Jun Changxiao regarded money as dirt but viewed spirit stones as treasures.

Therefore, being willing to bet the million spirit stones Yin Tiger owed him showed he was getting serious!

Zi Envoy fell into silence.

Could this guy really have confidence in breaking the arrays?

Cautious character was an advantage, but being too cautious was somewhat rigid, because any discerning person could see Dog Leftover was bluffing.

“Boss!”

Chou Envoy said: “Bet with him!”

Jun Changxiao’s arrogant appearance was really annoying.

“Hmph.”

Mao Envoy sneered coldly: “This kind of arrogant and conceited person—only by letting him experience failure will he realize his own insignificance.”

After careful consideration, Zi Envoy said: “You can try breaking through the arrays isolating the upper levels, but if you dare have any intention of breaking out and escaping, consequences at your own risk.”

“Rest assured.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Everyone here is talented and speaks so nicely. How could I possibly break out and escape?”

Zi Envoy said no more and stood up to leave.

However, before leaving, he instructed the on-duty personnel to monitor Jun Changxiao around the clock. Once there was any illegal action, they must promptly notify and make corresponding countermeasures.

If so, why agree to let him break arrays?

Fighting from Level One to Level Nine, with two spirit seeds in his body—this was definitely a talented person. Zi Envoy very much wanted to see whether he also had accomplishments in arrays.

Moreover.

As things currently stood, though Jun Changxiao became the Ninth Level main culprit, he hadn’t committed any major crime. Being imprisoned in hell was merely for brawling in the city—he didn’t even need a danger rating evaluation.

Main culprits imprisoned in the Ninth Hell all had ratings, but because Dog Leftover became the final boss through challenge, he was absolutely the first special existence in history not given a danger evaluation.

If the system knew, it would definitely complain again.

When this guy really makes trouble, the danger level can’t be represented by ‘A’—readers must specially design one.

…

“How to break arrays?”

Jun Changxiao sat cross-legged and began seriously thinking.

Because he was being monitored, he couldn’t stupidly take out Space-Time Worms to gnaw, so to break the arrays, he could only rely on… his own wisdom!

“Elder Zhen once said.”

Jun Changxiao thought darkly: “Any array composed of array formulas and array lines, no matter how perfect, has flaws. I just need to find them and can easily break through.”

“Whoosh!”

Thinking this, he floated up gracefully.

Everything that happened during this period made people deeply remember he possessed both sword and martial paths but overlooked that he actually also understood arrays—mainly because he was usually lazy and left the work to others.

“Step!”

Jun Changxiao stopped in the central area of the Ninth Hell. Powerful soul power immediately surged toward the spatial barrier the Void Eye had bombarded.

“Whoosh—”

Upon slight contact, it penetrated inside.

Jun Changxiao said in surprise: “This simple?”

The array system that the giant eyeball monster bombarded countless times without the slightest crack—his soul easily merged in. This was truly incredible.

However.

After just one second, Jun Changxiao’s expression became wonderful.

At this moment, he had merged his soul body into the defensive array system. The presented scene was endless array lines crisscrossing or surrounding array formulas one after another—even more complex than a chessboard.

If the defensive system was compared to a heaven and earth, Jun Changxiao now felt like a grain of sand.

“No good, no good.”

“Too complex. Even calling Elder Zhen and Xinyao might not be able to crack it.”

Jun Changxiao, who had just been brazenly boasting, immediately wilted after seeing the complex prison defensive system.

“Sigh.”

The system said: “Use cheats.”

“Using cheats is impossible,” Jun Changxiao said seriously. “I need to prove myself!”

…

Next.

Jun Changxiao devoted time to thinking—thinking about how to break the arrays, how to go up and take away the Nine Great Martial Emperors.

The system said speechlessly: “Even if you break through and gather them, without using Space-Time Worms, how will you leave the Ninth Hell? Don’t forget, this is just the prison. Outside there’s also the city’s defenses.”

“I’ve already thought it through.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Use the Planar Battlefield teleportation gate to first smuggle into the Planar Battlefield.”

“Then use Cuihua to penetrate the Soul Clan Continent stronghold barrier, returning to Xingyun Continent from the space-time tunnel Zhuzi once created.”

“Holy crap.”

The system blurted out.

This prison break idea—simply too brilliant!

“No wonder when the host came to the Stellar Fortress, he brought the teleportation gate in advance. So there was already a plan!” the system said.

“No.”

Jun Changxiao shook his head: “I brought the teleportation gate thinking that if I encountered trouble, I could promptly hide in the Planar Battlefield. I didn’t consider using it for prison break.”

“…” The system was convinced.

The Planar Battlefield teleportation gate, once set up, could immediately gather an entrance. The host could completely ignore the defensive system—one step in equaled stepping into another world. Truly the best method for breaking out and escaping.

However, the premise…

“Using the teleportation gate will produce a vortex entrance. Right after the host leaves, it will be discovered.”

“So I need to figure out how to cover it up, striving for a very long period without them discovering the prison break.”

“Host, you’ve changed.”

“How have I changed?”

“With your personality, being bullied and imprisoned, you’d definitely find a way to make a big scene. Now your mind is full of thoughts on how to escape.”

“Damn!”

Jun Changxiao roared: “I also want to make a big scene, but there are eleven more guys as strong as that big blockhead. Even using all my trump cards might not guarantee victory!”

Moreover.

There was still the Fortress Master!

“Therefore.”

