Chapter 121 Spirit Gathering Array
The two orcs beneath Jin Wenhan's feet were on all fours; one was mixed with a water buffalo, and the other was Old T Tiger.
Their faces retain human features, but below the neck they are basically no different from spirit beasts. Their facial expressions are also varied, mostly revealing the ferocity of their wild nature, occasionally showing a sadness that is almost tangible.
Although they cannot speak, their eyes seem to be shouting from time to time: Save me!
Fang Zhuo did not go on stage as instructed, but instead raised his chin at Shang An, signaling for Shang An to come on stage.
Seeing this, Jin Wenhan laughed loudly: "Sect Master Fang, are you afraid? You dare not step onto the arena yourself, and you actually send a mere Qi Refining Level 4 brat out to die?"
"The whole forum is bragging about how good the Giant Sect's benefits are and how much they care about their disciples, but it turns out they're nothing special."
"Let me guess how many spirit stones you spent to save this junior disciple's life? Two hundred thousand, or three hundred thousand?"
Seeing that Fang Zhuo did not respond, Jin Wenhan felt awkward and began to coldly observe the small array cultivator's movements.
The dazed array cultivator jogged onto the stage, his every move exuding a clear student-like air. Ever since a barrier was placed around him, he had been focused on drawing arrays.
According to the rules, once any formation is formed on the arena, it can be used for several rounds in the later stages, so many teams will let the formation master go first.
However, this cultivator is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, so the types of formations he can master are quite limited.
Even if the opponent could draw all the attack formations mastered by Qi Refining stage cultivators within the two-hour barrier time, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Jin Wenhan himself was already at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, making him the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage in the Desolate Hills, and he was also accompanied by two powerful beastmen.
This group of orcs were his prized students. Before being trained into orcs, their cultivation had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Even just one of them would be enough to destroy the opponent's formation.
Therefore, Jin Wenhan was not in a hurry at all, and instead began to meditate by the ring.
After circulating the energy through his body for exactly one and a half hours, Jin Wenhan strode towards the other end of the arena, intending to provide some end-of-life care to the array cultivator before his death.
But at this moment, beads of sweat were dripping from the array cultivator's forehead. Even though he was surrounded by all sorts of rare and expensive array materials, this array still seemed very difficult for him.
What kind of formation is this?
Jin Wenhan peeked over there and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.
Wait, the Spirit Gathering and Divine Transformation Array?
How could the protective formation that the Divine Array Sect had been keeping hidden appear on the arena?
Moreover, only the successive sect leaders can master this formation. Only some basic diagrams have been vaguely passed down to the outside world. The material ratios and spiritual energy details of the formation have not been made public. Surely this Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator cannot be the new sect leader of the Divine Array Sect?
He instinctively looked down at the audience in shock.
On the sofa in the preparation room below the ring, Fang Zhuo, as if knowing what he was thinking, smiled and mouthed to him, "Bought."
Jin Wenhan's breathing became erratic, and he forced himself to recite a calming mantra before he was able to think things through.
The Divine Array Sect treasured this great array like a precious gem, and he couldn't imagine how much money an outsider would have to pay to buy it.
To protect the sect from external enemies, more than ten geniuses from the Array Sect painstakingly designed this grand array during the turmoil of the desolate hills more than two thousand years ago.
From the moment it was created, the Spirit Gathering Array was kept highly secret, and every sect leader swore an oath with their soul before the succession stone platform that it would never be revealed to outsiders.
Users can throw spirit stones into the array. When the amount of spirit stones thrown in is over a billion, the spirit gathering array is no different from an ordinary attack array. However, as the amount of spirit stones increases, the power of the array will increase exponentially.
The operation of the formation itself does not consume spirit stones, but only high-level materials. After the formation is recovered, all the spirit stones that were put in can be returned.
The Spirit Gathering Array used by the Divine Array Sect to protect the mountain has been holding more than 70 billion spirit stones for a long time, which is the total accumulation over a thousand years. The power of the array is enough to stop cultivators in the late Golden Core stage.
Even a century ago, when the three leading sects joined forces to pressure the Divine Array Sect, they couldn't get the sect leader at the time to hand over the blueprints for the great array. If he weren't still on the arena, Jin Wenhan would love to fly to the Divine Array Sect, grab that old fox Lu Chongli by the collar, and ask him how he could have made such a treasonous decision.
Regardless of how much money the other side offers, can money so easily break the rules left by our ancestors?
Superficial! So incredibly superficial.
Jin Wenhan chuckled softly.
Yes, he shouldn't have panicked. So what if the other party bought the Spirit Gathering Array?
It would take the Divine Array Sect a thousand years to raise over 70 billion spirit stones. Even a large sect like the Beast Sect, with its abundant human resources and numerous disciples, could not come up with so much working capital in a short time.
Even though Fang Zhuo spent a lot of money in the last arena match, he only spent a little over a billion at most. Even if he borrowed money like crazy as the sect leader, he could only put a hundred or two hundred billion into the formation at most, which would not be enough to stop a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage from launching a full-force attack.
Without enough spirit stones to enter the array, the Spirit Gathering and Spirit Transformation Array is no different from a piece of waste paper.
Just before the barrier disappeared, the Spirit Gathering Array was formed, and Jin Wenhan raised his sword and headed towards the small array cultivator at the array's core.
As he drew his sword, Jin Wenhan paid special attention to the position of the official camera. He had to make sure that his attack posture in the live broadcast was cool enough so that the sect's publicity department could produce better screenshots.
A single striking image paired with a multi-pronged marketing campaign can boost the stock price of the Beast Sect.
From this day forward, the Moon-Embracing Beast Sect will remain the most glorious and prestigious sect in the entire Desolate Hills, and countless disciples will continue to flock to apply for its services...
