God-Level Special Forces Soldier-Chapter 460 - 457: Landslide
After everyone sat cross-legged neatly, Saintly Virtue Daoist finally changed into his previous attire, complete with a long robe and duster, except he still wore a hat.
Similar to the one worn by the demonic monk in the Wuji Country arc of Journey to the West, which Xiao Tian found inexplicably amusing!
Saintly Virtue Daoist solemnly watched everyone as they got ready, then took a cross-legged seat on the stone steps several meters above them...
As Saintly Virtue Daoist quietly chanted an incantation, the duster hanging from his left arm gradually glowed with a purple light, becoming brighter over time.
"Mountain Collapse Technique, rise!"
As Saintly Virtue Daoist’s words fell, nearly a thousand disciples formed seals and chanted incantations, and the transparent shield of the Mountain Protection Array became tangible under the empowerment!
Xiao Tian frowned slightly, observing their orderly and swift movements, and their quick return to position suggests countless rehearsals were behind this.
If one doesn’t understand the principles of the array at all, and the opponent is obviously skilled in using the array, it would be difficult to handle!
Indeed, judging by the name, it’s not hard to discern the power of this array. As an array involving nearly a thousand participants, it evidently serves as the sect’s treasure, so its power would naturally be extraordinary. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Just after Saintly Virtue Daoist uttered those words, the purple light from the duster in his hand fell onto the Mountain Protection Array, causing Xiao Tian to see the scenery before him shift; underfoot was no longer stone slabs but a jumbled path of uneven rocks.
Xiao Tian found himself at the bottom of a valley, flanked by insurmountable cliffs. After sensing a series of slight yet rapid vibrations beneath his feet, countless boulders began to fall from the cliffs on both sides.
Xiao Tian quickly maneuvered agilely to avoid them, though he considered clinging to the cliff face to evade the boulders. However, he discovered the cliff to be as smooth and even as if sliced by a knife, without any protrusions to grip.
After dodging dozens of boulders, Xiao Tian was finally hit squarely on the back by one. As soon as contact was made, he felt a massive force surging towards him, so strong that it seemed to shift his internal organs.
After enduring the powerful impact, Xiao Tian let out a muffled grunt, feeling a metallic taste in his throat, as a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Saintly Virtue Daoist, seeing this, was overjoyed; the power of the Mountain Protection Array greatly exceeded his expectations!
Although the Mountain Protection Array was a compulsory monthly exercise within the sect, rehearsed twice a month had made everyone extremely familiar with it, yet the actual exerted effect still astonished him.
It’s said that few years ago, during a massive attack on the mountain gate, this array alone successfully repelled the invaders in one fell swoop—that battle was truly earthshaking and blood-soaked!
Dao Yi Sect also established its renowned reputation through that victory, becoming an entity in Lu Province that no one dared provoke!
Regrettably, Saintly Virtue Daoist was not present at the time and did not witness this historic moment firsthand!
This array is reportedly created by the founder of Dao Yi Sect seventy years ago, capable of harnessing the spiritual power of an entire mountain range to oppose adversaries once deployed.
For seventy years, whenever Dao Yi Sect encountered formidable foes, they relied on this array to obliterate their enemies with great efficacy!
In the array, a massive shadow loomed over Xiao Tian—he didn’t even need to look to know another boulder was falling, and with no time to evade, he could only tilt his body forward by forty-five degrees, pushing with his front foot to leap away, barely avoiding the fatal strike.
Xiao Tian knew that continuing like this was not a solution, but for the moment, he couldn’t think of a way to break it, so he could only rely on his agility to dodge back and forth.
Suddenly, Xiao Tian noticed the place where he just leveraged power, and the clear footprint sparked an idea...
With a plan, Xiao Tian wasted no time implementing it, gathering True Qi in his feet, repeatedly stomping the ground, until soon enough, he vanished from the ground.
Xiao Tian’s movements were swift, completing his work while Saintly Virtue Daoist was momentarily distracted!
The boulders ceaselessly fell from above the cliff as if homing in on him, always seeming to land right overhead no matter how he dodged.
But now, it created a perfect refuge for him!
A boulder landed directly onto the entrance, sealing it seamlessly, leaving Xiao Tian safe underground!
After a moment’s reflection, Saintly Virtue Daoist, seeing the valley now completely filled with boulders, smiled slightly: "We can retract..."
Just as Saintly Virtue Daoist was about to order the retraction of the array, he noticed something seemed to be breaking through the flat ground not covered by boulders outside the valley.
Watching the continuously tumbling terrain, Saintly Virtue Daoist felt uncertain, no one had mentioned any additional functions of the Mountain Collapse Technique!
With that in mind, Saintly Virtue Daoist leaned forward for a closer look, instructing his junior disciples to stay on high alert.
Just as he finished speaking, Xiao Tian burst out from the ground, seeing the hundreds staring at him with expressions as if they’d seen a ghost, and said, "Is there more? Give me a few more rounds!"
As the thousands of people watched him, Xiao Tian also observed them, all of them soaked as if fished out of water, clearly having expended a lot.
So Xiao Tian provocatively spoke, intending to exhaust their True Qi further, raising his odds of victory as their strength waned.
"Saintly Virtue, hand over the Life Seal, and I will spare your life!"
Xiao Tian shouted arrogantly, causing Saintly Virtue Daoist to pause and curse himself for being an idiot!
From the very start, from when Xiao Tian defeated the gatekeeper Daoist child and stormed the mountain gate, he had not questioned Xiao Tian’s purpose, assuming it was for revenge!
Now, Xiao Tian mentioning the Life Seal reminded him of Saintly Judge Doist’s resolute gaze before being slain by Xiao Tian, hence how he barely managed to escape.
Now it seemed obvious to Saintly Virtue Daoist that Saintly Judge Doist must have used the Life-extinguishing Secret Technique, implying that it was likely Xiao Tian’s woman affected by it.
As Xiao Tian shouted, Saintly Virtue Daoist initially didn’t wish to respond, but seeing his comrades clearly flagging, he reluctantly retorted verbally: "Xiao Tian, do you think that’s possible?"
"Not just possible, it’s certain!" Xiao Tian retorted seriously, without a hint of jest: "As long as you give me the Life Seal, I promise to spare your life!"
Saintly Virtue Daoist retorted angrily, "Do you think I would possibly give it to you?"
"Why not? Have you ever thought you’d end up in a police station? Would you have thought you’d appear on TV?"
"Surely not, right?" Xiao Tian continued to mock Saintly Virtue Daoist earnestly: "Does it even matter if it’s possible or not?! Yet you still ended up there and on TV too?!"
"You..."
The thousands surrounding them were all familiar with Saintly Virtue Daoist’s past, and hearing Xiao Tian’s words, couldn’t help but snicker, with someone even almost passing out from trying to suppress their laughter.
Laughter is infectious, especially the kind trying to hold back but failing, which is more contagious than blatant laughter.
The thousands immediately blushed, bouncing like they were spring-loaded...
Every bit of it fell into Saintly Virtue Daoist’s eyes, although initially, only a few laughed, so he dismissed it. After all, he had developed immunity from being quietly ridiculed.
