Chapter 89 - 86: Jiang Hao Transformed Into a Bandit, Nine Mountains and Eighteen Peaks

Chapter 89: Chapter 86: Jiang Hao Transformed Into a Bandit, Nine Mountains and Eighteen Peaks

BOOM!!!

The moment Jiang Hao stepped into the array, endless, terrifying killing intent surged wildly, bearing down to annihilate him.

Fortunately, the Ancient Emperor Sect’s array no longer had cultivators overseeing it. Combined with the fact that it was an ancient formation on the verge of collapse, he could just barely rely on his speed to evade the lethal attacks.

At one point, however, a world-shaking blade gleam brushed right past him, leaving him drenched in cold sweat. Instinct told Jiang Hao that if that blade gleam had struck him, he would have been blasted into fine ash on the spot.

Watching Jiang Hao enter the array, the peerless freak of the Celestial Sword Sect, Tian Jiu, hesitated for a moment before taking a step forward and following him in. Close behind the two, several other figures flashed by, intruding into the array by retracing Jiang Hao’s exact path.

"Qingfeng!"

BOOM!!!

No matter how cautious Jiang Hao was, the array still locked onto him, unleashing a streak of Sword Qi that was entirely unavoidable. In his haste, Jiang Hao had no choice but to summon Qingfeng. With his Golden Spiritual Power surging throughout his body, he swung his sword to meet the attack head-on.

However, in the next moment...

BOOM!!!

A crisp snap rang out from the Qingfeng Sword. The blade trembled violently, its brilliant light dimming drastically. Jiang Hao himself was sent flying backward, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.

Fortunately, the current array retained less than a ten-millionth of its original power. Although he had suffered heavy injuries, he was not entirely incapacitated.

Seeing the white-clad youth suffer such severe injuries, the terrifying figures trailing behind him instantly wore grave expressions. They grew incredibly cautious, yet they continued to advance one after another along Jiang Hao’s path.

"Damn it, not a single one of them is any good." Seeing that these people were truly treating him as their trailblazing pawn, Jiang Hao felt profoundly displeased.

Just as those few entered the array, a flood-like army of cultivators also descended before it.

"They just went in like that?"

Watching the figures vanish into the array, many cultivators gasped in shock. It was only then that the cultivators who had witnessed the preceding events slowly calmed down, their faces filled with astonishment.

"That peerless freak named Jiang Hao has become a stepping stone for those people."

"Another peerless freak has entered the Ancient Emperor Sect ruins. I’m afraid we’ll only be left with scraps."

"This is the Ancient Emperor Sect! Never mind scraps—even if we only get a single crumb, it’s still a monumental stroke of fortune."

"You’re right. Let’s hurry up and go in too."

As the crowd murmured in agreement, the Array Masters stepped forward, playing a crucial role in navigating the path ahead. However, as the countless cultivators carefully explored the array, they silently memorized that name in their hearts: Jiang Hao!

"If we run into this person inside the Ancient Emperor Sect, we absolutely must stay far away from him."

He was a peerless freak, far beyond what people of their level could casually provoke. At this moment, many cultivators silently etched his figure into their minds.

But compared to the shock brought by the white-clad youth, the crowd was far more concerned with the fortunes hidden within the Ancient Emperor Sect. It was a treasure trove of legacies. As long as they gained something from it, this trip would not be in vain.

Through this chain of events, however, Jiang Hao had inadvertently become the first person to step foot into the Ancient Emperor Sect ruins—provided he could safely navigate through the Sect Protection Array.

BOOM!!!

SPURT!!!

Suffering another heavy blow, Jiang Hao was blasted away by the Killing Array, his clothes already dyed red with blood.

"Damn it. How does an array that doesn’t even have a ten-millionth of its peak strength still possess such terrifying power?"

He quickly swallowed a Healing Pill. The medicinal efficacy dissolved the moment it entered his body, rapidly repairing his injuries, which had long been pushed to the absolute limit. Looking at the slowly rotating Sect Protection Array, even Jiang Hao, with his formidable physical body, found it hard to endure.

But when he glanced back and saw that the figures following him had also suffered varying degrees of heavy injuries, he instantly felt much better.

"Once I get out of here, I must diligently study the Array Dao. At critical moments, it can save my life." Staring at the unfathomable, impenetrable array, Jiang Hao grew even more determined in his resolve to study the Array Dao in the future.

For now, however, he could only bite the bullet and forge ahead. It was like crossing a river by feeling for stones; he had no idea what would come next.

Fortunately, a quarter of an hour later, Jiang Hao finally saw a glimmer of hope.

"The Ancient Emperor Sect?"

Beyond the array’s swirling halos of light, he could faintly make out countless shadowy, ancient structures. Jiang Hao’s spirits were instantly lifted, and he dashed madly toward them.

"Now is the time."

Locating a weak point in the array’s operation, he gathered all his strength and abruptly charged toward that realm.

BOOM!!!

With a slight tremble of the ancient formation, Jiang Hao’s figure flashed, and he finally emerged safely beyond the array. Seeing his figure pass completely through the barrier, the several figures still trapped within the formation instantly grew anxious and frantically scrambled forward.

Jiang Hao glanced back, his expression instantly darkening.

"You’ve saved a lot of effort following me all the way here, haven’t you? But did you really think it would be that easy to cross the array?"

After speaking, the white-clad youth snorted coldly. He hefted the three-foot Qingfeng Sword, mobilizing all the power of his Spirit Transformation.

In the next moment...

BOOM!!!

A terrifying streak of Sword Qi slashed into the array. As if reacting to the external bombardment, the entire array instantly descended into chaos. A horrifying killing intent swallowed the path they had come from, completely scrambling that stretch of heaven and earth.

"Damn it, this kid is no saint either."

"Jiang, we have no grudges against you! Why must you go to such extremes?"

"This is bad. His sword strike triggered the array’s defensive instincts. The path ahead has changed; we have to find a new breakthrough point."

"Damn it, brat! Once I, Jiang, get out of here, I’ll make you pay!"