Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 123: Chapter 120: Water Dragon Array, The Might of the Dharma Body

”Array, activate!”

Wang Jiangshi let out a long cry that shot straight to the Nine Heavens as the entire surface of Star Moon Lake trembled violently.

Even the Martial Artists standing around Star Moon Lake felt the shores beneath their feet begin to tremble.

”What’s going on?”

Cries of alarm erupted from the many Martial Artists present.

”It’s an Array! Wang Jiangshi has laid an Array in Star Moon Lake!”

Luo Haisheng said, his expression grave.

”No wonder the Wang Family moved their entire clan to the vicinity of Star Moon Lake. So that was their plan.”

Yan Shuangying said with a heavy expression. She herself was an Array Master who loved to study Arrays.

The art of Arrays was vast and profound. They came in all sizes. Small Arrays were simply set up using Array Banners and didn’t cover a very large area.

Large Arrays, however, utilized the surrounding geography of mountains and rivers, and could easily envelop an entire mountain range, or even a whole city.

Even greater Arrays could generate an Array Spirit and draw upon the Power of Heaven and Earth, the Power of Stars, and the Sun and Moon Power. Such Arrays were endlessly mysterious and unpredictable.

’What a powerful Array.’

Yan Shuangying’s pretty face was solemn. Her current understanding of the Dao of Arrays was only at the Entry Level; she could only use a few Array Banners to set up formations.

But this Array that Wang Jiangshi had deployed utilized the geography of Star Moon Lake itself. Such a method was more than just a single step above her own abilities.

’This Wang Jiangshi really hides his cards well. To think he had an ace like this up his sleeve.’

The surrounding Martial Artists all lamented how devious Wang Jiangshi was. Who could have imagined that the Wang Family’s move to Star Moon Lake was for an ulterior motive—to secretly lay down an Array without anyone noticing?

”I wonder what this Array is called?” someone asked, puzzled.

Every type of Array was different: there were Trapping Arrays, Killing Arrays, Illusion Arrays, Maze Arrays...

”Hehehehe, this Array is called the Water Dragon Array. It took several months to set up from start to finish. Deploying it has nearly drained more than half of my Wang Family’s resources. With this Array in hand, Father can even fight someone in the top ten of the Innate List.”

One of the many Innate Realm experts from the Wang Family burst out laughing.

The crowd recognized him. He was Wang Jiangshi’s eldest son, an Innate Late Stage expert in his own right, and a prominent figure.

”I didn’t expect this Ning Jiang to be able to push Father this far. But now that the Water Dragon Array has been activated, the outcome is set. There’s no way he can survive it.”

A second person spoke—another of Wang Jiangshi’s sons.

”It’s a pity this Array can only be used once. After that, it will become useless.”

The one who lamented this was one of Wang Jiangshi’s daughters.

The other Innate Realm experts of the Wang Family showed looks of pleasant surprise upon hearing their conversation.

Apparently, only Wang Jiangshi’s closest children knew about the Array; the others had been kept in the dark.

”The Clan Leader was at a disadvantage earlier. It seems we were worried for nothing.”

”Now we just have to wait for Father to kill this brat, and then we’ll settle our scores with Kunlun and the Liu Family.”

The many Innate Realm experts of the Wang Family laughed heartily, casting malicious gazes in the direction of Kunlun.

The members of Kunlun, however, all looked rather grim.

Although they had faith in Ning Jiang, this was an Array that Wang Jiangshi had meticulously prepared. It was connected to the entirety of Star Moon Lake, and no one knew just how powerful it truly was.

Under the crowd’s horrified gazes, the center of the lake began to churn like boiling water. Beneath the surface, something terrible seemed about to emerge.

”Water Dragon, appear!”

This continued for a moment. Then, following Wang Jiangshi’s cold shout, the churning lake water suddenly transformed. A behemoth shot toward the sky, bursting out like a bolt of lightning.

It was a massive serpent, over a hundred feet long. Its body was as thick as a water vat and covered in scales, looking frighteningly lifelike.

Though it was called a Water Dragon, it was actually a serpent. ”Water Dragon” was just a boastful name.

But even so, the sight of this water serpent was an immense shock to the surrounding Martial Artists.

The serpent’s entire body was formed from condensed lake water, but under the Array’s power, the once-soft water had become harder than steel, incredibly solid.

”This time, I’m afraid the White Head Sword Sect is in real danger.”

The faces of the many Martial Artists turned pale with horror as they looked at the enormous, lifelike water serpent.

The water serpent had only revealed half of its body above the lake; the other half was still submerged. Its full length was likely close to three hundred feet.

What did three hundred feet even mean?

A body that massive could level a great hall with a single casual sweep of its tail.

”So this is the might of an Array. Once an Array can draw upon the power of the terrain, its strength is on a completely different level.”

Among the many Martial Artists, there were quite a few Array Masters. They were all exclaiming in awe, their faces pale.

”The White Head Sword Sect’s chances of winning are less than ten percent.”

A white-haired old man in a Daoist robe stated this decisively. No one around him questioned it, because some recognized him as a famous Array Master from Luoyang City who had set up Arrays for many families and held an extraordinary status.

”I believe he won’t lose.”

Liu Xianyu said this, but she couldn’t help but clench her delicate fists.

At this moment, more than ninety percent of the people present did not favor Ning Jiang’s chances.

And yet, Ning Jiang just stood there with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent. As he calmly watched the Water Dragon, there wasn’t the slightest hint of gravity in his eyes.

”Ning Jiang, you are indeed strong. I admit you are a man of astonishing talent. What a pity you arrived too late. If you had come three days earlier, this Array would not have been here.”

