Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor-Chapter 1153: The True Array Core

"Kid, since you have guessed my identity, just obediently let me seize your body. Rest assured, I will not disgrace this body of yours!"

The Array Heart Strange Spirit made up its mind. As the words fell from its mouth, its entire figure became somewhat illusory, like a flow of water changing shape, even the handsome appearance changed in an instant.

"Just a mere Strange Spirit, yet you dare to covet my Yun Xiao's body, who gave you the courage?"

Listening to the confident words of the Array Heart Strange Spirit, Yun Xiao couldn't help but let a cold smile appear on his face. The words he spoke made the Array Heart Strange Spirit's anger surge; this ant-like thing actually dared to say such words to it.

Back when the Water Palace Master was alive, he was at the same level as the founder of Wuyan Palace, Hua Wuyan.

Although as a Strange Spirit without fully merged Spiritual Wisdom it couldn't reach that level, it was also comparable to a Ninth Rank Advanced Strange Spirit, with combat power far above Zhang Daohe of the Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm.

But as for this young human boy before it, he only had the cultivation of a mere half-step Earth Realm, in the eyes of the Array Heart Strange Spirit, he wasn't even a match for one of its moves.

Where did this boy's inexplicable confidence come from? Or was he just an ignorant foolish boy?

"Luckily, this foolish boy's Spiritual Wisdom is about to be erased, otherwise, it would truly be a disgrace to our Wuyan Water Palace!"

Thinking of the last possibility, the Array Heart Strange Spirit couldn't help but mutter to itself. After the voice exited, its entire figure unpredictably rushed towards Yun Xiao.

A Ninth Rank Advanced Strange Spirit, much stronger than the Strange Spirit Yun Xiao encountered on the third level of Xuanyin Cave before, although he was confident earlier, at this moment he had no intention of confronting this creature head-on.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The speed of the Array Heart Strange Spirit was extremely fast, and its methods were also extremely bizarre. Since it wanted to seize this perfect body, it was absolutely reluctant to damage even a single finger, so it used a special method.

Streams of water extended from the Array Heart Strange Spirit's body, drawing its entire form into an extremely strange shape. These water streams condensed into lines, about to bind Yun Xiao's entire body within.

"Kid, in my hands, you have no power to resist at all!"

Seeing that the human boy stood still as if frightened silly, the Array Heart Strange Spirit was increasingly confident. After it finished speaking, the streams binding Yun Xiao shrank inward fiercely.

Pop!

However, what puzzled the Array Heart Strange Spirit was that the human boy, appearing to have half-step Earth Realm cultivation, unexpectedly exploded like a soap bubble under the water binding, emitting only a soft popping sound.

Initially, the water spirit thought it had used too much force or overestimated this human boy's body, disappointed that such little force actually crushed it.

"It was just an afterimage?"

Yet in the next moment, the Array Heart Strange Spirit realized it had entirely overthought it wasn't because of excessive force or the weakness of the opponent's body, but simply the water streams had captured an afterimage.

Although it was a Strange Spirit, it wasn't an ordinary one. It possessed the memories of the former Water Palace Master, which not only allowed it to speak human language at Ninth Rank Advanced but also to know things that ordinary Strange Spirits didn't.

So at this moment, the Array Heart Strange Spirit was utterly confounded. Wasn't it said that only those who reached the Heavenly Rank Third Realm could use the Sky Power to enhance their speed to the maximum, barely creating a few blurry afterimages?

Yet the afterimage before him could even deceive him, a Ninth Rank Advanced Strange Spirit, indicating it was no ordinary afterimage, something deeply terrifying upon further consideration.

"Kid, I've told you, you can't escape!"

But these doubts merely flashed across the Array Heart Strange Spirit's mind. In the next moment, it already sensed the direction where the boy was, letting out a cold laugh.

In the Array Heart Strange Spirit's view, creating an afterimage at a half-step Earth Realm was indeed impressive, yet it was still merely a small trick. This was the palace of the Water Palace, and as a Strange Spirit born from the Array Core, that boy could make no significant waves.

"Hehe, dealing with a Strange Spirit like you doesn't necessarily require defeating you head-on!"

Yet just as the Array Heart Strange Spirit's cold laugh faded, the young man in rough clothes revealed a strange smile. At that moment, it saw the young man turning his head to look at a certain spot, making its heart skip a beat.

"Damn it, how does he know everything?"

Following Yun Xiao's gaze, the Array Heart Strange Spirit saw a crystal throne there. Perhaps only it knew, that was the true Array Core of this large array, the foundation of its existence in the world.

The conditions for the formation of the Array Heart Strange Spirit were extremely special, making it different from ordinary Strange Spirits which had Spirit Crystals; for this Array Heart Strange Spirit, the most important thing was the actual Array Core entity.

