CHAPTER 205: CHAPTER 73: BREAKING THE FORMATION, SAND WOLF KING [FIRST UPDATE]

Hearing Nan Hua’s voice, Gu Qingqing and the rest all ran over and gathered around Nan Hua.

"Third Senior Brother, did you find a method? Do you need us to do anything?" Gu Qingqing, closest to Nan Hua, asked excitedly.

"I’ve been thinking about where the eyes of this Array are located. The range here is huge, and it’s incredibly realistic. I couldn’t sense the presence of the array eye at all. But just now, I saw a blue light in the lake, and I finally realized that the array eye is at the bottom of the lake. Because it’s blocked by the water, it’s hard to discover." Nan Hua pointed at the lake, explaining.

"So what should we do now?" Yue Zhao’s gaze fell on the water’s surface. He focused his eyes and indeed saw the blue light Nan Hua mentioned. He turned his head to ask Nan Hua.

Nan Hua pondered for a moment, "If I’m not mistaken, we need to go to the bottom of the lake to find the array eye. If I had Spiritual Power, I could directly break the array eye, but now I can’t."

At this point, Nan Hua looked a bit frustrated. Not having Spiritual Power was indeed inconvenient.

Wanting to go to the bottom of the lake would have been easy if they had Spiritual Power, but without it, they could only find someone with good attributes. Everyone looked at each other in silence.

"If I recall correctly, none of us are particularly good with water, right?" Gu Qingqing looked at Si Lin and the others, hesitating as she spoke.

Si Lin and the others didn’t say anything, effectively agreeing with Gu Qingqing’s statement.

"So what should we do? Is there no other way?" Gu Qingqing looked at Nan Hua, asking tentatively.

Nan Hua was also a bit troubled. He had been so focused on being happy that he forgot none of them were good with water, making his task impossible to complete.

The others also furrowed their brows in thought, trying to quickly come up with a solution to get out of the Array as soon as possible.

Finally, it was Gu Qingqing who had a stroke of inspiration. She looked at the others, thought for a moment, and tugged at Jun Wu’s sleeve. When Jun Wu looked over, she simply said, "Remember to catch me in a bit."

Jun Wu was puzzled as Gu Qingqing spoke again.

A mysterious yet ethereal voice emerged from her mouth, "Yin Yang Illusion Array, break!"

As her voice fell, Si Lin and the others felt the space around them ripple, and they were momentarily disoriented.

The surroundings hadn’t changed, but their perception was different.

Spiritual Energy filled the air, and the Spiritual Energy they couldn’t feel within their bodies before returned, even so much that it was a bit uncomfortable.

"Geng Geng!" Instead of focusing on Spiritual Energy, Jun Wu was always focused on Gu Qingqing. When Gu Qingqing fainted, he caught her immediately.

Hearing the sound, Si Lin and the others quickly gathered around Gu Qingqing. Mu Chen was the first to reach her side and check her pulse, "It’s alright, she’s just exhausted. Now that her Spiritual Power is back, she’ll be fine after some rest."

Ever since her cultivation improved, the energy consumed by Gu Qingqing when using the Power of Word Spirit became less impactful. In instances like summoning Heavenly Punishment Thunder and breaking the Yin Yang Illusion Array, she only exhausted herself, unlike before when she would also be injured.

Hearing Mu Chen’s words, Si Lin and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, their storage spaces were usable again. Si Lin found a house model inside, input Spiritual Power into it, and matched it with a unique Dharma Seal. The model turned into a real pavilion, landing on the open ground.

After Jun Wu carried Gu Qingqing into the house, Si Lin and the others followed to rest since they hadn’t been able to rest properly while inside the Array.

Outside the Array, aside from the presence of Spiritual Energy and the ability to use the Qiankun Ring, there was no difference. The sky was still blood-red, without a distinction between black and white. Fortunately, they could now calculate time themselves. Originally, Si Lin had arranged a rotation for everyone to rest, but Little Yu woke up.

Upon finding out Gu Qingqing had fainted, and the others hadn’t rested well, Little Yu outright offered to guard everyone. After some consideration, Si Lin agreed and positioned Little Yu at the door.

The pavilion crafted by Si Lin was quite large, with plenty of rooms inside. Everyone could have their own room. Since Si Lin and Rong Ye had been injured earlier, after coming out, Mu Chen treated them again and prepared elixirs for their healing.

Little Yu guarded outside the attic, reverting to its adult form, lying at the doorway, alertly watching its surroundings.

Half an hour later, a rustling sound came from not far away. Little Yu raised its head alertly, its gaze fixed tightly on the direction of the sound.

After about ten breaths, over twenty sand wolves emerged from there.

Sand wolves are different from sand scorpions. Sand scorpions can only be considered second-level demon beasts, with their most formidable feature being the venom in their tails. Therefore, after Gu Qingqing and the others lost their Spiritual Power, they could still defeat the sand scorpions. However, sand wolves are genuinely eighth-level demon beasts!

