even surpasses the power of a Heaven-grade Grandmaster-level spirit formation... Earth Sovereigns cannot fathom the power of this formation; only Heaven Sovereigns can fight it!"
Everything returned to calm, and the sunlight shone down. It seemed that there was not much change from the day before, but every member of the Luo Shen Clan knew that a huge change had taken place. The most obvious manifestation of this was that the city walls, which were originally covered with vicissitudes, were now covered with fine scales. Each scale was the size of a millstone, dark and heavy, and made a metallic sound when struck.
The city wall, hundreds of feet high, stretches endlessly, as if a giant dragon grips the earth, guarding Luoshen City.
"Senior, you've succeeded... May I ask what this great formation is called?" Luo Qing looked at Jiang Liu with admiration. Although he didn't know the strength of the formation, the extraordinary phenomenon of nine dragons soaring into the sky was truly awe-inspiring.
Luo Qing was considered one of the best among the younger generation of the Luo Shen Clan, possessing the strength of a First-Rank Supreme. However, in front of Jiang Liu, he felt increasingly insignificant.
Jiang Liu stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the far distance where space was fluctuating, indicating that a person of great supernatural power was about to arrive.
"Let's call it the Nine Dragons Soaring to the Sky Picture!"
Chapter 429 The Old Man of Winter
In the season of spring warmth and blooming flowers, a heavy snow fell on Luoshen City. Such an unusual natural phenomenon must have a reason.
Jiang Liu stood atop the city gate tower, gazing at the direction from which the spatial fluctuations had occurred, his brow slightly furrowed. Behind him, Luo Qing was even more vigilant; the Luo Shen Clan's army had begun to assemble, and the elite Thunder-Swallowing Crane Knights were already positioned atop the city walls.
But the enemy was nowhere to be seen. Only the goose-feather-like snowflakes swept in with the howling wind. Although they were all cultivators who had long been immune to heat and cold, the elite knights who had swallowed the thunder cranes couldn't help but shiver and feel the biting cold.
Or rather, the chill was constantly seeping into his body.
When it accumulates to a certain extent, it becomes a cold poison.
Even Luo Qing, with his first-grade supreme cultivation, needed to mobilize his spiritual energy to resist.
"Who exactly are these people? Such a magnificent celestial phenomenon has appeared even before they get close!" Luo Qing's eyes flashed like lightning as he scanned the area outside the city.
Two white-haired elders also ascended the city wall. Some nobles who had previously fled began to return, but the city gates had already been closed on Luo Qing's orders.
"Qing'er, open the city gates and let your uncles and elders in! The enemy is very strong; they can't handle it..."
"Elder, it's not that Luo Qing doesn't want to open the city gates, but with a formidable enemy at hand, we must be cautious. Please forgive Luo Qing for not being able to open the city gates." The group of nobles who were blocked outside shouted loudly, including members of the Luo Shen royal family, but Luo Qing remained unmoved.
The white-haired elder looked angry, but when he looked up at Jiang Liu's back, he could only shake his head and sigh, not daring to force him.
As the cold wind grew even more biting, the group had no choice but to flee once again.
Before the person arrives, the wind and snow come first, announcing their arrival to everyone in Luoshen City.
The cold wind grew stronger and stronger, howling hysterically as it tore at the earth, seemingly trying to rip the world apart.
The banks of the Luo River stretch as far as the eye can see, a vast plain now bathed in springtime warmth and blooming flowers. The grass is lush and green, flowers are in full bloom, a scene brimming with life. But then a fierce wind sweeps in, and the grass withers instantly, flying and billowing in the cold wind, creating a sense of desolation and decay, reminiscent of winter.
Winter has arrived.
Everything withers and dies.
Life vanished in an instant, leaving only swirling snowflakes in the vast expanse of heaven and earth.
An atmosphere of grimness and desolation swept over us.
Jiang Liu looked up at the sky. This person who summoned the cold winter was definitely targeting him, because he felt a powerful aura locking him in. Someone had placed their will on him.
"The realm of Earthly Sovereign at its peak, how cautious they are!"
In the cold wind, Jiang Liu's black robes fluttered, but his heart remained unmoved.
"It's him...it's him!" The white-haired, white-bearded elder of the Luo Shen clan exclaimed in shock, his voice trembling. "We didn't offend him, so why is he here...It's you, it must be you! Luo Tianshen has been hiding something, what did you do to lure them out?"
Luo Qing looked puzzled and asked in a deep voice, "Elder, who exactly has arrived? This aura... is it that of an Earthly Sovereign?!"
"The Western Heaven Battle Hall! The Old Man of Winter!"
Another elder was already trembling in the cold wind.
Snowflakes drifted down, then coalesced in the air before the city gate, finally transforming into an old man clad in white robes, standing suspended in mid-air. His eyebrows and beard were white, his face gaunt, and snowflake patterns flickered faintly on his expressionless face.
Throughout the world, countless gazes from everyone atop the city walls turned to the white-robed elder, and horrified voices echoed throughout the land.
"The Old Man of Winter from the Western Heaven Battle Hall?!"
"Heavens! How did he get here! A powerful expert at the Great Perfection of the Earthly Sovereign realm, the strongest under the Western Heaven War Emperor..."
All the elders of the Luo Shen clan had already climbed the city wall, their faces ashen, cold sweat beading on their foreheads, their eyes filled with fear as they stared at the aged figure exuding an aura of winter.
This old man is renowned throughout the Western Continent, for he is a super strong expert at the Great Perfection of the Earthly Sovereign realm!
Of course, what's even more terrifying is that he comes from the Western Heaven Battle Palace!
On this continent, no force can rival the Western Heaven War Palace.
"Elder Dong, we are deeply sorry for your arrival in the Luo Shen Clan. Please come to the Imperial Palace... Open the city gates and welcome Elder Dong!" The elder of the Luo Shen Clan was respectful and had a big smile on his face.
The Old Man of Winter stood motionless in the void, staring expressionlessly at Jiang Liu, who stood in the wind and snow. The snowflakes around him seemed to fall even more rapidly, howling and tearing the space itself apart.