Jin Wenhan faced the camera with his better-looking right profile and laughed, "Kid, blame your sect leader for pushing you out to your death."
At the same time, a rapidly moving ball of light flew from Fang Zhuo's hand into the air and went straight to the center of the array.
The ball of light moved slightly faster than a Golden Core cultivator, and as Jin Wenhan watched, a steadily rising number was reflected in his pupils.
The amount of spirit stones in the array first reached ten million, then quickly surged to one hundred million, ten billion, and one hundred billion.
Jin Wenhan stared in disbelief as the numbers on the array multiplied rapidly, until the zeros following the numbers filled an entire row and began to circle into the second row—
500000
000000
This is... this is a full 500 billion.
How could the Giants possibly have that much money?
Are you crazy? Did the Giant Sect Master dig up the cave of an ancient ascended cultivator?
Jin Wenhan's eyes were bloodshot with rage. At this moment, he finally understood the despair his son felt before his body exploded. But the great formation was already within reach, and he was only one step away from the center of the formation.
It's too late. Even if I self-destruct my golden core, I won't be able to escape.
In desperation, he tried to shove two orcs in front of him to shield him from the first attack as the formation took shape. However, his once proud disciple had already been standing far outside the formation before he launched his attack, his face seemingly carrying a faint hint of mockery.
In an instant, golden light filled the entire arena.
Before being engulfed by the golden light, official cameras captured Jin Wenhan's last moments of astonishment.
The power unleashed by the five hundred billion spirit stones broke through the ancient constraints passed down in the Fangcaoyuan arena, forming waves of spiritual energy that surged outwards from the core of the array.
The photographer even threw down his equipment and ran outside as fast as he could.
Only after the photographer ran out of the affected area did he realize that only two orcs and the still innocent-looking Xiao Zhenxiu remained within the arena.
The two orcs were far enough away and escaped in time, so they were not seriously injured.
As for the Beast Sect Master, he didn't even have time to leave behind a soul before rushing off to be reincarnated.
Fang Zhuo promptly threw a barrier towards the center of the arena, preventing the spiritual energy ripples from harming anyone outside the arena. He then bowed to the camera at the second camera position and said, "Sorry."
Before this arena battle, he had just reaped profits from the previous three small worlds, and had a system balance of over 600 billion before the start of the competition.
He had originally thought that since all the spirit stones he threw into the formation would be returned, he only kept 100 billion for emergencies and threw in all 500 billion. He never expected that the formation of the Divine Array Sect would be so powerful.
After a brief moment of shock, the chat in the official live stream exploded with comments—
[Dude, am I seeing things? How come the Beast Sect Master is just gone in that sudden cut?? Did he run away from the competition?]
[That's very clever; they just escaped to their next life.]
[Let me explain, it wasn't about escaping the competition, our Beast Sect Emperor was instantly reduced to smoke by 500 billion spirit stones]
[The Spirit Gathering Array and the five hundred billion alone are not very effective, but when combined, they become a winning combination. The ancestor of the Divine Array Sect is indeed something else^^ I originally thought their grand array was a bit useless, but it turns out they just didn't invest enough money into it.]
[Ancestor of the Divine Array Sect: The answer was already given; just follow the formula. Yet, it took the descendants over a thousand years to accumulate 70 billion...]
An old man surnamed Lu watched the game and started borrowing money overnight.
[So shouldn't everyone's focus be on whether Sect Leader Fang can actually come up with 500 billion?]
[Well, what's so surprising about that? I even suspect that Brother Fang has more than 500 billion in savings.]
Okay, you've touched a nerve. Let's drop this topic for now.
[So, has the Crown Prince's physical body been prepared yet? If he has a physical body, he should be able to watch the games, right? I'd like to interview the Crown Prince about his previous comparison of wealth with Brother Fang.]
[Some people sacrificed half their sect to produce a little over a billion, while others simply plucked a little over a billion from a five-hundred-billion-dollar deposit. After seeing this, the Crown Prince wouldn't dare step onto the arena again.]
[Hilarious! The Beast Sect wants to compete in the arena next time? Their stock has plummeted to the point of delisting. I hereby declare that the Beast Sect can be kicked out of the nine major sects.]
[Damn it, I'm in the Beast Sect right now, and there's internal strife within the Beast Sect! The Crown Prince's new physical body is still just a flesh bud, and a Qi Refining disciple who had a third of his stomach sacrificed before just threw it into the laboratory sewer...]
[The Qi Refining disciple is being a bit too kind; he just flushed the prince and the excrement away together?^^]
[Breaking news! The photo stones for this small operation have just been released, and I've already placed my order. Brother Fang's money-making efficiency is reassuringly reliable.]
[Judging from this, Brother Fang's wealth and looks are probably superior to mine.]
[Haha, let me tell you something you don't know]
[The outcome of this tournament is basically decided, right? Is there any possibility of changes later? If not, I'm going to do a handstand half a lap around the track. Before the tournament, my roommate and I made a bet on who would win.]
[The variable you're referring to is who's willing to risk their lives on a spirit-gathering array worth 500 billion? That's incredibly loyal; perhaps that's the bond they have with the former emperor of the Beast Sect. They just charge in, shouting about bonds and friendship.]
When the first wave of fluctuations in the formation ceased, the organizers quickly reinforced the original confinement of the arena to ensure that the spiritual energy vibrations could not reach the audience.
The host coughed slightly, took the microphone, and addressed the other three members of the Moon-Gazing Beast Sect team:
"According to the competition rules, the Moon-Gazing Beast Sect will choose their opponents in the next round. Please provide feedback on your chosen opponents in a timely manner."
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