The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 495 Array Master [Three Updates]

Chapter 495: Chapter 495 Array Master [Three Updates]

Jing Yan took out the Memory Crystal, restored the conversation he had with Mr. Yin, the Dark Night Ace, and the truth came out.

"Wen Family members are truly shameless!"

"They secretly hired the Dark Night Assassin to assassinate Jing Yan and still won’t admit it. Now that Jing Yan has brought out the Memory Crystal, let’s see what they can say."

"Shameless! I almost believed Wen Lan just now, and really thought, could it be Jing Yan taking the opportunity for revenge."

"Who would have thought! The Wen Family Patriarch, one of the Four Great Families of Lanqu County City, could lie so righteously and bite back at Jing Yan. If Jing Yan hadn’t prepared the Memory Crystal, it really would have been unclear!"

"Exactly! No wonder Jing Yan was so angry, wanting to take action against the Wen Family. If it were me, I would definitely be furious and want to annihilate the Wen Family."

"..."

Numerous onlookers whispered in low tones. Their perception of the Wen Family plummeted in an instant.

Originally, when the Prince led the Guards to pressure the Wen Family, many people somewhat sympathized with the Wen Family, thinking that the Prince was abusing his power. But now, their thoughts had quietly changed. For ordinary Martial Artists, there was absolutely no goodwill towards an organization like Dark Night.

And yet, the Wen Family had hired the leader of Dark Night to assassinate Jing Yan, which was too despicable a tactic.

In the mansion, Wen Lan’s face was ashen. Not just him, but other elders in the Wen Family, one by one, had dark expressions. Many among them didn’t know that Mr. Yin from Dark Night had indeed been hired by their Wen Family. Now, they were aware.

"You still have anything to say, Wen Lan?" Jing Yan waved an arm, putting away the Memory Crystal.

Back when he was in Haofeng City, Jing Yan had anticipated what would happen today. So when he asked Mr. Yin who his employer was, he prepared the Memory Crystal to record Mr. Yin’s words.

Faced with Jing Yan’s questioning, Wen Lan had nothing left to say. He knew that no matter how eloquently he spoke now, he couldn’t change the facts laid out by Jing Yan. Few people would believe his excuses anymore.

At this time, the Lu Family Patriarch and others also had grim expressions.

While they were at the Prince Manor, Jing Yan hadn’t presented the Memory Crystal as evidence, which made them uncomfortable. Initially, they had planned to speak further on behalf of the Wen Family, but now they no longer could.

"Wen Lan, are you really planning to resist to the end?" Zhou Shangyun’s gaze was cold and piercing as he stared at Wen Lan.

"Prince! My Wen Family, as one of the Four Great Families of Lanqu County City, has made countless contributions over a thousand years. Are you really going to strike at my Wen Family for the sake of a young man in his twenties?" Wen Lan’s eyes similarly fixed on the Prince.

"Truly incorrigible!" Zhou Shangyun shouted angrily.

"Mr. Ma, please make your move!" Zhou Shangyun shifted slightly and called out to someone behind him.

Immediately, a blue figure swiftly approached Zhou Shangyun.

"Prince, let me first examine the Wen Family’s Guardian Array!" This person was the Mr. Ma Zhou Shangyun had called for.

He was an Array Master from the Prince Manor.

Upon hearing Mr. Ma’s words, people at a distance realized that he was an Array Master, and they were slightly taken aback.

However, they quickly came to terms with it. Although great families like the Wen Family didn’t house an Array Master, it seemed normal for the Prince’s residence to have one. Even though Array Masters were extremely rare, it would be odd if the highest authority in a Commandery didn’t have one.

Those from other powerful families and forces showed no change in their expressions, clearly aware of Mr. Ma’s presence. When the Prince annihilated the Lu Family previously, this Mr. Ma had been key in breaking the Lu Family’s array. Without Mr. Ma, the Prince might not have been able to annihilate the Lu Family overnight so easily.

With Zhou Shangyun’s nod, Mr. Ma approached the Wen Family Mansion, extending his Primordial Energy to carefully sense the Guardian Array of the mansion.

Jing Yan also watched Mr. Ma’s actions. He had not seen Mr. Ma before and wasn’t sure about Mr. Ma’s level of expertise in Array Mastery. So, although he had already recognized the type of Guardian Array of the Wen Family Mansion, he refrained from speaking up.

In case Mr. Ma proved to be highly skilled in arrays, interjecting at this moment would be awkward for himself. Although Jing Yan was quite confident in his own array mastery skills, he knew he was only a Basic-level Array Master.

People from the Wen Family appeared anxious at this time.

To break an Array, there generally are two methods: one is to find the key reliance of the array’s operation, which is the Array Base. If the Array Base can be located, then destroying the Array Base before the whole array makes it simpler. The other method is to disregard all caution and brute-force it, which is rather foolish.

If the Array Base couldn’t be found, brute force was the only option.

Mr. Ma inspected for quite a while before turning back with a serious expression.

"Prince, the Wen Family’s Guardian Array should be a Three Rings Formation! This formation is rather complex, and with my ability, finding the Array Base might take a considerable amount of time," Mr. Ma said, bowing slightly to Zhou Shangyun.

"How much time do you think you need to find the Array Base, Mr. Ma?" Zhou Shangyun asked, frowning.

His question wasn’t an expression of dissatisfaction with Mr. Ma’s capability, but he didn’t want to waste too much time. However, he also knew that rushing was fruitless; everything depended on Mr. Ma, the sole Array Master in the Prince Manor.

"It might take more than five hours," Mr. Ma paused before responding.

Jing Yan furrowed his brows at the side.

Mr. Ma said the formation was a Three Rings Formation, but Jing Yan had just examined it and thought that it should be a Jiuhua Array. The Three Rings Formation and Jiuhua Formation indeed have a high degree of similarity, but the differences between the two formations are quite apparent, and their operational principles are greatly different.

If the formation was indeed a Jiuhua Formation and Mr. Ma was approaching it as a Three Rings Formation, then not to mention five hours, even five years would not likely yield success in locating the Array Base.

Zhou Shangyun let out a slight sigh of relief upon hearing Mr. Ma’s words. Five hours wasn’t a long time. It was much better than trying to break the array with brute force. Moreover, even if multiple Daoist-level Martial Artists joined forces to attack, it wouldn’t be easy or quick to break such a defensive Guardian Array.

"Mr. Ma, we’ll be counting on you then," Zhou Shangyun nodded to Mr. Ma.

Although Mr. Ma was only a Dao Spirit realm Martial Artist, Zhou Shangyun’s attitude toward him was distinctly respectful, even more so than towards the patriarchs of the other Great Families.