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Chapter 708 - 81 I am an Array Master! (3/3)

Chapter 708: Chapter 81 I am an Array Master! (3/3)

The Divination Ghost made no response.

"It seems there really is only one."

Huo Qing lamented, "It’s really sad, the Night Niche Gang truly looks down on me, actually unwilling to spend a bit more money for me."

He stepped forward, bringing gusts of hot wind.

[Grass and Wood Withering and Flourishing Return to Flame Soil], for Huo Qing, it was merely a beginner level; there was no Divine Abnormality within him, only that mass of extremely refined qi from Immortal Path Qi Refinement, integrated into his limbs and bones, circulating at will according to his heart’s desire.

But he was not just a cultivator of the Immortal Path; he was also an Array Master.

An Array Master extremely harsh on himself.

Tearing open his already ragged clothes soaked with blotchy bloodstains, Huo Qing’s body appeared extremely toned, as if forged from steel. Upon it, vivid red blood vessels were continuously circulating, encompassing veins, muscles and even the Soul and Spirit, all controlled by tiny formations, becoming part of a greater formation.

Within it, various ghosts were wailing and screaming; the souls of the mercenaries Huo Qing had previously killed.

[Emperor You Great Obscurity God Venerable’s Scripture of Sealing Ghosts and Controlling Spirits]... The Formation Dao Treasure Book given by An Jing, although it was not as complete as Nian Quan, the techniques it contained for using the Soul and Spirit, creating tiny formations, and binding enemy souls for one’s own use, were immensely practical.

Powerful soul computation capabilities supported the complex operation of the formation. Initially, it was somewhat strenuous, but by now, he could indeed harness part of Returning Flame Soil’s power.

After all, coming from a gang background, if he really could harden his heart, Huo Qing was not as gentle as Nian Quan.

Seeing this scene, even the Divination Ghost assassin couldn’t help but stir its Divine Sense: "You are also... a ghost..."

Cultivating...

But before it could finish saying this, it saw Huo Qing reveal a smile.

Boom!

In an instant, a shadow emitting intense steam rapidly enlarged, a force far beyond the Divination Ghost’s imagination, accompanied by the intense howling of air tearing apart, fiercely pummeled its head mask!

Thump!

It was like an empty bell being struck, and also akin to powerless mist, the Divination Ghost’s head shook violently, its entire body bending like a tree snapped by the storm, yet this did not impede its movements at all.

Hiss— Its arm swiped up at an extremely bizarre angle, slicing towards Huo Qing’s lower body, its toxin-coated long blade would guarantee death upon drawing blood.

But this strike did not hit, as a layer of tough vines covered Huo Qing, deflecting the blade.

Boom!

Huo Qing threw another punch, explosive like the blast of a bomb, carrying boiling spiritual power smashing against the Divination Ghost’s mask, the terrifying penetrating force exploded.

Even as a Ghost Cultivator, being struck by such a spiritual force shaking would be painful, and this time, Huo Qing’s punch directly sent it flying, crashing into the alley’s wall, bursting into spiderweb-like depressions and cracks.

Then, Huo Qing took a deep breath, the wailing from the souls on his body suddenly became more piercing, while the copious Spiritual Qi he had released earlier started returning inside his body, and vines burst forth from his flesh and blood, wrapping around him, forming a Vine Armor.

This image, while extremely similar to An Jing, was also different.

Although Huo Qing also had Body Nourishing Secret Techniques, he did not have An Jing’s Foundation Establishment level body cultivation; his body could not contain the temporarily bursting spiritual energy from ’Returning Flame Soil,’ hence he needed external vine forces to suppress it—this was exactly his specialty.

As for the computation problem, now during his weaker times, he could solve it using the enemy’s souls; in the future, when he becomes stronger, he would still need a Divine Soul Cultivation Method... but that’s a matter for later.

Covered in a Vine Armor encircled by lamenting souls, Huo Qing exerted force from his legs, bursting the rubble, and instantly transformed into an enormous flying shadow, carrying a force strong enough to blow away armored vehicles, without any hesitation, it fiercely struck at the center of the Divination Ghost’s chest, sending this Ghost Cultivator, who was just starting to gather and emit a pale blue ghostly shadow, scattering again and embedding in the wall.

