"Junior Brother, should we go in?"

Ye Qinghua’s gaze fell upon Gourd Valley, her eyes filled with worry. This place was incredibly eerie, just like the Natural Arrays recorded in ancient texts.

Natural Arrays, also known as Innate Arrays, were exceptionally rare.

Some Natural Illusion Arrays could easily trap and kill even powerful experts of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm.

"Don’t worry. It’s just an Illusion Array. To others, it might be a deathtrap, but for me, I’m like a fish in the ocean!"

Qin Feng chuckled.

’What a joke. A Demigod-Level Array Grandmaster getting trapped by a Natural Illusion Array? I’d die of shame.’

Hearing this, Lin Zhiqiu, Hao Liancheng, and the others looked on in astonishment. ’Could their Senior Brother Qin Feng also be an Array Master?’

Long Ling’Er, who had been wearing a cold expression the whole time, couldn’t help but give him a sidelong glance.

’Array Masters are incredibly rare!’

’Every Array Master is a treasured jewel to the major powers!’

However, no matter how she looked at him, Long Ling’Er felt that the black-robed youth was just bragging.

With this prejudice clouding her mind, everything about Qin Feng irritated her.

Ye Qinghua and Jiang Bing’Er, on the other hand, were quite convinced.

’After all, if not for Qin Feng’s Ten Thousand Flowers Bewitching God Xuan Formation, wouldn’t they all still be on the run?’

"Let’s go. We’ll head in and explore this Gourd Valley!" Qin Feng took the lead, his black-robed figure disappearing into the valley.

Ye Qinghua, Jiang Bing’Er, Wang Yue, Lin Zhiqiu, and Hao Liancheng followed closely behind him.

Zhang Xuan’s eyes shifted. After a moment’s thought, he too followed them into Gourd Valley.

Long Ling’Er’s expression wavered. Instinctively, she was unwilling to trust Qin Feng, but staying outside alone at this moment seemed far too risky.

Besides, there was a powerful expert watching from the shadows; falling behind would be extremely dangerous.

After a moment, Long Ling’Er stomped her foot and followed them, her face an icy mask.

About a hundred breaths after Long Ling’Er entered Gourd Valley, a black silhouette sped over from the distance. In just a few leaps, it landed before the valley entrance.

As her beautiful eyes glanced around, Shi Tong’s tall figure emerged from the dense fog. She scanned her surroundings, her delicate brows knitting into a frown.

’What is this place? Why is my Spiritual Sense being suppressed so heavily!’

She mused to herself, hesitating. Her sharp intuition told her that something was off up ahead.

It was very much like the Natural Arrays described in ancient legends.

The Elders of her clan had mentioned that it was extremely dangerous to barge into such a Natural Array without caution.

’Still, if people from All Stars Academy dared to venture inside, then I, Shi Tong, have no reason to be afraid!’

Having come this far, Shi Tong didn’t want all her effort to be for naught.

Furthermore, rumor had it that places shrouded by a Natural Array were usually anchored by an extremely precious Spiritual Object. This was a fortuitous opportunity. If she could obtain that natural Spiritual Object, her power would surely increase by leaps and bounds.

With a flicker, her figure transformed into a black shadow, and Shi Tong followed Qin Feng and the others into the dense fog of Gourd Valley.

...

Not long after Qin Feng and his group entered Gourd Valley.

In a sea of flowers hundreds of miles from Purple Mist Peak, a deafening roar erupted as a beam of golden light shattered the Void.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

After several consecutive tremors, an invisible shockwave swept out for hundreds of yards. The formless Qi Force sent countless flowers soaring into the sky, where they instantly shattered into a rain of petals.

A pillar of golden light shot up from the center.

Shi Wushuang’s powerful figure shot out, a blazing Flame erupting from him without restraint. The surrounding experts felt as if the sky had suddenly been lit up.

Qin Feng’s Ten Thousand Flowers Bewitching God Array had made the Celestial Lion Clan experts suffer terribly.

Inside the Ten Thousand Flowers Bewitching God Array, their Spiritual Sense was in disarray and their Sixth Sense was obliterated. For days, the group of Celestial Lion Clan experts had felt like they were in an ocean of darkness, swimming and swimming, yet unable to reach the shore.

Several members of the Celestial Lion Clan were already on the verge of insanity.

Their minds had collapsed. They had gone completely mad.

Shi Wushuang opened his vertical eye. The third eye in the center of his brow slowly closed as a wave of Evil Qi surged from his body, seeming to blot out the sky.

His rage was monstrous!

’So frustrating. It’s just too damned frustrating!’