Wang Jiangshi said slowly. He had been setting up this Array for several months, and it was only completed three days ago.

”Aren’t you surprised?” Wang Jiangshi asked, now full of confidence.

”What’s there to be surprised about? Did you think I wouldn’t notice?” Ning Jiang said nonchalantly.

He had actually sensed it the moment he set foot on Star Moon Lake.

’As a Legendary Venerable from a hundred thousand years ago, if I couldn’t even detect a little trick like this, I might as well just bash my head in and die.’

”What? You already knew? Then why didn’t you destroy the Array?” Wang Jiangshi was startled and found it hard to believe, thinking Ning Jiang was just bluffing.

”Destroy the Array? You think a shoddy, second-rate Array like this could actually harm me? Wang Jiangshi, you underestimate me far too much.”

Ning Jiang flicked his fingernail and looked toward the depths of the lake, speaking with utter fearlessness. ”Someone who can lay an Array using the terrain must be an Array Grandmaster at the very least. This clearly isn’t an Array you set up yourself. You used an Array Disc.”

Ning Jiang’s words made Wang Jiangshi’s expression change drastically.

He was indeed no Array Grandmaster. There were no more than five Array Grandmasters in all of Cyan Cloud Country, and every one of them was a world-renowned figure.

An Array Disc was a special item created by engraving an Array onto a circular plate.

With an Array Disc, one only needed to supply it with enough Energy from Primordial Stones to activate the entire Grand Array.

Wang Jiangshi’s Water Dragon Array was, in fact, powered by an Array Disc buried at the center of the lakebed. He had then placed Primordial Stones at specific locations all around Star Moon Lake to provide the Array Disc with Energy.

”There must be someone backing you. Who is it?”

Ning Jiang asked, wanting to know who had provided Wang Jiangshi with the Array Disc.

”A dead man has no need for answers.”

Wang Jiangshi had no intention of answering. With a solemn expression, he formed a hand seal and pointed at Ning Jiang.

”Water Dragon Body Lock!”

A smaller version of the water serpent instantly appeared at Ning Jiang’s feet. Though it was called smaller, it was still several dozen feet long.

With lightning speed, the water serpent coiled around Ning Jiang, wrapping him up and locking him firmly in place.

”Water Dragon Spear!”

Wang Jiangshi knew the water serpent probably couldn’t hold Ning Jiang for long. He changed his hand seal and immediately activated the giant serpent.

”ROAR!”

The three-hundred-foot-long Water Dragon let out a roar, the sound wave shaking the heavens.

It opened its massive maw, and from within its mouth, lake water surged and condensed into a long spear!

SHIIIIING!

Accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, the spear shot out, as fierce as a clap of thunder.

This Water Spear was several dozen feet long, larger than a man. Its tip was sharp, and the air parted before it like water.

”Ning Jiang, this strike would be fatal even to someone in the top twenty of the Innate List! Only a few in the top ten might survive by relying on their special techniques, and even then, they would be grievously injured. Let’s see you block this!” Wang Jiangshi laughed maniacally.

He was certain that with the power of this attack, Ning Jiang had absolutely no chance of survival.

”This is bad.”

The surrounding Martial Artists cried out in alarm. Everything happened too fast. Now that Ning Jiang was trapped and unable to move his limbs, wasn’t this a dead end?

”Alas, it seems even a genius is fated to fall.”

Someone sighed. When Ning Jiang had returned this time and crushed Wang Jiangshi, everyone thought the battle was decided. But who could have predicted that Wang Jiangshi still held such a terrifying trump card?

’The power of this attack is indeed impressive. But unfortunately for you, Wang Jiangshi, my strength far exceeds your imagination!’

Just as more than ninety percent of the crowd was certain of Ning Jiang’s death, and countless people closed their eyes, unable to bear watching...

Suddenly.

As if the Taiyang God Child had descended to the mortal world, brilliant golden flames erupted from Ning Jiang’s body.

The water serpent binding his body instantly shattered.

Under a sea of stunned and speechless gazes, the ten-foot-tall Great Sun Dharma Body appeared before the world for the very first time!

BANG!

The very instant the Great Sun Dharma Body formed, the massive Water Spear slammed viciously against it.

At once, a massive sound wave swept out like a storm. The entire Star Moon Lake was affected, with waves dozens of feet high surging up as if a great tsunami had occurred—a horrifying sight.

”Look out!”

Watching the tsunami-like waves rush toward them, the Martial Artists on the shore let out countless cries of alarm, joining forces to unleash their Gang Qi and shatter the waves.

After clumsily blocking the crashing waves, all eyes immediately shifted back to the center. When they saw the completely unscathed Great Sun Dharma Body, a continuous series of sharp gasps echoed through the crowd.

A strike powerful enough to kill an expert in the top twenty of the Innate List couldn’t even break through the Great Sun Dharma Body’s defense!

”What is that thing?”

Countless Martial Artists stared blankly at the Great Sun Dharma Body. They had never seen such a technique before.

Although the Great Sun Dharma Body was only ten feet tall, far smaller than the Water Dragon, it shone with a brilliant golden light. Its divine radiance was blinding, making it look like a small sun, incomparably sacred.

”How is this possible?”

Wang Jiangshi’s face turned ashen. He almost wondered if he was dreaming.

He could have accepted it if Ning Jiang had been seriously injured, but to not even harm a single hair on his head... such a result drove him to despair.

’Flee.’

All fighting spirit vanished from Wang Jiangshi’s heart. He was truly an Innate Limit expert; he knew when to advance and when to retreat. Seeing that the situation was dire, he immediately tried to escape.

”No one escapes from me!”

Ning Jiang lightly stomped his foot and shot forward to kill.