Chapter 983: Ancient Array

Entering the dragon soul was like swallowing hard, sinewy meat. It was impossible to chew and uncomfortable in the throat. However, Mo Hua's current divine sense had already formed a golden core and was supplemented by the pure gold Dao Transformation. It was vastly different from the divine consciousness of ordinary cultivators. Compared to before, it had also ascended a level.

Violent dragon power rampaged within his body. Mo Hua mobilized the pure gold origin, turning it into powerful mental force, which ground the dragon soul bit by bit, like a millstone, swallowing it into his abdomen.

A powerful, scorching hot energy burned his throat. The powerful dragon soul roamed all over his body. Arrogant divine sense, like a violent dragon, flowed through his body, running left and right.

Mo Hua simply activated the Taixu Divine Sense Turning Sword True Formula as well, and together with the array, spells, and pure gold divine power, collectively strangled the dragon mind in his body. His divine body, for a time, glowed with pure gold, dazzling so that people dared not look directly. The powerful dragon soul also emitted astonishing pressure, making the scalp of all the Great Wilderness nobles in the entire grand hall numb.

He didn't know how long had passed when the dragon soul's aura disappeared. Mo Hua opened his eyes, smacked his lips, recalling the taste, and muttered softly: "No taste—"

But he was very full. Mo Hua felt a mouthful of dragon qi stuck in his chest and couldn't help but let out a burp. This burp sounded like wind and thunder, accompanied by a dragon roar, echoing throughout the entire dragon hall.

Inside the dragon hall, all the kneeling Great Wilderness descendants were shocked and terrified, saying in disbelief: "Demon—Demon God!"

"It actually... killed the Dragon Emperor, and after dismembering the Dragon Emperor, 'ate' him?!"

"Great rebellion! Improper!"

"Dragon Emperor... has fallen?!"

"This is the calamity of the Great Wilderness!"

"Just who summoned this terrifying little demon god?!"

Inside the dragon hall, the voices of the people were terrified and unbearable. Mo Hua disliked their noise, turned his head, looked at these ministers who had received the dragon vein's blessing, some with dragon scales, some with dragon claws, some with dragon whiskers. He just licked his lips, revealing a sinister smile, which scared all the civil and military officials so much that their souls fled and spirits scattered, like monkeys whose tree had fallen, they ran away in all directions.

And among the fleeing crowd, only one person stood still in disbelief, his eyes vacant. This person was half-covered in dragon bones, his gaze was cloudy, and his face was old. This face was very familiar to Mo Hua.

He took a step, a golden light flashed, and then he arrived before this person from the dragon platform. "Did you lead me in?"

The old man smiled bitterly, "Was I seen through by the little god venerable?"

Mo Hua looked at him curiously and asked slowly: "You didn't die in the divine hall?" Second Elder...

This old man in the dragon hall was indeed the Second Elder of the Demon Sect. He was also the Second Elder who had led the way for Shen Tu Ao during the trip to the Lonely Mountain Imperial Tomb and had finally sacrificed his own life to briefly seal the evil embryo, just like the dragon bones.

Mo Hua never expected that the person who had led him into the dragon hall would actually be the Second Elder. The Second Elder's expression was full of bitterness and he explained: "For the loyal people of the Great Wilderness who do not hesitate to die, a wisp of their remnant soul will enter the dragon hall after death, taking a position in the dragon ranks, and together with the Great Wilderness Dragon Emperor, they will hang forever and not decay—"

Of course, this "forever hanging and not decaying" Dragon Emperor had now been swallowed by Mo Hua. The Second Elder still found it a bit hard to believe such an extremely absurd matter.

In the dream demon of the evil embryo, his remaining divine soul had seen the battle between Mo Hua and the evil embryo. He had expected Mo Hua to be very strong. But he never expected that in reality, this seemingly clever and strange little array master at the Foundation Establishment stage would actually be so terrifyingly strong in the divine sense world.

The laws of the dragon hall could not suppress him, and the powerful dragon might could not pressure him. The strong dragon generals were killed by his single punch. The honorable Dragon Emperor was pinched to death by his backhand. Even the dragon soul of the Great Wilderness could be "swallowed" by him into his abdomen. This was—

"Eating" a dragon. The Second Elder only felt a chill surge from the bottom of his heart, spreading throughout his limbs, making his entire body tremble involuntarily. A "terrifying" thought floated in the bottom of his heart—

"Position in the dragon ranks, forever hanging and not decaying—" The Second Elder, being stared at by Mo Hua, felt a chill down his back and said in a trembling voice, "The dragon hall of the Great Wilderness is a training ground for inheritance. According to the rules of the dragon hall, whoever wishes to obtain the inheritance of the Great Wilderness must kowtow and worship the Dragon Emperor, and then can receive its grace."

