The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 282 - 282 282 A Critical Moment

Chapter 282: Chapter 282: A Critical Moment Chapter 282: Chapter 282: A Critical Moment An immense sea of energy formed throughout the space, pressing down on Jing Yan.

If this power was meant to kill Jing Yan, he probably wouldn’t resist even for the duration of one breath.

However, this force was only meant to transport Jing Yan out of the Sky Crossing Array, so it seemed much gentler.

“Break!

Let me break through!” Jing Yan clenched his teeth and frantically stimulated the Fog Vortex Essence Qi, pushing the Primordial Energy within his body to its limit.

The Primordial Energy surged through all one hundred and eight Martial Arts Meridians in his body, radiating from Jing Yan at the center toward the surrounding space.

At the same time, Jing Yan stimulated the Sky Wings, charging towards the exit of the Sky Crossing Array without any reservations!

Being transported out like this would mean a failure to clear the array, and Jing Yan couldn’t accept that!

If he hadn’t killed the tenth semi-transparent figure and was transported out because time was up, then it was unavoidable.

But now, having slain the last shadow at this critical moment, to be transported out just because time was up, that would be unacceptable to anyone.

“Crack, crack!”

The Primordial Energy Jing Yan stimulated paled like a three-year-old child facing an adult in front of the energy activated by the Sky Crossing Array, offering no resistance at all.

However, the speed at which the energy of the Sky Crossing Array moved toward Jing Yan was slightly slower.

Jing Yan’s Primordial Energy couldn’t block the power of the Sky Crossing Array, but it could slightly delay the energy reaching him.

With all of his Primordial Energy stimulated to the limit, Jing Yan’s figure turned into a blue stream of light, racing toward the exit.

“Exit!”

“There’s the exit!” Jing Yan stared intently at the light ahead.

The length of this Sky Crossing Array tunnel was indeed the same as the Human Formation and Earth Array, just as he had speculated before.

And now, Jing Yan was not far from the exit of the Sky Crossing Array.

“Faster, a bit faster!” Jing Yan let out a primal scream.

But he had already pushed his Primordial Energy to the limit, and even if his will wanted to go faster, he couldn’t.

Moreover, because his realm had just broken through and was still unstable, the Primordial Energy in the Fog Vortex couldn’t circulate smoothly.

In these final moments, Jing Yan spared no reserves, causing the Primordial Energy to become more violent, rampaging within the Fog Vortex.

Even the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill showed signs of being beyond control.

“Only a hundred meters left!” Sweat again seeped from Jing Yan’s forehead.

“Eighty meters!”

“Sixty meters!”

“Forty meters!”

“Twenty meters!”

As he got closer to the exit, Jing Yan’s complexion grew darker and darker.

Because he had already felt the teleportation force of the Big Array touching his body.

He had even felt the tearing force brought by the teleportation power.

“No!

No!”

“Am I going to fail?

Is all my effort in vain?” Jing Yan’s eyes turned blood red.

Just the mere twenty meters left, a distance he could almost instantly cover with the help of Sky Wings, but in this final moment, the transmission power of the Sky Crossing Array enveloped him, preparing to transport him out of the Sky Crossing Array channel.

“Sword Intent!”

“Whoosh!”

Just as Jing Yan’s body was about to be transported out of the Sky Crossing Array, an idea sparked in his mind, and he thought of the Sword Intent he had mastered.

Sword Intent was fundamentally about harnessing the forces of heaven and earth.

Jing Yan wasn’t sure if Sword Intent would work inside this Sky Crossing Array tunnel, but it was his last hope.

Whether it worked or not, he had to try.

Jing Yan didn’t swing the Skyfire Sword to stimulate Sword Intent, instead, he used his own body to do so.

Around his body, he harnessed the forces of heaven and earth to form an invisible barrier to counteract the teleportation power of the Sky Crossing Array.

“Puff!” Sword Intent contacted the teleportation power, the two clashed, emitting a faint sound.

But Jing Yan’s eyes brightened as he, with overwhelming momentum, slammed towards the exit like a meteor.

“Swoosh!”

The scenery slightly changed, and the light around became brighter.

“Whoosh!”

“I made it!

I made it!

I succeeded!” Jing Yan fiercely exhaled, his eyes sparkling with intense light.

Sword Intent had its effect!

Although the Sword Intent was shattered in an instant, it bought Jing Yan the last moment he needed to successfully leap out of the Sky Crossing Array.

“Not good!” Without time to look around, Jing Yan quickly sat down cross-legged.

He first swallowed a Guiyuan Pill, then took out the remaining Top-grade Spirit Stones from the Sumeru Ring and placed his palm directly on top of them.

At this moment, the Primordial Energy within Jing Yan’s body was almost uncontrollable.

The Primordial Energy, within the Martial Arts Meridians and the Fog Vortex, surged uncontrollably.

If he could not control it properly, Jing Yan might burst and die.

“Is that…”

“What is this situation?”

“Isn’t that Jing Yan?

Jian Yan is not dead yet?”

When Jing Yan appeared from the exit of the Sky Crossing Array, the square at the Prince Manor was quite chaotic.

