I Stepped on a Bug, and the System Says I Slayed a Dragon?-Chapter 119: A Submissive Li Qinghe: Master, Can You Do Me a Favor?

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: A Submissive Li Qinghe: Master, Can You Do Me a Favor?

’Looks like this girl is in a hurry. Daring to force her way to the third floor in broad daylight.’

In Area 1 of the library, Qin Yang sat on a small stool, monitoring Li Qinghe’s condition and keeping track of her every move.

After the Steward left,

he released his Spiritual Power, searching for her.

It didn’t take long for him to lock onto Li Qinghe’s figure on the third floor. His Spiritual Power was constantly being consumed, suggesting she was trying to break the Soul-Catching Array.

’Heh, haste makes waste. This girl is in for a world of hurt soon.’

Qin Yang stroked Xiaobai’s fur and yawned.

The last time they were on the third floor, he had secretly broken the Array, and with Xiaobai adding an Illusion Technique, Li Qinghe was misled into thinking she was the one who broke it.

But he wasn’t on the third floor now. With this girl’s current strength, she probably couldn’t even touch the edges of the Soul-Catching Array.

.........

On the second floor of the library.

The Postnatal Realm experts guarding the floor were still lost in the Illusion Realm.

Mountains of blades and seas of blood. A viscous rain of foul gore fell, Star Beasts roared, banners were snapped in half, and the wheels of war chariots were mired in soft, bloody mud.

They roared in fury, raising their blades to charge the Star Beasts. A brutal slaughter unfolded between the towering mountains and rivers as their comrades fell one after another.

It was brutal and tragic.

In reality, however,

they hadn’t moved an inch in the real world.

They were just standing there, flailing their arms and legs and babbling nonsense like idiots.

They hadn’t taken a single step out of Li Qinghe’s Illusion Array.

...

The third floor of the library.

The corridor was dimly lit.

Li Qinghe stood before the Soul-Catching Array, floating Star Stones orbiting her as she deconstructed the Array Core. Her face was as pale as gilded paper, completely devoid of color.

Star Force solidified, weaving into long threads that penetrated the Array Core, dismantling its internal structure and patterns.

The next moment.

BANG!

Another Star Stone shattered, falling from mid-air to the ground.

"Wrong, this path for breaking the Array is wrong too!"

Li Qinghe’s lips were pale. She glanced at the shattered Star Stone, her slender fingers tracing Array Patterns as her Spiritual Power neared the brink of exhaustion.

’As expected.’

’This Soul-Catching Array has reached the Fourth Level. It’s far more terrifying than I ever imagined!’

In the time she had been trying to break the Array, she had already shattered numerous Star Stones and attempted many different paths to dismantle it.

But,

she still hadn’t figured out the Soul-Catching Array’s patterns!

Surpassing one’s level was as difficult as crossing mountains and parting seas.

Even with the aid of the Ten Thousand Array Map, the highest level of Array Li Qinghe could break was at the Peak of the Third Level. It was nowhere near enough for the Soul-Catching Array!

"How can this be..."

"It’s clearly an Illusion Array. I was able to break it last time, so why can’t I do it now?"

Before the Soul-Catching Array, Li Qinghe controlled the Star Stones to break the Array, looking down at the Ten Thousand Array Map in her hands and stomping her foot in anxiety.

’If I can’t get this Array Map back, and the people in my clan find out, I’ll definitely be subjected to all sorts of cruel clan punishments!’

’When that time comes,’

’not even my father will be able to protect me!’

’Hurry... hurry up and break!’

At this thought, a cold sweat broke out on Li Qinghe’s brow. She forced herself to control the Star Stones, directing them to analyze the entrance.

She was currently maintaining the Illusion Array on the second floor while simultaneously dealing with the Soul-Catching Array. Her nerves were stretched taut, and her Spiritual Power was being consumed at a terrifying rate.

The next moment.

Three Star Stones flew to the threshold, dismantling the contents within.

The Star Force was arranged to probe for openings... but the Fourth Level Array was nearly perfect; she could hardly find a single flaw.

