Chapter 42: Arrays Go Brrr
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Chapter 42: Arrays Go Brrr
The sound of something crushing and scratching against rock resonated beneath my ear. Something was moving underground, and the noise was growing louder. It meant one thing: whatever it was, it was getting closer!
No longer wanting to sleep, I opened my eyes and took Speedy out of my backpack. Placing the little creature on a rock and my backpack beside him, I settled down and ceased movement.
Closing my eyes, I attempted to sense the Qi around me, but it proved challenging. Although I could perceive the dreary Qi in the vicinity, my senses weren't honed enough to detect deep underground.
"Everyone! Wake up!" I yelled out loud.
There was a possibility the sound was merely something passing by, but I wasn't willing to take chances. I'd rather face the embarrassment of being wrong than the consequences of being right.
The other disciples woke up and gathered together, looking startled but displaying little panic. It wasn't unusual for the White Tiger Continent, locked in a perpetual struggle between humans and monstrous beasts, to face attacks from such creatures.
What concerned me was the underground threat, a vulnerability of my detection array. It couldn't warn us against subterranean assaults.
Glancing toward our leader for guidance, I was about to speak when I noticed Song Song's smile as she met my gaze. "Congratulations, your senses are exquisite for someone at the Body Tempering Stage."
Before I could respond, an explosion occurred about twenty feet away, sending rocks flying. I leaped back, dodging the projectiles, while squinting to discern the source within the dust cloud.
Yes, I could sense it now.
Song Song acted swiftly, her palm generating a strong wind that dispersed the dust, revealing a scorpion-like creature with three tails and the head of a bull. Its scales resembled unpolished rocks, emitting strange clicking noises.
This was a monstrous beast!
Before I could recall the information I had read about scorpion-like monstrous beasts, Song Song darted past me like lightning.
I could sense her Qi, but I could barely see anything more than a flash of her form!
She halted in front of the scorpion-like creature and delivered a powerful kick, causing half of the creature to disintegrate into a red smudge on the ground.
"Well, aren't you a tough one," she chuckled, as the scorpion still had two tails left, which shot toward her.
Though immobilized, the monstrous beast attempted one last-ditch attack. However, it was futile. Song Song caught the pincers on the tail, swinging the creature around before slamming it onto the ground. The rocks beneath cracked, forming a crater around the monstrous beast's body.
Unlike humans, monstrous beasts possessed greater resilience. Despite enduring relentless punishment, the scorpion-like creature twitched until Song Song delivered her final blow by stomping on its head, crushing it with a wet splat.
"Be careful. What if it had acidic blood or venom?" I cautioned Song Song.
She arched a questioning brow, implying whether a Body Tempering Cultivator with no experience should advise her.
She had a point. I smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of my head. "Apologies, that was thoughtless of me."
While I had picked up bad habits from this life due to Liu Feng, I also retained habits from my previous life, like cautioning youngsters against dangerous things. Despite her eccentricities, Song Song was likely nineteen or in her early twenties at moststill too young in my eyes.Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)
During those years of my previous life, I had engaged in numerous reckless acts.
Though I couldn't confirm whether we were indeed encircled, we confronted a dozen monstrous beasts before us. The last thing we needed was for someone to succumb to fear and break formation, endangering us all.
As the stone scorpions collided with us, most disciples were sent flying. Fortunately, thanks to my array, no blood had been shed thus far. However, the ominous thud of bodies crashing against rocks in the distance hinted at dire consequences. I had no opportunity to assess the others; a scorpion stood before me, its bull-like head aiming to impale me.
Seizing the monstrous beast by its husks, I used the Rushing Bull Step at maximum power. The ground beneath us cracked like a spiderweb.
Typically, I would have surged forward like a bullet, but this time, our momentum stalled, leaving us locked in place.
The stalemate didn't last long as its three scorpion tails shot toward me.
"Chain, Diverge, Dancing Sunlight! Thunder Dome!" I chanted. Four pillars rose from the ground, trapping us both within their midst, and lightning crackled along the stone pillars.
"Hopefully you're ready to get the shock of your life, big guy," I had no idea if the monstrous beast in front of me understood human language. But one thing was for sure: it could instinctively tell it was in danger and tried to move back. Even though it was difficult and my arms shook, I held it tight in place by its horns.
The stone pillars shone brightly, charged with resident Qi.
I specialized in defensive arrays. Since that was what the librarian had experience with. But that didn't mean I was horrible at attacking.
If there had been a lightning storm around Lightning Dome Array would have been more effective. But it wasn't like I had many options here.
