Chapter 522 The Yin-Devouring and Yang-Corrupting Grand Array, A Smart Person Never Does Foolish Things

“It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t been so arrogant and underestimated the enemy, I wouldn’t have been lured here, and I wouldn’t have dragged you into this…”

Ao Yin’s eyes dimmed. Her brilliant silver hair was matted with blood and dirt, and her snow-white skin was caked with grime. She was in a wretched state; never in her life had she been so miserable, pushed to the brink of death.

Kong Xuan’s beautiful, delicate face was also etched with exhaustion; she was in no better shape than Ao Yin.

On her wrist, she wore a bracelet that looked like red agate, but it was now covered in cracks. A hazy glow pulsed from it, forming a barrier that protected them both. However, it was clearly on its last legs and could shatter at any moment.

“If we’re to blame anyone, it’s these cunning Barbarians. We should have known they were deliberately revealing a flaw to lure us in step by step.”

A brilliant, Five-Colored Divine Light suffused Kong Xuan’s pupils as Secret Power flowed into the bracelet on her wrist. Instantly, the light from the barrier before them brightened considerably.

“We can hold out for three days at most. After that, we’ll both be completely spent.” She sighed, her gaze trying to pierce the layer of gray sand and see the scene outside.

At this point, even standing up was a struggle. They didn’t dare move carelessly, lest they waste what little Magical Power they had left.

In the days they had been trapped in this array, their supply of various Elixir Pills had also nearly run out.

This infamous Grand Array had once even refined an Eighth Realm Tribulation Bridge Realm expert to death. If not for their profound family backgrounds, they would never have lasted this long.

“If I hadn’t left the Dragon Scale with my clan before I left, its power should have been enough to break this array.”

“Unfortunately, I was worried the Prime Minister’s Mansion was plotting to get that Dragon Scale, so I left it with my clan instead of bringing it with me…”

Even someone as proud and defiant as Ao Yin couldn’t help but sigh in regret. She had once earned the recognition of the Lifebound Dragon Scale left behind by an ancestor of the Dragon-man Race.

That Dragon Scale was one of the guardian treasures of the Dragon-man Race; its value went without saying.

In the days she had been trapped in this array, much of her arrogance had been worn away. She came to understand the principle that there is always someone stronger, and that even the Barbarian Race was not to be underestimated.

Of course, aside from the Dragon Scale, both she and Kong Xuan had their own life-saving treasures. Unfortunately, they had already used them while fighting the numerous Barbarian Race experts. Now, the two of them had truly exhausted all their options.

“Heh heh, it seems your master has abandoned you.”

“We told him to come rescue you alone in three days, but he hasn’t made a move. It makes sense, I suppose. How could two mere followers be more important than his own life?”

“I just wonder, after you two die, will the powers behind you retaliate against the Prime Minister’s Mansion?”

Just then, from outside the overwhelming, gray-black whirlwind, came a voice filled with undisguised mockery.

Ao Yin and Kong Xuan both recognized it. This was the Barbarian expert who had severely wounded them that day, a master whose strength was likely at the Eighth Realm Tribulation Bridge Realm.

It was this very person who had forced them to use their trump cards, after which they were driven into this Grand Array.

“Three days…”

Neither of them responded. Ao Yin remained expressionless, but Kong Xuan’s eyes dimmed slightly.

In truth, they had already guessed this would be the outcome.

The Barbarian Race had laid an inescapable trap, just waiting for Jiang Lan. Although he was powerful, how could he possibly face so many Barbarian experts? It was no different from a suicide mission.

Rationally, even if he came and the Barbarians released them, what would be the result? The three of them would just end up dying here together.

“He’s a smart man, and smart men don’t do foolish things,” Ao Yin said softly, as if telling Kong Xuan, but also as if explaining it to herself.

They sat back-to-back, unable to see each other’s faces, but they could guess what the other was thinking.

Kong Xuan also spoke softly, “That’s true, but I can’t help but fantasize… What if he does come? After all, we were the ones he specifically asked for by name.”

Ao Yin’s pale golden pupils trembled slightly. She then shook her head and said, “From the first day we met, I could tell he’s the type of person who only acts for profit. He won’t do anything that doesn’t benefit him…”

“Besides…”

“Besides what?” At this, Kong Xuan actually let out a light laugh, seeming somewhat carefree.

“Besides, I was disrespectful to him that day, and we’ve had almost no contact or conversation since. You, on the other hand, have done things for him, Kong Xuan. If he were to save anyone, it would probably be you,” Ao Yin said calmly.

Kong Xuan smiled. “Why are you so pessimistic? And who says there’s no benefit? If he risks his life to save us this time, won’t we be completely devoted to him from now on?”

Ao Yin was not nearly as optimistic or carefree as her. At her words, she just shook her head, her gaze seeming to penetrate the Grand Array and look toward her homeland in the north.

“Refusing to give up until they’re at death’s door. Still acting tough at a time like this, refusing to beg for mercy and surrender. Do they really think that Jiang Lan will come save them?”

Outside the Grand Array, Uganda stood with his arms crossed, a cold smile on his face as he stared into it.

It wasn’t just him; Huangfu Hao, who was beside him, also didn’t believe Jiang Lan would come.

Risk his own life for two followers? With the trap the Barbarian Race had set, even a Great Power of the Eighth Realm Tribulation Bridge Realm would have no hope of leaving unscathed.

“In three days, Helian Wen and Tantai Qing will fight, and one of them is sure to die…”

“Over at the Demon Abyss, the supreme experts of the Demon Race will naturally coordinate an attack on the seal. Immortal Ascension Island will be thrown into chaos that day.”