Published: November 30, -0001
Long Batian cast a cold glance at Shangguan Gufeng before saying, “Fine, I will temporarily let this Shangguan Gufeng go.”
Luo Zimo also coldly looked at the Demon Lord, and with a swish of his form, he directly approached the demonic aura. With both hands forming the array seals, a buzzing sound resonated as hundreds of array flags erupted from him like butterflies taking flight, instantly forming a grand array that enveloped everyone present.
“Everyone, follow my lead and protect this demonic aura grand array.”
As Luo Zimo shouted, the crowd joined in without holding back old grudges. Various true essence surged forth, augmenting the grand array.
Buzz!
The grand array radiated brilliant rays of light, forming a protective barrier that shielded everyone present and resisted the incoming demonic aura.
“Boom!”
The collision between the demonic aura and the array light produced a thunderous roar, causing the protective barrier to shake violently. Luo Zimo’s expression grew serious as he quickly maneuvered his hands, creating a phantom-like image, with layers of power continuously merging into the grand array to maintain its stability.
“This Luo Zimo truly has some skills in the path of arrays,” Fu Qiankun couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
With just a raise of his hand, he had set up a ninth-level grand array—such means are not something an ordinary array master could accomplish; it truly deserved Fu Qiankun's praise.
Qin Chen seemed to be pondering.
“Boom boom boom!”
At this moment, the grand array continued to shake, and the overwhelming force rushed in. Luo Zimo seemed to be on the verge of losing his grip.
Luo Zimo hastened his hand seals while urgently shouting, “Everyone, put in a bit more effort. If each of you contributes just half of your strength, it will be enough.”
He first unleashed an array seal, infused with surging true essence, which flew into the grand array, instantly brightening the array light, making the various runes and pathways clearly visible.
Sweat oozed from his forehead, as if he had exhausted all his strength. Seeing this, everyone felt embarrassed to hold back any longer, knowing that if the grand array fell, they would all be affected.
“Boom boom boom…”
The crowd, who had initially been holding back, began to unleash their true essence at an accelerated rate. Countless beams of true essence soared into the protective barrier, causing the entire grand array to radiate with blinding light and gradually stabilize.
“Hehe, don’t fall for that guy’s trick. Luo Zimo may seem honest, but he’s actually full of cunning,” Qin Chen said with a light laugh as he casually injected a stream of true essence.
Although the grand array that Luo Zimo deployed appeared almost ready to collapse on the surface, it had already stabilized the situation. The difficulty he pretended to display was merely to encourage everyone to increase their true essence output, allowing him to gauge the strength of everyone present through the array.
Fu Qiankun shrugged, saying, “Rest assured. Although I may not be as good as you in the path of arrays, I am still a ninth-level array master. How could I not see through Luo Zimo's little schemes? However, Luo Zimo might have miscalculated this time. If someone here truly wishes to conceal their strength, how could a single array possibly expose the truth?”
And indeed, whether it was the Demon Lord, the Crimson Flame Demon Lord, or that mysterious figure in black, even the Extreme Mirror Dan Emperor, they all appeared to be exerting their full strength on the surface, but in reality, none were truly using their full power.
Those who could become peak Martial Gods were all incredibly shrewd and slippery. If such minor tactics could uncover the truth, how could they survive in the martial world?
Luo Zimo clearly grasped this point as well. Boom! He activated the array flags, and instantly, the array light stabilized completely, while the originally turbulent demonic aura gradually calmed down and returned to its normal state.