Outside Earth, a brilliant grand array overlapped, emitting an awe-inspiring radiance.
Lu Chen looked at the grand array he crafted with his own hands finally presented before the world, and he laughed skyward in excitement.
"Congratulations, Brother Lu." Wang Xu soared over, seeing Lu Chen’s unrestrained laughter, he couldn’t help but smile.
"Brother Wang, you came at just the right time, haha... I have researched this array for hundreds of thousands of years, and today I’ve finally achieved my dream, haha!" Lu Chen was extremely happy, no longer the usual despondent self, glowing with spirited excitement.
Wang Xu slightly marveled: "With your array skills, Brother Lu, researching this array for hundreds of thousands of years, there must certainly be something profound about it."
Wang Xu knew that Lu Chen was not only a prodigiously talented powerhouse but also an Array Grandmaster. Early on, when he became the Chief Disciple of the White Sun Hall in the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, his array skills had already reached great perfection, making him both scholarly and martially accomplished, renowned for a time within the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion.
For an Array Grandmaster to research for so long, obsessed for hundreds of thousands of years, this array surely had profound mysteries hidden within.
"Indeed." Lu Chen heard and pointed at the array, "On it are ninety-nine layers of different types, varying in power, with different connections as well. To combine them into a single grand array, do you know how difficult it is, almost akin to achieving the Celestial God Realm."
"So it’s that difficult!" Wang Xu was surprised. He knew the difficulty of reaching the Celestial God Realm; the entire Tai Long Cosmic Country had trillions of beings, yet those who truly crossed that step to achieve the Celestial God Realm were but a handful... to become a Celestial God was extremely hard.
"In simple terms, most arrays are either attack arrays, defense arrays, illusion arrays, etc. These arrays merely require a single array map and can be completed after a simple construction." Lu Chen said, "Stronger arrays are formed from multiple array maps and complex structures, but most of these utilize the same type of array. For instance, several attack arrays form an attack grand array, several defense arrays form a defense grand array..."
"These arrays have a single function, lack efficiency, and often require extensive Cosmic Crystals to drive."
"But my grand array contains ninety-nine different types of arrays, including attack, defense, illusion, enhancement... each array has its own function."
Wang Xu was astounded.
He sincerely admired Lu Chen for being able to create such a terrifying array.
Wang Xu had a mere surface understanding of arrays, yet he knew that combining the same type of arrays was easy, with a high success rate, but different types would repel each other, unable to connect, leading to a high failure rate. Sometimes, even a vast amount of Star Ancient Ore could be wasted without successfully creating a single one.
Moreover, the more different types of arrays, the greater the difficulty. If any two arrays had a repulsion effect, the grand array would immediately disintegrate, rendering all previous efforts futile.
Yet now, before him was a ninety-nine-layer grand array composed of ninety-nine different types of arrays. The difficulty of crafting it was imaginable, even an Array Grandmaster might not dare attempt it, but Brother Lu accomplished it and only failed a little over ten times before succeeding in crafting this grand array.
"Brother Lu, you have truly opened my eyes." Wang Xu respected Lu Chen from the bottom of his heart.
A prodigious talent with immense strength was one thing, but to have such formidable array skills as well made Wang Xu feel inadequate by comparison.
"Haha." Lu Chen laughed heartily, "It’s thanks to you this time. If it weren’t for the pile of Star Ancient Ore you provided, I probably wouldn’t have been able to make this grand array. Truth be told, before succeeding, I couldn’t confidently believe such an array existed... I never expected the ancient texts to be accurate."
Wang Xu nodded; such a powerful array must have been left by the great array talents of the Cosmos, yet it still demonstrated Lu Chen’s extraordinary array mastery.
"Brother Lu, how powerful is this array?" Wang Xu asked.
"Try attacking it with all your might." Lu Chen smiled and said.
Wang Xu said no more. He grasped the White Jade Long Saber in his hand, and a destructive and violent aura spread out. The White Jade Long Saber shone with dazzling light, and the surrounding starlight dimmed suddenly. Wang Xu focused his whole being, as if merging with the heavens and the earth, striking out with a single slash.
