Chapter 352: Why bother selling our lives for just a few Spirit Stones a month?!
Today’s scene finds Bai Feng standing in front of a weirdly shaped ‘Fortress’ that looks a bit like a tank—except it’s much bigger and doesn’t have a cannon. After several days of frantic work, he finally finished just before the deadline. As long as he sits inside this ‘Fortress,’ the Child of Destiny won’t spot him. Plus, it’s equipped with multiple Array formations and can connect to a Reflection Device—definitely not just an empty shell used for hiding.
“Hmm, isn’t this a little too conspicuous?” Yun Yue Yao, with her tiny hand resting under her chin, tilted her head to eye the thing.
“No choice,” Bai Feng said with a shrug. “This is the first-generation model. With more tech maturation, I can definitely shrink it down later.”
He reached out to touch the rough exterior of the ‘Fortress,’ secretly knowing there were plenty of areas for improvement inside. But with time tight, he could only finish it first and tweak it later.
Then he turned to Bai Yu Mo, smiling as he said, “With this, you probably don’t need to worry anymore. Inside the Array, I should be safer than everyone else.”
“Um…” Bai Yu Mo nodded slightly, but her face clearly wasn’t totally at ease.
Meanwhile, Tian Yan had somehow climbed to the very top of the Fortress and was sitting there, swinging her pretty little legs like she’s at a playground. Her eyes flicked around, and she suddenly said, “I saw traces of ‘Fate’ on this thing.”
Bai Feng looked up at Tian Yan, then shook his head in disappointment—next time, maybe use cake as an excuse to get her into a cute little dress too?
Tian Yan didn’t know what Bai Feng was thinking—probably some ‘evil’ plan—so she lowered her head and said gently with a faint smile, “Deciding to follow your lead was the right choice after all.”
‘Wait, didn’t you follow me just for the cake? By the way, haven’t you noticed your feelings are getting deeper? Are you really making the right decision?’
Bai Feng wanted to complain inwardly, but seeing Tian Yan so happy, he decided to keep quiet.
Whatever, Tian Yan’s the one who gets carried away easily, and he rarely tempts her with cake anyway. It’s mostly her idea. The whole thing isn’t really his problem.
He mentally shrugged and checked his communicator. “Time to move. We should get going.”
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Outside the bl**d Demon Sect.
The righteous cultivators attacking the bl**d Demon Sect kept glancing at the strange metal shell in the middle of their formation, eyes filled with doubt and curiosity.
“What’s that thing?”
“Seems like something Bai Feng from Heavenly Sword Sect made. Probably related to Arrays?”
“Genius ideas are really hard to understand.”
Inside the Fortress, Bai Feng opened his system and glanced at the surrounding Child of Destiny, who showed no hostility—just curious like everyone else.
‘Looks good.’
He nodded with satisfaction. Though he didn’t want to be this obvious, it’s better than attracting the Child of Destiny’s attention. A little showiness is worth it.
As everyone approached the bl**d Demon Sect, Bai Feng pressed the ‘Deploy’ button.
In the next moment, the Fortress unfurled like a base vehicle in Red Alert—its shell extended outwards, metal plates securely cemented to the ground. Along with the expansion, Array formations activated swiftly.
“Whoa! So cool! Can I sell this? I want one too!”
“It actually has built-in Arrays?!”
“Does this thing help in attacking the bl**d Demon Sect?”
Everyone stared at the expanding Fortress and gasped in amazement, though some began to question it. Honestly, this thing looked more like a defensive structure with a bunch of Arrays slapped on—sure, it could move, but with portable Array Disks available, this bulky Fortress seemed kinda useless as an assault tool.
Bai Feng ignored the chatter and skepticism around him. He raised a hand, and a screen along with a semi-transparent 3D model appeared before him.
Careful inspection revealed the 3D model was their target—the bl**d Demon Sect—and this tech was crafted together with Array Masters from Heavenly Sword Sect.
“Not bad, the effect’s better than I imagined,” Bai Feng nodded slightly, then expanded his divine sense. The model of the bl**d Demon Sect displayed large Array nodes appearing one after another.
He sent the node info through his communicator to the Array Masters outside, letting them work on breaking the array.
After all, he wanted to stay out of the Child of Destiny’s line of sight, so tasking others with breaking the array was the smartest move.
The Array Masters, upon receiving the nodes and breaking instructions, swiftly sprang into action.
“Not bad, Bai Senior Brother found the Array nodes so quickly!”
“Brothers, keep it up! Break this array swiftly. Bai Senior Brother gave us this chance—don’t waste his kindness!”
“Strange… I don’t hear the Spirit Sealing Sect’s folks shouting?”
“Oh, because their senior brother is also praising Bai Senior Brother right now!”
While they worked on cracking the array, the bl**d Demon Sect finally caught wind of what was happening. Led by their Sect Master, along with the remaining elders and disciples, they charged forward.
Seeing the movement, Bai Feng quickly marked the bl**d Demon Sect disciples and elders as red dots and sent their positions to the leading cultivator.
“Careful, the bl**d Demon Sect is coming out. Prepare for battle!”
It seemed the more powerful elders held back, only stopping the Sect Master and others from rushing in headlong, while the remaining disciples clashed with the righteous cultivators.
However, the bl**d Demon Sect disciples weren’t eager for battle—some even looked happy after breaking out of the array, not out of fear or rage, but relief.
“I’ve finally escaped! Who cares about the bl**d Demon Sect!”
“Don’t k*ll me! I surrender! I can lead you to their warehouse!”
Of course, not all bl**d Demon Sect disciples were so compliant. Their eyes widened with fury, faces seething with anger:
“You cowards! The Sect Master should’ve refined all of you!”
“Bah! We only earn a few Spirit Stones a month—what’s worth risking our lives for? Oh, wait—I forgot you sent your lives to the Divine Monarch. d*e already, you fools!”
Before the bl**d Demon Sect disciples and righteous cultivators clashed, chaos erupted among their own ranks, leaving the righteous side feeling a bit at a loss—What should they do? Fight? Or wait?
But they quickly made their decision—most of these surrendered or rebellious disciples weren’t highly skilled and probably wouldn’t have been forcibly recruited into the Divine Monarch’s ranks anyway.
As the battle raged, some bl**d Demon Sect disciples spotted the giant Fortress on the battlefield and charged straight toward it.