Wolves are pack animals, and sand wolves are no exception. They typically act in groups of a dozen or even dozens. Within each pack of sand wolves, there will be a leader, which is no exception before Little Yu now.

The appearance of the Sand Wolf King differs somewhat from other sand wolves. While other sand wolves are yellowish and can easily conceal themselves in the desert, the Sand Wolf King’s body is more whitish, its build taller than common sand wolves, and its pupils are blue rather than the usual green of other sand wolves.

The Sand Wolf King is a ninth-level demon beast, possessing a certain degree of intelligence. Although there are no humans in this Trial Land, demon beasts are plentiful. Especially with the abundant Spiritual Energy, demon beast cultivation is more facilitated, leading to fiercer battles among them.

In this area, the sand wolf pack is almost like a dominant presence, with other demon beasts under their command. Therefore, the Sand Wolf King knew the moment Gu Qingqing and the others appeared on this field.

It initially brought its subordinates over right away, but being cautious, it observed from the sidelines for a while. Only after confirming that Little Yu was the only beast guarding the place did it dare to make an appearance.

Of course, this also related to Little Yu revealing some of its own imposing pressure.

The bloodline hierarchy among demon beasts is far more apparent than that among humans. Little Yu, as a Piqiu, inherently possesses the Dragon’s bloodline and is a type of Fierce Beast, which naturally exerts bloodline pressure on lower-level demon beasts. Its imposing pressure keeps those low-level demon beasts from even daring to approach.

The Sand Wolf King, after long observation, confirmed that Little Yu’s cultivation was not particularly high, thus dared to approach. Its gaze was filled with greed; in its eyes, Little Yu bore the Divine Dragon’s bloodline. If it could devour Little Yu’s flesh, it might enhance its own bloodline and perhaps even break through to a higher level, maybe even becoming a Divine Beast!

It cautiously led its followers toward the attic where Gu Qingqing and the others were located.

Seeing the sand wolf pack approaching, Little Yu stood up from the ground, shook its head, and bared its teeth at the sand wolf pack, trying not to wake Gu Qingqing and the others. Thus, it merely displayed a menacing expression, even fully manifested its bloodline pressure, directing it entirely at the sand wolf pack.

The Sand Wolf King’s cultivation was about the same as Little Yu’s, so it received less pressure. Its steps only faltered slightly, making its movement somewhat difficult, but the sand wolves with cultivation levels lower than Little Yu’s couldn’t handle it. Some were almost pressed to the ground, unable to move; some directly knelt, too afraid to get up.

Seeing its subordinates so pathetic, the Sand Wolf King felt ashamed, howling to the sky, forcibly breaking through Little Yu’s pressure so that its subordinates could walk properly.

Hearing the Sand Wolf King’s howl, Little Yu was directly enraged, never forgetting that Gu Qingqing was still resting. It clawed the ground twice and charged directly before the sand wolf pack could approach.

The Sand Wolf King didn’t expect Little Yu to take the initiative. It hesitated for a moment, quickly calling its subordinates to attack first, and it, too, rushed toward Little Yu.

In an instant, over twenty sand wolves surrounded Little Yu. Little Yu was fearless, glanced at the surrounding sand wolves, its eyes darted slightly, and it selected one sand wolf, opening its mouth wide to attack.

It moved swiftly; that sand wolf hadn’t reacted before being toppled by Little Yu. A swipe of its claw left three visible claw marks, deep enough to expose the bone, blood continuously flowing, clearly severely injured.

At this moment, the two sand wolves close by reacted as well, attacking Little Yu from left and right. Little Yu tossed away the sand wolf it had pinned, turned and gave the left-side sand wolf a swipe, directly slashing its abdomen, with blood spraying out instantly. Ignoring it, Little Yu turned and swiped the sand wolf attempting to bite it, leaving three claw marks on its back.

With a spin, the sand wolf on its back was flung off, crashing into a nearby tree.

It opened its mouth wide, biting the neck of a lunging sand wolf. Its teeth pierced the opponent’s neck; the sand wolf cried in agony, and with Little Yu’s forceful toss, it was flung away, too.

Seeing its subordinates consecutively injured, the Sand Wolf King grew angry and charged, opening its mouth to bite Little Yu. Little Yu dodged, and when it missed, and turned back, Little Yu’s claw was already slashing toward its face, forcing it to retreat hastily to avoid the attack.

Little Yu’s claw targeted another sand wolf beside the Sand Wolf King, leaving three more bloody streaks. That sand wolf retreated quickly, eyes filled with fear.

The Sand Wolf King didn’t relent, charging Little Yu head-on. The two beasts collided, both trying to claw each other but failing. They opened their mouths wide, aiming for each other’s nape, again missing the attack.

Tearing into one another, Little Yu’s defense was slightly stronger than the Sand Wolf King’s, taking less damage. The Sand Wolf King was rather pitiful, with Little Yu leaving several deep wounds on its body.