"MEOW—!"
A sharp, piercing cry imbued with psychic power seemed to erupt from every shadow on the battlefield at once!
The next moment, the countless "Qi Mechanism Disorder" shadow nodes that Ah Ji had laid out across nearly half the arena using the shadows of the waves were all detonated simultaneously!
The Nine Essentials of Array-Breaking: Qi Mechanism Disorder Array!
Activate!
Countless threads of Shadow Energy, as fine as ox hair and as sharp as needle tips, materialized within the opponent’s Compound Array, unleashing brute-force destruction.
Each shadow, like a deadly virus, precisely pierced the key nodes of the Array’s energy network—a network already weakened and slowed by Cyan Treasure’s purification interference and Ah Kun’s ravenous Devouring!
"CRACKLE... POP..."
It was as if the fuses of a complex circuit had all blown at once, or a series of taut strings had been instantly severed.
Under this chain of attacks—a coordinated assault from within and without, combining both overt and covert tactics—Jiang Jinling’s once-seamless Compound Array network let out a wretched groan, unable to bear the strain.
The verdant green "Grass Seed Withering" Barrier also shattered inch by inch like broken glass, dissipating into nothing.
The newly formed phantoms of the "Sword, Jade, Mirror" Triple Extremes Array twisted violently before collapsing with a boom, leaving only half the Array operational.
"PFFT!"
The backlash from the Array being forcibly broken caused the closely-linked Grass Elf King to shudder violently. It let out a pained grunt, its aura weakening in an instant.
The Ancient Array Plate also dimmed, its rotation slowing.
Jiang Jinling staggered back half a step, a grave expression appearing on her face for the first time.
Her signature Arrays, the very source of her fame, had been violently dismantled in a single exchange—and in a way she found utterly unacceptable.
Inside and outside the arena, there was complete silence.
Everyone was stunned by the earth-shattering reversal that had occurred in a flash.
In the commentator’s booth, Professor Wang Meng took a sharp breath, his voice filled with immense excitement.
"He broke it! Contestant Gu Ming actually broke Contestant Jiang Jinling’s Compound Array!"
"I thought Gu Ming was a student who only specialized in the field of evolution research. I never expected him to have such a sharp blade when it comes to Arrays."
Professor Shen Mingyuan, sitting beside him, added in a solemn tone, "Rumor has it that Gu Ming is a student of Wenquxing’s Mr. Huo. The power he used for this Array-Breaking must be the legendary ’Nine Essentials of Array-Breaking’."
As soon as he said this, the audience below erupted, shouting that this was incredible.
After so many years, Mr. Huo’s legacy had actually reappeared.
...
Without the suppression of the Grass Seed Withering Array, the Grass Seeds of the Rootless Wood began to grow again, spreading rapidly beneath the waves.
At the same time, the Grass Seeds Cyan Treasure had secretly sown into the void no longer needed to wait for the right moment and directly linked with the seeds in reality.
In less than five seconds, vast swaths of Space were torn open. The seafloor was completely overrun with furiously growing roots, forming an endless sea of trees.
Beneath the sky, the inverted, violet-black tree trunk hanging from above also began to spread downward, shaking off the previous state of suppression that had stifled its growth.
The backlash from her Array being forcibly torn apart left Jiang Jinling’s blood and qi in turmoil.
But the shock in her eyes lasted only a moment before it was replaced by a deeper resolve.
’As a top-tier Array genius, how could she not have an ace up her sleeve?’
Besides, in order to defeat Gu Ming, she had spent a full six months training arduously and intensely, treating him as her imaginary rival.
’No one understood Gu Ming better than she did.’
’Although, Lu You, who was always hanging around Gu Ming, might understand him better.’
’She’d ignore that for now.’
’At least when it came to being his enemy, she understood him better than anyone else.’
She let out a sharp cry, her hands forming an ancient and complex Hand Seal as her Divine Sense surged like a boiling tide toward the Grass Elf King.
"Elf Ancestors, hear my call! Descend into this body and vanquish my stubborn foe!"
"CHIRP—!"
The Grass Elf King let out a cry that pierced the clouds.
The tattered remnants of the Arrays beneath it unleashed their remaining Power to help Jiang Jinling summon the Ancestral Spirit.
The crown on the Pet Beast’s forehead erupted with an unprecedentedly brilliant, jade-green light.
A layer of illusory, emerald flames ignited on its small body.
That was its Power of Origin Life, burning away!
A blurry phantom of an Elf Ancestor, radiating a vast and ancient aura, suddenly appeared behind it and fused into one!
In an instant, the Grass Elf King’s aura skyrocketed. Its weakened state from the backlash was completely swept away, and its oppressive presence became even stronger than before!
With a flap of its wings, it forcibly gathered the dissipated energy of the Triple Extremes Array. It poured all of its Power, along with the Ancestral Spirit’s blessing, into the remaining phantom of the Treasure Mirror from the Array!