He hadn’t even seen his enemy before falling into a trap. For days, he had been tormented, trying countless methods without ever managing to escape the Profound Array.

Shi Wushuang was about to explode with rage. Someone as arrogant as him—when had he ever suffered such a humiliating defeat?

If word of this got out, he, a member of the Celestial Lion Royal Family, would be utterly disgraced.

"Outrageous! Simply outrageous! These lowly Two-legged Sheep..."

Nearby, the silver-haired young woman, Shi Han, tried to comfort him. "Brother Shi, this wasn’t our fault. Those people from All Stars Academy are just too cunning. That was an Array, and they’re impossible to defend against! Even the Elders wouldn’t dare claim they could face an Array and emerge completely unscathed."

Though her words were comforting, a trace of hesitation flickered across Shi Han’s beautiful face. It was obvious that among the All Stars Academy experts they were chasing, there was an Array Master.

Shi Han was extremely wary of Array Masters. They were like mobile fortresses—tough nuts to crack.

But she couldn’t bring herself to persuade Shi Wushuang to give up.

Besides, Shi Han knew that with Shi Wushuang’s pride, he would never let things go after suffering such a major setback.

"After them! I don’t care if he’s some Array Master or not. Anyone who dares to provoke me, Shi Wushuang, will be torn limb from limb!"

After roaring to vent his frustration, Shi Wushuang gave a cold snort. His body transformed into a streak of golden light as he rapidly pursued the lingering aura of Qin Feng’s group.

Shi Wushuang’s killing intent was now uncontrollable. He just wanted to slaughter someone to vent his rage!

Shi Han sighed helplessly, a worried look in her eyes. She couldn’t shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen.

After a slight hesitation, Shi Han saw that the others had already given chase. She flew over to a nearby rock and, with a wave of her hand, used several streams of pure, flawless Light True Power to form a unique mark on its surface.

A Bright Utpala Flower.

Once the experts from the Demon God Temple tracked them here and found this mark, they would follow their trail.

Shi Han muttered to herself. ’Brother Shi, please don’t blame me. This is for your own safety. Although your aptitude is incredible and you’ve inherited the bloodline of the Three-eyed Lion Emperor, you still haven’t subdued the instincts within it. You can’t complete the Refinement of your bloodline and unify it with your true self. That Array Master is cunning and ruthless, an incredibly difficult opponent. There’s strength in numbers. I can’t stop you from seeking revenge, but I can’t let you put yourself in danger!’

The technique Shi Han cultivated was the hereditary Secret Technique of the Bright Heavenly Lion Royal Family, the Light Wisdom Root Scripture. This Cultivation Technique offered profound insights into the art of divination.

Shi Han was now able to foresee danger.

After leaving the mark, Shi Han immediately departed.

...

Gourd Valley was shaped like its namesake: a narrow entrance opening into a wide, spacious belly. The area inside was vast.

Following Qin Feng, the group made countless twists and turns, gradually heading deeper into the heart of Gourd Valley.

This Natural Maze was exceptionally complex. If not for an Array Grandmaster like Qin Feng leading the way, an ordinary Array Master couldn’t have even dreamed of entering this Mist Valley.

"Why are there so many Gourd Vines here!"

Muttering to himself, Lin Zhiqiu excitedly held up a small, yellow-skinned gourd. A refreshing Spiritual Qi flowed from the gourd, which was as clear as crystal and shimmered with a radiant light.

It was a Spirit Gourd picked from a Thousand-Year Gourd Vine. It was already a Half-Spirit Object, perfect for storing fine wine or Spirit Pills. Furthermore, it was capable of Nurturing the Spirit Wine and Elixirs within it.

Qin Feng looked up. The surrounding cliff walls were covered in clusters of green vines, and a dense aura of Vitality filled the air.

There were Gourd Vines everywhere.

Entering this valley was like stepping into the ancestral home of gourds. Gourd Roots were everywhere.

Amid the swaying green leaves, countless small, emerald gourds dangled from the Spirit Vines, a truly delightful sight.

These gourds were brimming with vitality and grew in abundance, but those from a thousand-year-old Gourd Root were still exceedingly rare.

Lin Zhiqiu had been sharp-eyed to have snagged such a prize.

The others looked on with envy. A Treasure like this would be worth at least a hundred Points back at All Stars Academy.

If nurtured properly, it might even evolve into a true Spiritual Object.

"I’ve found her! Senior Sister Xuelian seems to be right over there!" Suddenly, Ye Qinghua spoke up, pointing ahead toward a Stone Forest shrouded in dense mist...