Published: December 27, 2024
On the ninth step, Qin Chen was unaware of the commotion outside. He utilized his spiritual power to once again comprehend the array patterns of the tenth layer.
If the array patterns of the eighth layer were exceptionally intricate and profound, then the array patterns of the ninth layer were overwhelming, to say the least, tenfold more so.
Before Qin Chen's eyes, a dense array of small patterns merged together. The number of these patterns was astonishing, even three times that of the eighth layer, reaching a total of three hundred sixty.
What shocked Qin Chen the most was that the array patterns of the tenth layer did not exist in a single space. Instead, layers of patterns intertwined, forming a three-dimensional structure, as if various spaces were stacking upon each other, creating a perfect piece of art.
"Array patterns can be constructed like this. Is this the spatial stacking array pattern?" Qin Chen murmured.
If the array patterns of the previous eight layers were like perfect designs drawn on a piece of paper, then the patterns of the ninth layer were no longer mere designs but a perfect spatial structure resembling a beehive, layered and interwoven, where each pattern seemed to belong to a different space.
"Incredible!" Qin Chen sat cross-legged, fully immersed in this spatial array pattern.
If the ninth layer's array pattern was already this terrifying by integrating space, then what about the subsequent tenth layer, the first layer, or even the twelfth layer?
Could it be that by the twelfth layer, time and space would all be integrated into the array patterns?
Qin Chen did not know, nor did he dare to think about it.
What he only knew was that within the inheritance of the Sky Patch Palace, the true path of arrays reached a point where a single thought could create an array.
At such a level, an array master would no longer be entangled with materials or concepts of space; everything in the universe could serve as an array: heaven as an array, earth as an array, even the human body could be an array. Space, time, and all things could be arrays, and that would be the true mastery of the path of arrays.
But Qin Chen was well aware of his situation. He was still far from such a level; he had much to learn.
Right now, what he needed to do was start with spatial arrays. If he could master this technique, then within a small weapon, he could expand countless array spaces and engrave numerous large arrays onto a single weapon.
Imagine having the same refiner crafting the same holy weapon, one could only engrave a single array on it, while the other could engrave three, ten, or even a hundred—who would be stronger and weaker? The difference would be evident without comparison.
Qin Chen was completely immersed, with three hundred sixty small array patterns swirling in his mind, each structure perfectly presented, learned piece by piece.
This was still due to his mastery of Spatial Law and his possession of the Spatial Holy Body, allowing him to reach an extraordinarily advanced level in the path of space. If another refiner were to try, even if they could see these three hundred sixty array patterns, they might not fully comprehend them.
Time passed, and the entire place fell silent; everyone was in shock, watching Qin Chen, who became the sole focus in everyone's eyes.
"Young Master Chen!" Ao Lie and the others watched this scene with excitement. Is this truly the person they followed?
No matter where he went, he seemed like the core of the world, the unique being of heaven and earth; it was incredibly overwhelming.
Even Li Wanxue stared blankly at Qin Chen on the ninth step. In that moment, she inexplicably felt no hatred towards him. She only thought that such a man was beautiful, beautiful enough to make her heart tremble.
If... if she had encountered this Qin Chen, how wonderful that would be.
Suddenly, a terrifying thought surged in Li Wanxue's mind, one that even she herself did not know how it came about. Qin Chen was her enemy, the enemy who destroyed her Soulfire Clan! How could she be so spineless?