’Difficult, difficult, so difficult!’

Time ticked by, second by second.

Her analysis progressed at a snail’s pace, while the Soul-Catching Array remained as solid as a rock, showing no signs of being shaken.

Suddenly!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The three defending Star Stones lost their output balance and exploded on the spot!

Explosive Star Force radiated outward, and stone fragments flew, shooting directly at Li Qinghe, who was trying to break the Array.

"Not good!"

Li Qinghe’s expression changed drastically. Alarmed, she quickly raised her hands to block. A powerful Star Force solidified into a Star Force Shield, stopping most of the scattered fragments.

THUD! THUD!

A series of muffled thuds followed.

But a few fragments pierced through the Star Force Shield and embedded themselves directly into the muscles of her waist!

PFFT!

A bloody, thumb-sized hole appeared, searing hot. It immediately burned the wound black, and a wisp of thick smoke rose from it.

"Ngh..."

A sharp, tearing pain instantly assaulted her.

Li Qinghe frowned, immediately stopping her work on the Array. She clutched her abdomen, gritted her teeth, and took a step back.

A few drops of fresh blood seeped through her fingers and splattered onto the floor.

In the quiet corridor, the Soul-Catching Array pulsed with a cold light, like an impassable barrier.

’It’s no use... It’s still no use...’

Li Qinghe raised a hand, staring at the blood on her fingertips. Her vision blurred, and her consciousness began to fade.

The side effects of trying to break an Array above her level were setting in.

On top of that, she still had to maintain the Array on the second floor, which added to her mental strain.

As the Star Stones in her possession shattered one by one, she had already used up more than half of them. If she kept forcing it, the probability of breaking the Soul-Catching Array would only get smaller.

The probability of breaking the Array was now almost zero!

’What do I do... What do I do...’

Li Qinghe crouched on the ground, picking up the remains of the shattered Star Stones. She bit her lip, her eyes red and shimmering with unshed tears.

She looked up at the Soul-Catching Array before her, her mind racing as she searched for any possible way to break it.

’Since I can’t break it...’

’Could I ask *him* for help?’

Just then,

a figure appeared in Li Qinghe’s mind.

’Maybe... with his power, he could break this Soul-Catching Array...’

’But...’

At this thought, Li Qinghe’s expression became conflicted. She glanced sideways toward the exit of the third floor.

’After what happened last night...’

’...will he still help me?’

.........

Area 1 of the library.

Behind a back row of bookshelves.

Qin Yang sat on his stool, his back against the wall. His consciousness was immersed in the Enlightenment Space, deepening his comprehension of the "Array Core."

The Array Core was the eye of heaven and earth, its Dao charm a work of nature.

The little white fox was nestled in his lap, its soft belly exposed and its four limbs stretched out, sound asleep as it enjoyed the nourishment of the Spiritual Charm.

At this moment, Qin Yang was overflowing with Dao charm. To a member of the Fox Race like Xiaobai, he was like a sacred body from an Innate spiritual land—a treasure one might never encounter.

Just by snuggling in Qin Yang’s lap,

she felt waves of comfort.

Just then.

TAP. TAP. TAP.

The sound of hesitant footsteps suddenly reached Qin Yang’s ears.

A moment later, he felt a light touch on his arm, accompanied by a faint call.

"Ma... Master..."

Li Qinghe stood beside Qin Yang, reaching out a finger to carefully poke his arm. She clutched the wound on her abdomen, forcing a smile.

"Hm?"

Hearing the voice, Qin Yang slowly opened his eyes. He looked up at Li Qinghe, and his gaze narrowed, focusing on her waist. He immediately detected the faint scent of blood.

’Did this girl get hurt from trying to force the Array?’

Seeing this, Qin Yang frowned, feeling a bit speechless.

’When we break Arrays, the main principle is to act within your limits.’

’If you want to brute-force an Array, you need to have my kind of power to pull it off!’

Under the bright incandescent lights.

Seeing Qin Yang look over, Li Qinghe looked down, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, and asked in a small voice:

"Master... can you do me a favor?"