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Chapter 137 - 56. Labyrinth

The night enveloped everything, and as Lin Yue raised his head, he could see through the thin white fog of the barrier. Only a slender golden rim remained of the high autumn sun, which was why the sky had surrendered to the darkness.

"An eclipse?" Lin Yue frowned slightly.

It was said that cultivators of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier could manipulate the sun, moon, and stars, using the Four Symbols Essence to form a small region of night.

Baili Fengzhi’s brows furrowed slightly, "This is likely a Mysterious Formation utilizing the Three Talents Level of Heaven and Earth Law; otherwise, it couldn’t have stopped the Sword Seeking Boat."

Generally speaking, only Great Cultivators could harness the Heaven and Earth Law. Even a True Treasure could only be fully activated by a Great Cultivator. To those at the Four Symbols Level, a True Treasure was merely a fine Magic Treasure.

A Treasure that allowed someone at the Four Symbols Level to utilize the Heaven and Earth Law was extremely rare!

Like the precious Sword Seeking Boat of the Tantian Sect, it was personally forged by the former Sect Leader, and could only be driven by the combined effort of the Tantian Sect’s members.

And the terrifying existence of the Twelfth Prince, clearly, also possessed such Treasures!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

A succession of figures flew out from inside the Flying Boat, landing one after another on the deck.

These were indeed members of the Tantian Sect.

"Sect Leader, step back."

The Master spoke in a deep voice, "As expected of the Heavenly Born Sect, the Great Cultivators cannot take action. It’s uncertain how much power remains beneath the Great Cultivators of the Heavenly Born Sect..."

The Heavenly Born Sect and the Tantian Sect both belonged to the Demon Path. The former Tantian Sect was once much stronger than the Heavenly Born Sect.

But with the Tantian Sect now in decline, it was evident that, with the cultivation of the Twelfth Prince, the Heavenly Born Sect was undoubtedly stronger.

After all, with the death of the Sixteenth Prince, the Tantian Sect nearly faced extinction, with very few cultivators remaining; the third-generation disciples were now down to only eight.

And with the secret cultivation by the Twelfth Prince, who knows how strong the Heavenly Born Sect would become?

Thankfully, the Twelfth Prince feared the Crown Prince and dared not mobilize any overt manpower. Even those cultivated in secret were checked by the Fourteenth Prince, able to dispatch only that small force which the Fourteenth Prince could not contain.

Otherwise, there would be no point in trying.

"Can you tell how many people they’ve sent?"

Lin Yue retreated into the protective circle of his people, observing the sparse white fog and the deep night, but could not spot any enemies.

The other members of the Tantian Sect were also unable to discern anything.

The Master utilized the Barrier of the Sword Seeking Boat to sense around, and deeply furrowed his eyebrows: "There are sixty-two Cultivators of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier that we can sense, not fewer at the Four Symbols Peak Level than us..."

The expressions of the crowd slightly changed.

Including Baili Fengzhi and Yu Shiqi, the Tantian Sect side had only a total of twelve cultivators who had broken through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier.

And the opponents had sixty-two?

This was the result after the check by the Fourteenth Prince!

If there was no check, how many more Cultivators of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier would emerge?

Suddenly, the Master’s expression turned grim: "Thirty-six of them are serving as the foundation for this Array, hidden beyond its reach. It’s impossible for us to kill and break the Array now..."

The complexions of everyone there changed again.

Unable to break the Array meant they could not escape, which is to say—

This was a battle doomed to be a bitter fight to the end!

The night grew thicker, and the sky held only the golden ring of the sun’s eclipse.

Hidden in the darkness lurked invisible demonic shadows, and a massive surge of Heaven and Earth Essence flowed ceaselessly.

"Those thirty-six people from the Heavenly Born Sect who are maintaining the Array are now accumulating Heaven and Earth Essence. This must be their method to breach the barrier of the Sword Seeking Boat."

The Master spoke somberly, "The enemy is strong, we are weak. A head-on confrontation is disadvantageous to us and won’t allow us to utilize the strengths of the Tantian Sect, remember this well."

He glanced again at Lin Yue and softly warned, "Sect Leader, those who assassinate a Prince will surely bear immense sins; by the cause and effect, they will undoubtedly die. In theory, the Heavenly Born Sect shouldn’t dare to kill you, but the Sixteenth Prince was killed, and even earlier, other Princes were assassinated, and yet the true culprits remain unidentified... so you must be careful."

"Understood."

Lin Yue nodded slowly, then inquired, "And where is Elder Tu?"

The Master replied according to the Sect Leader’s instructions, "Elder Tu is now trapped deep within the Flying Boat in a Mysterious Formation; he can’t come out, nor can he sense what’s happening outside."

He hesitated briefly, wanting to persuade Lin Yue to also hide deep within the Flying Boat, but remembering Lin Yue’s earlier words, he gave up on the idea.

"Very well, this time we will rely on all of you."

Lin Yue’s gaze swept over everyone, "I hope all of you can survive this. If you fall in this battle, I will surely annihilate the Heavenly Born Sect to avenge you."

The members of the Tantian Sect did not speak, but the Master and the third-generation disciples quietly glanced at the somewhat confused Yu Shiqi, their eyes immediately revealing a resolute determination.

"Exterminate the Heavenly Born Sect?"

Suddenly, a faint sigh came from outside the Flying Boat’s Barrier, "Your Highness has quite the ambitions, yet it’s a pity, you won’t even be able to enter the borders of Jingzhou, let alone have a chance to return to Di Hong City to reclaim your status as a Prince..."

The next moment—

"Awooo—"

An arrogant and excited howl suddenly echoed through the night, shaking the very Barrier of the Sword Seeking Boat with the violent surge of Heaven and Earth Essence.

A dog? Or a wolf?

Lin Yue immediately identified the source of the howl.

In the deep night appeared various amalgamations of Heaven and Earth Essence, which in an instant coalesced into a vast black dog phantom, howling skywards.

"The Night Howling Sun-Eating Array?"

The Tantian Sect members instantly recognized the Array, their faces turning pale.

The black dog phantom, even larger than the Flying Boat, turned its head to look at the Sword Seeking Boat and with a howl, opened its immense jaws biting towards the Flying Boat!