Chapter 44 - 43 Spirit Array Master Duel

44: Chapter 43 Spirit Array Master Duel 44 -43 Spirit Array Master Duel “Give me half a day, and I will rearrange the array,” said Ye Xuan, his tone indifferent, silencing the entire Spirit Array Palace. Everyone was shocked. Half a day to rearrange the array? Are they joking? All seven hundred disciples of the Spirit Array Palace combined, along with Master Zhou Lian, a Seventh Rank Spirit Array Master, found it challenging to complete even a repair in three days. Half a day to set up a complete Sect Protection Array was utterly preposterous! “Foolish boy, your joke has no substance,” Master Zhou Lian glared at Ye Xuan, his voice filled with anger, “Get out of here right now. If I hear such nonsense again, I’ll skin you alive!” “Son-in-law, better leave quickly. We at the Spirit Array Palace are too busy to joke around with you,” said the middle-aged man who spoke earlier. Although he addressed Ye Xuan as son-in-law, the middle-aged man clearly thought Ye Xuan was being ridiculous. Hearing this, the other disciples of the Spirit Array Palace sneered secretly, “A notorious fool of a son-in-law, thinking he can complete the great formation in half a day, is utterly delusional.” “Exactly, just a loser. I don’t know what the Holy Daughter was thinking, bringing him to our Spirit Array Palace. It’s really bad luck.” “Stop watching, it’s a waste of our time, let’s get back to work,” they murmured among themselves. But everyone was a cultivator, even if their voices were as soft as mosquitoes, they were crystal clear to Ye Xuan, who naturally heard their words. Ye Xuan, however, did not get angry; he responded calmly and lightly, “Finishing within half a day is indeed very challenging for a Seventh Rank Spirit Array Master like yourself, but that’s just for you.” This statement immediately made the disciples glare at him furiously. This guy, daring to look down on the Palace Master! Zhou Youwei was also caught off guard by Ye Xuan’s words and quickly suggested, “Grandpa Lian, maybe you could lend me the Array Map of the Sect Protection Array for a while.” Master Zhou Lian narrowed his eyes slightly, his anger turning into a mocking smile, “Youwei, under normal circumstances, you could look at that Array Map as long as you wanted, but at such a critical moment, it’s indispensable and cannot be casually shown.” Then, Master Zhou Lian addressed Ye Xuan, saying, “Are you looking down on Spirit Array Masters?” Ye Xuan smiled blandly and replied calmly, “It’s not that I’m looking down on Spirit Array Masters. I just genuinely think you lack the capability.” Master Zhou Lian burst out laughing, his cloudy old eyes filled with scorn as he stared at Ye Xuan, “You think I lack capability? What are you to criticize me?” Ye Xuan spoke unhurriedly, “You’re probably stuck as a Seventh Rank Spirit Array Master for life; indeed, that level of Spirit Array Master does lack capability.” Spirit Array Masters require a high degree of concentration when depicting Spiritual Patterns, which severely drains Soul Power. Ye Xuan quickly noticed that although Zhou Lian was a Seventh Rank Spirit Array Master, his Cultivation Realm was only that of a Prince, and in terms of combat strength, he was probably not even a match for his wife, Zhou Youwei. Once the realm lags, the advancement in Soul Power is hindered, so no matter how profound Old Man Zhou Lian’s knowledge in Spirit Arrays, there’s little hope for him advancing any further in the ranks of Spirit Array Masters. Master Zhou Lian sneered coldly and swept out, heading towards the Inner Hall; he needed to oversee the central part of the array and had no time to argue with a fool. “Kid, you really have a way with words that begs for a beating, you know that?” the middle-aged man said, looking at Ye Xuan with displeasure. Just a mere loser, yet daring to insult the Master? “Uncle Feng, that’s not what Ye Xuan meant,” Zhou Youwei pulled Ye Xuan behind her, apologizing with a smile. “Ye Xuan, be careful with your words,” Zhou Youwei whispered to Ye Xuan. Just then, a white-robed young man stepped forward, looking disdainfully