Divine War Pill Emperor

Chapter 377: Chapter 375: Master Niu

Lord Wangu had incited public outrage.

The people from the City Lord’s Mansion directly drove Lord Wangu away.

"You... you will all regret this."

"When I rise again, all of you who looked down on me today will pay the price."

Lord Wangu ground his teeth so hard they could have shattered; he was practically about to faint from rage.

Being invited over only to be driven away was an utter and complete humiliation.

He hadn’t obtained the Black Fire and had nearly lost his life in the process.

He didn’t dare linger in the crowd. After shooting Jiang Chen a furious glare, he turned tail and fled in disgrace.

Lord Wangu’s departure once again caused an uproar.

Everyone was praising Jiang Chen and cursing Lord Wangu.

It was a classic case of "winner takes all."

When Jiang Chen looked for Lord Wangu again, he found the man had vanished without a trace, having made a shameless escape.

"Hmph. What a petty man."

Jiang Chen knew that if he had lost, the Black Fire would have surely gone to Lord Wangu today.

But Lord Wangu had lost, and instead of honoring his promise, he had simply fled.

Jiang Chen snorted under his breath but decided not to pursue Lord Wangu for the time being.

Instead, he continued with the Qin Family’s challenges.

"Qin Yun, bring on the second challenge!"

Jiang Chen stood before the crowd, his demeanor as calm and composed as ever.

Qin Yun’s expression was utterly foul.

He seethed with hatred for Jiang Chen, grinding his teeth.

’This brat forced the entire Qin Family to flee to the City Lord’s Mansion, and now we’ve become the laughingstock of all Guyue City.’

’Even if we beat Jiang Chen, we’ll still be criticized.’

’We even lost the Qin Family Mansion. It’s undoubtedly the biggest joke of all.’

He clenched his jaw fiercely. Jiang Chen had passed the first challenge with ease.

At that moment, he walked into the crowd behind him.

He spoke respectfully to a short, chubby, middle-aged man, "Master Niu, we’ll have to trouble you for this."

Master Niu sported a goatee.

His goatee twitched. He had, of course, witnessed the scene of Jiang Chen defeating Lord Wangu.

He had taken it all in and committed it to memory.

With a confident smile, he said, "Patriarch Qin, rest assured. While this kid might know some Alchemy Skill, I’m certain he knows nothing about the way of arrays."

"The way of arrays is distinctly different from Alchemy Skill. Arrays are far more difficult; it’s not something just anyone can master."

"Therefore, my victory against him is assured."

As an Array Master, it could be said that he was practically unrivaled in Guyue City.

Even the great families like the City Lord’s Mansion and the Qin Family would invite him, Master Niu, whenever they needed an array set up.

Naturally, he was a figure of great prestige and respect.

Even though Patriarch Qin was a Martial King Expert, he was still extremely polite to Master Niu.

And Master Niu, as the Qin Family’s second challenge, was to stop Jiang Chen from delivering the annulment.

With that, Master Niu stepped out from the crowd and stopped opposite Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen glanced over, observing the short, pudgy, middle-aged man. On the surface, he couldn’t discern any of the man’s abilities, and he remained silent for the moment.

But the surrounding crowd was already erupting.

"Gods, is that Master Niu?"

"I think it really is him."

"It really is Master Niu! He’s the top Array Master in Guyue City. His skills are terrifying."

"Yeah, don’t be fooled by his Cultivation at the Martial Master Seventh Heaven. If he lays down an array, even a Martial King Expert could fall."

"It looks like the Qin Family’s second challenge is a competition of arrays between Master Niu and Jiang Chen."

"I’m afraid Jiang Chen is done for this time. He’s skilled at alchemy, so there’s no way he knows anything about arrays. He’s a dead man."

Master Niu’s appearance naturally caused another sensation.

Once again, the crowd was pessimistic about Jiang Chen’s chances. It couldn’t be helped; no one believed that Jiang Chen would also know about arrays.

After all, a Martial Cultivator had to spend a considerable amount of time and energy just on cultivating the Martial Dao.

Since Jiang Chen had already learned Alchemy Skill, it meant he must have spent the vast majority of his time and energy on it.

To think he could also learn arrays was simply impossible.

No one could be a master of everything.

And Jiang Chen was clearly no exception.

Master Niu stroked his goatee and said with a smile, "Kid, for the second challenge, you’ll be facing me, Master Niu."

"Whether you know about arrays or not, you will compete against me in arrays."

"If you can’t, just concede. It will be more dignified that way."

He had no faith in Jiang Chen whatsoever, but Master Niu was brimming with confidence in himself.

It was a confidence built up over many long years.

Qin Yun, Zhao Bing, and the others already felt like victory was in their grasp.

Relaxed smiles appeared on their faces.

Jiang Chen was a little surprised. They actually wanted to compete with him in arrays.

’Arrays... Although he was an Alchemist in his past life, Jiang Chen had also spent a lot of time studying Cultivation Techniques, arrays, and even all sorts of miscellaneous things.’

’He had dabbled in a wide range of subjects.’

’And as it happened, he knew about arrays, too.’

’The Jiang Family’s Infinite Sword Array in Hanwu City was one of his array masterpieces.’

’While he wouldn’t say he could compare to a true Array Master, Jiang Chen was confident that in the Lower Realm, no one could defeat him.’

With a faint smile, Jiang Chen said calmly, "A competition of arrays? I’m happy to oblige."

"Master Niu, since you are a venerable senior, I won’t elaborate on the rules. Let’s each set up an array, and then we’ll try to break each other’s. Whoever breaks the other’s array fastest, wins."

There were many ways to compete in arrays, but Jiang Chen chose the simplest method: each would set up one array, and they would try to break the other’s.

The first to break the array would be the winner.

Master Niu let out a few hearty laughs. "Kid, since you’ve said so yourself, you can’t blame me when you lose."

"Enough talk. Let’s start setting up the arrays."

At once, Master Niu and Jiang Chen began setting up their arrays right where they stood.

About an hour later, Jiang Chen stopped.

He had finished setting up his array.

Looking over, he saw that Master Niu had yet to finish his.

This once again sent a clamor through the crowd.

Clearly, no one had expected Jiang Chen to know how to set up arrays, let alone at such a remarkable speed.

He was even a little faster than Master Niu.

It wasn’t until another quarter of an hour had passed that Master Niu finally completed his array.

When he looked up, he saw that Jiang Chen was already waiting for him.

Master Niu’s expression shifted slightly.

But he quickly recovered with a smile. "Kid, setting up an array is no child’s play. The longer it takes to set up, the more powerful the array."

"Since you finished so early, its power certainly can’t be that great."

"If you ask me, you’re just a half-baked amateur."

He admonished Jiang Chen.

However, when his gaze fell upon the array Jiang Chen had set up, his brow furrowed slightly.

For a moment, he couldn’t even recognize what kind of grand array Jiang Chen had created.

"Heh, further talk is pointless. Let’s begin breaking the arrays."

Jiang Chen paid no mind to Master Niu’s words.

He prepared to begin breaking the array immediately.

He had no desire to waste time on a war of words.

"Fine."

Master Niu readily agreed, stroking his goatee as he approached Jiang Chen’s array.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen approached Master Niu’s array.

Both men knew how to set up arrays.

But breaking an array required extreme caution. One wrong move, and you could be injured or even killed by the opponent’s array.

Jiang Chen didn’t dare to be careless.

And neither, of course, did Master Niu.