In reality, the Divination Ghost was not so weak—it was very strong, if it had engaged in full force from the start, it could have gone back and forth with Huo Qing and even suppressed him.

But the intelligence it had was that Huo Qing was an Array Master!

Struggling to rise from the wall, but Huo Qing didn’t give it any opportunity, seizing the advantage to demand life, he stepped forward decisively, sat on the Divination Ghost, and then his fists, like pile-drivers, crazily pounded the opponent’s Gua mask.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The mask of the Divination Ghost was shattered, and at the moment of the mask’s breaking, it let out an extremely shrill shriek. Its body instantly swelled, transforming into a cold cluster of Fiendish Qi and a Ghost Shadow, rushing towards the gaps in Huo Qing’s mask, attempting to infiltrate his facial orifices.

This was a desperate attempt by the Ghost Cultivator—with no vessel to reside in, they could only try to seize a new body, invade the Divine Soul Chip, allowing them to linger for a while longer, or escape through the Spiritual Network back to their lair to find another vessel.

But they had underestimated the Great Abyss Scripture. This legacy from the Netherworld Upper Gate of the Taiming Sect of the Huai Xu Realm might lack the highest-ranking parts and cultivation methods, yet just the Formation and incantations alone were enough to be considered top-tier skills.

"Bind!"

Facing the Divination Ghost’s desperate counterattack, Huo Qing merely raised his left hand, forming a seal with one hand: "Suppress!"

With just these two words, the Ghost Shadow stiffly froze in place, immovable.

It felt a pressure originating deep within its soul, making its soul body dare not move, rather than an external force preventing its actions.

"What kind of cultivator are you?!"

In this final moment, it even temporarily regained its lucid consciousness, crying out in despair.

"Just an Array Master."

Huo Qing reached out to grasp the soul body of this Divination Ghost, intending to instantly refine it, suppress it within his body, and later interrogate it with An Jing’s help once he arrived—but in the next instant, the soul body disintegrated on its own, leaving only the broken divination symbol mask falling to the ground.

"Tsk."

Seeing this scene, Huo Qing couldn’t help but frown. Not leaving behind a tongue, truly a miscalculation— and the previously collected souls were consumed a lot as materials, most likely not coherent enough to provide any information anymore.

Looking around, Huo Qing heard the rapid approach of the Sky Surveillance Bureau’s Patrol Officer’s vehicle. Of course, he could use this moment to leave and continue his operations, gathering intelligence on the Night Niche Gang.

But Huo Qing was not foolish.

"I am a student from Third Middle School, the outstanding student Huo Qing, here’s my student ID!"

He proactively walked out from the alley, showcasing his student ID: "Someone hired an assassin to attack me, I need protection!"

The Patrol Officer who had just leaped down from the vehicle looked incredulously at the blood-filled alley that looked like a demolition site, and then at Huo Qing who had not removed his Vine Armor but had revealed his student ID.

—Who in the world needs protection here?

But it didn’t matter, they were just following the law: "Then we’ll first notify your school, but you still need to come with us to the Sky Surveillance Bureau, so we can inquire about the details."

"No problem."

Huo Qing said. Meanwhile, through the chip, he immediately sent a message to Nian Quan: "Nian Quan, we have to pause our operations for now, there’s a mysterious force targeting us. For safety and caution, we need to halt all activities until An Jing comes back and we can make new plans."

Nian Quan: [I think so too]

The next afternoon.

Upon his return, An Jing unexpectedly saw the two collecting intelligence in the mansion: "What, have you collected all the intelligence?"

"Not yet, we barely left the house these past two days," said Huo Qing. "But we did gather some brand new intelligence, and it feels like we need to be even more cautious."

Afterwards, Nian Quan and Huo Qing told An Jing about the incidents that had occurred in the past few days.

"Well done."

After hearing the whole story, An Jing couldn’t help but remark, "Truly worthy of being my brothers, always cautious in your actions!"

It was close to him having to rush to rescue or recover the scene of Nian Quan and Huo Qing’s defeat, fortunately, both were very wise to know that in a situation where they were safe and didn’t need to take risks, they faced an unexpected situation and immediately canceled their plans, opting to firmly stick to caution.

"But now that I’m back, we can be a bit more bold!"