Chapter 483: It's the Foot (Part 1)

To challenge the Array Sea, one could become an array master, but not just anyone could do it. One had to apply in advance, obtain the chairman's personal approval, and go through various procedures, including the Elder Council, quota selection... and even pay a hefty fee.

Since this guy had come here, it meant he had obtained permission, but when had the guild fallen so low... as to let someone with such poor mental fortitude take the exam?

Being too nervous to sleep well was one thing, but the main issue was his attitude toward the Array Sea!

Everyone who came for the exam was filled with reverence and respect for the array profession. But this guy, with his lazy demeanor, did he really think he could pass the first level?

"Let him take the exam first. When he fails, he'll learn some lessons!"

Disgusted, the senior student muttered.

"Yes!" The two junior students both wore expressions of schadenfreude.

Clearly, in their eyes, this guy's failure was a foregone conclusion.

And this guy, who left the three speechless, was none other than Zhang Xuan, who had just come from the library.

Having read for so long and learned two levels of the Heavenly Path Array Formation, it would be strange if his mental state were good.

Walking while adjusting his breathing to eliminate fatigue, he soon arrived before the three.

"Are you also challenging the Array Sea?"

Seeing them standing there, staring at him in unison, Zhang Xuan looked over with confusion.

"We're adjusting. If you want to go, go ahead first!"

Seeing that this guy showed no respect for him as a formal array master and spoke casually, the senior student flicked his sleeve and snorted.

"Oh, since you're not in a hurry, I won't stand on ceremony!"

Having been at the Array Masters Guild for a while, since the other party was yielding, Zhang Xuan didn't decline. He smiled and nodded, then stepped inside.

"He just went in... that's too reckless!"

Seeing him not even decline, not even looking, and charging straight in, the three felt dizzy.

This was the Array Sea, a place revered by all array masters. He didn't even take out the jade talisman to stop the array and just rushed in. Was he too bold?

"Asking for trouble! Even the senior student couldn't pass. A guy who popped out of nowhere, without any preparation—if that's not asking for death, what is?"

The green-robed junior student snorted.

"Yeah, I bet he'll be trapped in the first level, or fall into an illusion and can't extricate himself. Then he'll know the power of arrays!"

The white-robed junior student also curled his lips.

Hum!

Just as they were snickering, waiting to see this young man make a fool of himself, they saw him walk into the passage and activate the array.

Mist rose, enveloping him, and at the same time, his figure appeared on the wall.

Woo woo woo!

Around the young man, spiritual energy churned like rolling clouds, sealing off his five senses and six consciousnesses, making him unable to distinguish directions.

"It's a trapping array! The spiritual energy surges so fast and densely, like white mist. If I'm not mistaken, he activated the [Cloud Sea Trapping Array]!" the senior student recognized.

When trapped inside, one needed a compass to locate and observe the flow of spiritual energy to determine the array type. But observing from the outside was different; one could infer based on the array's appearance, which was generally fast and accurate.

The onlooker sees the game best.

"Cloud Sea Trapping Array? That's one of the most formidable and difficult among first-level arrays!"

"This array seals the six senses, making everything invisible. Even with a compass for deduction, without figuring out the array type, it's hard to break!"

Unexpectedly, this guy was so unlucky to encounter such a powerful trapping array right at the start. The two junior students shook their heads, full of sympathy.

Without strength, encountering a simple one might allow luck to play a part, but facing such a strong trapping array, he could only blame his misfortune.

"You see, even if you encounter a trapping array, it doesn't guarantee passage. To challenge the Array Sea, you must maintain ample energy and spirit, and have deep reverence for arrays. You can't learn from this guy, frivolous and ignorant, asking for trouble..."

Seeing that this guy still hadn't taken out his array plate, the senior student shook his head and turned to instruct the two junior students.

Before he finished speaking, he saw both junior students' eyes wide open, twitching as if having seizures.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing them so undignified, the senior student frowned. "The teacher specifically instructed that before challenging the Array Sea, you need to concentrate and avoid impatience. With such a restless state, how can you succeed?"

"No, senior, look..."

The green-robed junior student's face flushed with urgency as he pointed forward.

"What's all the fuss about? Isn't he just trapped and can't get out? Don't worry, if he can't get out in an hour, the array will automatically disappear, representing failure. The trapping array won't harm his life..."

Snorting, the senior student turned around, but his words caught in his throat. His body stiffened, and his jaw dropped. "What?"

The young man, whom they thought was helplessly trapped, was now standing quietly not far away, slowly shaking his head with a calm expression.