Once the throne's array core is destroyed, the Array Core Strange Spirit will instantly turn into a wandering soul without support, and its spiritual wisdom will even vanish in an instant.

However, the Array Core Strange Spirit, which had fused with the Water Palace Master's memories, had never imagined that an ordinary human would so quickly discover its greatest secret. It realized it had ultimately underestimated the wits of this simply-dressed human youth.

"Don't you dare come near!"

Thinking of this possibility, when the Array Core Strange Spirit saw the human youth already moving towards the crystalline throne, it couldn't help but let out an angry roar, a trace of extreme fury in its voice.

"Catch up with me first!"

Even though the Crystal Palace spanned several hundred feet, Yun Xiao was still quite a distance from the crystalline throne at this moment. So when it heard this, a disdainful smirk appeared in the eyes of the Array Core Strange Spirit.

Although this Array Core Strange Spirit was not known for its speed, it was extremely confident. With its Ninth Rank Advanced Strange Spirit power, plus the array's enhancement, how could a mere Half-step Earth Realm human youth be its match in speed?

Whoosh! 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The speed of the Array Core Strange Spirit was indeed incredibly fast. In merely a breath's time, it had closed the gap by several feet with Yun Xiao. Yet at this moment, it witnessed something that filled it with utter shock.

Swish! Swish!

Suddenly, silver light flashed beneath the shoulders of the coarse-clothed youth ahead, and then two massive thunder wings emerged from them, looking extremely mystical and magnificent.

"Is this... Flying Meridian Techniques?"

It must be said that the Array Core Strange Spirit, having merged the Water Palace Master's memories, was well-informed. With just a glance, it saw through the essence of the Silver Light Electric Wings, and its eyes filled with an even stronger sense of astonishment.

Having merged with the memories of the Water Palace, a Heavenly Rank Expert, the Array Core Strange Spirit naturally knew that human cultivators could only use Sky Power to fly when reaching the Heavenly Rank Third Realm.

Besides, perhaps only the long-lost Flying Meridian Techniques could achieve this. Who is this kid exactly, not only able to create afterimages but also possessing the Flying Meridian Techniques that countless people dream of.

"Oh no!"

Yet, just as the Array Core Strange Spirit was shocked by the thunder wings growing on Yun Xiao's back, it suddenly snapped back to reality, its face looking unusually grim because it suddenly realized it had miscalculated something after all.

Although Yun Xiao hadn't completely mastered these Thunder Dragon's Wings, the boost to his speed from this special Flying Meridian Technique had reached a very high level.

With a gentle flap of the Thunder Dragon's Wings, Yun Xiao's entire figure sped away like the wind, instantly widening the distance between him and the Array Core Strange Spirit by over ten feet.

This gap might have been due to the Array Core Strange Spirit's brief pause in shock, but precisely because of this ten-foot gap, the Array Core Strange Spirit could no longer catch up, and could only watch helplessly as Yun Xiao approached the crystalline throne.

Previously, Yun Xiao had been searching for the array core of the water attribute array. Just as he was about to truly find it, a being calling itself Hua Wuyan suddenly appeared, and it was confirmed that this being wasn't human but a Strange Spirit born from the array core.

Now standing truly before the Array Core Throne, Yun Xiao could sense how vast and profound this array was.

This definitely was a Heavenly Rank Array, seemingly at a high-level Heavenly rank. In this Tenglong Continent, no one could likely break it, except himself.

What Yun Xiao did not know was that the Water Palace's Palace Protection Array was originally activated to entrap the founding master of Wuyan Palace, Hua Wuyan.

However, after it was activated, it failed to stop Hua Wuyan. Instead, it entrapped the Palace Master himself within the Water Palace Array, eventually leading to his depressed death.

"Kid, what do you intend to do?"

Seeing the coarse-clothed youth standing before the throne, the Array Core Strange Spirit's actions came to an abrupt halt. No matter how powerful or enigmatic the array was, the array core remained the most vital link, and it couldn't afford the slightest mistake.

In fact, even having found the array core, the Array Core Strange Spirit never considered that the youth could really destroy it. It just didn't want to take too many risks, hence it prevented Yun Xiao from approaching the array core.

One must know that back in the day, even the Water Palace Master with his towering Heavenly Realm strength was trapped for hundreds of years after activating the array. If destroying an array core meant escaping, given his wisdom, how could he have died in despair?

Nonetheless, the coarse-clothed human boy seemed too bizarre. Whether it was creating afterimages or possessing the Flying Meridian Techniques, both shocked the Array Core Strange Spirit immensely, forcing it to stay alert.

Yet, under the Array Core Strange Spirit's deep voice, the coarse-clothed youth indeed halted his actions, turned his head slightly with a smile yet a smirk, and looked at it, an undisguised trace of mockery in his eyes.