"Mirror Array: All Transformations Return to One. Set!" Jiang Jinling spoke for the Elf King.
VMMMM—!
The ancient mirror phantom instantly solidified several times over. Its surface no longer reflected the surroundings, but instead became an abyss that devoured light!
A beam of dusky gray light, condensed to the extreme and imbued with an ancient sealing will, seemed to cross Space itself. It ignored the massive waves crashing along its path and suddenly shone upon Ah Kun, who had just broken free from the restraints of the Broken Wave Array!
This attack concentrated most of Jiang Jinling’s remaining Spiritual Power, the Grass Elf King’s burning Power of Origin Life, and the ancient blessing of the Elf Ancestors. Its might far surpassed anything before it!
"ROAR—!"
Ah Kun let out a roar mixed with pain and fury.
The moment its massive body was enveloped by the dusky gray light, it was as if it had been trapped in invisible iron shackles. Even the Starlight and Water Element circulating around it froze solid!
It struggled with all its might, its pectoral fins beating against the void, but it was like being trapped in amber. Its movements became incredibly slow and arduous.
The energy breath it had just gathered flickered unsteadily in its mouth, as if it could be completely sealed away at any moment!
Meanwhile, the Elemental Spirit summoned several Array Flags, deploying a new Array Formation at light speed to create a thick, Five-Colored shield in front of the Grass Elf King.
"Ah Ji!" Gu Ming called out again, but his gaze went past the Grass Elf King, still fixed on the Array Plate Pet Beast at the core of the Array.
’He knew the descent of the Elf Ancestors would greatly boost the Grass Elf King’s power, and it needed to be dealt with urgently.’
’The Elemental Spirit providing Elemental Mana for the various Arrays also needed to be dealt with.’
’However, according to the Master Level Array Understanding he had speed-learned overnight, Jiang Jinling’s Three-star Array Pet was the most critical target.’
’He couldn’t let the impressive might of the two Elf Pets in the front distract him from the Array Pet that had no presence.’
Ah Ji, who had been darting through the shadows, enduring the pressure from the Elf Ancestors and harassment from residual Light Sabers, heard its master’s call.
’Is it time for that move?’
It glanced at Gu Ming.
Gu Ming nodded.
’Yes!’
Ah Ji nodded. Its Dual Attribute Spiritual Roots glowed and dimmed simultaneously as the energies of light and darkness spun, compressed, and fused within its body!
It leaped out from a sliver of shattered shadow, no longer concealing itself, but instead transforming into an explosive point of light and shadow!
"Blazing Light Fist!"
On its small, black body, Light Energy suppressed the shadows with unprecedented force, gathering entirely in its right paw!
"MEOW!"
Along with a piercing shriek, Ah Ji threw the punch!
In an instant, the entire sky was filled with afterimages of the radiant fist!
Hundreds, even thousands of fist imprints, condensed to their absolute limit and as scorching as miniature suns, rained down like a tempest, bombarding the energy bridges and Law Threads connecting the Mirror Array, the Grass Elf King, and the Array Plate!
It used absolute light and explosive power to forcibly tear apart the energy links!
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG—!"
A continuous series of explosions echoed through the void!
But this was only Ah Ji’s first wave of attacks.
Countless hours of training in its dreams had long since allowed it to practice Blazing Light Fist to the realm of Daoist Skill Perfection.
Back then, Teacher Tang’s Xi Beast had shown Ah Ji what it meant for a fist imprint to shine like the sun, its searing light piercing its heart as if boring through its very soul.
Now, Ah Ji was perfectly recreating the full glory of its senior, the Xi Beast, unleashing Blazing Light Fist.
With another great "meow," all the black fur on its body seemed to turn pure white. Its entire body was glowing.
But the brightest point of all was its other fist.
At this moment, the fist was light, and the light was the fist. The blazing radiance, like the sun itself, illuminated the entire arena, and in doing so, blinded the audience with a field of white.
"Ah, my eyes!"
"Is that... the Blazing Light Fist of a Three-star Pet Beast?"
Unless the Beast Tamers temporarily used their Pet Beasts’ abilities to add a filter to their vision.
Otherwise, no one could see the single punch that had transformed into a sky full of fist imprints, shattering and completely collapsing the already unstable and crumbling remnants of the Compound Array.
"CRACK!"
The crisp sound of something cracking was shockingly clear and piercing amidst the clamor of the battlefield!
In a spot no one had noticed, a massive crack appeared on the surface of the Ancient Array Plate.
...
Teacher Tang, who was watching the live broadcast from his company, suddenly let out a surprised "huh?"
He temporarily summoned the Xi Beast, which had been in the middle of Cultivation in his Beast Taming Space, to watch the completely white screen of the live broadcast with him.
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