"And as long as one performs the kneeling and worship ritual to the Dragon Emperor—" The Second Elder paused for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "You will give birth to a heart of submission and from then on become a loyal arm of my Great Wilderness."

Saying "arm" was just a way of speaking, but in reality, there was no difference from being a "servant." Mo Hua's gaze sank slightly and he said, "So, you both gave me an opportunity and set a trap for me. You were calculating me?"

The Second Elder's voice trembled slightly, "Yes—"

Mo Hua looked at him with a faint smile, "You told me the truth, aren't you afraid I'll pinch you to death?"

The Second Elder closed his eyes, sighed deeply, and then said bitterly: "My wisp of remnant soul can survive thanks to this Great Wilderness dragon hall, and this Great Wilderness dragon hall is based on the Dragon Emperor."

"Now the Dragon Emperor is dead, the dragon soul—is also gone. The dragon hall has no owner, and we remnant souls will also scatter our souls and spirits soon—"

Mo Hua looked at the Second Elder and indeed saw his withered and old figure dimming little by little, and his limbs were also gradually dissolving. Dying? Mo Hua shook his head.

Since that was the case, let go of this grievance. Most things in the world were half good and half bad. Although this Second Elder had intended to calculate him, he had also let him eat something he had never eaten before. He was a magnanimous person and would not haggle with him.

"You can just slowly die—" Mo Hua turned to leave, but was suddenly called back by the Second Elder: "Little god venerable—"

Mo Hua turned his head back and asked him, "Is there something else?" A terrible thought floated in his heart, the Second Elder's expression became solemn, his heart was tangled with myriad thoughts, and finally, he sighed and said slowly: "I want to make a deal with you—"

"Deal?" Mo Hua's eyebrows raised. The Second Elder nodded, "If there is an opportunity, I want to ask you to take action when necessary to preserve a shred of my Great Wilderness's bloodline..."

Mo Hua did not understand, "Does your Great Wilderness still have a bloodline?" Prince Ye had died long ago, and his corpse was buried in the Lonely Mountain Imperial Tomb. Shen Tu Ao had also died, and his skin had been peeled by Mister Tu. What bloodline did the Great Wilderness clan still have?

The Second Elder only said faintly: "Yes."

"Where?" The Second Elder was silent for a moment, not saying clearly, only saying: "Little god venerable, you will naturally encounter them in the future."

"You don't actually want me to help you revive the Great Wilderness, do you?" Mo Hua asked. There was a hint of powerlessness and despair in the Second Elder's eyes, and he smiled bitterly: "The Great Wilderness is very likely—not to revive."

Mo Hua was somewhat surprised. The Second Elder sighed and said: "All of this, from the beginning, was a chess game. I don't know how many cultivators, great powers, ancient evil gods, and old ancestors of the Demon Sect are playing this game behind the scenes."

"I originally thought I could deceive others, but everything I did was actually calculated by others. Everything about the Great Wilderness has already become a chess piece manipulated by others."

"This is also something I only saw after I died—"

"In this kind of heaven and earth chessboard, under the life and death millstone, if the Great Wilderness is not careful, it will fall into the desperate situation of having its bloodline cut off, and its race will be exterminated."

"Therefore, I only hope that if the little god venerable has an opportunity, he can take action to preserve a shred of the bloodline of my Great Wilderness imperial clan. Even if they are unable to revive their ancestral business and unable to become the Great Wilderness imperial clan, as long as they can escape from being manipulated and live safely—"

The Second Elder's words were sincere, even with a hint of pleading. However, Mo Hua shook his head and said: "Didn't you forget, I am just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, I don't have that ability to help you—"

The Second Elder sighed and then cupped his hands, saying: "Although your cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, your attainments in the divine sense Dao are astonishing and rarely seen in the world."

From ancient times to the present, there should be no Foundation Establishment cultivator in this world who can step on the Great Wilderness dragon hall, kill the Great Wilderness Dragon Emperor, and even swallow the dragon soul alive without exploding and dying.

"Moreover, all of this depends on the convenience of the little god venerable—"

"If the matter can be done, please still take action to help. If the matter cannot be done, there is no need to force it."

Mo Hua nodded, but still did not easily promise. Instead, he asked back: "Then what are you using to make a deal with me?" Preserving the bloodline of the Great Wilderness was not a small matter. This Second Elder was also a person with a clear understanding. Since he dared to open his mouth to him, it meant he should have some valuable chips in his hand.

