Chapter 392 The Core of the Array Appears, Fox Fairy Suppresses the Swarm of Bees with a Single Move!

Jiang Yun activated his Innate Talent Skill, [Insight].

Golden light flickered deep within his eyes as his gaze pierced through the pale blue light screen.

The data entries for the Restriction's information slowly manifested beside the cave.

[Restriction: Three-Yuan Spirit Locking Formation · Eclipsing Moon Rank]

[Grade: Low Grade Eclipsing Moon Rank]

[Type: Formation + Rune Dual Restriction]

[Effect: Seals the treasury entrance to prevent external intrusion. This Formation is centered around three independent Formation eyes that correspond with each other to form a closed loop. As long as the three eyes are not broken, the Restriction remains eternal. Any external force attempting to break the Formation by force will trigger a self-destruct mechanism, destroying all items within the treasury.]

[Formation Eye Distribution:]

· First Formation Eye: Mountaintop (Main Eye · Qian Position)

· Second Formation Eye: Mountainside (Auxiliary Eye · Kun Position)

· Third Formation Eye: Mountain Side (Auxiliary Eye · Ren Position)

[Breaking Method: Destroy the three Formation eyes in sequence. There is no direct connection between the three eyes, as they operate independently. Breaking one will not trigger the self-destruct mechanism of the other two. Once all three eyes are destroyed, the Restriction will automatically dissipate, and the treasury gates will open.]

[Precautions: Each Formation eye is surrounded by an independent protective Restriction. The protective Restriction must be removed before the Formation eye core can be shattered. Attacking the Formation eye forcefully without removing the protection will trigger a counterattack mechanism.]

[Danger Level: High Stage of Meteor Rank]

Jiang Yun looked at the manifested data entries, the corners of his mouth curling upward slightly.

The Three-Yuan Spirit Locking Formation was a Low Grade Eclipsing Moon Rank Restriction with three Formation eyes located at the mountaintop, mountainside, and mountain side. As long as all three were destroyed, the Restriction would dissipate and the treasury would open.

The most crucial part—the locations of the three Formation eyes—had been clearly marked by the data entries.

"So that's how it is."

Jiang Yun withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the people behind him.

Blood Lady and Iron Mountain Liu were looking at him with expectant faces.

Fox Immortal stood to the side with a calm expression.

The Inner Gate Deacon from the Black Wind Stronghold kept his head lowered, not daring to even breathe loudly.

"Let's go to the mountaintop."

Jiang Yun said.

The mountaintop?

Blood Lady and Iron Mountain Liu exchanged a glance, a hint of confusion flashing in their eyes.

Wasn't the City Lord just looking at the treasury Restriction?

Why go to the mountaintop all of a sudden?

Could it be... he had already found a way to break the Restriction?

Despite their confusion, neither of them asked any questions.

After all, Jiang Yun had previously demonstrated an almost inconceivable ability to break Restrictions back in the Secret Realm.

If he could even crack a Saint King Rank trial, a mere Eclipsing Moon Rank Restriction should be no trouble at all.

"As you command!"

The two responded in unison.

Jiang Yun vaulted onto Little Skylark's back while Fox Immortal hovered in the air. Blood Lady and Iron Mountain Liu followed closely behind.

The four figures turned into streaks of light, flying toward the summit of Black Wind Mountain.

Black Wind Mountain wasn't particularly high. The summit was a platform that wasn't very large, roughly dozens of yards across. The platform was barren, with only a few jagged, strange rocks scattered about, looking entirely ordinary.

However, the moment Jiang Yun landed on the summit, his gaze immediately locked onto a strange rock in the center of the platform.

That rock was about the height of a person and shaped like a stone pillar, its surface covered in dense patterns.

The patterns were not obvious; if one didn't look closely, they wouldn't be discovered at all.

Furthermore, these patterns seemed to have a certain concealment effect, completely masking the rock's unusual aura.

Without the guidance of his Innate Talent Skill, Jiang Yun wouldn't have seen anything special about this rock even if he were standing right in front of it.

"This is it."

Jiang Yun walked up to the strange rock, golden light flashing deep in his eyes as he activated his talent skill once more.

