Chaos Heaven-Dominating Technique

Chapter 455: Chapter 453: The Same Old Trick

Warm, fresh blood sprayed onto the faces of the Martial Artists closest to the Sword Sea. The cold Sword Aura reflected the terror on their faces. They stared blankly at the few corpses, which had been sliced to pieces by countless Sword Lights before they even hit the ground. They couldn’t help but gulp, forcefully suppressing the fear in their hearts.

"S-so... so fast!" Ling Feng said gravely, gazing at the Sword Sea formed by thousands upon thousands of longswords.

Beside him, Shen Haoran’s expression grew extremely grave. His gaze swept over the Sword Sea, and it was then that he noticed a few clues. This Sword Sea, formed from tens of thousands of longswords, was the Sword Array protecting the Sword Tomb. Its arrangement seemed chaotic yet was perfectly logical. It was just like a legendary top-tier array recorded in the Array Dao—Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root!

Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root was an Earth Tier High Level Array. At full power, it could even rival a Celestial Tier Array. An array of such might was so powerful that even a Spirit Emperor Powerhouse wouldn’t make it ten meters inside.

Furthermore, an array like Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root left no predictable pattern. The formation would be completely different depending on who set it up, but its power would only grow, never weaken. The more swords within the array and the higher their quality, the greater the power it could unleash. Seeing the tens of thousands of longswords plunged into the ground around the Sword Tomb, it was clear that this array’s might was immense. Getting past it would be practically impossible!

SWISH...

Just then, a skeptical disciple picked up a rock and hurled it at the Sword Sea. The moment the rock entered the Sword Sea, several cold Sword Lights flashed. The rock was instantly sliced into countless fragments that scattered in all directions.

"Hm?" Seeing the scattered stone fragments, a sharp glint flashed in Shen Haoran’s eyes, and an expression of sudden realization dawned on his face.

"Damn it, this Sword Sea is so bizarre!"

"That Sword Light is just too fast! You can’t even see its trajectory. If you go into the Sword Sea, there’s simply no way to dodge!"

"That speed is beyond the limits of the Spirit Marquis Tier. It looks like we won’t be getting the inheritance in that Sword Tomb!"

Gazing at the Sword Sea that stretched before the Sword Tomb, the Martial Artists on the outskirts looked utterly dejected. A huge opportunity was right in front of them, yet all they could do was watch. The frustration was suffocating. For a moment, they felt like they could just die. But there was nothing they could do. Compared to the inheritance in the Sword Tomb, they valued their lives more. ’After all, what’s the use of an inheritance if you’re dead?’ They hadn’t been completely blinded by greed.

"Do you all really want to cross this Sword Sea?" A voice suddenly rang out amidst their frustration, drawing everyone’s attention.

"You all really want to get across, don’t you?" Shen Haoran asked again, looking at the dejected Martial Artists with a faint smile.

Seeing the smile on Shen Haoran’s face, the Martial Artists were all taken aback. The same thought surfaced in all their minds: ’Could it be that he knows how to get across?’

"Of course we do. The Ten Thousand Swords Sect’s inheritance is right in front of us. Who wouldn’t want to cross?" Bai Li stepped forward, eyeing the smiling Shen Haoran. "What, don’t tell me you have a way, Brother Shen?"

"There is a way, of course. And there’s no harm in telling you," Shen Haoran said nonchalantly, pointing at the Sword Sea. "This Sword Sea is just a large array protecting the Sword Tomb—Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root. Once this array is broken, you can all just stroll right in!"

"Another large array?" Hearing Shen Haoran, the Martial Artists turned to look at the Sword Sea formed by tens of thousands of swords, their brows furrowing. When they first tried to enter the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, they were stopped by the Spirit Locking Array. Now, trying to enter the Sword Tomb, they were blocked by a Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect Array. ’Why does the Ten Thousand Swords Sect have so many arrays?’

After glancing at the Sword Sea, the Martial Artists turned their gazes back to Shen Haoran. When they saw the smile on his face, they were struck by a sudden sense of déjà vu. One by one, their expressions turned incredibly odd. ’This scene... it feels like I’ve seen it somewhere before.’

Seeing the odd expressions on the Martial Artists’ faces, Shen Haoran smiled and nodded. "Oh, it looks like you know what I’m about to say," he said nonchalantly. "In that case, let’s not waste any more time. Hand over everything you’ve found in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and I’ll help you break the array!"

Hearing Shen Haoran’s words, the faces of the Martial Artists instantly darkened.

"Damn it, this guy is at it again!"

"He already tricked us out of our Storage Rings at the main gate! I’m definitely not falling for it again!"

"That’s right! He wants the things we found inside the Ten Thousand Swords Sect? No way in hell! We’re not handing anything over this time, no matter what!"

The moment Shen Haoran finished speaking, the disciples burst into a flurry of loud arguments. Having been burned once at the main gate, they were determined not to agree this time, no matter what he said.

"Shen Haoran, don’t push your luck!" Bai Li shouted, his face cold. "You already tricked us out of our Storage Rings at the main gate. It wouldn’t be out of line for you to help us break the array for free this time, yet you still want what we’ve found in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect? What an outrageous demand!"

Hearing Bai Li’s cold shout, Shen Haoran just shrugged nonchalantly. "What? Who says I can’t trick you a second time? Just tell me, are you paying or not? If not, then you can forget about getting the inheritance in that Sword Tomb!"

"Hmph! You think you can break the array just by saying so? This Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect Array is nothing like the Spirit Locking Array at the main gate. Forget about you—even a High Tier Array Master might not be able to break it!"

"That’s right! You expect us to hand over what we found in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect just based on your word? You must be dreaming!" Scornful voices echoed from all around. This time, not a single Martial Artist agreed to Shen Haoran’s deal.

Unbothered by the Martial Artists’ objections, Shen Haoran simply said, "Oh, so it seems none of you agree. In that case, I won’t impose. I’ll just have to help myself to the inheritance in this Sword Tomb!"

With that said, Shen Haoran’s figure flashed, and to everyone’s utter shock, he charged directly into the Sword Sea.

"Hmph. So arrogant. He’s courting death!"

"Him? Break the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect Array? In his dreams!"

"Let’s get a good look at how he dies! It’ll finally satisfy the grudge we have against him!"

Seeing Shen Haoran charge recklessly into the Sword Sea, waves of gloating voices rose from the crowd. They stared intently at his back, eagerly waiting for the Sword Lights to tear him to shreds.