"Perhaps, Queenie isn't as bad at swordsmanship as I thought. She has comprehended forty-percent
of the sword intent at the middle stage. At the same time, you have also comprehended forty-percent of
the saber intent at the middle stage now," commented the Dragon Intent Grass.
"I barely put effort into my saber intent these days. In fact, I don't think I could have reached forty-
percent at the early stage without your help, Dragon Intent Grass," Ricky replied gratefully.
"Hmm... I think these tree puppets will soon form an array.
If they don't, they will be like live targets that Queenie could slaughter with her eyes closed. And I don't
think the grand humanoid evil tree's test can be that simple or straightforward," he speculated.
Just as Ricky was speaking, the puppets merged again and formed nine figures around them.
"They have begun to form an array," Ricky remarked gravely, urging Queenie to move.
All of a sudden, the nine tree puppets rose in the air so that eight of them looked outwards in eight
different directions, while one of them stood in the center. Vines appeared and writhed together in a
formless dance, intertwining around each other until the nine tree puppets were united and had
gathered their power.
At this moment, Queenie looked grim. She could feel a serious threat from their union.
"What is this array?" Ricky asked seriously.
"Based on the nine points where the nine tree puppets stand, it must be one of the nine-point arrays,"
the Dragon Intent Grass replied. "But I can't see what array it is before the nine tree puppets unleash
their power."
"Kill!"
Queenie also wanted to know what kind of array it was. Before the array had fully formed, she
produced a sword and struck in the puppet standing in the center.
But this puppet didn't do anything to resist her at all.
Thus, as soon as the sword aura fell, its vines withered and turned into dust.
But in the next moment, another tree puppet appeared at the same point, as if Queenie had never
attacked the original puppet.
"What happened? Even if the tree puppet takes shape again, it should take some time," Ricky uttered
worriedly. "At this rate, no matter how powerful Queenie is, she won't go through the array."
"I got it! That's a nine-point chain array," the Dragon Intent Grass stated loudly, enough that Queenie
could hear it. "The grand humanoid evil tree had truly been refined by the will of the human devils'
ancestral land. That is why it could form the nine-point chain array."
"It's the nine-point chain array?!" Queenie exclaimed, surprised. Apparently, she knew something about
the array and recognized its name.
Her face had grown somber and pensive.
"What is the nine-point chain array?" Ricky asked.
"Brat, you should read more ancient books about arrays. You're practicing arrays, but they can't just be
the four that the Wild Array Emperor left for you. You should learn more arrays," the Dragon Intent
Grass rebuked Ricky.
"The nine-point chain array is one of the nine-point arrays. The chain means that all their power is
chained. It is useless to destroy one of the nine puppets, even if you destroy eight of them.
However, destroying them all will be useful. While the arrays are not completely destroyed, the chain
power will remain, and it can regenerate the original array in an instant."
"That's amazing!" Ricky blurted out in amazement.
"The premise behind this is that the creatures who deploy and form the array have enough energy," the
Dragon Intent Grass continued. "And this grand humanoid evil tree undoubtedly possesses too much
energy."
"Is there any other solution except for destroying them all?" Ricky asked.
"Yes. The nine-point chain array can be destroyed if another stronger power breaks its chain power,"
revealed the Dragon Intent Grass. "But Queenie is not powerful enough to do that.
Perhaps, you can."
"Now that Queenie has recognized it as a nine-point chain array, she should know that she is not
powerful enough to subdue it. For now, let's see how she will deal with it. In the worst-case scenario,
you can intervene and deal with it yourself," the Dragon Intent Grass suggested.
"If you join hands, you can break it. But I'm not sure if the grand humanoid evil tree will enhance the
power of the nine-point chain array when the time comes."
As soon as the nine-point chain array came into shape, it launched an attack against Queenie
immediately. This time, under the array, the nine puppets cooperated perfectly. To make matters worse,
they were not weaker than Queenie, so they were able to hurt Queenie in just a few rounds.
The united power of the tree puppets was strong enough to break the defense of the devil's body.
Although Queenie had the Heavenly Ice Mutant skill that could tear ice into pieces, she could not use it
recklessly because it would cost her a lot of energy. In a single battle, she could use it three times
before it exhausted her.
"This isn't good. Queenie is at a disadvantage," muttered Ricky with some apprehension.
"I don't think this girl can't even go through it. Otherwise, the grand humanoid evil tree will not
recognize her as its master at all," the Dragon Intent Grass murmured.
How could a creature who wanted to be recognized by the grand humanoid evil tree fail to pass such a
test?
"You are using the nine-point chain array? Well, let me try this move." At this moment, Queenie also
knew that she couldn't delay any longer. Otherwise, she would fail.
Boom! After a short while, Queenie gathered all her strength in her sword.
And she unleashed the sword intent and transformed it into invisible worlds in front of her.
When the invisible world had formed, the Intent Apperception of Queenie's sword emitted a sword light
again and split the invisible world.
"Human devil's sword—Invisible Sword!"
Queenie shouted as she wielded her sword towards the nine puppets.
Ricky saw that it split the world apart in an instant. Of course, it was also emitting a strong killing power.
The sword fell and unleashed an invisible force. The force didn't chop the nine puppets, but it cut the
invisible chain power.
Crack! Loud cracking echoed throughout the forest.
As if it could feel pain from these cracks, the humanoid evil tree's puppets united to withstand the
attack.
But they didn't stand a chance, and Queenie cut them into nine useless parts. Once they were
separated, they were no longer her rivals.
Boom!
With the resounding explosion, the puppets scattered in the shape of vines and retreated quickly.
"Sure enough, cutting off the chain power of the nine puppets will destroy them," Ricky sighed.
"I think Queenie wielded that sword magnificently! Why didn't she use this skill at the beginning? She
has wasted so much time," said the Dragon Intent Grass, sounding a bit put off.
"Maybe she needed to gather strength," Ricky replied.
Puff! Just as the words fell from Ricky's mouth, Queenie suddenly collapsed to the ground, blood
spurting from her mouth. She was gravely injured!
Her face was pale as moonlight, a sharp contrast to the blood spilled from between her lips,
emphasizing its crimson color.
It seemed that she was at her last gasp. "Are you still alright?"
Ricky asked with a worried frown on his face. "Is this the consequence of her outburst with that move?"
the Dragon Intent Grass assumed.
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