[Item: Three-Yuan Spirit Locking Formation Eye · Qian Position]

[Grade: Low Grade Eclipsing Moon Rank]

[Type: Formation Core]

[Effect: The main Formation eye of the Three-Yuan Spirit Locking Formation, responsible for maintaining the Restriction's energy flow. This eye corresponds with the other two auxiliary eyes to form a closed loop. Destroying this eye weakens the Restriction's energy by 30%.]

[Protection Mechanism: An independent protective Restriction is set around the eye, capable of resisting attacks below the Middle Stage of Meteor Rank. The protective Restriction must be removed before the Formation eye core can be shattered.]

[Danger Level: Middle Stage of Meteor Rank]

"The Formation eye?"

Blood Lady walked to Jiang Yun's side and looked at the ordinary-looking rock, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"City Lord, this rock... is the Formation eye for that Restriction?"

Iron Mountain Liu also leaned in, looking the rock up and down and marveling at it.

"I can't tell at all. This rock looks so Common, yet it's actually the eye of a Eclipsing Moon Rank Restriction? The City Lord is truly amazing, seeing through the trickery at a single glance!"

Blood Lady couldn't help but praise him as well: "The City Lord's attainment in the path of Restrictions is simply inconceivable! A Formation eye hidden this deeply would take anyone else ten days or half a month to find, if they found it at all. The City Lord just looked once and precisely locked onto the location—I am in absolute awe of such Insight!"

Iron Mountain Liu nodded repeatedly, his face full of adoration.

"Indeed! I've met many Formation Masters before, but compared to the City Lord, their skills aren't even worth mentioning! No wonder that big shot from the Appraiser Guild values the City Lord so much; this kind of talent is unique in the entire Provincial City!"

The two of them went back and forth, heaping praise upon Jiang Yun.

Though they didn't know how Jiang Yun did it, it didn't stop them from expressing their admiration.

After all, following such a divinely capable City Lord meant their future prospects were limitless!

"That's enough."

Jiang Yun waved his hand, cutting off their non-stop flattery.

"Let's take care of business first."

Iron Mountain Liu immediately took a step forward and cupped his hands. "City Lord, let me handle this kind of manual labor! You just watch from the side!"

Without waiting for Jiang Yun's reply, he turned toward the strange rock and summoned his battle beast.

The Crimson Flame Demonic Tiger.

The Crimson Flame Demonic Tiger was a First Stage of Meteor Rank battle beast, its entire body a deep crimson and radiating a scorching aura. It gave a low growl, its tiger eyes flashing with a fierce light as it stared intently at the rock.

"Crimson Flame Demonic Tiger, smash it to pieces!"

Iron Mountain Liu gave the order.

The Crimson Flame Demonic Tiger opened its bloody maw, and a ball of blazing fire condensed within before turning into a pillar of flame. Carrying terrifying heat, it slammed violently into the strange rock.

"BOOM!!!"

A massive explosion rang out.

Flames splattered and stone fragments flew everywhere.

However, when the fire dissipated, the strange rock remained standing motionless in its original spot, without even a single crack on its surface.

Only the previously hidden patterns glowed slightly upon being attacked before dimming again.

Iron Mountain Liu was stunned.

Although he hadn't used his full strength in that strike, it was at least seventy percent of his power.

Seventy percent of the power of a First Stage of Meteor Rank battle beast couldn't even shatter a single rock?

"This... how is this possible?"

Iron Mountain Liu's eyes widened in disbelief.

Blood Lady frowned slightly and analyzed: "It's likely the protective Restriction at work. The City Lord said earlier that this Formation eye has an independent protective Restriction; it must be broken before the eye can be destroyed."

Iron Mountain Liu felt a bit embarrassed.

He had just confidently vowed to break the Formation eye for the City Lord, only to fail at even scratching the protective Restriction. He felt he had lost quite a bit of face.

"Let me try again!"

Iron Mountain Liu gritted his teeth.

"I'll use my full strength this time!"

"No need."

Jiang Yun shook his head.

"This protective Restriction can withstand attacks below the Middle Stage of Meteor Rank. Your Crimson Flame Demonic Tiger is only at the First Stage of Meteor Rank; it won't break it even with full strength."

Hearing this, Iron Mountain Liu's face turned red, and he awkwardly retreated to the side.

Blood Lady looked at Jiang Yun and asked, "City Lord, then what should we do about this Formation eye?"

Jiang Yun looked toward Fox Immortal.

Fox Immortal nodded slightly and took a step forward.

She raised her slender hand, and a five-colored light condensed at her fingertips.