The stone pillars began cracking, and even though this was my array, I felt a bit nervous.
This electricity that was about to come out would harm me too, and I had no control over it. This was the downside of not using my own Qi to form these arrays. Without the electricity being controlled by my Qi, it would move in its own natural way.
Suddenly, the four pillars exploded, and the wild electricity shot out in the middle.
There was one interesting thing about electricity: it was a very lazy energy and wouldn't move through something non-conductive. Instead, it would follow the path of least resistance.
A simple barrier, one without chant or hand seals, formed around my body. Technically, barriers didn't conduct electricity, so the lightning moved past me and hit its target... the scorpion-like monstrous beast.
There was a loud screech of electricity, a bit too loudly for my liking, and the horns in my hand twitched. But I held onto them to keep the monstrous beast from moving away.
Horns were nonconductive to electricity, so I held onto them without trouble.
When it was all over, there was a smell of burning flesh, and the monstrous beast collapsed to the ground. That was when I let go of the horns and punched the monstrous beast.
Sonic Fang Fist!
I gently tapped the beast's head, and not even a second later, it exploded into a shower of gore. After the blood and guts fell to the ground, I released my basic barrier, with my clothes still clean.
Turning toward the others, both monstrous beasts and disciples were looking at me.
While the fight had felt like an eternity, in their eyes, it had happened in a split second.
C'mon now, what're you all waiting about? I asked the monstrous beasts. There are many arrays I still need to test out.
As expected, these monstrous beasts didn't understand human speech and charged at me. Instinctively, they had deduced that I was the biggest threat to them.
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Chapter 42: Arrays Go Brrr
The sound of something crushing and scratching against rock resonated beneath my ear. Something was moving underground, and the noise was growing louder. It meant one thing: whatever it was, it was getting closer!
No longer wanting to sleep, I opened my eyes and took Speedy out of my backpack. Placing the little creature on a rock and my backpack beside him, I settled down and ceased movement.
Closing my eyes, I attempted to sense the Qi around me, but it proved challenging. Although I could perceive the dreary Qi in the vicinity, my senses weren't honed enough to detect deep underground.
"Everyone! Wake up!" I yelled out loud.
There was a possibility the sound was merely something passing by, but I wasn't willing to take chances. I'd rather face the embarrassment of being wrong than the consequences of being right.
The other disciples woke up and gathered together, looking startled but displaying little panic. It wasn't unusual for the White Tiger Continent, locked in a perpetual struggle between humans and monstrous beasts, to face attacks from such creatures.
What concerned me was the underground threat, a vulnerability of my detection array. It couldn't warn us against subterranean assaults.
Glancing toward our leader for guidance, I was about to speak when I noticed Song Song's smile as she met my gaze. "Congratulations, your senses are exquisite for someone at the Body Tempering Stage."
Before I could respond, an explosion occurred about twenty feet away, sending rocks flying. I leaped back, dodging the projectiles, while squinting to discern the source within the dust cloud.
Yes, I could sense it now.
Song Song acted swiftly, her palm generating a strong wind that dispersed the dust, revealing a scorpion-like creature with three tails and the head of a bull. Its scales resembled unpolished rocks, emitting strange clicking noises.
This was a monstrous beast!
Before I could recall the information I had read about scorpion-like monstrous beasts, Song Song darted past me like lightning.
I could sense her Qi, but I could barely see anything more than a flash of her form!
She halted in front of the scorpion-like creature and delivered a powerful kick, causing half of the creature to disintegrate into a red smudge on the ground.
"Well, aren't you a tough one," she chuckled, as the scorpion still had two tails left, which shot toward her.
Though immobilized, the monstrous beast attempted one last-ditch attack. However, it was futile. Song Song caught the pincers on the tail, swinging the creature around before slamming it onto the ground. The rocks beneath cracked, forming a crater around the monstrous beast's body.
Unlike humans, monstrous beasts possessed greater resilience. Despite enduring relentless punishment, the scorpion-like creature twitched until Song Song delivered her final blow by stomping on its head, crushing it with a wet splat.
"Be careful. What if it had acidic blood or venom?" I cautioned Song Song.
She arched a questioning brow, implying whether a Body Tempering Cultivator with no experience should advise her.
She had a point. I smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of my head. "Apologies, that was thoughtless of me."
While I had picked up bad habits from this life due to Liu Feng, I also retained habits from my previous life, like cautioning youngsters against dangerous things. Despite her eccentricities, Song Song was likely nineteen or in her early twenties at moststill too young in my eyes.Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)
During those years of my previous life, I had engaged in numerous reckless acts.
