CHAPTER 490: 489

"They’re coming for me?"

Ye Tian’s voice was somewhat cold as he walked slowly towards Jenny lying on the ground.

"Kid, don’t be impulsive, this God Slaying Array is not something you can barge into recklessly, come back!"

Ye Tian did not respond to her words, and continued to step towards Jenny in the courtyard, reaching the third tier of the staircase but halting there.

"What is special about this Array?"

"Four directions, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise. As long as one side is broken, the other three will collapse."

The first step Ye Tian took was obstructed by an invisible force, like the intense heat of a flaming mountain entirely scorching his body from his feet and legs up to his entire body. That must be the Vermilion Bird.

Ye Tian stood still; his body told him that the best counterattack now was to stay motionless here, in front of this Array all counterattacks were redundant indeed, and as expected, that burning sensation from his feet stopped at his chest, and the warmth began to emanate from his wrist, quickly meeting the burning sensation from the Vermilion Bird marking.

Closing his eyes, he keenly felt the changes and contrasts between the two forces within his body, soon, the warmth inside his body surpassed the scorching heat of the Vermilion Bird marking. Ye Tian opened his eyes, sensing the vigorous power within him, the Esoteric Master behind him shook her head; she really couldn’t fathom how much power this kid concealed. Given his Panchen Finger from before, he was at best a somewhat talented normal person, but looking at the current situation, someone who could even challenge the God Slaying Array was hardly someone she could take in as a disciple and nurture. She felt somewhat grateful that Ye Tian hadn’t accepted those three bows.

This was not someone she could mentor.

Ye Tian’s body felt like all its strength had returned, the power in his right fist concentrated at a single point, he slowly raised his fist, calmly. At that moment, as if sensing it, marks of four Divine Beasts appeared around Jenny, slightly expanding to cover the entire courtyard, the northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest corners each revealed a Holy Beast within a white glowing ring, glistening in three dimensions.

"So, this is your attempt to slay gods? Is this also considered your secret technique?"

Almost the moment Ye Tian raised his fist, golden light began emitting from the four Divine Beasts, the ground flashed with a circular shape filled with dense text, and classic names from the alphabet like A, B, C, D, J, K, Wu, and others inscriptions, at the very center, right where Jenny was lying, appeared a Yin-Yang fish Bagua diagram, with two black and white fish eyes located left and right of Jenny’s body, the black one emitting a daunting dark aura, the white, also eerily white.

A vast Array enveloped the entire courtyard.

"Esoteric Master, if it were you, what are the odds you could break this Array?"

"30 percent, or 90 percent if I risk my life. How about you?"

"10 percent. With my life at stake, maybe 20 percent."

Ye Tian’s mouth curved into a slightly bitter smile, "I guess I can’t be your disciple, please forgive me."

"I was presumptuous. Even if it’s painful to watch the sacrifice, I can’t let others bear it all. If my Master saw this, he wouldn’t forgive me either."

"But now, I’ve realized, if selfishness can be forgiven, I think I would live even more dishonorably."

Before his words ended, the two black and white fish eyes in the center of the array began to rotate, this rotation seemed trivial, but it led to waves of alternating black and white counterlight attacks coming through, Ye Tian spoke no more, his fist transformed into a palm, flicked a finger, breaking the two strands of black energy at the front, then surged forward.

An entire afternoon passed, and now the sky had darkened, Durbar Square which was usually a tourist attraction, emptied quickly when it got dark, the square enforced strict regulations and everyone had to leave once it was time, except for monks.

Small and large temples interspersed the square, and the alleys all fell silent. Except for this small courtyard.

Ye Tian darted left and right, breaking into the central area, but the closer he got inside, the denser the interweaving of black and white became, and the Sanskrit traces under his feet were annoyingly sticky like a quagmire, hindering his steps from moving smoothly. If it hadn’t been for the Nine Emperor Bell on him, relying solely on his physical techniques, these things could easily take his life.

He began to regret not having activated the device in his wrist sooner, which could have spared him some pain.

Relying on the so-called Panchen Finger, Ye Tian indeed made it to the very center of the Array, but just as he stepped into the black and white fish eye circle, a barrier of light sprang from the ground, enveloping Jenny entirely, like an impregnable fortress, blocking Ye Tian’s further advance.

"Retreat, come back, this is Human-Devouring Technique, you can’t break it! If you don’t retreat now, you will soon be devoured by this barrier!"

The Esoteric Master at the back immediately understood it was a trap, a significant trap at that, when she saw the eerie light barrier rise. No Array is cast casually; it not only requires a tremendous amount of energy but also wastes profound power. Moreover, it may require sacrificing one’s essence blood for the layout.

The person who had silently set up this "God Slaying Array" in the courtyard was undoubtedly of extraordinary power, but to see someone incorporate Human-Devouring Technique into this God Slaying Array was unheard of before. This was no longer a simple killing; this was a premeditated murder!

"Retreat? Is there a way back? It’s more realistic to fight to the death!"

Then, Ye Tian punched the barrier, and the moment his fist contacted it, the entire sky lit up, a heavenly phenomenon sure to attract attention. Standing by the doorway, the Esoteric Master immediately raised both arms, her stooped body brimming with energy, two beams of light emanated from her palms, forming a Barrier above the small courtyard, covering the entire yard so that outsiders could not see any trace of what was happening inside.

Minute cracks began to appear on the barrier; these cracks were very subtle, but as Ye Tian’s strength increased, those cracks gradually deepened and interconnected, forming a dense spider-web.

A spider-web centered around Ye Tian’s fist formed in front of him.

But this spider-web remained only the size of a palm, not expanding any further, a counteracting force began to push back.