The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 484: Great Success [One More Update]

Chapter 484: Chapter 484: Great Success [One More Update]

Array Formation, not only does it consume the Primordial Energy of the Array Master, but it also drains the Divine Soul of the Martial Artist. The difficulty is even greater than that of Alchemy.

With Jing Yan’s abilities, even if he were to refine a Level Four Elixir, it would take, at most, just over two hours.

But setting up the Seven Killings Soul-locking Array had taken Jing Yan more than twenty hours. Even with Jing Yan’s formidable Divine Soul, he now felt quite exhausted.

The important thing was that this Micro Seven Killings Soul-locking Array was not yet complete, having only been finished by more than half.

"Pfft!"

"Crack, crack!"

Suddenly, a series of light clicking sounds emanated from the Array Plate in Jing Yan’s hands. Subsequently, a surge of energy fluctuation dissipated.

Jing Yan’s expression changed, and he hurriedly inspected it with his mind.

"Failed?" Jing Yan appeared somewhat dazed as he looked at the Array Plate in his hands.

This first attempt at Array Formation had taken more than twenty hours, yet had ended in failure.

Array Formation failure meant the collapse of the space within the Array Plate, with numerous fine cracks appearing on its surface, and the majority of the expensive materials inside likely turned to scrap.

"Damn it, materials worth millions of Spirit Stones just destroyed like that?" Even though Jing Yan was currently quite wealthy, the thought of wasting millions of Spirit Stones on this failure turned his expression extremely unpleasant.

Taking a deep breath, Jing Yan had no choice but to calm his emotions.

Then, he sorted out the materials that were still usable within the Array Plate and threw the ruined plate to the side.

Closing his eyes, he silently circulated the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill and began to reflect on the entire process of the Array Formation, searching for the reason for the failure.

To speak truthfully, for Jing Yan to be able to set up most of the Micro Seven Killings Soul-locking Array on his first attempt was truly an extraordinary feat.

Although the Micro Array used far fewer materials than a normal formation and took less time to set up, the difficulty of the Micro Array was actually higher.

You see, the Micro Array is set upon an Array Plate. Although the Array Plate has its own space, setting an array within its confines is far more challenging than setting one up in the normal space of the outside world.

Jing Yan’s failure to set an array on the Array Plate suggested that had he attempted the same Seven Killings Soul-locking Array in the outside world, he might not necessarily have failed.

Furthermore, even though the Qiankun Array Path is defying the heavens, Jing Yan had just begun learning Array Formation, and this was his first attempt. It was not just normal but expected to fail once, or even three to five times.

After meditating with his eyes closed for two hours, Jing Yan reopened them, having grasped the probable cause of the failure. This restful period also allowed his Divine Soul and Primordial Energy to recover fully.

"Let’s try once more!" Exhaling softly, Jing Yan took out a brand-new Array Plate and made another attempt.

Twenty hours later, which equated to nearly two whole days.

"Buzz!" The Array Plate trembled slightly.

This time, however, a pleased expression spread across Jing Yan’s face. He had successfully set up the Micro Seven Killings Soul-locking Array. The second attempt was successful.

If any other Array Masters were to know of this, they would probably die of shame.

Not just other Array Masters—if Commandery Prince Zhou Shangyun were to find out, he too would likely be shocked.

Ordinary people learning and attempting Array Formation take at least a few years from start to success. Jing Yan, you’ve succeeded in just a few days? Moreover, you’ve set up a Micro Array that is even more difficult?

Jing Yan had Zhou Che purchase materials for Array Formation, and Zhou Che immediately reported it to Zhou Shangyun, who had chuckled that Jing Yan would learn the difficulty and retreat on his own.

Clearly, Zhou Shangyun did not believe Jing Yan could become an Array Master. Of course, he also knew of Jing Yan’s extraordinary talents in Martial Arts and the Alchemy Dao, so it was possible that Jing Yan could become an Array Master with considerable time and effort. However, succeeding in setting up an array within a short period seemed unlikely.

To Zhou Shangyun, once Jing Yan realized he needed more time and effort to become an Array Master, he would likely give up. Unfortunately, he had clearly miscalculated. He did not know that Jing Yan possessed something as defying as the Qiankun Ring.

Jing Yan pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the Seven Killings Soul-locking Array in his hand.

"It’s unclear just how powerful this formation is!"

"If I were to use this to attack a Martial Artist of the Daoist Master Realm, I wonder how much trouble it could cause them?"

"A normal Seven Killings Soul-locking Array can deal with several Daoist Masters. This Micro Array’s power is much reduced..."

"Ts-ts... When you think about it, this array is indeed quite pricey. The materials alone cost millions of Spirit Stones. I hope its power does not disappoint me." Shaking his head, he stored the newly set Array Plate away.

"Let’s try the Great Sun Meteor Array next!" Jing Yan quickly reviewed the method of setting up the Great Sun Meteor Array in his mind.

The Micro Seven Killings Soul-locking Array was essentially a single-target Attack Formation; while it could attack several Martial Artists at the same time, its nature was single-target attack, achieving maximum Power when used against one opponent. The Great Sun Meteor Array, however, embodied the properties of a group-oriented Attack Formation.

Having succeeded in setting up an array previously, Jing Yan had gained much more confidence. Even the gestures he made during Array Formation became quicker.

However, the intricacy of the Great Sun Meteor Array exceeded that of the Seven Killings Soul-locking Array. The steps involved were about a third more than those for the Seven Killings Soul-locking Array, though the materials used were slightly cheaper.

The setting up of the Great Sun Meteor Array took Jing Yan almost thirty hours. Although he sped up his Array Formation movements, the Great Sun Meteor Array was more complex and in certain critical areas, Jing Yan had to be extremely careful. After all, a single failure would waste close to a million Spirit Stones, and even Jing Yan could not afford many failures.

Fortunately, the efforts of these thirty hours were not in vain. The Great Sun Meteor Array was also successfully set up.

Jing Yan’s mouth curled into a slight smile.

"When the time comes to face off against the Wen Family, just toss this Great Sun Meteor Array at their Innate and Dao Spirit Realm Martial Artists! Heh heh!" Jing Yan’s eyes sparkled with anticipation and a smile played on his lips.

"Let’s just set up these two for now, there isn’t much time left." Jing Yan stored the Great Sun Meteor Array into the Sumeru Ring, waiting to test the power of these two Micro Arrays during the battle with the Wen Family.

Silently circulating the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill, he absorbed the energy contained within the Top-grade Spirit Stone.

In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.

On this day, figures of significance from Lanqu County City arrived one after the other at the Prince Manor.

On behalf of Commandery Prince Zhou Shangyun, Zhou Che led these dignitaries into the Council Hall of the Prince Manor. The Chief Manager, Mu Liantian, had been waiting within the hall. As each person entered, Mu Liantian would greet them with a bowed hand.