On the boundless plain, there stood a small hill less than one hundred meters high.
Liu Bai sat atop the smooth summit, his eyes gazing into the distance.
In his hand was a transmission spirit jade.
"My lord, they are already heading toward your location. The leader is Bing He, one of the four great elders of Ice Cloud Valley. There are also four other human experts accompanying him, all of them Fifth-Grade Sovereigns!"
Hong San's anxious voice rang out, clearly shaken by the terrifying strength of this force.
"One of the four great elders of Ice Cloud Valley, Bing He. A Seventh-Grade Sovereign…" Liu Bai glanced at the sky, and a faint smile actually appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Fortunately, Hong San was not by his side at this moment. Otherwise, seeing his lord still able to smile under such circumstances, he would surely think that Liu Bai had gone mad.
Soon after, Zhan Taiyun's voice also sounded.
"The three strongest kings under the Three Beast Emperors, Dark Tiger King, Demon Ape King, and Golden Eagle King, have already left the inner region of the Myriad Beast Plain. They are also accompanied by a large number of powerful spiritual beasts."
The cultivation of these so called strongest three kings did not match that of Bing He. They were only around the mid Sixth-Grade Sovereign level. However, their combat strength was not necessarily inferior to his.
With such a force, even if it were only Liu Bai, not to mention if the Asura King were to come personally, retreat would still be the only option.
But unfortunately for them, what they were facing was a Spiritual Array Master.
"So many elite monsters along with several bosses. I wonder if this will let me level up by two stages…"
Two stages was somewhat difficult, since the experience required for advancement kept increasing. Advancing to Fifth-Grade Sovereign required five million experience points, while Sixth-Grade Sovereign required six million.
"Eh, it is not impossible either…"
Liu Bai's eyes suddenly lit up as his mathematical instincts kicked in. After calculating the experience he would gain if he could completely wipe out this group of humans and Spiritual beasts, the number was truly astonishing.
"However, it will be difficult."
Liu Bai frowned slightly.
Although he had long arranged enough array's in the surrounding area, the only one that truly posed a threat to those peak experts was the Soul Falling Array.
"Too few Heaven grade spiritual arrays…"
He had made up his mind. Once this matter was resolved, he would return to that spiritual array relic again. According to the rules, as long as he passed the third stage, the reward should be at least a Heaven grade spiritual array.
Aside from that, he could also ask Jiu You to keep an eye out for him. If there were any auctions in the Northern Region selling high level spiritual arrays, even if it meant selling everything he owned, he would obtain one.
Time passed quickly.
Suddenly, Liu Bai sensed the surrounding temperature dropping rapidly. In the end, snowflakes even began to drift down from the sky.
Liu Bai slightly raised his head. In the sky above, space rippled violently as a spatial vortex rapidly formed. One figure after another stepped out from it.
"One, two, three, four…"
Five people.
The instant these figures appeared, a violent aura enveloped the entire area. The falling snowflakes instantly vanished, and the ground sank downward as a whole.
"Oh? You were waiting for us?" Seeing Liu Bai sitting calmly atop the hill, the leader, an elderly man in blue robes with ice blue hair, spoke in surprise.
"That is correct." Liu Bai nodded.
"Heh, it seems you are quite confident." Elder Bing Yun smiled faintly. "Let me guess. You must have some top tier force backing you, so you are fearless."
Liu Bai nodded again. "Correct."
Those same two words caused the expressions of the four people behind Elder Bing Yun to change. One of them spoke with intense killing intent.
"Brat, has no one told you to respect the strong? Even if you come from a top tier force, you must maintain respect when facing someone stronger than you. That is the rule. Otherwise, when disaster strikes, it will already be too late for regret!"
Liu Bai looked at him in feigned surprise and said, "Are you not here to kill me? If that is the case, why should I follow these so called rules?"
The man was stunned, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Heh, little friend, you may be misunderstanding things." Elder Bing He chuckled. "Strictly speaking, you have no real grudge with Ice Cloud Valley. It is merely that your act of killing the Gold Crystal Beast King enraged the Three Beast Emperors. They threatened countless human lives, and Ice Cloud Valley could not bear to see such devastation. That is why we were forced to be involved."
Listening to Elder Bing He's words, Liu Bai nearly laughed out loud.