The Second Elder looked at Mo Hua and slowly opened his mouth, saying: "If this old man did not see wrong just now, the little god venerable's physical body already has the cultivation of the late Foundation Establishment stage, but his natal magic treasure has not yet been nurtured, has it—"

Mo Hua's gaze slightly narrowed, and he nodded. The Second Elder said: "The little god venerable is proficient in arrays, are you planning to use the Four Symbols Azure Dragon Divine Beast Array of my Great Wilderness as your natal array diagram?"

"That's right," Mo Hua did not hide it from him. The Second Elder shook his head, "Little god venerable, you cannot use the Four Symbols Azure Dragon Array—"

Mo Hua asked: "Why?"

The Second Elder did not dare to be too straightforward, only tactfully said: "The Azure Dragon is the inherited industry dragon of my Great Wilderness throughout the generations. This kind of divine beast only recognizes bloodline. Unless you are a descendant of my Great Wilderness imperial family, regardless of your status, it will not recognize you."

"Secondly, little god venerable, you do not cultivate body techniques, your physical body is slightly—a little weak. Therefore, you are also unable to bear the majestic and boundless power of the Azure Dragon—"

Mo Hua nodded slightly. He understood the matter of bloodline. There were indeed serious concerns about the physical body. The dragon power was arrogant and violent. Even with his powerful Dao Transformation divine sense, swallowing the dragon soul was difficult, and there was still a tearing sensation. And his divine sense was strong, but his physical body was weak. If he directly put the Azure Dragon array pattern on his body and used his physical body to bear the violent Azure Dragon power, he would probably crack his limbs and five parts in an instant.

"Then what?" Mo Hua looked at the Second Elder, knowing that the Second Elder would not say these useless words without reason. The Second Elder was silent for a moment. At the last moment, his heart was still in a struggle between heaven and man, not knowing whether to say it or not. But his remnant soul was already gradually perishing. His legs had already turned into powder, and his body was also beginning to turn into ash like sand and dust, little by little.

The Second Elder sighed, and finally, as if resigned to fate, he slowly said: "I know of a subsidiary array that should—be more suitable for the little god venerable."

Mo Hua's pupils slightly shrank, "What array?" The Second Elder sighed, "This subsidiary array was, in ancient times, sought by a great witch, a senior of my Great Wilderness clan whose cultivation reached the heavens, from the endless barbaric abyss. It is an ancient and different array."

"This kind of ancient array has twisted and ancient patterns and is not suitable for the cultivation system of the Great Wilderness."

"Even, this array looks like it is not for people to use."

"But this senior, the great witch, did not give up. He exhausted a large part of his life's effort and painstakingly researched, and finally, relying on his outstanding cultivation attainments and using the framework of the Four Symbols Array, he recompiled this ancient array into a subsidiary array that can be integrated into a cultivator's meridians and bones, a Four Symbols Array—"

The more Mo Hua listened, the more startled he became, and he frowned, saying: "You're not deceiving me?" The Second Elder sighed: "A dying man, why speak false words? Moreover—" The Second Elder looked at Mo Hua with a gaze containing shock, "With the little god venerable's current state, how dare I talk nonsense?"

Mo Hua's gaze was deep. He looked at the Second Elder, saw through his divine soul, confirmed that he was not lying, and then slowly nodded, asking: "Then what is the name of this array? What class of Four Symbols pattern is it? What is its rank?"

The Second Elder shook his head, "I don't know any of it."

"You don't know?" Mo Hua's gaze slightly sank. The Second Elder said: "This array is too unconventional and too terrifying. It only existed in the hands of that great witch back then."

"After the great witch fell, the Great Wilderness imperial court issued an imperial order to seize his position as 'great witch,' destroy all his writings, not only destroy his tomb, but also directly list this array as taboo and never pass it on."

"Therefore, what kind of array this great witch researched out, this old man has never personally seen—"

The Second Elder sighed deeply. Mo Hua's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, "You haven't personally seen it, and since this array diagram is sealed, it is definitely not in your hand. So why are you still using it to make a deal with me?"

The Second Elder's gaze was obscure, "Although this ancient array diagram is not in my hand, I know where it is?"

Mo Hua's eyebrows raised, "Where?" The Second Elder said: "In the hands of that traitor in my Great Wilderness clan."

Mo Hua's heart skipped a beat, "Mister Tu?" The Second Elder was somewhat surprised, then nodded, "He walks outside and calls himself 'Mister Tu'."