And the mist that had filled the surroundings had vanished, meaning... the Cloud Sea Trapping Array that had frightened him was already broken!

Breaking the array, stopping it, leaving no trace...

Wasn't he supposed to be unable to pass?

And even if he passed, how could it be so fast?

Without using a compass or anything, without even identifying the direction of spiritual energy, in the time it took to lecture the two junior students, the array was gone...

Wasn't that too exaggerated?

"What just happened?" the senior student couldn't help but ask urgently.

"We... didn't see clearly either. He just kicked the array... and then, and then, and then... it was gone!"

The green-robed junior student couldn't help but say.

"Kicked it once, and it was gone? What nonsense are you talking about?" The senior student's face darkened.

I asked you how he broke the array, and you tell me he kicked it...

Kick your sister!

An array isn't a person. If kicking it once could stop it, what would be the need for array masters?

This profession wouldn't be so revered and feared.

"It really was just one kick..."

His mouth twitching, the green-robed junior student was about to cry.

He had seen it clearly on the stone wall: this guy kicked once, and the array stopped... But when he said it, not only did the senior student not believe it, even he wondered if he had seen things or fallen into an illusion.

Otherwise, how could a peak first-level Cloud Sea Trapping Array be broken so easily?

"It was one kick..." The white-robed junior student also nodded, looking dazed.

"Right, since I saw it too, then it must be true..." With confirmation, the green-robed junior student finally felt he wasn't crazy and nodded quickly.

"Kick?" The senior student was exasperated.

It must be your brains that got kicked to come up with such an absurd claim!

An array is formless and intangible... can you kick it?

"Alright, no matter what method he used, the first level array was simple, and passing isn't too hard. If he continues, it probably won't be so easy!"

Seeing the two junior students couldn't speak clearly, the senior student waved his hand and stared intently ahead.

He had missed the previous action, but this time he wouldn't. He wanted to figure out exactly what method this guy used to break the array.

After all, the junior students had studied arrays for a short time and might have been fooled by some strange method, missing the real technique.

Whoosh!

As he focused, the young man who had just broken the Cloud Sea Trapping Array indeed didn't stop and continued forward.

Hum!

Soon, he triggered the second level array. A white mist emerged, enveloping him again.

"It's... an illusion array!" The senior student's pupils contracted.

Having fallen into an illusion array before, he knew its terror. Seeing the type of mist and the direction of spiritual energy flow, he knew that even if this array wasn't exactly the same as the one he encountered, its power was no less!

"Illusion array?"

The two junior students were stunned, full of sympathy.

To be honest, this guy was really unlucky. First level, he encountered such a powerful trapping array, and now the second level, he met an illusion array that even the senior student had failed.

"Right, in the array, clear qi rises and turbid qi sinks. Their collision and interaction produce a special sobbing sound. Hearing this sound, one's mind involuntarily sinks into it, unable to extricate themselves. That's how I was led into the illusion without realizing it!"

The senior student said solemnly.

Recalling his previous experience, he still felt terrified.

As soon as he entered, before he could react, a special sound wave entered his ears, invaded his mind, and made him dizzy.

It felt like encountering a killing array attacking him, forcing him to defend himself.

If not for his true qi being nearly depleted, which made him realize the situation, he would still be trapped.

"That terrifying?"

The white-robed junior student's pupils shrank. "Then... does that mean he can't pass?"

"Illusion arrays demand a high level of mental state. If one's mental state isn't sufficient, it's hard to escape. He's not even twenty. Even if he started cultivating young, how strong can his mental state be? Even I couldn't pass. I don't believe he can succeed!"

The senior student shook his head.

He hadn't seen how this guy passed the first level, but passing so quickly showed he had some skill in arrays. But... illusion arrays were too difficult.

It wasn't about how well you understood arrays; it was more about mental state.

If you couldn't be as steadfast as a rock, it was easy to fall into confusion and be unable to extricate yourself.

To avoid being deluded, he had undergone special training and cultivated for countless years, yet he still fell for it. He didn't believe this kid, who looked under twenty, could do better than him.

"Look, he's already fallen into the illusion and is starting to flail and kick... Holy crap!"

When he had fallen into the illusion, he too had punched and kicked. This guy was clearly showing the same symptoms.

Before he finished speaking, the senior student suddenly twitched all over, trembling.

Amidst his cursing, they saw the young man's wildly kicking foot make contact with the array, and instantly, the mist-filled passage became clear.

The array... was broken again!