at Ye Xuan and said slowly, “Uncle Feng, I think this loser is just here to cause trouble for our Spirit Array Palace. We might as well just kick him out.” As he spoke, the young man in white approached Ye Xuan and after bowing politely to Zhou Youwei, he said, “Your Highness Holy Daughter, please don’t interfere while I send this loser packing.” Zhou Youwei’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, her eyes shimmering with a trace of indignation, “He is my husband, you ask if I will stop you!” Her words left the young man in the white robe awkwardly rooted to the spot, somewhat at a loss. No one had expected Zhou Youwei to be so protective of Ye Xuan. This made the young man clench his fists beneath his sleeves, a strong wave of jealousy swelling in his heart. What made a well-known fool and weakling worthy of the Holy Daughter’s favor?! “Xiao Qi, do not be impertinent!” the middle-aged man chided sternly. His name was Feng Hongwu, and he was one of the top three Spirit Array Masters in the Spirit Array Palace. “Yes, Uncle Master Feng!” the young man surnamed Qi respectfully withdrew to one side. Feng Hongwu said with his hands clasped, “Holy Daughter, you should take your husband and leave. Our Spirit Array Palace is indeed very busy. We must repair the Sect Protection Array within three days. There’s no time for idle chit-chat here.” “This…” Zhou Youwei found herself in a dilemma and could only look towards Ye Xuan. “I said, give me half a day, and I will have the array set up,” Ye Xuan said slowly and deliberately. “With what will you set it up?” Feng Hongwu frowned, impatiently adding, “My master is a Seventh Rank Spirit Array Master and even he can’t complete it. Do you think you are more capable than my master?” If it weren’t for Zhou Youwei, Feng Hongwu was sure he would have already kicked Ye Xuan out. The crowd also looked coldly at Ye Xuan and said, “Just a weakling, don’t overestimate yourself. The Spirit Array Palace is not a place where you can run amok!” Ye Xuan was not annoyed, but instead responded with a chuckle, “Don’t keep calling someone a weakling. If you are worse than a weakling, it will hurt later.” “How about this? Since you don’t trust me, why doesn’t the highest-ranking Spirit Array Master among you come out and compete with me?” Ye Xuan glanced over everyone present and said lightly. “Who among you will compete with him?” Feng Hongwu asked with a furrowed brow. After Master Zhou Lian left, he naturally became the highest-ranking Spirit Array Master present, but he had no interest in competing with a worthless son-in-law. “Uncle Master Feng, let me do it,” the young man surnamed Qi volunteered first. “Hmm.” Feng Hongwu nodded slightly. Ye Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked at the young man, asking, “Are you the highest-ranking Spirit Array Master?” The young man showed a smile and lightly said, “There’s no need for Uncle Master Feng to make a move to deal with you.” “Suit yourself,” Ye Xuan shrugged, adding, “As long as you can represent the Spirit Array Palace, that’s fine.” “Xiao Qi is the most talented among the younger generation in the Spirit Array Palace. If you can defeat him in the way of Spirit Arrays, I will acknowledge you,” Feng Hongwu stated. “Okay,” Ye Xuan nodded in agreement. The young man laughed and said, “I won’t bully you. Let’s start with the simplest Dust Removal Array, see who can complete the setup in the shortest time and ensure the array’s grading.” “Moreover, I think a mere contest is quite boring, why not add a stake?” S~eaʀᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. “If you lose, you admit you are a weakling and you will not be allowed to step into the Spirit Array Palace again.” “And if I lose, I will admit I am less than a weakling.” “How about that?” The young man looked at Ye Xuan with a teasing smile. “Do as you please,” Ye Xuan gave the young man a peculiar look but said nothing more. However, in Ye Xuan’s mind, he was secretly sighing: The times have really changed; nowadays, young people are thinking about admitting they are less than weaklings. What kind of preference is that?