The power of the Five Elements Origin Law.

"Step back."

Fox Immortal said indifferently.

Jiang Yun, Blood Lady, and Iron Mountain Liu immediately retreated several paces.

Fox Immortal opened her palm, and the five-colored light condensed into a small sphere of light.

The sphere was only the size of a fist and looked unremarkable, but the energy contained within made Blood Lady and Iron Mountain Liu feel a surge of palpitations.

"Go."

Fox Immortal gave a gentle push, and the sphere of light flew silently toward the strange rock.

There was no world-shaking explosion, nor any dazzling glare.

The moment the sphere touched the rock, it was like a drop of water falling into a pond, merging into it without a sound.

And then.

"Crack."

A faint sound of shattering rang out.

The patterns on the rock's surface suddenly brightened before shattering and disintegrating at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The entire rock began to collapse from the inside, turning into countless tiny fragments that scattered across the ground.

The protective Restriction, along with the Formation eye core, was completely reduced to dust under that single strike.

Blood Lady and Iron Mountain Liu watched, dumbfounded.

Just like that... it was broken?

The Formation eye that could withstand attacks below the Middle Stage of Meteor Rank, the one that hadn't even budged against Iron Mountain Liu's strike, hadn't even lasted a second in Fox Immortal's hands?

The two looked at each other, seeing deep shock in each other's eyes.

Just how terrifying was Fox Immortal's strength?

"Let's go, next one."

Jiang Yun said plainly, as if all of this was within his expectations.

The group left the mountaintop and flew toward the location of the second Formation eye.

However, in order to break the Restriction quickly,

Jiang Yun told Blood Lady and the other the location of the third Formation eye and sent them to handle it.

The second Formation eye was located on a cliff on the mountainside.

Jiang Yun and Fox Immortal soon arrived at the spot.

The moment Jiang Yun landed, Fox Immortal suddenly frowned.

"Jiang Yun, don't move yet."

Fox Immortal's voice suddenly echoed in Jiang Yun's mind via a Telepathy Technique.

Jiang Yun's steps faltered, and he looked at her in confusion.

"There might be a problem with this Formation eye."

Fox Immortal's gaze fell upon the strange rock, which was almost identical to the one on the mountaintop, her expression turning somewhat solemn.

"I can sense a layer of Restriction existing around this Formation eye. This layer exists independently and doesn't seem to be in direct contact with the eye itself."

"An independently existing Restriction?"

Jiang Yun frowned slightly.

Fox Immortal nodded.

"Yes. Moreover, this Restriction is extremely well-hidden; if I hadn't come closer, even I would have found it difficult to detect. The person who set up this Restriction is quite skilled."

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She paused for a moment and added, "I'm afraid this Restriction is used to protect the Formation Eye."

As she spoke, Fox Immortal raised her hand, and a tiny beam of five-colored light shot from her fingertip, flying toward the strange stone.

However, just when the five-colored light was about ten meters away from the strange stone.

"Hum!!!"

The air suddenly vibrated.

A blood-red light emerged from thin air around the strange stone, resembling a giant net, instantly enveloping the five-colored light. The giant net contracted violently, and the five-colored light was completely shredded and dissipated without even a chance to resist.

Jiang Yun's pupils constricted sharply.

As expected, there were other Restrictions!

And the strength of this Restriction far exceeded his expectations.

Although Fox Immortal's attack just now was only a test, it contained at least the power of the Fifth Stage of Meteor Rank.

Yet, this Restriction could easily neutralize even Fox Immortal's attack.

What did this mean?

Fox Immortal's expression also became grave.

"My attack just now possessed the power to instantly kill someone at the Fifth Stage of Meteor Rank. Yet, it was easily neutralized by this Restriction. The power of this Restriction has likely reached the High Stage of Meteor Rank, or perhaps at least the Ninth Stage of Meteor Rank."

Ninth Stage of Meteor Rank?!

A wave of lingering fear washed over Jiang Yun.

Although Little Skylark had received a massive pile of resources during this time and its Realm had broken through from the Peak of Gold Rank Five to Gold Rank Seventh Order, it was still a long way from the Falling Star Rank.

If he had rashly let Little Skylark approach this Formation Eye just now, it probably would have been wiped out by this Restriction in an instant!

He looked down at Little Skylark on his shoulder, his heart filled with guilt.