Having stayed on Earth for several years, Wang Xu’s understanding of the Great Will and the Four Endlessness deepened significantly, his strength increasing dramatically. This strike, if back at the time of the Three Clans, could have killed Huo Shen at the High Class White Hole Level in a single slash.
The blade pierced into the Green Light Barrier, yet only a little, as the White Jade Long Saber encountered immense resistance, unable to advance further.
A faint ripple spread on the Green Light Barrier, Wang Xu’s full power poured forth, a strike comparable to the strongest White Hole Level, yet unable to break through even the outer barrier of the grand array!
"What an incredible defense array." Wang Xu was surprised with a hint of delight; this defense array was extremely strong. Wang Xu’s strike didn’t even leave a mark. Even an invincible White Hole Level being would be at wit’s end.
"So, do you realize the strength of the array?" Lu Chen smiled.
"Brother Lu, does this array have a name?" This array had greatly shocked Wang Xu, and he had already acknowledged it from the bottom of his heart, wanting to know its name.
"Ninefold Celestial God Array." Lu Chen’s eyes glinted, "This array is divided into ninefold, each fold having nine layers, each with its own unique function, like the outermost layer you just attacked, which focuses on defense as the first fold."
"If the first fold is broken, the second fold will be stronger, not only having defensive capabilities but also possessing potent secret technique attacks. By the third fold, even spiritual consciousness will descend... Upon reaching the ninth fold, even a Celestial God couldn’t penetrate further."
Ninefold Celestial God Array!
Wang Xu was thrilled; originally he thought this array was at most capable of stopping Mixed Universe Realm beings, which was already impressive, but he never expected even the Celestial God Realm could not break through it.
"Rest assured, this array is almost perfect, able to withstand all attacks." Lu Chen said. "Temperature, sound waves, thermal light, and other forms of attack, this grand array can withstand one by one."
Wang Xu nodded; he nearly forgot, the vast universe had not only secret techniques and spiritual consciousness as attack methods but also races that used technology weapons.
If they employed sun-like high temperatures for continuous scorching, even from outside Earth, they could roast the planet.
Sound waves too, humans are too fragile, the vibrations triggered by sound waves could burst them apart.
And thermal light; even ordinary sunlight of forty to fifty degrees is unbearable for humans. If exposed to temperatures of thousands or tens of thousands of degrees, the consequences would be dire.
Yet under the protection of the "Ninefold Celestial God Array," these issues are not problems at all.
"Brother Lu, with the array complete, my son is celebrating his full month today as well, double happiness, why not join us in a toast of fine wine to celebrate." Wang Xu smiled.
"Oh, Brother Wang, so young with offspring?" Lu Chen was surprised. In the Cosmos, the stronger one is, the harder it is to have offspring because their lineage becomes extremely rare. Bearing new life is very difficult, so most powerful beings only manage to have offspring after tens of thousands of years or more.
"Alright, double happiness, tonight let’s drink until we drop!"
Lu Chen laughed heartily, following Wang Xu as they parted the Ninefold Celestial God Array and entered Earth.
"Good wine, excellent wine!" Lu Chen held a large jar of Daughter Red in his hands, laughing heartily.
"Brother Lu, how do you find the wine from my hometown?" Wang Xu’s face had a red flush, smiling drowsily with intoxication.
"The taste is not superior, but it’s profound... it speaks to me!" Lu Chen took a big drink.
Wang Xu knew, Lu Chen’s true intent was not the wine, but to find something that could numb himself, making him reluctant to leave.
The wine on Earth is exactly that; it’s about the intoxication, not the taste.
The wine that can intoxicate is truly good wine; otherwise, a thousand cups without intoxication are just flavored water.
This grand feast brought heartfelt joy to the people of the world. Though they still couldn’t completely shake off the shadow of the Three Clans, they had begun to face everything positively. The dead were now gone, and the living must live well so that the deceased could rest in peace above.
"Brother Lu." After several rounds of wine, Wang Xu came over to sit beside Lu Chen.
"What do you think of Earth?" Wang Xu asked.
"Not bad, the wine’s intoxicating," Lu Chen drunkenly replied.
"Are you interested in staying on Earth?" After hesitating for a moment, Wang Xu asked.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen’s intoxicated eyes gave Wang Xu a meaningful look before laughing: "I see now why you spent such a cost to invite me here, you had this in mind." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)