103: Array Master: Wei Xuan

Wang Ledian laughed, not refuting.

He was in a very good mood right now.

Having leveled up several Ranks this time, he was not far from Second Rank Nine Star, and estimated he would reach it very soon.

The next step was to consider advancing to Third Rank.

Ever since he ate the apostle fruit, he was like he was on a rocket, his Rank increasing incredibly fast.

It had only been a few days, and he was about to advance again.

Just then, the sound of a stick being swung came.

He turned his head and saw Li Hongyang practicing his stick techniques.

"Old Ape, do you really have to be this diligent?"

Seeing Li Hongyang still Cultivating, Wang Ledian felt a headache coming on.

Being with this guy always gave him a strange sense of guilt.

As if resting was a crime.

"Being idle is also being idle!"

Li Hongyang said in a deep voice.

With the startling thunder brew restoring his stamina, his body wasn't tired.

Actually, what they referred to as 'tired' was more psychological fatigue.

He could completely overcome this fatigue with willpower.

He wanted to master the stick techniques as soon as possible!

He was different from Lin Xingyu; Lin Xingyu could master it after one look, but he needed to practice constantly.

He understood the saying, 'a clumsy bird has to fly more'...

Meanwhile, not far from Lin Xingyu and the others.

A group of Black Robed Men was chasing a burly man with a full beard.

"Don't waste your energy, you can't escape!"

Among the crowd, a Hook-nosed Man shouted loudly.

They were a Pioneering Team formed by the Dark Ruins Black Market.

With a newly opened Secret Realm, all factions wanted a piece of the pie, and that naturally included their Dark Ruins Black Market.

Many treasures in the Secret Realm were protected by natural Formations.

So he brought a special Slave, the Formation Master Wei Xuan.

Wei Xuan was captured by the Dark Ruins after much effort, intending to be the finale item at the next auction.

It just so happened to coincide with the opening of this new Secret Realm.

He used his position to secretly bring Wei Xuan out to cooperate with their actions.

Unexpectedly, Wei Xuan was very cunning, leading them into a natural maze not long ago, and then taking the opportunity to escape.

Fortunately, they had left a mark on Wei Xuan beforehand, and after breaking free from the maze, they tracked him all the way here.

Just then, Wei Xuan suddenly tripped over a large pit and fell into it.

"Damn it, which unethical bastard dug this pit?"

Wei Xuan lay cursing at the bottom of the pit, not wanting to move at all.

He knew he couldn't escape anymore!

At this moment, the edge of the pit was already surrounded by Black Robed Men, who were looking at him mockingly.

"Why aren't you running? Keep running!"

"Honestly, this guy has good stamina. It took us so long to catch him."

"Haha, he just doesn't have a very good brain, jumping into a pit himself!"

Hearing everyone's taunts, Wei Xuan's face turned dark.

There was a natural Formation not far ahead; as long as he reached it, he would be safe.

However, just as he was about to reach his destination, he actually fell into a pit.

How could there be such a deep pit in a perfectly good grassland?

When they passed by here before, it clearly wasn't there!

Could it be that someone deliberately dug it for him?

...The Hook-nosed Man ordered his subordinates to tie up Wei Xuan and was about to leave.

Just then, a few of his underlings came over and whispered:

"Boss, there are people drinking over there!"

"They are quite young, and their equipment looks good..."

Hearing this, the Hook-nosed Man's eyes lit up.

He followed his underlings and indeed saw several young people drinking.

The rich aroma of wine wafted, and just by smelling it, one knew it was good wine.

Besides the three people drinking, there was also one practicing stick techniques.

Looking at his clumsy movements, he was clearly a beginner.

Their equipment made the Hook-nosed Man salivate.

As someone from the Dark Ruins Black Market, he could tell the Rank of equipment at a glance.

All C-Rank equipment!

"Boss, should we..."

An underling watched enviously from the side and made a throat-slitting gesture.

"These must be scions of influential families who secretly snuck out to explore the new Secret Realm."

"They clearly have no experience, actually drinking in a Secret Realm."

Another underling analyzed.

"Activate the spirit energy jammer, prepare to act!"

The Hook-nosed Man waved his hand, making a decision.

Since the spirit net upgrade, spirit energy jammers were also rapidly becoming popular.

Now many factions were equipped with this thing.

They also happened to bring a set when they came to the Secret Realm.

"Alright!"

Receiving the order, the underlings excitedly took action.

They activated the spirit energy jammer and quickly surrounded Lin Xingyu and the others...

"They're here!"

Wang Chiyao donned her mecha and hoisted her gatling gun.

Explosion Bees were scattered all around, and the movements of those Black Robed Men had long been discovered.

While the Black Robed Men were observing them, the Puppet Army had already completed their encirclement.

"Haha, more people delivering themselves to us!"

Wang Ledian excitedly jumped up, grabbed his sword and shield, and charged forward.

Li Hongyang didn't speak, but his movements were not slow at all.

The two sides quickly clashed.

Upon contact, the Black Robed Men were knocked flying.

Four star ray shuttles directly bypassed the front-line melee units and flew towards the enemy's rear.

"Damn it, this kid is really evil!"

The Hook-nosed Man had just exchanged blows with Wang Ledian and suffered a great loss.

This kid was like he was covered in thorns, capable of reflecting attacks, and his attacks also carried potent poison.

After only a few exchanges, he felt dizzy and disoriented.

"Can't engage him in close combat!"

The Hook-nosed Man hurriedly distanced himself from Wang Ledian, while also ordering:

"Front line retreat, ranged units focus fire on him!"

However, there was no response from the rear.

The Hook-nosed Man looked back and saw that more than half of their ranged units had already fallen.

The star ray shuttle weaved back and forth among the crowd, each flash taking away a teammate.

This scene made the Hook-nosed Man break out in a cold sweat.

He surveyed the entire battlefield and found that their side had already suffered heavy losses.

"Damn it, what kind of monsters are these?"

Can't fight anymore!

If they continued fighting, they would be completely wiped out!

"Retreat, quickly retreat!"

The Hook-nosed Man shouted loudly.

His subordinates, relieved, fled outwards.

However, they hadn't run far before they encountered the Puppet Army.

Now that Wang Chiyao was Second Rank, the Puppets she created only had First Rank combat power.

Facing Third Rank Evolvers, upon contact, the Puppet Army suffered heavy losses.

Fortunately, there were enough Puppets to successfully hold back the enemy's advance.

Lin Xingyu and the others also intensified their attacks, and the enemies were eliminated at an extremely fast rate...

"Surrender, we surrender!"

"We are from the Dark Ruins Black Market, and we are willing to pay a ransom for our lives!"

Seeing no escape, the Hook-nosed Man immediately begged for mercy.

At this point, they were already few in number; if they didn't surrender, they would die.

"Forget it, we won't leave any future trouble!"

"Exactly, do you take us for fools?"

Hearing his words, the others were unmoved and continued their attacks.