Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 444: Chapter 413: Visiting Island Array, Escape to the Heavens

Eight islands appeared as if from another world, with almost no warning. But everyone present knew that these islands had been there all along. They had simply remained hidden because the Array had not yet been triggered.

”That is...”

Everyone gasped in astonishment.

Including the island beneath their feet, there were a total of nine islands in this part of the sea.

Eight small islands and one large one, arranged like a host of stars guarding a central celestial body.

The island at the center was shrouded in ethereal mist, its towering trees scraping the clouds. Countless exotic beasts flew through the air or ran across the land. A gentle, verdant rain drifted down, making it truly resemble a paradise on earth—a true Penglai Immortal Island.

Everyone else was also stunned by the sight before them.

”Ancient Eight Gates Array?”

Gazing at the archipelago, Chen Che couldn’t help but be reminded of the array the Ye Race had used to seal Wangxian Monarch.

The only difference was that the Ancient Eight Gates Array used ’eight gates’ formed from Spiritual Qi for its sealing, whereas this place used eight islands as its Array Foundation.

ROAR!

ROAR!

ROAR!

Its escape thwarted, the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon let out three bloodcurdling roars as an unprecedented sense of crisis washed over it. Its body tensed, and with a violent whip of its massive tail, it smashed ferociously against the heavenly canopy.

BOOM!

The force of that one tail whip could have reversed heaven and earth, shattered mountains, and sent colossal waves surging to the sky. Its power was immeasurable.

It was even more ferocious than its previous attack on the crowd.

Even a Cultivator of the Same Tier would have been pulverized by that blow. And yet, the heavenly canopy didn’t even tremble. The Flood Dragon, however, had several of its own scales shattered by the impact, and it staggered back, tumbling over and over.

”Yunfei.”

Yu Yunko picked up the unconscious Yu Yunfei and found his spine snapped in two. It was only thanks to the powerful Physique of a Body Cultivator that he was still breathing.

Breathing a sigh of relief, she then glanced toward the spot where Yu Yunfei had crashed.

There, suspended in the void, was a Beast-Headed Copper Ring.

”The array eye?”

Her mind reeled in astonishment.

Chen Che also turned to look.

Everyone saw the bizarre Ringed Beast Head.

At the same time, a theory began to form in their minds:

The Island Array had been laid out long ago but had remained hidden and inactive. It was a Grand Array designed as a lure, waiting for a Fierce Beast to enter. Once activated, it was like a pitfall or a mousetrap, sealing the target inside completely.

And the array eye itself was concealed, shielded from any Divine Sense.

No wonder they had been unable to find the array eye all this time.

BOOM—

The Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon twisted its massive body, abruptly halting its retreat. Its six eyes swept across the heavenly canopy before its gaze locked fiercely onto the Beast-Headed Copper Ring. Then, with a flick of its great tail, it shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow.

It was unclear whether it intended to seize the array eye or was simply venting its rage on the Yu Race, furious that the Grand Array had been activated and blocked its escape.

”Get out of the way!”

”Clan Leader!”

A fetid wind howled, and in the blink of an eye, its gaping, bloody maw was upon them.

Yu Yunko had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. The others were too far away; it was too late to rescue her.

Just as everyone watched, certain she was about to be devoured by the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon, Yu Yunko, as if moved by some unseen force, grabbed the Beast-Headed Copper Ring suspended in the air. A look of sudden joy flashed in her eyes as she let out a sharp cry.

”Rise!”

BOOM—

The Talismans that had been slowly rising to envelop the world seemed to tremble at her cry. They vibrated rapidly, weaving and swirling in mid-air, transforming into countless colossal chains that erupted directly from the barrier.

In a flash, they coiled around the Fierce Flood Dragon.

All three of the Fierce Flood Dragon’s mouths gaped open, revealing interlocking fangs. Its flicking tongues were a hair’s breadth from scooping up the Yu siblings, but ultimately, it was brought to a halt.

”Rgh... Rgh...”

Its massive jaws, bound by the chains, could not move, but enraged rumbles still echoed from its throats. Everyone could see it was fighting against the Array, its body still inching forward, one bit at a time.

Even the heavenly canopy formed from the Talismans was being pulled taut and distorted, threatening to lose its shape.

Meanwhile, Yu Yunko, who was clutching the copper ring, looked as if she were trying to hold back a mountain with one hand. The bones in her right arm emitted a series of sickening cracks, and blood streamed from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

”Quick! I can’t control this Array by myself...!”

ROAR!

The Fierce Flood Dragon utterly despised the siblings before it. It had only one thought: to swallow them both, then devour everyone else on the island.

However, just as the thought formed in its mind, the world was abruptly plunged into silence.

The sounds of the wind, the shouting, and the tide all seemed to cease.

Its rightmost head’s eyes glanced over to see Chen Che make a sword gesture with his fingers. WHOOSH! Countless Broken Swords flew into the sky. At first, they looked like fireflies. A moment later, they resembled the stars. Then, they shone with the brilliance of a full moon.