If not for his prior understanding of Ice Cloud Valley's conduct, and even uncovering some information about the transactions between Bing He and the Three Beast Emperors, Liu Bai might actually have believed him.
"Oh? Then how does Elder Bing He intend to handle this now?" Liu Bai did not expose them and merely asked calmly.
"Nothing much. You only need to stay here. The beast race experts will arrive shortly. If there truly is a misunderstanding, it can be resolved then."
"And if it is not a misunderstanding?" Liu Bai asked.
Elder Bing He smiled lightly. "Then that will be a matter between you and the beast race. It will have nothing to do with us."
"You really know how to keep your hands clean." A trace of disdain appeared on Liu Bai's face.
Elder Bing He frowned slightly. It was not Liu Bai's words that angered him, but rather the calmness Liu Bai displayed, which gave him a bad feeling.
"What exactly is your reliance…"
Thinking this silently, Elder Bing He's spiritual sense swept across a thousand mile radius, yet found nothing.
He could not understand it. The other party was merely a Fourth-Grade Sovereign. Even with arrays for protection, at most he could kill a Gold Crystal Beast King. Facing a Seventh-Grade Sovereign, any formation would be a joke.
Bing He did not believe that with Liu Bai's cultivation, he could set up a Heaven grade spiritual array.
If that were truly the case, his status within a top tier force would be extremely high. How could such a person be allowed to take risks alone? At the very least, one or two Seventh or Eighth-Grade Sovereigns would be protecting him.
"No matter what trump cards this brat has, once the three Beast Kings arrive, we will withdraw immediately and leave everything to them."
Bing He's cautious nature led him to what he believed was the most correct choice. However, whether things would unfold as planned depended on Liu Bai, who appeared to be a prey already trapped in a cage.
Soon, space rippled once more, and another group emerged from the spatial distortion.
This group was far larger than Bing He's. There were over ten of them, split into three teams that appeared directly in the sky, completely surrounding Liu Bai.
"Bing He, is this the murderer you were talking about?"
One of the teams included a burly short haired man clad in black battle armor who spoke first.
"That is correct. Dark Tiger, the person has been handed over to you. Ice Cloud Valley will not be involved in what follows. Farewell!" Elder Bing He was extremely decisive and clasped his fists, preparing to leave.
"Hold on!"
Suddenly, a young man clad in golden armor with a hooked nose spoke and stopped him.
This young man was fairly handsome, especially the strand of golden hair atop his head, which gave him a unique charm. However, the sharp sword like gaze and the hooked nose made his entire presence feel sinister.
"You say this man is the one we are looking for. What if he is merely a scapegoat you deliberately found?"
Among the Three Beast Emperors, the Golden Lion Emperor had the most cooperation with humans and maintained relatively friendly relations. The Heavenly Wolf Emperor was closest to the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range. Although he rarely interacted with humans, he was not hostile.
Only the Thunder Roc Emperor possessed the innate arrogance of the Roc race. He looked down upon humans the most, and it was said that he had once suffered a major loss at the hands of a human expert, making him extremely hostile toward the human race.
Among the ordinary cultivators roaming the Myriad Beast Plain, the highest number of deaths occurred at the hands of flying spiritual beasts under the Thunder Roc Emperor's command.
Bing He felt suppressed anger at the Golden Eagle King's suspicion and said coldly, "This is the explanation we are giving the Three Beast Emperors. If you do not believe it, you may investigate yourselves. It has nothing to do with me!"
The Golden Eagle King's arrow like gaze shifted slightly, completely unconcerned with Bing He's anger.
At this moment, the Demon Ape King, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.
"We are not doubting Elder Bing He. However, this matter is of great importance, and our emperor is paying close attention to it. Elder Bing He might as well wait here for a while and leave after we finish questioning him."
Seeing that the Demon Ape King had sided with the Golden Eagle King, the Dark Tiger King, who had originally intended to speak, directly shut his mouth. At this moment, it was impossible for him to speak up for Bing He.
"Very well. Then this old man shall wait." The helpless Elder Bing He could only agree.
And just as they reached this consensus, a voice filled with impatience suddenly rang out.
"I say, are you people done yet? Did you really come all this way just to argue with each other?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the sky lowered their heads and looked toward the speaker.