Though I couldn't confirm whether we were indeed encircled, we confronted a dozen monstrous beasts before us. The last thing we needed was for someone to succumb to fear and break formation, endangering us all.
As the stone scorpions collided with us, most disciples were sent flying. Fortunately, thanks to my array, no blood had been shed thus far. However, the ominous thud of bodies crashing against rocks in the distance hinted at dire consequences. I had no opportunity to assess the others; a scorpion stood before me, its bull-like head aiming to impale me.
Seizing the monstrous beast by its husks, I used the Rushing Bull Step at maximum power. The ground beneath us cracked like a spiderweb.
Typically, I would have surged forward like a bullet, but this time, our momentum stalled, leaving us locked in place.
The stalemate didn't last long as its three scorpion tails shot toward me.
"Chain, Diverge, Dancing Sunlight! Thunder Dome!" I chanted. Four pillars rose from the ground, trapping us both within their midst, and lightning crackled along the stone pillars.
"Hopefully you're ready to get the shock of your life, big guy," I had no idea if the monstrous beast in front of me understood human language. But one thing was for sure: it could instinctively tell it was in danger and tried to move back. Even though it was difficult and my arms shook, I held it tight in place by its horns.
The stone pillars shone brightly, charged with resident Qi.
I specialized in defensive arrays. Since that was what the librarian had experience with. But that didn't mean I was horrible at attacking.
If there had been a lightning storm around Lightning Dome Array would have been more effective. But it wasn't like I had many options here.
The stone pillars began cracking, and even though this was my array, I felt a bit nervous.
This electricity that was about to come out would harm me too, and I had no control over it. This was the downside of not using my own Qi to form these arrays. Without the electricity being controlled by my Qi, it would move in its own natural way.
Suddenly, the four pillars exploded, and the wild electricity shot out in the middle.
There was one interesting thing about electricity: it was a very lazy energy and wouldn't move through something non-conductive. Instead, it would follow the path of least resistance.
A simple barrier, one without chant or hand seals, formed around my body. Technically, barriers didn't conduct electricity, so the lightning moved past me and hit its target... the scorpion-like monstrous beast.
There was a loud screech of electricity, a bit too loudly for my liking, and the horns in my hand twitched. But I held onto them to keep the monstrous beast from moving away.
Horns were nonconductive to electricity, so I held onto them without trouble.
When it was all over, there was a smell of burning flesh, and the monstrous beast collapsed to the ground. That was when I let go of the horns and punched the monstrous beast.
Sonic Fang Fist!
I gently tapped the beast's head, and not even a second later, it exploded into a shower of gore. After the blood and guts fell to the ground, I released my basic barrier, with my clothes still clean.
Turning toward the others, both monstrous beasts and disciples were looking at me.
While the fight had felt like an eternity, in their eyes, it had happened in a split second.
C'mon now, what're you all waiting about? I asked the monstrous beasts. There are many arrays I still need to test out.
As expected, these monstrous beasts didn't understand human speech and charged at me. Instinctively, they had deduced that I was the biggest threat to them.
Chapter 42: Arrays Go BrrrThe sound of something crushing and scratching against rock resonated beneath my ear. Something was moving underground, and the noise was growing louder. It meant one thing: whatever it was, it was getting closer!No longer wanting to sleep, I opened my eyes and took Speedy out of my backpack. Placing the little creature on a rock and my backpack beside him, I settled down and ceased movement.Closing my eyes, I attempted to sense the Qi around me, but it proved challenging. Although I could perceive the dreary Qi in the vicinity, my senses weren't honed enough to detect deep underground."Everyone! Wake up!" I yelled out loud.There was a possibility the sound was merely something passing by, but I wasn't willing to take chances. I'd rather face the embarrassment of being wrong than the consequences of being right.The other disciples woke up and gathered together, looking startled but displaying little panic. It wasn't unusual for the White Tiger Continent, locked in a perpetual struggle between humans and monstrous beasts, to face attacks from such creatures.What concerned me was the underground threat, a vulnerability of my detection array. It couldn't warn us against subterranean assaults.Glancing toward our leader for guidance, I was about to speak when I noticed Song Song's smile as she met my gaze. "Congratulations, your senses are exquisite for someone at the Body Tempering Stage."Before I could respond, an explosion occurred about twenty feet away, sending rocks flying. I leaped back, dodging the projectiles, while squinting to discern the source within the dust cloud.Yes, I could sense it now.Song Song acted swiftly, her palm generating a strong wind that dispersed the dust, revealing a scorpion-like creature with three tails and the