Little Skylark seemed to sense Jiang Yun's emotions; it rubbed its head against his cheek and let out a soft chirp, as if to say: "It's okay, Master."

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and secretly warned himself.

He must be more careful in the future and not let his beast companions take risks.

"Fox Immortal."

He looked up at Fox Immortal.

"Are you confident that you can destroy both this Restriction and the Formation Eye?"

The corners of Fox Immortal's mouth curled slightly, revealing a proud smile.

"Of course, no problem. Before, I had to consider the treasures in the treasury and couldn't use full force. There is nothing worth worrying about around this Formation Eye, so sixty percent of my power will be enough to destroy the entire Formation Eye and the Restriction."

Sixty percent of her power could destroy a Restriction of the Ninth Stage of Meteor Rank?

Jiang Yun was secretly tongue-tied.

Fox Immortal's combat power, indeed, could not be measured by conventional logic.

"I'll leave it to you."

Hearing this, Fox Immortal did not hesitate at all.

She took a deep breath, and her nine snow-white tails fully unfurled behind her, the power of the Five Elements Origin Law swirling crazily around her body. The five-colored light grew more intense and brighter, illuminating her entire being as if she were a goddess from above the Nine Heavens.

Then.

"Five Elements Extinction Divine Light!"

Fox Immortal gave a clear shout and pushed her hands forward.

A beam of five-colored divine light shot out from her palms, carrying a terrifying aura that destroyed everything, and blasted toward that Formation Eye.

The blood-red protective Restriction was instantly triggered, the blood light surging and forming a blood-colored barrier in an attempt to block the intrusion of the five-colored divine light.

However, in front of the Five Elements Extinction Divine Light, this blood-colored barrier was like paper.

"Boom!!!"

The moment the five-colored divine light collided with the blood-colored barrier, the barrier didn't even last a second before being completely shattered.

Fragments of blood light splashed everywhere, turning into dots of light that dissipated into the air.

The five-colored divine light, its momentum unabated, slammed directly onto that strange stone.

"Bang!!!"

The strange stone exploded instantly, and stone fragments flew everywhere.

The Formation Eye was completely destroyed.

The entire process took no more than the blink of an eye.

"Done."

Fox Immortal clapped her hands, her tone indifferent, as if she had just done a trivial thing.

Jiang Yun nodded, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.

"I imagine the Formation Eye on the other side won't be solved so easily."

"Let's go see how they are doing with their solution."

After saying that, he flipped onto Little Skylark's back and flew with Fox Immortal toward the direction of the third Formation Eye.

The third Formation Eye was located in a valley on the side of the mountain.

Before Jiang Yun and Fox Immortal even got close, they heard the sounds of intense fighting coming from ahead.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Explosions echoed one after another, mixed with the sharp screeching of some creature.

Jiang Yun frowned and accelerated forward.

When they arrived above the valley, the scene before them made even Jiang Yun gasp.

Inside the valley, hundreds or thousands of creatures shaped like bees were densely gathered.

Each of these creatures was the size of an adult's fist, completely pitch-black, but with blood-red wings that emitted a harsh buzzing sound when they flapped.

At their tails was a one-inch-long poisonous stinger, the tip of which shimmered with a ghostly green light, clearly containing potent poison.

In the center of these swarms, there were three individuals of exceptionally large size.

A giant Queen Bee over three meters long, whose body was a dark gold color, with wings spanning five or six meters, exuded the terrifying aura of the Meteorite Level 3.

Its compound eyes, like two rubies, stared fixedly at the intruders, and it let out a sharp screech.

On both sides of the Queen Bee, there were two slightly smaller Guard Bees, each about two meters long, pitch-black as ink, with blood-red wings, and their aura reached the First Stage of Meteor Rank.

However, their combat power didn't seem that formidable.

The remaining thousands of Common worker bees, although only at the Diamond Rank, had the advantage of sheer numbers, densely covering the sky and filling the entire valley completely.

A golden light flashed in the depths of Jiang Yun's eyes, and his Innate Talent Skill was activated.

【Species: Nether Blood Bee】

【Rank: Meteorite Level 3 (Queen Bee) / First Stage of Meteor Rank (Guard Bee) / Diamond Rank (Worker Bee)】

【Type: Gregarious Vicious Beast】

【Abilities:】

· Stinger Pierce (Diamond Rank): The tail stinger can penetrate defenses of the same Rank and inject a paralyzing toxin.

