"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Violent yet majestic spiritual energy surged like waves in the air. Outside the plaza, numerous anxious eyes looked up above Wen Ling and Mu Chen. There, five complex spiritual energy light arrays were slowly connecting.
"Whoosh!"
The five light arrays trembled rapidly, and streams of spiritual energy shot out from within them, entering the center of the formation, extending and interacting with each other.
Streams of light intertwined in complex patterns, creating ripples of shock. The five Spirit Array Masters within all wore serious expressions, not one daring to be distracted in the slightest. At this moment, any tiny error in spiritual energy would lead to extremely severe consequences.
"Crack! Crack!"
The streams of light silently made contact. Mu Feng saw that the five originally separate light arrays were vaguely showing signs of merging.
However, he dared not breathe heavily, for he knew it was still far from success.
Time passed little by little, and the trajectories of the light streams became increasingly complex. This task required extremely precise control of spiritual energy. When two streams of spiritual energy made contact, their strengths and weaknesses had to be harmoniously controlled to support each other. Otherwise, the weaker spiritual energy would be attacked and scattered, leading to failure.
This truly required a masterful control technique.
Wen Ling and the others grew increasingly serious; sweat poured down their foreheads like rain. These control operations were quite mentally taxing.
Mu Chen focused intently, his eyes and those of the others unconsciously closing. Although only darkness lay before him, strangely, his mind seemed to drift with the streams of spiritual energy, as if floating in the water current within the Spirit Gathering Array. He not only clearly saw the part of the spirit array he was responsible for, but even the spirit arrays of Wen Ling and the others were within his grasp.
At this moment, the outside world seemed completely separate from his body; no movement could disturb or distract him. In his mind, only complex and intricate array diagrams intertwined.
In that strange state, the anxiety in Mu Chen's heart suddenly faded significantly. His fingers trembled, and every stream of spiritual energy moved according to his will.
At this moment, he felt a familiar and skilled connection with the spirit array before him, as if he had known it since birth.
In mid-air, the five array diagrams, connected by streams of spiritual energy, were being drawn together, gradually showing signs of fusion.
Mu Feng saw the change, and his face unconsciously brightened with joy, as if everything was going incredibly smoothly.
However, Wen Ling could not relax. He knew that if this type of array formation was not yet complete, any small step could ruin all the effort from beginning to end.
"Just a little more…"
Wen Ling gritted his teeth, trying to maintain his composure, controlling the spiritual energy to maintain stability, connecting to the other four array diagrams, completing the most difficult and crucial step.
As soon as the final small step was completed, a sense of relief and joy unconsciously surged within him. At that very moment, he suddenly felt an unusual fluctuation emanating from the spirit array.
The fluctuation was not intense, but it made Wen Ling's expression change instantly. He quickly looked up, seeing a small sign of chaos appearing in the spirit array before Chen Ling.
"Danger!"
Wen Ling's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned pale. Due to the connection between Chen Ling and the Spirit Array Master beside him, the other party seemed to have extended the spiritual energy light stream a little longer, causing Chen Ling's spiritual energy stream to be severely damaged.
Chen Ling clearly saw this point, and his expression also changed dramatically. He hurriedly wanted to turn around to provide assistance there and re-condense the light connection. However, haste led to errors, which instead caused his stable light array to become unstable and sway.
"Crack."
Suddenly, a snapping sound came from within Chen Ling's light array. His face turned ashen as he looked over. Streams of spiritual energy light within the light array were gradually dissipating, even spreading to his spirit seals, destroying three of them and shattering them completely.
The sudden change on Chen Ling's side also caused the other two people's expressions to change dramatically, especially the person who directly caused Chen Ling's spiritual energy light stream to be severely damaged; his expression became even more unpleasant.
Once a spirit seal is destroyed, it basically destroys half of the spirit array. And once Chen Ling's light array is lost, this Spirit Gathering Array will fundamentally be impossible to complete.
"What..."
The sudden changes in the square did not escape Mu Feng and Zhou Ye's eyes. Both clenched their fists, staring at the chaotic and swaying light array in front of Chen Ling, feeling bitter and unwilling. They had not expected problems to still arise at this stage.
"Chen Ling! Stabilize your mind, don't panic!"
Wen Ling shouted a warning.
Chen Ling gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, trying his best to stabilize the light array. However, three of his spirit seals had been shattered, and his light array was no longer complete.
"Elder Brother Wen, I can't hold on much longer. I'm truly sorry, I've ruined everything again this time."
Chen Ling said awkwardly.