Then, as Chen Che closed his hand into a fist, the thirty-six thousand Broken Swords converged, becoming as blinding as the sun itself, impossible to look at directly.

ROAR!

The Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon let out a piercing shriek, its scales standing on end like the fur of a cat whose tail has been stepped on. It instantly tried to retreat even faster than before, but the chains still held it fast, preventing it from moving.

He raised his hand and slashed down!

This slash was like a lonely sunset over a vast river—solitary, magnificent, and absolute. Carrying the intent to obliterate everything, it unleashed a Sword Aura over a thousand zhang long, cleaving down toward the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon, which was still bound by countless chains in mid-air.

Soundlessly, the left and middle heads of the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon were severed.

Only after that instant did the image of the setting sun vanish.

BOOM! BOOM!

Amid a torrential spray of blood, the severed Flood Dragon Heads crashed heavily to the ground.

ROAR!

The grievously wounded Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon let out a wretched scream. Overcome with excruciating pain, it no longer had the strength to resist the Grand Array. With the RATTLE and CLANK of tightening chains, it was relentlessly hauled into the air, its struggles utterly futile.

CRACK!

At the same time, the Beast Head shattered.

Just then, Lu Qinglian and her husband, now conscious, swiftly steered their Spiritual Boat over.

”Quick, let’s go!”

Seeing this, no one dared to linger. They all leaped onto the Flying Boat. Yu Fansong swept his wide sleeve, enveloping the near-unconscious Yu Yunko, and shot toward the Spiritual Boat as a streak of Escape Light.

Chen Che staggered to his feet. He glanced back at the Flood Dragon Head on the ground, then waved his hand. The Yellow Gourd sucked it in as he, too, landed on the Spiritual Boat.

The bow of the boat turned, and it sped away from the island. Gazing at the sky-blanketing runes, everyone’s heart was in their throat, terrified that this Grand Array would trap them as well.

But in the end, the Spiritual Boat passed right through without any obstruction.

Clearly, this Grand Array was only effective against Fierce Beasts—just as it had been when Lu Qinglian previously escaped from one of the islands.

”We’ve finally escaped.”

Everyone looked back at the receding islands, collapsing onto the deck one by one, completely drained of strength.

”AROOO! AROOO...”

Seeing the Spiritual Boat escape, the Fierce Flood Dragon’s single remaining head let out a series of wretched howls, filled with not only fury but also bitter indignation. Even through the isolating Grand Array, everyone could feel its rage.

Its every twist and thrash stirred up monstrous waves, but it remained firmly trapped.

If rage could take physical form, all nine islands would have been burned to cinders.

But its fury was contained by the Grand Array.

”It’s finally over.”

The same thought surfaced in everyone’s mind as they watched the Fierce Flood Dragon, still struggling violently within the Grand Array but unable to break free.

As the Spiritual Boat ascended, Chen Che gradually got a clear view of the other islands.

On each of these islands lay the bizarre skeleton of a colossal creature. Some were serpentine, others beast-like, and on one lay a seashell larger than a mountain range, its two halves gaping wide and empty.

On the island Lu Qinglian had previously visited lay the carcass of a serpentine Fierce Beast, its body several times larger than the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon.

”This must be the region where a Great Power performed the Sealing of Ancient Fierce Beasts.”

Yu Yunko poured a drop of Golden Liquid and fed it to her brother. Supported by her kin, she made her way to the side of the boat.

”Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon will be suppressed here until it starves or dies of old age. Don’t worry, it will never find the array eye. The Ringed Beast Head only appears for thirty-six breaths at a time. After that, it vanishes and reappears in a different location.”

”The residual information from the Array told me that when I touched the Beast Head.”

Yu Yunko pointed to her head.

”This is a Grand Array powerful enough to suppress a Nascent Soul Demon Beast. I couldn’t restrain it simply because my own strength is insufficient... If a cultivator at Golden Core Great Perfection, or even a Nascent Soul True Monarch, were controlling it, they could have killed it directly within the Array.”

Her words caused everyone, including Chen Che, to breathe a collective sigh of relief.

This beast was far too savage and vindictive. And now that they had severed two of its heads, it would surely launch a frenzied campaign of revenge if it ever escaped. The average Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator wouldn’t dare stand against it.

”Che’er, what are you looking at?”

Meng Qianxun stumbled over to him.

”I’m looking to see what’s on that central island!”

Chen Che raised his hand and pointed.

That island was immense, several times larger than the other eight islands combined. If each of the smaller islands suppressed one Fierce Beast, then what manner of being was sealed there?

A Nascent Soul Fierce Beast?

Or...

The realization struck everyone at once, and they all raised their eyes to look.

But they saw nothing new—only the same scene as before.

And yet, it felt as if something else was there now, something that had been awakened by the roars of the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon and was now peering out at them from within the island, its eyes open.

”AWOOO~!”

By now, the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon’s roars had become mournful wails, gradually turning to sounds of pure despair.

As the Spiritual Boat moved farther and farther away, the sounds became low whimpers, until at last they vanished completely, leaving only silence in their wake.