· Blood Bee Frenzy (Falling Star Rank): The swarm attacks in coordination; the larger the number, the stronger the power. A swarm of over a thousand can unleash combat power that exceeds their own Realm.

· Queen Bee Command (Falling Star Rank): The Queen Bee can direct the swarm in tactical coordination, increasing the overall combat power of the swarm by 30%.

【Weakness: The Queen Bee is the core of the swarm; killing the Queen Bee can throw the swarm into chaos.】

【Description: Nether Blood Bees are a type of gregarious Vicious Beast known for their potent poison and sheer numbers. Their stingers contain a paralyzing toxin, and anyone stung will lose the ability to move within a short period. The larger the swarm, the greater the threat. The scale of this swarm exceeds a thousand, enough to threaten experts at the High Stage of Meteor Rank.】

Seeing this information, Jiang Yun frowned deeply.

As expected, destroying these Formation Eyes was not that simple.

I am afraid this Formation Eye was deliberately placed near this Vicious Beast nest by those three bosses.

Using the swarm as a natural guardian, anyone who wants to destroy the Formation Eye must first get past the swarm.

Although these Nether Blood Bees are not strong individually, and their combat power is far below their Realm, they are extremely numerous, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

At this moment, Blood Lady and Iron Mountain Liu were already locked in a bitter battle.

Blood Lady's beast companion, the Blood Fiend Demon Spider, was desperately spinning silk, attempting to use a spider web to trap the swarm.

But the number of bees was just too great; the spider web was torn apart as soon as it was woven, unable to trap even a few of them.

Iron Mountain Liu's Crimson Flame Demonic Tiger was constantly spewing flames, incinerating a dozen worker bees each time, but more worker bees immediately filled the gaps, wave after wave, fearless of death.

And the most troublesome ones were the two Guard Bees at the First Stage of Meteor Rank.

They constantly launched surprise attacks from the flanks, using their stingers to pierce the defenses of the Blood Fiend Demon Spider and the Crimson Flame Demonic Tiger, forcing the two beast companions to divide their attention to deal with them.

As for the Queen Bee at the Meteorite Level 3, it hovered in the center of the swarm, emitting sharp screeches and directing every attack of the swarm.

Under its command, the coordination of the swarm was seamless, with ordered offense and defense, giving Blood Lady and Iron Mountain Liu absolutely no chance to catch their breath.

Blood Lady and Iron Mountain Liu had fallen into an absolute disadvantage, barely able to protect themselves, completely unable to escape.

Just then, the two saw Jiang Yun and Fox Immortal appearing above the valley.

"City Lord!"

Blood Lady, as if seeing a savior, spoke with a voice full of urgency.

"Please save us!"

Iron Mountain Liu also hurriedly shouted: "City Lord! These beasts are too troublesome! We can't hold on much longer!"

Their clothes had been torn in several places, and there were traces of being stung by the poisonous stingers on their faces and arms.

Although with their Falling Star Rank Physiques, these paralyzing toxins were not enough to make them lose the ability to move, if it dragged on, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun immediately said to Fox Immortal: "Fox Immortal, please help them."

Fox Immortal did not speak.

She just looked down at the swarm below indifferently, and then...

Released her aura.

That terrifying aura, which far exceeded the Peak Third Stage of Meteor Rank, descended with a boom, like the sky collapsing.

What was even more terrifying was that this aura also contained the power of the Five Elements Origin Law.

That was the crushing force of Legendary Aptitude, a suppression at the level of Law.

The buzzing of the swarm ceased abruptly.

All the Nether Blood Bees, from the worker bees to the guard bees, and even that Queen Bee at the Meteorite Level 3, froze at this moment.

Their wings stopped flapping, and their bodies fell downward uncontrollably.

"Thump—thump—thump—"

Hundreds and thousands of Nether Blood Bees fell from the sky like rain, smashing onto the ground, unable to move.

That Queen Bee at the Meteorite Level 3 struggled desperately, its compound eyes flashing crazily, attempting to resist this aura. But in the face of Fox Immortal's Five Elements Origin Law, its resistance was like an ant trying to shake a tree, completely unworthy of mention.

In just three seconds.

The entire swarm, from the Queen Bee to the worker bees, was completely suppressed on the ground, unable to move.

In the valley, it instantly became quiet.