Chapter 818: Luring for The Kill

Through the strange light, Qin Sang saw an unusual scene.

In front of the defensive spiritual array, only one person was attacking, yet he already had the upper hand. The strange light of the array was becoming unstable and on the verge of collapse.

Despite not breaking the array for so long, this person showed no urgency at all.

Near him, a large area at the foot of the mountain was shrouded in thick fog, looking like sea fog rising at night.

Within the mist, faint and hazy, were two human silhouettes.

This was no ordinary sea fog. Even the Sky-Eyed Butterfly could not pierce it, which meant it had to be an illusion array.

Qin Sang stared for a while before confirming the presence of two figures. The two of them were hidden in the mist, seemingly busy with something, yet they were not helping to break the array.

The fog blocked his sight, so he could not tell who they were or what they were doing.

Finding this strange, Qin Sang tried to make the Sky-Eyed Butterfly fully exert its Sky Eyes to peer deeper into the mist.

Inside the fog, the two figures were working together to operate an array disk[1].

One wore black robes, the other gray, both with their faces covered and their auras heavily concealed.

The array disk floated between them. Each had one hand pressed against it, pouring in a constant stream of immense true essence without the slightest sign of exhaustion.

As their power flowed in, yellow light gathered at the center of the disk. Soon, it transformed into a small triangular flag.

The gray-robed man pointed to the ground beside him. The small flag quivered lightly, then shot forward and vanished silently into the earth.

By now, over a dozen such flags had been placed. A large-scale spiritual array was gradually taking shape.

The gray-robed man seemed to sense something. He suddenly turned toward the sea outside Liangqiu Island, his gaze sharp like that of an eagle.

"What is it?" The other man’s voice was hoarse.

"A rather interesting junior."

The gray-robed man spoke casually, then waved his hand. The fog thickened further, their figures became illusory, and then they vanished completely. "Probably just passing by and was drawn here by the commotion, watching from afar. He seems capable, perhaps able to see through the Maze Array. Fortunately, my spiritual perception is sharp. He should not have noticed anything significant."

"Weren’t you the one who said there were no experts nearby? What a coincidence."

The black-robed man’s tone was unhappy. "Luo Daotong has already sent out a call for help. By my estimate, Old Devil Yin should know of this by now and be on his way here. Luo is his cherished disciple, so there is no way he will sit back and do nothing. Finish setting up the killing array quickly. Do not let anything happen that could alert him."

The gray-robed man nodded. "The Maze Array is still a bit weak... Do not worry. I made timely adjustments. That brat will not see through it. If he dares step onto the island, I will deal with him first. This killing array was personally bestowed by the sect leader. It will be more than enough to kill Old Devil Yin. Once it is set, even if he senses something is wrong when he arrives, it will be too late for him to escape."

As he spoke, another triangular flag was formed. At the same time, far away, Qin Sang’s face changed drastically. His heart was in turmoil.

A moment ago, he had sensed something was wrong and did not dare get closer, instead directing the Sky-Eyed Butterfly to focus all its power on peering into the fog.

Just as he was about to see the figures clearly, they suddenly vanished as if they had never been there at all. What he had seen before now felt like an illusion.

He could clearly sense, however, that two sharp gazes had shot out from within the fog toward him. They struck his mind like heavy hammers, leaving him reeling.

"Something is wrong!"

Qin Sang’s pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately ordered the Sky-Eyed Butterfly to stop using its supernatural ability.

He did not believe what he saw earlier was an illusion. There was definitely a secret hidden within the mist, with experts lurking inside.

Did the people in the fog notice me? To so easily discover my surveillance and cut off the Sky-Eyed Butterfly’s sight... What's their cultivation realm?

He had already found it odd that the person attacking Luo Daotong was moving so unhurriedly.

Now, with this discovery, an ominous feeling surged through him. Since these people were hiding on Liangqiu Island without making the kill, their target clearly was not Luo Daotong.

The island felt like a deadly trap, making Qin Sang’s hair stand on end.

Better to assume the worst than to take chances.

He dared not stay a moment longer and immediately turned to leave.

Inside the mist, the gray-robed man gave a soft "Hmm" and turned his head toward the sea again.

"The brat ran away. So decisive... Did he actually see something? That should be unlikely. Most likely he only sensed something unusual about the fog. Still, he is quite cautious."

The black-robed man snorted coldly. "If anyone recognises us and brings trouble to the sect, how will we explain ourselves to the sect leader?"

The gray-robed man chuckled. "This killing array is newly forged by the sect leader, and we have concealed our identities carefully. There is no way a junior could see through it so easily. Don't worry about it. The array is not yet complete, so we cannot leave the island. I will simply send a Soul Servant to deal with him."

With a thought, he reached into his robe and took out a gourd.

It looked ordinary, yellow in color and even scarred, no different from a common mortal gourd.

Opening the lid, he tilted it, and a flash of pale light emerged. A small, frail-looking woman appeared before them.

Her body was ethereal and indistinct. She was a soul.

The gray-robed man murmured a few words to her, then said in a low voice, "Go now. End it quickly. Kill that junior. If anyone above the Core Formation Realm dares approach within ten li of Liangqiu Island, kill them too. But do not harm the innocent, or I will forbid you from blood sacrifices for ten years."

Upon hearing this, the woman’s expression turned fanatical. She bowed to him and vanished on the spot.

Watching this, the black-robed man glanced at the one breaking the array and said with a smirk, "Your soul refinement skills have become even better. These two Soul Servants should be at the peak of the Core Formation Realm now, right? Who would have thought that an elder of the so-called number one righteous sect, the Heavenly Dao Sect, would possess such profound mastery of the ghost path."

The gray-robed man replied flatly, "Soul refinement is only a minor path. It does nothing for my own cultivation. My bottleneck remains as stubborn as ever, and the ghost path brings me nowhere. The Soul Servants themselves are not powerful, only skilled in unusual techniques and elusive movements. Average cultivators cannot deal with them, which makes them seem more dangerous than they are. Refining them is extremely difficult. After all this time, I have only made these two. I already know I cannot raise them to the Spiritual Infant Realm, so I have given up. Even if we refined more, with our cultivation such servants would be of limited use."

"That is true. Cultivation is the foundation." The black-robed man nodded, and said no more.

Under their combined effort, the array disk spun faster and faster. The killing array now covered nearly the entire Liangqiu Island, like a ferocious beast coiling in wait, ready at any moment to devour any enemy who stepped onto the island.

And within the defensive array, Luo Daotong remained completely unaware.

He was burning with anxiety, waiting for reinforcements.

His opponents were strong and cunning, constantly finding flaws in his array. The situation was growing more dangerous with each passing moment.

1. This is a disk-like object used to activate/control an array. ☜