"You have three spirit seals that have been destroyed, and the spirit array is only slightly incomplete. Can you still condense supplementary spirit seals now?"
Wen Ling gritted his teeth, suggesting.
"I..."
Chen Ling's face turned red with shame as he said, "I'm afraid I can't maintain the complete spirit array and continue to condense spirit seals at the same time..."
Wen Ling sighed, looking at the two Spirit Array Masters. They also shook their heads in embarrassment. Both of them had limited abilities; how could they have enough mental energy to assist Chen Ling?
Seeing this, Wen Ling's face was filled with bitterness. This time, in setting up the combined array, he had taken on the most complex part himself. Controlling twenty spirit seals had reached a critical point, and he could no longer break away to provide assistance.
He sighed, turned to look at Mu Feng, and helplessly closed his eyes and shook his head. It seemed that this time they would still have to accept defeat.
Mu Feng smiled bitterly, nodded, and was about to wave his hand to tell them to stop.
"What is that?"
However, at that moment, Zhou Ye beside him suddenly exclaimed in surprise:
"Little Mu, he is..."
Mu Feng heard this and quickly looked at Mu Chen, who still had his eyes tightly closed. He seemed unaware of the situation in the array, but three more spirit seals appeared on his fingertips.
"What does he want to do?"
Wen Ling and the others also noticed Mu Chen's actions following Mu Ye's shout, and they were all stunned. However, their expressions quickly changed, because all four of them saw Mu Chen's three spirit seals shoot towards the air in front of Chen Ling.
The three spirit seals quickly merged into the air, and streams of spiritual energy light rapidly spread out, wrapping around the precarious light array.
"It's the shattered part of Chen Ling's light array!"
Wen Ling and the others all had extraordinary eyesight. With a glance, they immediately knew what Mu Chen had just drawn. It was indeed the shattered part of Chen Ling's light array from earlier!
However, at that moment, the surprised and joyful gaze turned to one of horror. How could this be? Among the five, Mu Chen had the least ability and experience. He was only considered a quasi-Level 1 Spirit Array Master, and he had never even come into contact with Chen Ling's spirit array. How could he repair it so quickly and perfectly without a single flaw?
Wen Ling glanced at the others, seeing their astonished expressions. Looking back at Mu Chen, he found that Mu Chen still had his eyes tightly shut. He didn't even need to see to condense the damaged parts of Chen Ling's light array.
"How can this be?"
The two Spirit Array Masters cried out in alarm.
Wen Ling was also incredibly surprised, staring intently at Mu Chen's still-closed eyes. Without opening his eyes, Mu Chen's ten fingers still trembled gently. Involuntarily, Wen Ling's expression became serious, and he slowly said:
"He seems to be entering the Heart Array state."
"Heart Array state?"
Chen Ling was stunned upon hearing this, then suddenly took a deep breath, his eyes filled with disbelief:
"Isn't the Heart Array state only accessible at Level 3? How did he do it?"
Wen Ling also found it hard to believe, and could only give a wry smile:
"I'm not sure either... It seems his talent for spirit arrays is more than just monstrous. Although this situation is rare, some individuals with extraordinary talent, even more so than monstrous talents in cultivating spirit arrays, might encounter an opportunity to enter that mysterious state before reaching Level 3."
Chen Ling said nothing more, his heart filled with envy. That state was probably something he would struggle to reach in his lifetime, yet this young man, who was only a beginner in spirit arrays, could vaguely enter it. It truly made people jealous.
"Chen Ling, control your remaining spirit array well, connect with Mu Chen, and continue the joint array!"
Wen Ling calmly returned to the main task.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ling quickly nodded, carefully controlling the damaged light array, slowly connecting it with the part Mu Chen had supplemented.
"Joint array!"
Wen Ling shouted, and the others once again urged the combined spirit array. This time, no unexpected situations occurred, and the five light arrays perfectly merged. Suddenly, a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted from mid-air, spreading out and transforming into brilliant light blossoms that covered the sky. Everyone in Mu City clearly felt a large amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy being drawn towards the northern square, gathering there.
"Success!"
Wen Ling and the other three looked at the complex, colossal spirit array in the air above the square, their eyes filled with joyful excitement as they cheered, feeling a sense of relief and a burden lifted. Outside the square, Mu Feng also became agitated upon seeing the situation.
Wen Ling gradually calmed down, looking with a complex gaze at the young man sitting not far away. He slowly opened his eyes, then looked back at Wen Ling, scratching his head, and said with a bewildered expression:
"Did we finish?"
Upon hearing him speak, Wen Ling's face involuntarily stiffened like a wooden stick.