Some people were already planning to leave as they thought Jing Yan had died within the Sky Crossing Array, and Wu Shen had already been transmitted out of the Sky Crossing Array.

The examination of the Three Major Academies had ended, and there was no point in staying any longer, so many were preparing to leave.

Just as many people were preparing to leave and had already gone far, a sudden burst of astonishment echoed through the crowd.

The moment Jing Yan appeared, only very few people noticed him.

However, after those few people expressed their astonishment, others also turned their gazes his way, they saw Jing Yan sitting cross-legged near the exit of the Sky Crossing Array.

They thought that Jing Yan had died within the Sky Crossing Array, but now, Jing Yan was alive and had come out.

Not only was he alive, but he had also come out from the Sky Crossing Array’s exit, which implied what?

This implied that Jing Yan might have successfully cleared the Sky Crossing Array.

If he had failed to clear the Sky Crossing Array, he should have been transmitted out like Wu Shen, appearing in an open area on one side of the Sky Crossing Array, not the exit.

So, what was the situation now?

The Outer Court Director of Divine Wind Academy, Shang Qu, was stunned!

The Outer Court Director of Red Lotus Academy, Huang Luo, was also dumbfounded!

The Outer Court Director of Dao Yi Academy, Shu Ling, stared at the figure of Jing Yan sitting there, her beautiful eyes wide open, unable to utter a word.

Even those from Lanqu County City who came to watch were equally astounded.

Even Mu Liantian was somewhat dazed.

When Wu Shen was transported out by the Sky Crossing Array, and Jing Yan was not transported along with him, Mu Liantian, despite not wanting to believe, also knew that Jing Yan had died within the Sky Crossing Array.

He too believed that Jing Yan was dead.

But now?

Jing Yan had come out from the Sky Crossing Array.

It had been several breaths since Wu Shen was transported out.

That meant Jing Yan had stayed in the Sky Crossing Array for several breaths longer than Wu Shen.

How was that possible?

How did Jing Yan manage it?

Wu Shen, who had been transported out a few breaths earlier, was also staring at Jing Yan with eyes so wide they seemed about to pop out.

“Could this…

could this be a successful clearance of the Sky Crossing Array?” Finally, someone voiced this thought.

Because Jing Yan was obviously not transported out, but walked out from the exit of the Sky Crossing Array.

Logically, this should mean he had successfully cleared the array.

However, the timing was truly hard to accept.

In the examination of the Three Major Academies in Lanqu County City, it had been over thirty years since anyone had successfully cleared the Sky Crossing Array.

They watched as Jing Yan and Wu Shen both entered the Sky Crossing Array, and none thought they could ultimately clear the Sky Crossing Array and obtain the Golden Order.

The chances were too remote.

“Chief Mu, has Jing Yan really cleared the array?” A Yuan Family Elder looked at Mu Liantian and asked loudly.

Mu Liantian glanced at the Yuan Family Elder, furrowed his brows, then nodded.

“Chief Mu, what exactly is going on?” Wen Family Elder frowned deeply, “Before, when the time limit was almost up, there was only a moment of breath left, and you were counting down yourself.

Right after your countdown, Wu Shen from the Wu Family was immediately transported out.

At that time, Jing Yan obviously did not come out from the Sky Crossing Array.

A few breaths later, Jing Yan did come out from the array, what exactly is going on?”

With the Wen Family Elder raising this point, others also furrowed their brows and turned to Mu Liantian.

They had been too shocked before and hadn’t thought of this issue, but now hearing the Wen Family Elder mention it, everyone thought the timing was indeed incorrect!

Although the difference was only a few breaths, even a few breaths were highly irregular.

To say that Mu Liantian had miscalculated the time was implausible.

After Mu Liantian’s countdown, Wu Shen was immediately transported out, indicating that Mu Liantian’s timing was accurate.

Wu Shen had been transported out of the Sky Crossing Array because his time was up.

But Jing Yan was not transported out at the same time.

A few breaths later, Jing Yan burst out from the exit.

This was clearly abnormal.

“The Sky Crossing Array definitely doesn’t have any problems.

Perhaps Jing Yan has some means of his own, allowing him to stay a bit longer within the Sky Crossing Array,” Mu Liantian pondered for a moment before he spoke.

“Chief Mu!” The Outer Court Director of Divine Wind Academy stepped forward a few paces at this time and looked at Mu Liantian with a slight bow.

“No matter what the situation with Jing Yan is, there is one thing I want to mention.

Jing Yan should not be considered to have cleared the Sky Crossing Array.” Shang Qu’s voice was loud, and everyone on the square could hear clearly.

“Director Shang Qu, what do you mean?” Mu Liantian asked with a frown.

“Chief Mu, we all saw Jing Yan come out from the Sky Crossing Array’s exit, and that’s a fact.

However, the Sky Crossing Array set a time limit of three hours, and Jing Yan did not come out from the Sky Crossing Array at the end of the three hours, which obviously does not meet the conditions for obtaining the Golden Order,” Shang Qu declared with a sinister look, speaking loudly.