Chapter 570: A Turtle in a Jar

Chapter 570: Chapter 570: A Turtle in a Jar

Wang Hao paid the people before him no mind whatsoever.

Such was the powerful confidence of a Semi-Saint.

Moreover, Wang Hao was a Reincarnation Martial Artist.

But at that moment, Long Jian and the others all turned to leave. Wang Hao, of course, had no intention of letting them go, but just then, his surroundings suddenly changed.

Within the empty void, Wang Hao was all alone.

’An Array?’

Wang Hao was astonished. Array Masters were exceptionally rare on this continent—perhaps one in ten thousand.

For this very reason, Wang Hao had never imagined the Long Family would be hiding an Array Master, let alone one who could deploy such a powerful Array.

Wang Hao’s expression turned grim. Despite his two lifetimes of experience and immense confidence, he was no Array Master. When it came to Arrays, he was completely clueless.

"Wang Hao, welcome to my Array."

Upon hearing Long Ao’s voice, Wang Hao understood everything in an instant. This was all Long Ao’s doing. Only now did he finally realize he had been walking into a trap the entire time.

"Long Ao, don’t be so arrogant. One day, I will tear you into a million pieces."

Wang Hao wasn’t the least bit afraid, as he refused to believe Long Ao could master two different Daos.

For that reason, Wang Hao began Breaking the Array, unleashing his immense power against the empty void around him.

But Wang Hao found that the entire space was like a wad of cotton; no matter how much force he exerted, his surroundings remained completely unaffected.

"Wang Hao, you can use this time inside my Array to comprehend your Divine Spirit. If you can awaken it and break through to the Divine Dao Realm, you’ll naturally be able to leave."

Wang Hao didn’t speak, but he felt an overwhelming urge to start cursing. ’Divine Spirit, my ass! I just used my Divine Soul Residual Thought, so comprehending my Divine Spirit now would be incredibly difficult. Besides, comprehending a Divine Spirit isn’t something that can be done overnight.’

「The Long Family Estate.」

"Sect Leader Long, can this Array really trap Wang Hao?"

From the outside, the entire Array was shrouded in a sphere of light. While Long Bai and Long Jian were astonished, they both knew Long Ao was no ordinary man. How else could someone so young not only have a Cultivation at the Semi-Saint Realm but also be a master of the Array Dao?

The Alchemy Dao and the Array Dao were similar in that both were exceedingly rare, with their practitioners held in even higher esteem than Martial Artists.

Long Ao simply smiled without a word, completely confident in the Array he had laid.

"Master, if Wang Hao dies, the Sacred Land surely won’t let this matter rest. How are we supposed to handle them?"

Seeing that Wang Hao was now fish in a barrel, Long Heng’s greatest worry was still the Sacred Land. After all, in the minds of everyone on Cloud Island, the Sacred Land was the true hegemon. Even if his master was powerful, the idea of him taking on the entire Sacred Land alone seemed rather unrealistic.

Long Ao, of course, knew what was on Long Heng’s mind.

As for the Sacred Land, Long Ao hadn’t yet thought of a better solution. However, there was only one thing he had to do right now: kill Wang Hao. In Long Ao’s eyes, the threat Wang Hao posed was far greater than that of the Sacred Land.

Wang Hao, a Reincarnation Martial Artist, had already begun to awaken his Divine Spirit. No one knew when he would succeed in fully awakening it.

But one thing was certain: once Wang Hao fully awakened his Divine Spirit, he would attain the Divine Dao Realm. Who would be able to stand against him then?

Seeing his master’s silence, Long Heng realized how wary he was of Wang Hao. Long Heng couldn’t understand it. Since Wang Hao was already trapped in the Array like a fish in a barrel, why was his master still so concerned?

"Wang Hao... that man is not to be underestimated."

「Inside the Array.」

After attacking for a while and finding it was like punching cotton, Wang Hao stopped. Instead, he stood quietly within the Array and began to carefully observe his surroundings.

Though Wang Hao knew nothing of Arrays, he was a Reincarnation Martial Artist. Left with no other choice, he could only resort to using his Divine Soul Residual Thought.

At this moment, Wang Hao was utterly vexed. Having used his Divine Soul Residual Thought twice now, even if he managed to escape the Array alive, his future attempts to comprehend his Divine Spirit and break through to the Peak Divine Dao Realm would be ten times more difficult.

In other words, if it previously would have taken him a year to comprehend his Divine Spirit and break through to the Divine Dao Realm, after using his Divine Soul Residual Thought twice, it would now take him a full ten years, or even a hundred.

"Long Ao, I will make you pay."

With that, the Divine Soul Residual Thought inside Wang Hao’s body erupted, unleashing a powerful Divine Dao aura that slammed violently against the surrounding Array.

Although the Illusion Array Long Ao had set up was formidable, the difference in power was too great. Once Wang Hao used his Divine Soul Residual Thought, the aura it released was that of the Divine Dao. How could the Array possibly withstand a Divine Dao aura?

BOOM.

With a tremendous bang, the sphere of light scattered and vanished without a trace.

Seeing Wang Hao burst out of the Array, Long Ao didn’t hesitate for a second. In a flash, he shot forward after him.

Long Ao had already anticipated that Wang Hao might be able to break the Array. Against an ordinary Martial Artist, he was fully confident his Array could kill them, but Wang Hao was a different case.

Long Ao had predicted that Wang Hao would resort to using his Divine Soul Residual Thought, making it difficult for the Array to contain him.

Although Wang Hao had broken the Array, Long Ao wasn’t worried at all. Every action has its pros and cons. While Wang Hao had managed to break the Array using his Divine Soul Residual Thought, it also created a major weakness for him. At the very least, comprehending his Divine Spirit to break through to the Divine Dao Realm would now be countless times more difficult.

Long Ao knew that killing Wang Hao right now was nearly impossible. However, delaying Wang Hao’s breakthrough was extremely advantageous for him, as Long Ao had immense confidence in his own progress.

Ten years—twenty at the most—and Long Ao was confident he could break through to the so-called Divine Dao Realm.

Wang Hao and Long Ao’s figures vanished into the distance, one chasing the other, leaving Long Heng and the others helpless. Still, after suffering such a major setback, Wang Hao probably wouldn’t be back anytime soon.

Long Heng and the others breathed a collective sigh of relief, but the rest of the Long Family remained deeply concerned. One Wang Hao may have fled, but the Sacred Land still loomed. In their eyes, the threat of the Sacred Land was far greater than that of Wang Hao—at least for now.

"Long Ao."

Before Wang Hao could finish speaking, Long Ao sent a Sword Aura slashing toward him. They were well past the point of exchanging empty threats; it was time for action. The sudden attack made Wang Hao want to curse aloud, but there was nothing he could do.

Without the help of his Divine Soul Residual Thought, Wang Hao knew he was hardly a match for his opponent. ’Revenge is a dish best served cold,’ he rationalized, ’and where there’s life, there’s hope. As long as I can stay alive, then once I comprehend my Divine Spirit and break through to the Divine Dao Realm, killing Long Ao will be a trivial matter.’