At this moment, the four people behind Elder Bing He stared at Liu Bai as if he were an idiot, their expressions clearly saying: Where did this madman come from? Is he tired of living?
"Heh, it seems someone can no longer wait." The Golden Eagle King's icy voice rang out as his hawk like eyes instantly locked onto his prey.
Feeling that sword sharp gaze shooting toward him, Liu Bai smiled faintly. "If you ask me, your speed is also quite slow. I have already been waiting here for several days."
"But since you are all here now, you should accept the grand gift I prepared for you."
As his words fell, the space within a radius of ten thousand meters suddenly trembled violently. Beams of golden light emerged from the void and rapidly extended, condensing into one grand array after another.
Red Cloud Array. Heavenly Capital Divine Fire Array. Demon Lotus Slaughter Spirit Array. Prison Suppressing Bright King Array. Heavenly Dragon Breath Array.
Five Earth grade grand arrays rose from the ground and instantly enveloped all four groups.
This scene caused a trace of unrest among those present, as these array made them feel an immense threat.
However, the three Beast Kings and Elder Bing He did not move at all. They allowed the array to trap them, watching calmly with indifferent expressions.
"Oh? There are even two high level Earth grade formations. No wonder you managed to wipe out that Gold Crystal Beast King. It seems you humans are indeed not simple."
The Golden Eagle King looked at the massive Heavenly Dragon coiling in the sky and the thousand zhang tall Prison Suppressing Bright King. Yet his face showed nothing but disdain.
"It seems there is no need to ask further. This time, you people really did not find the wrong one."
It had to be admitted that Liu Bai's attainments in formations were indeed unexpected. However, relying on these arrays to deal with three Sixth-Grade Sovereign Beast Kings and one Seventh Grade Sovereign human cultivator was still far from sufficient.
Elder Bing He also looked at Liu Bai coldly and said, "Stop struggling. People must pay the price for their actions. Since you committed the wrong deed, death is the consequence you must bear."
"Hey, old man, do not make decisions on your own. We want him alive. If you really kill him, then you can personally explain it to the Beast Emperors."
Looking at the three figures above who still did not take him seriously at all, Liu Bai felt no anger, only cold mockery.
"I hope you can still be this relaxed later."
With a wave of his hand, a surging torrent of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid appeared before Liu Bai and was directly infused into the small hill beneath his feet.
The next instant, Liu Bai roared inwardly.
"Falling Soul Array, activate!"
Buzz.
A terrifying fluctuation erupted from the hill beneath Liu Bai's feet and spread at an unbelievable speed, directly covering a hundred mile radius.
The three Beast Kings and Bing He, who had been filled with mockery and disdain just moments before, all changed expressions instantly.
"Not good. This man still has another trump card. Stop him!" Bing He shouted angrily.
Violent spiritual energy gathered in his palm, eventually condensing into a terrifying spiritual hand seal. Even before it was unleashed, it had already torn apart the surrounding space, and even the array Liu Bai had set up began to shake violently.
No wonder they had been so disdainful of Liu Bai's array earlier. In their eyes, it was merely the struggle of an ant. Aside from providing a bit of amusement, it was completely useless.
What they had not expected was that the ant had grasped a weapon capable of killing. Enraged and humiliated, they wanted to directly crush Liu Bai.
Looking at the three Beast Kings who had summoned their true beast forms, as well as Elder Bing He whose face was twisted with fury as he prepared to strike, a cold smile curled at the corner of Liu Bai's mouth.
"Soul Falling Array, draw!"
Buzz.
An invisible force instantly enveloped everyone present.
Bing He felt as if his head had been smashed violently. Immediately after, his entire soul was assaulted by intense tearing pain.
"Ah!"
A miserable scream rang out as Bing He felt his soul about to be ripped from his body. The condensed spiritual hand seal instantly lost control and exploded, severely injuring the four Fifth-Grade Sovereigns beside him.
The same scene occurred with the three Beast Kings. However, compared to Bing He's speed, they were a step slower and thus did not suffer backlash from their own attacks.
But their cultivation was a full grade lower than Bing He's. While their combat strength might not have been much weaker, their souls were genuinely inferior. Under the pull of the Falling Soul Array, they had absolutely no resistance and were directly dragged out of their bodies.
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