Chapter 742: Array Map

Chapter 742: Chapter 293: Array Map

The perpetually active cluster of purple light in his mind seemed to reach its peak and suddenly erupted!

VMMM—

A brilliant purple light of indescribable hue shone out from between Chen Qing’s eyebrows!

The once-violent torrent of True Essence, under the illumination of this purple light, swiftly calmed and dissipated like melting ice and snow.

In a daze, Chen Qing felt as if his consciousness had connected with the entire Celestial Treasure Tower!

A subtle link was established.

But the feeling came and went in a flash. In just an instant, the connection was severed as if by an invisible force and quickly faded.

Chen Qing’s heart pounded. An unbelievable thought exploded in his mind like a clap of thunder: ‘Could it be… that I can actually influence the Celestial Treasure Tower, and even… make it acknowledge me as its master?’

What was the Celestial Treasure Tower?

It was a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure left behind by the Celestial Treasure Upper Sect’s Founding Ancestor!

Ranked as one of the thirteen Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasures in the world, it was the very foundation of the Sect!

Its value was simply immeasurable.

It was rumored that one of the deepest reasons behind the brilliant Li Qingyu’s rebellion against the Sect back then was related to the secrets of this very Celestial Treasure Tower!

One could say that the Celestial Treasure Tower was the most precious and important treasure of the entire Celestial Treasure Upper Sect, its ultimate safeguard!

Chen Qing took a deep breath, calming the turmoil stirred by the Purple Light’s strange activity, and stepped onto the stairs leading to the thirty-fourth layer.

The moment he entered the thirty-fourth layer, the environment changed once more.

This place was no longer shrouded in darkness. Instead, it resembled a desolate ancient battlefield. Under his feet was cracked, reddish-brown earth, and a desolate aura permeated the air, filled with the faint, grim echoes of clashing weapons and armored cavalry.

Just as Chen Qing focused his senses and raised his guard, the space before him distorted, and an aura far more tyrannical and violent than the previous Puppets suddenly descended!

ROAR—!

A deafening roar tore through the silence, the sound waves striking like a physical force and making Chen Qing’s blood roil slightly.

A behemoth materialized from the void—it was, to his shock, a ferocious-looking Exotic Beast!

The beast was as large as an elephant, its body covered in dark red Scale Armor. Between the gaps in its scales, a molten-red light flowed like lava.

It resembled a lion, but its head was much larger, and a single, spiraling horn grew from its forehead, glinting with a black light that seemed capable of tearing through anything.

Most striking were its enormous pupils, which burned with raging flames, filled with an air of destruction and tyranny. Its four thick, Sharp Claws rested on the ground, easily crushing the hard, reddish-brown rock.

The appearance of this Exotic Beast was seventy to eighty percent similar to the primordial behemoth that had manifested when Zhang Baicheng used his Divine Secret Technique, “Heaven-Burning Flame,” only its aura was more solid and far more savage!

‘To think the tower’s illusions can simulate the form of an Exotic Beast from a Divine Technique, and even surpass it!’

A chill ran through Chen Qing’s heart, and he dared not be the slightest bit careless.

The pressure this Exotic Beast exerted on him far exceeded that of the illusion manifested by Zhang Baicheng’s Divine Technique. Its strength had definitely reached a formidable level within the True Essence Realm.

The Exotic Beast let out a low growl, its massive body displaying a startling speed that belied its size. It transformed into a crimson afterimage, carrying an intense heat that could burn mountains and boil seas as it charged ferociously toward Chen Qing!

Before it even got close, a terrifying pressure bore down like an invisible mountain, attempting to immobilize Chen Qing.

Chen Qing’s eyes narrowed. His Primordial True Essence surged, and the Profound Dragon Spear instantly appeared in his hand, its shaft vibrating with a stirring dragon’s cry.

Instead of retreating, he advanced. With a profound step, his body slid sideways like a roaming dragon, narrowly avoiding the beast’s ferocious frontal assault.

At the same time, he flicked his wrist. The Profound Dragon Spear transformed into a black bolt of lightning, whistling through the air as he executed a Penetrating Force strike from the True Martial Seven Joints, aiming straight for the beast’s relatively vulnerable abdomen!

CLANG—!

Sparks flew!

The spear tip struck the Exotic Beast’s Scale Armor with perfect accuracy, yet it produced a deafening clang of metal on metal.

The dark red Scale Armor was incredibly tough. Chen Qing’s probing strike had only managed to leave a tiny white mark, failing to break through its defense!

Instead, a powerful rebounding force traveled up the spear’s shaft, making Chen Qing’s arm tingle slightly.

‘What tough defenses!’

Although unharmed by the blow, the Exotic Beast’s ferocity was completely unleashed.

It twisted its body abruptly, its long, steel-whip-like tail lashing toward Chen Qing with a piercing shriek, a strike akin to Sweeping Thousand Troops! Where the tail passed, the air itself seemed to detonate, creating a series of sharp, crackling sonic booms.

Chen Qing retreated rapidly, simultaneously weaving an impenetrable curtain of spear-light with the Profound Dragon Spear in front of him.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The tail collided violently with the curtain of spear-light, producing a string of muffled thuds.

With each collision, a scorching, wild Power penetrated his defense, making his blood churn and his Protective True Essence fluctuate violently.

This Exotic Beast was not only immensely strong and astonishingly tough, but its attacks were also swift and savage, far surpassing those of an ordinary True Essence Realm Cultivator.

After clashing head-on several times, Chen Qing knew that with his current Spear Technique alone, it would be difficult to take down this thick-skinned beast quickly.

A glint flashed in his eyes. He decided to test the Divine Secret Technique he had just finished cultivating.

Just as the Exotic Beast reared up again, swinging its millstone-sized claws downward with a terrifying Power that seemed to rip through the void, Chen Qing’s figure abruptly floated back over thirty feet and, at the same time, stabbed the Profound Dragon Spear into the ground beside him!

He instantly began forming seals with his hands in front of his chest. His ten fingers fluttered like butterflies, their speed creating a blur of afterimages.

The vast True Essence in his body began to circulate wildly in an unprecedented manner, activating the Earth Essence Qi that had merged with his Sea of Will and Dantian!

Mountain and River Seal! Suppress!

Chen Qing thrust both hands forward!