The system said: “The host has also grown. In passive situations, no longer reckless but starting to use his brain to consider problems.”

“I didn’t use my brain before?”

“Did you?”

…

Jun Changxiao’s prison break plan was set. What remained was figuring out how to break through the arrays connecting to the upper levels. So after several days of serious consideration, he finally decided to open the high-tier shop.

“…”

The system was speechless.

Clearly said to rely on himself, yet after thinking this long, what he thought about was: should he use current contribution points to gamble on luck, hoping to obtain methods to break arrays?

“If it really doesn’t work, I’ll break out first, change identities and come in again to fight once more, then take away the Nine Great Martial Emperors,” Jun Changxiao said.

“…”

The system said: “The host’s imagination is getting bigger and bigger.”

…

Wangu Sect.

Inside Tiegu Main Peak’s great hall.

Just as Jun Changxiao was considering how to break out, Yuan Gongzi, Elder Wei, Ding Xingwang and other sect higher-ups gathered together.

Elder Ge worried: “Elder Jiang went to Nanhai Duzhou some time ago. Still no news—could something unexpected have happened?”

“With Purple Hall Master and them along, probably not?” Elder Zhen said.

After Jun Changxiao left Xingyun Continent, to search for his sister, Jiang Xie finally decided to go to Nanhai Duzhou. Accompanying him were Zilin Demon King, Xiao Zuiji, Ye Xingchen and He Wudi.

Several months had now passed with no news at all, truly making everyone very worried.

“Sigh.”

Yuan Gongzi shook his head: “If I’d known, we should have waited for Sect Master to return before letting him go search.”

Elder Wei said: “If we rely on Sect Master to resolve everything, what are we here for?”

“…”

Yuan Gongzi fell silent.

Elder Wei said: “The sect’s strength doesn’t depend on Sect Master alone but on overall strength. Disciples going out to train—encountering trouble is inevitable. So what’s most needed is relying on themselves.”

“Hall Master Wei is correct,” Ding Xingwang agreed.

These two experienced elders didn’t mean that if disciples encountered danger, everyone wouldn’t rescue them, but rather they couldn’t think of Sect Master stepping forward for everything.

“There’s news.”

Just then, Li Luoqiu strode over: “Intelligence from Nanhai Duzhou says Elder Jiang and the others were besieged by local factions.”

“Xiyu Hall’s intelligence network has already developed to Duzhou?” Yuan Gongzi said in surprise.

Li Luoqiu explained: “The intelligence was sent by Ye Xingchen’s eagle.”

“I see.” Everyone understood.

Speaking of A Niu’s Qingtian Jade Eagle, everyone was actually quite envious. After all, avian beasts—ordinary people found them very hard to possess.

Li Luoqiu said: “The intelligence says Elder Jiang’s sister was possibly found, but because of conflicts with local forces, they temporarily can’t break free and need the sect to quickly send support.”

Everyone looked at each other.

Though they all had positions and even deputy sect masters, they… didn’t have authority to mobilize the sect!

Elder Wei said: “What are we waiting for? Quickly dispatch people!”

This veteran of romance, though his realm wasn’t the sect’s highest, absolutely had the most prestige.

“Notify the First Disciple, Second Disciple and others!”

“Notify War Cavalry Hall’s Hall Master Xue!”

“Notify Spirit Beast Hall’s Deputy Hall Master Niu Lao to dispatch avian beasts capable of crossing the ocean!”

Commands issued from the sect’s great hall one after another. That very day, sect higher-ups and core disciples sprang into action. Even War Cavalry Peak’s four elite battle groups deployed.

“Junior Sister Liu.”

Yao Mengying said excitedly: “We’re going to fight!”

Initially, the sect higher-ups didn’t plan to let her go, but couldn’t withstand her persistent pestering, so they could only agree to let her go.

Yao Mengying had an Innate Demon Body—not accepted by the world. But with Wangu Sect’s current strength, even if it spread across the continent, no righteous sect would dare make trouble.

“Depart!”

“Flap flap flap!”

Avian beasts flapped their wings one after another, carrying Wangu Sect disciples flying toward the South Sea direction. Leading at the front was Little Demon Immortal transformed into its original form, carrying Xiao Longlong and Peggy on its back.

They were Jun Changxiao’s contract beasts and likewise members of Wangu Sect. Now that Jiang Xie and others encountered trouble, they naturally would provide aid.

“Cluck cluck cluck!”

Suddenly, a rooster’s crow came from the firmament. The little rooster, usually responsible for crowing and possessing Vermillion Bird bloodline, vigorously flapped its two big chicken wings and caught up. Its speed actually didn’t fall behind Little Demon Immortal.

What kind of trouble exactly did Jiang Xie and the others encounter? This was still unknown for now, but after Wangu Sect received news, they directly sent out all elites.

Who knows if Nanhai Duzhou’s local forces could withstand it?

…

“Black Big Fool.”

Bai Luosha, sitting at Tiegu Peak’s highest point, asked: “The sect seems to have mobilized. Should we take action?”

Hei Luosha shook his head: “We only need to protect Xingyun Continent. These trivial matters—leaving them to handle is sufficient.”

“Alright.”

Bai Luosha said no more.

If Jun Changxiao were in the sect, he definitely wouldn’t let them go either.

After all, this South Sea Duzhou rescue mission was training for the sect. Directly dispatching two dads would equal announcing the opponent’s ‘death sentence.’

Wangu Sect’s first tenet.

Never convince with martial force—only convince with virtue.

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