Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog-Chapter 412 - 271: Array Formation and Eight Gates

"Is it time to enter the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth now?"

Chen Ku shook his head.

He softly said to Er Lang:

"If I enter the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth this time, my goal isn’t just to obtain the Fire-Avoiding Pearl. If possible, I want to challenge the Champion Marquis once again. Although it’s unlikely to defeat the Champion Marquis at the Seventh Realm wielding an Immortal Weapon with my Sixth Realm, I should be able to do better than last time. At the same time... I also want to see if I can gather the materials for forging a set of Divine Weapon-level armor or weapon in the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth."

"But before that, I need to complete some part of my training."

The top-grade famous weapon level armor he currently wears can no longer meet his needs.

With the speed of the Electric Light Divine Walk combined with the Black Smoke Beast, it is the insufficient level of his armor that prevents him from unleashing his full speed.

And if he had a set of Divine Weapon-level armor, he could confidently perform that speed technique.

Er Lang also understood Chen Ku’s intentions and said:

"My Lord, do you intend to undergo seclusion first? And form an array?"

"Yes, I plan to enter the Hero King Realm and imprint the array patterns of the Eight Gates Shocking Array into my body, breaking through to the next realm."

Chen Ku instructed Er Lang:

"This process may take one or two months. Before going into seclusion, I’ll entrust the Evil Summoning Banner to you, and teach you the incantation. You can use the banner to go out and collect demons periodically. I’ll also have the Flood Dragon and Four Unlikes assist you with external matters. If there’s a special crisis, you’re allowed to enter the Hero King Realm to find me."

The incarnation is a part of himself. By teaching the incantation to him, he can ensure that, during his seclusion, new Fifth or Sixth Realm demons are drawn into the Evil Summoning Banner. Meanwhile, Er Lang can use the materials from the beasts in the banner to continue his alchemy.

"Rest assured, my Lord." Er Lang nodded and cupped his hands: "Wishing my Lord success."

Without saying more, Chen Ku sent the Evil Summoning Banner into Er Lang’s brow, allowing Four Unlikes to stay by his side.

Leaving the Three Emperors Ancestral Masters Association, he informed his master Yang Luochen, Kou Ming, and Fu Baicao about his upcoming seclusion.

After explaining it,

he walked back to his home, had a meal with his family, then meditated and withdrew into the Hero King Realm.

First, he sought advice from his two masters on what to pay attention to during the array formation process.

"Planning to form the array this quickly... It’s true, with the help of Ti Hu Huoluo Oil, your Vitality Period should be complete."

Shan Lingguan said thus with a slight daze in his heart.

Back when his sect was destroyed, he practiced alone until he was over fifty before cultivating the sixth level of the Huntian Overlord Body and forming the ’Five Elements Hun Tian Formation’ within himself.

Qin Yuxian fared slightly better, being under his guardianship, progressing smoothly, but only starting to form the array at thirty-six.

Now...

Shan Lingguan could only sigh, noting each generation outdoes the last; this disciple was truly worth mentoring.

He began carefully guiding Chen Ku through the array formation process.

"Originally, following your cultivation of the Huntian Overlord Body, after mastering the fifth level Five Elements Body, forming the Sixth Realm array would involve creating a ’Five Elements Formation’ similar to mine. But with your fortunate encounter with the Hero King Realm and mastery of the Eight Gates Shocking Array’s key, not forming the ’Eight Gates Escape Armor Formation’ would be a waste."

Shan Lingguan said:

"Based on the performance of the Shocking God Heavenly King of old, once this grand formation is created within, it equates to possessing ’Eight Treasures Vault’ within your body. The more potential and powerful the array creator, the stronger the power obtained when these treasures are unveiled. Theoretically, by mastering the Eight Gates Escape Armor Formation, opening each gate could exponentially increase your strength."

"Yet, with such a formidable forbidden array, there’s typically a flaw that damages the foundation. Thus, passing the array formation stage is one thing; choosing a ’pressing object’ to be the core of the Eight Gates Escape Armor Formation is critical."

"Pressing object..."

Chen Ku pondered quietly:

"Master, what sort of pressing object would qualify to become the ’array eye’ of the Eight Gates Escape Armor Formation?"

"The Six Realm array veins: vitality, array formation, array eye, array nourishing, and great achievement... Among these, the array eye is the most crucial. The quality of the pressing object will determine the height your internal grand formation can reach; in essence, the higher its quality, the better."

Shan Lingguan gravely stated:

"In ancient times, the Shocking God Heavenly King’s pressing object was said to be an ’Immortal Weapon’. Hence, if your Eight Gates Escape Armor Formation is to match the Heavenly King’s power in the future, it must use a similar level item as the ’array eye’. It could be an Immortal Weapon, a high-realm magical treasure, or a rare natural element...

In short, the higher the level, the greater the array’s potential enhancement.

As your grand formation reaches completion, the pressing object will gradually accompany you for life, maintained and refined daily by your internal meridian array, eventually becoming akin to your ’natal weapon’, so one must not be careless."

"Natal weapon?"

Chen Ku felt a weight on his heart.

Unexpectedly, the pressing object was pivotal to his future.

"The higher the level, the better..."