Mo Hua frowned, "Then by killing Mister Tu, I can get this ancient array diagram of the Great Wilderness?" Mister Tu was at least a Feathered Ascendant, and he was the closest servant of the evil god. He must have carried some of the evil god's divine abilities. A Feathered Ascendant stage evil god's servant. Mo Hua racked his brain and still didn't know how to kill him.

"No need," the Second Elder said. Mo Hua doubted, "It's not in his hand? If I don't kill him, how can I get it?"

The Second Elder said: "It's in his hand, but he doesn't know where it is?"

The more Mo Hua listened, the more perplexed he became, "What do you mean?" The Second Elder said in a low voice: "In a certain place in Qian state, there is a forbidden ground. In the forbidden ground, there is a secret room. In the secret room, an altar is set up. Above the altar, a statue of a human-faced, sheep-horned, white-boned evil god is enshrined."

"This subsidiary array is engraved inside this human-faced, sheep-horned, white-boned evil god statue—"

"That traitor doesn't know about this. He is full of reverence for that ancient evil object and fundamentally dares not touch this god statue—"

Mo Hua's heart was shocked. Forbidden ground, altar, human-faced, sheep-horned, white-boned evil god statue? Great Wilderness ancient different array diagram? Mo Hua looked towards the Second Elder, somewhat doubtful, "Why would you know something that Mister Tu doesn't?"

"Because—"

"But, my remaining wish is not fulfilled, and I am not willing to die."

"This matter of the ancient array is a taboo of my Great Wilderness. I originally did not want to tell anyone, but I just saw the little god venerable—"

The Second Elder paused for a moment, not saying clearly, only saying, "I saw the little god venerable's divine might, and I held on to a thought of 'in case', to use this ancient array as a chip to conduct a transaction with the little god venerable—I only seek you to preserve a shred of my Great Wilderness's bloodline."

Mo Hua's heart was somewhat moved, but he still asked back: "You have already told me all the secrets. If I don't fulfill the agreement, and only go to seek the array, but don't preserve your Great Wilderness bloodline, what can you do?"

The Second Elder's remnant soul had already perished by a large half. Hearing the words, his expression became bitter, and he said: "This old man said, as things stand, I have no other way, I just hold on to a thought of 'in case', and entrust this to the little god venerable."

"If the little god venerable takes action, this old man will be endlessly grateful. If he does not take action, this old man will absolutely have no complaint."

After the Second Elder finished speaking, his breath became weaker. Mo Hua was silent for a moment and slowly asked: "Is all of this worth it for you?"

The Second Elder smiled slightly, his gaze firm, and said: "I am a clansman of the Great Wilderness, born in the Great Wilderness, raised in the Great Wilderness, learned the inheritance of the Great Wilderness, and only then can I have this level of cultivation. I should dedicate my all for my Great Wilderness clan, bow down and die after death—"

Mo Hua did not speak. The Second Elder's remnant soul had already scattered from his legs, and even half of his body had begun to turn into ash. His face was also gradually blurring. Perhaps knowing that true soul dissipation was just ahead, there was a hint of hope and longing in the Second Elder's old eyes, and he looked at Mo Hua with a slightly humble gaze.

Mo Hua sighed slightly and nodded, saying: "Good, I promise you."

The Second Elder cupped his hands, bowed to Mo Hua for the last time, and said sincerely: "May the little god venerable's Dao path be boundless, and may good fortune be with you!"

Then his wish was fulfilled, and his figure completely disappeared, turning into a wisp of flying ash, dissipating between heaven and earth. Mo Hua looked at the disappearing figure of the Second Elder, his gaze flickering, his mood somewhat complex.

As the Second Elder's figure dissipated, the Great Wilderness dragon hall also became completely silent. All the dragon ministers of the Great Wilderness, having no loyal "monarch," all turned into green smoke one by one and dissipated without a trace. The dragon qi of the dragon hall also began to dissipate. Mo Hua's figure also began to distort.

A repulsive force descended around Mo Hua, seemingly wanting to thoroughly expel this "uninvited guest." Mo Hua turned back and took a last look at the dragon hall, which had become completely dim with the death of the Dragon Emperor, and then his entire person also gradually disappeared.

An array of heaven and earth turned, and the scene distorted. When Mo Hua reopened his eyes, he found himself lying on the table in his disciple's residence. In front of him was the Four Symbols Demon Pattern that he had half-deduced, and the remnant dragon pattern. The dragon vein was right next to his hand. The events in the Big Dream Dragon Hall were still vivid in his mind.

"Great Wilderness's—ancient array diagram—"