I have to say, this guy’s mastery of the Illusion Array is truly impressive, making it utterly frustrating.

The man clearly wasn’t in a hurry to kill Ye Haochuan, but instead planned to stab him slowly, one cut at a time.

Damn it, continuing like this is a dead end!

As Ye Haochuan swallowed a Nine-Bend Continuation Pill, he pondered deeply.

This Illusion Array is just too formidable; even the Heavenly Eye he’s relied on is utterly useless here, even in the red-eyed, blue-pupil state.

This filled him with a sense of panic, as such an Illusion Array seemed impossible to break!

"Right, there’s supposed to be an Illusion-Breaking Formation in the Hundred Arrays Collection!" Ye Haochuan suddenly remembered, and immediately felt a glimmer of hope.

"Heaven’s Cover!"

Ye Haochuan instantly unleashed a Treasure-Level Late Stage defensive technique, and then quickly sat cross-legged, taking out three fist-sized Dragon Scale Stones.

These Dragon Scale Stones are materials for basic formations, not difficult to find. After obtaining the Hundred Arrays Collection, Ye Haochuan began collecting materials for creating Formation Foundations, among which the Dragon Scale Stone was included.

The Illusion-Breaking Formation belongs to a first-rank array, and in the Hundred Arrays Collection, it’s merely a basic formation. Of course, this ’basic’ means in the Immortal Realm, but if placed in the Lower Realm, it would be a heaven-defying existence.

"Oh, you’re actually an Array Master?"

There was a hint of surprise in the man’s voice, but then he suddenly mocked, "Even if you are an Array Master, with your age, you can at best handle a few basic formations. Trying to use a basic formation to break this high-level Illusion Array is completely wishful thinking!"

Ye Haochuan didn’t respond, only focused on inscribing Array Patterns on the Dragon Scale Stone.

The Array Patterns on the Formation Foundation are somewhat similar to those on weapons, but the engraving patterns and techniques are worlds apart.

Ye Haochuan had tried engraving patterns for basic formations a few times and was now somewhat adept at it.

Seeing Ye Haochuan’s smooth technique, the man suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

"Do you think I would actually let you succeed in setting up the Formation?"

With the man’s cold snort, a metallic clash sounded against Ye Haochuan’s Heaven’s Cover.

However, the attack didn’t seem particularly strong and didn’t manage to break Heaven’s Cover in one go.

But in the next instant, Ye Haochuan’s instincts screamed danger.

Ye Haochuan quickly turned his head, and a red glow flashed in his eyes as the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame was suddenly unleashed.

"Ah~" the man’s terrified voice suddenly rang out, "How could you possibly have detected me?"

"You really think I’m that naive? A Treasure-Level Peak Defensive Technique could block a strike from a master at Immortal Transformation Early Stage?" Ye Haochuan taunted.

This time, when using Heaven’s Cover, Ye Haochuan didn’t use the Communicating with God Treasure Order for reinforcement, and so the technique’s power was quite ordinary. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The man had clearly broken Heaven’s Cover, but used the Phantom Realm to trick Ye Haochuan into thinking it was intact, aiming for a moment when Ye Haochuan let his guard down.

Such a move was obviously too clever for its own good, inadvertently revealing his hand, allowing Ye Haochuan to ascertain that this time, the attack wasn’t from the Phantom Realm, but a real attack, leading to this brilliant counterattack.

"Fine, very fine!" the man seemed truly enraged, speaking as if spitting fire, "I want to see how many times you can see through me!"

The Sky-Burning Fire is indeed immensely powerful, but it has a significant limitation; it requires eye contact. Ye Haochuan had guessed the general direction before releasing the Flames of the Eyes, managing to ambush the man.

However, once the man withdrew, Ye Haochuan lost track of him again, rendering the Sky-Burning Fire ineffective.

Ye Haochuan didn’t lose heart and once again set up the Heaven’s Cover, continuing to inscribe the Formation Foundation.

Soon, one Formation Foundation was completed and casually tossed onto the ground by Ye Haochuan.

In the next moment, a faint shadow flitted across the Formation Foundation, and Ye Haochuan swung the Halberd of Heaven and Earth.

Clang~

From what appeared to be empty space, a metallic clash suddenly rang out.

"How is this possible?" The man’s incredulous voice came from all directions.

Ye Haochuan did not answer, suddenly standing motionless. In an instant, his figure became transparent.

"Disappeared? How is this possible?" The man was utterly shocked.

He found that he was unable to locate Ye Haochuan within the Illusion Array.

If he merely used some technique to hide his figure, it might fool the human eye, but it certainly couldn’t deceive this Great Formation. For within this Great Formation, all things are under its control.

"Impossible, he couldn’t possibly have disappeared from this Illusion Array so suddenly!" The man seemed to grow a bit frantic.

This Great Formation had always been his greatest reliance; he had used it to subdue even Immortal Transformation Late Stage cultivators, how could a mere Nascent Soul Realm cultivator escape it?

He couldn’t accept this fact and decided to go over and see what technique Ye Haochuan had used.

But just as he took a few steps, he suddenly sensed a danger approaching.

"Not good!" The man instinctively raised his arm to block.

Clang~

A Halberd of Heaven and Earth suddenly descended from the void, fiercely striking down upon his broadsword.

The seemingly indestructible broadsword was astonishingly weak under the Halberd of Heaven and Earth, shattering into two pieces.

The man felt a shocking weight in his arm, nearly losing feeling. Fortunately, at a critical moment, he dodged quickly, or he would have been sliced in half by this strike.

"How can this be..." The man looked disbelievingly at the just-emerged Ye Haochuan.

Because when his eyes finally saw Ye Haochuan, he still hadn’t sensed him through the Illusion Array, completely defying logic.

"What’s wrong? Can’t accept a reversal of roles between the cat and mouse?" Ye Haochuan mocked with a grin.

The man suppressed his inner terror and his gaze instinctively went to the ground, focusing on the stone covered in patterns.

"Could it be this thing?"

Realizing something, he swiftly sidestepped, preparing to retreat.

"Thinking of backing out now? Isn’t it a bit too late?" Ye Haochuan sneered.

"Nine-Tailed Sword Qi!"

The Nine-Tailed Phantom swiftly emerged, and Nine-Tailed Swords shot out from nine directions, surrounding the man completely.

"Wait, don’t kill me, I’ll give you all my wealth, I beg you not to kill me!" Witnessing the might of the Nine-Tailed Sword Qi, the man immediately crumbled and pleaded.

He originally thought Ye Haochuan, a Nascent Soul Peak cultivator, would be easily handled, but after the recent battle, he realized Ye Haochuan’s strength was well above his.

In reaction speed and the application of various techniques, he held no advantage at all. The only edge was the Illusion Array he used to toy with Ye Haochuan with impunity.

Now that the power of the Illusion Array was no longer there, how could he contend with Ye Haochuan?

"I’ve no time to listen to your nonsense, ’cause I—" Ye Haochuan suddenly snorted coldly, and the Nine-Tailed Swords pierced from nine directions simultaneously.