head of a bull. Its scales resembled unpolished rocks, emitting strange clicking noises.This was a monstrous beast!Before I could recall the information I had read about scorpion-like monstrous beasts, Song Song darted past me like lightning.I could sense her Qi, but I could barely see anything more than a flash of her form!She halted in front of the scorpion-like creature and delivered a powerful kick, causing half of the creature to disintegrate into a red smudge on the ground."Well, aren't you a tough one," she chuckled, as the scorpion still had two tails left, which shot toward her.Though immobilized, the monstrous beast attempted one last-ditch attack. However, it was futile. Song Song caught the pincers on the tail, swinging the creature around before slamming it onto the ground. The rocks beneath cracked, forming a crater around the monstrous beast's body.Unlike humans, monstrous beasts possessed greater resilience. Despite enduring relentless punishment, the scorpion-like creature twitched until Song Song delivered her final blow by stomping on its head, crushing it with a wet splat."Be careful. What if it had acidic blood or venom?" I cautioned Song Song.She arched a questioning brow, implying whether a Body Tempering Cultivator with no experience should advise her.She had a point. I smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of my head. "Apologies, that was thoughtless of me."While I had picked up bad habits from this life due to Liu Feng, I also retained habits from my previous life, like cautioning youngsters against dangerous things. Despite her eccentricities, Song Song was likely nineteen or in her early twenties at moststill too young in my eyes.Follow current novels on novelbin.comDuring those years of my previous life, I had engaged in numerous reckless acts.Though I couldn't confirm whether we were indeed encircled, we confronted a dozen monstrous beasts before us. The last thing we needed was for someone to succumb to fear and break formation, endangering us all.As the stone scorpions collided with us, most disciples were sent flying. Fortunately, thanks to my array, no blood had been shed thus far. However, the ominous thud of bodies crashing against rocks in the distance hinted at dire consequences. I had no opportunity to assess the others; a scorpion stood before me, its bull-like head aiming to impale me.Seizing the monstrous beast by its husks, I used the Rushing Bull Step at maximum power. The ground beneath us cracked like a spiderweb. Typically, I would have surged forward like a bullet, but this time, our momentum stalled, leaving us locked in place.The stalemate didn't last long as its three scorpion tails shot toward me."Chain, Diverge, Dancing Sunlight! Thunder Dome!" I chanted. Four pillars rose from the ground, trapping us both within their midst, and lightning crackled along the stone pillars."Hopefully you're ready to get the shock of your life, big guy," I had no idea if the monstrous beast in front of me understood human language. But one thing was for sure: it could instinctively tell it was in danger and tried to move back. Even though it was difficult and my arms shook, I held it tight in place by its horns.The stone pillars shone brightly, charged with resident Qi.I specialized in defensive arrays. Since that was what the librarian had experience with. But that didn't mean I was horrible at attacking.If there had been a lightning storm around Lightning Dome Array would have been more effective. But it wasn't like I had many options here. The stone pillars began cracking, and even though this was my array, I felt a bit nervous.This electricity that was about to come out would harm me too, and I had no control over it. This was the downside of not using my own Qi to form these arrays. Without the electricity being controlled by my Qi, it would move in its own natural way.Suddenly, the four pillars exploded, and the wild electricity shot out in the middle.There was one interesting thing about electricity: it was a very lazy energy and wouldn't move through something non-conductive. Instead, it would follow the path of least resistance.A simple barrier, one without chant or hand seals, formed around my body. Technically, barriers didn't conduct electricity, so the lightning moved past me and hit its target... the scorpion-like monstrous beast.There was a loud screech of electricity, a bit too loudly for my liking, and the horns in my hand twitched. But I held onto them to keep the monstrous beast from moving away.Horns were nonconductive to electricity, so I held onto them without trouble.When it was all over, there was a smell of burning flesh, and the monstrous beast collapsed to the ground. That was when I let go of the horns and punched the monstrous beast.Sonic Fang Fist!I gently tapped the beast's head, and not even a second later, it exploded into a shower of gore. After the blood and guts fell to the ground, I released my basic barrier, with my clothes still clean.Turning toward the others, both monstrous beasts and disciples were looking at me.While the fight had felt like an eternity, in their eyes, it had happened in a split second.C'mon now, what're you all waiting about? I asked the monstrous beasts. There are many arrays I still need to test out.As expected, these monstrous beasts didn't understand human speech and charged at me. Instinctively, they had deduced that I was the biggest threat to them.
