Chapter 202: Chapter 201: Subduing the Martial King

Like Master Tian Mu and Murong Xiangming, the members of the Jiang Family also saw the sky filled with countless, incredibly sharp silver swords.

The swords glinted, their edges incomparably sharp, looking as if they might fall upon their heads at any moment.

THUMP...

Seeing this, many members of the Jiang Family hurriedly fell to their knees in confusion.

However, they soon realized the swords posed no threat to their lives and finally relaxed.

"Damn it, what the hell is this?"

Master Qin could only watch helplessly as a white fog suddenly appeared.

It enveloped the Jiang Family estate, swallowing everyone within.

The fog continued to spread without end.

After all eight of his Martial King experts entered the white fog, he instinctively sensed danger.

’This is too eerie.’

He immediately turned and fled from the Jiang Family estate.

The situation was unclear, so he tried to summon the Martial King experts, but all eight of them were completely unresponsive.

They didn’t respond to his commands in the slightest.

It was as if he had lost all contact with them.

Faced with this situation, Master Qin hastily fled the Jiang Family estate. He didn’t dare let himself be enveloped by that bizarre white fog.

BOOM!

After one last boom, the white fog finally stopped spreading.

It ceased to expand, covering only the grounds of the Jiang Family estate.

This was the Infinite Sword Array—an Illusion Realm manifested by the Sword Array itself.

The Infinite Sword Array was not just a powerful offensive Array; it also possessed the ability to create an Illusion Realm.

Anyone who entered it with insufficient Cultivation would become lost.

Although the Infinite Sword Array was powerful enough to envelop all of Hanwu City, Jiang Chen had restricted its range, fearing it would attract too much attention.

At that moment, Jiang Chen was seated at the heart of the great Array, controlling the Infinite Sword Array with his entire being.

He was the very core of the Infinite Sword Array.

Not the slightest stir could escape his notice.

Like a god, he saw all.

This was especially true for the Eight Great Martial Kings who had entered the Array.

’Once you’ve entered my Infinite Sword Array, don’t even think about escaping.’

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

From the moment he activated the Infinite Sword Array, he was in complete control of the situation.

He could see all the Jiang Clan Members within the great Array.

He could also see his father, whose face was radiant with excitement at the sight of the great Array.

Jiang Han could have controlled the great Array as well, but he wouldn’t dream of wrestling for control with his son.

He was simply marveling at the Array’s wondrous power.

Murong Xiangming and Master Tian Mu both wore expressions of utter disbelief, mixed with confusion.

As for the Eight Great Martial Kings...

The moment they stepped into the white fog, their surroundings instantly changed.

WHOOSH!

The moment one of the Martial King experts appeared within the great Array, he immediately scanned his surroundings.

To his shock, he found himself standing in a desolate desert.

The desert seemed to stretch on without end.

When he lifted his head to look at the sky, he was completely stunned.

The sky was filled with a dense, countless host of inverted swords, sending a chill down his spine.

’This... it seems to be a great Array.’

He had the faint premonition that he had walked into an Array set by another.

A terrifyingly powerful Array, at that.

The countless swords overhead were perfectly still, but he knew that with his Martial King Cultivation, he wouldn’t stand a chance against them.

’No, I have to get out of here.’

’I absolutely cannot stay here.’

His figure shot up into the air, flying toward the horizon.

But this world had no end.

No matter how far he flew, the sky above remained thick with swords.

BZZZZ...

Just then, a sudden vibration echoed from the sky.

Immediately, the swords in the sky began to move.

The countless sharp swords began to hum and vibrate.

It was as if they were answering some unseen summons.

Then, as the man watched in horror, the dense canopy of swords suddenly rained down from the sky.

They blotted out the sky, leaving him nowhere to hide.

"Not good!"

He cried out in alarm and, without hesitation, drew his Magical Treasure.

He began to fight back.

He didn’t want to die. He wouldn’t let these swords kill him.

BOOM!

With a single slash of his blade, he shattered countless swords.

For a moment, he froze.

’They’re this weak?’

Just as he began to think the swords weren’t very powerful...

In the next moment, another dense barrage of sword light descended.

The man struck back again.

He found once again that the sword-light wasn’t strong; there was simply too much of it.

The swords seemed completely real.

After he destroyed countless swords with a slash, they would simply re-form. It was an endless cycle—for every one he destroyed, a new one was born.

After some time, he noticed that his internal reserves of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi had been depleted somewhat.

He hurriedly tried to absorb the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to replenish his own.

To his horror, however, he discovered there was no Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in this place for him to absorb.

In other words, for every bit of Primordial Qi he used, his reserves would shrink by that same amount.

After all, Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is the very source of a Martial Cultivator’s power. Without it, he would be rendered useless.

He would be completely at another’s mercy.

Not only was he unable to absorb new Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, but his own reserves were constantly being drained.

WHOOSH...

Another rain of swords descended.

This time, however, the downpour of blades was constantly shifting, assailing him from all directions.

If he were struck, he’d be turned into a human pincushion in an instant.

’I’ll risk it all!’

He had no choice but to fight back once more.

He continuously drained the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within his body.

This constant drain caused his power to dwindle.

Gradually, he found that the swords were beginning to injure him.

SLICE!

A glint of sword-light slashed across his arm, immediately leaving a deep gash.

Fast and incomparably sharp—such were the characteristics of these swords.

Gradually, the man found he could no longer keep up.

He knew that if this continued, he would soon be unable to block the countless sharp swords.

He would be run through by countless swords and die.

Riddled with holes like a pincushion.

Finally, the man’s Primordial Qi had dwindled to a mere tenth of its original amount.

He fell into despair.

He was only a Martial King Expert whose rank had been artificially inflated with Elixirs from the Alchemy Master Guild; his Cultivation was unstable to begin with.

Under these conditions, his energy drained even faster. Although his Cultivation realm itself hadn’t changed, the power he could actually wield grew weaker and weaker.

STAB STAB STAB...

In that instant, countless sharp swords swarmed him.

They pierced the man’s body.

Countless wounds instantly appeared all over his body.

Blood streamed from them without end.

The man could no longer even hold his Magical Treasure, and it clattered to the ground.

He couldn’t stand any longer and finally collapsed.

Countless swords descended upon him once more. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

This time, however, they stopped just short of piercing him.

"Father, restrain him."

From the heart of the great Array, Jiang Chen knew everything.

He immediately had his father move to capture the injured, fallen Martial King Expert.

Martial King Experts were exceedingly rare; it would be a waste to kill him.

Jiang Chen needed these Martial Kings alive.

Jiang Han’s heart stirred. Jiang Chen’s voice had practically rung out inside his mind.

Without a word, he knew exactly where to find the injured Martial King Expert.

He rushed over.