"Everyone, don't get worked up.
According to legend, an array master, who happens to be our Array Cosmos' ancestor, supposedly
dwells in the ancestral temple.
I honestly believe that if this young man succeeds in destroying all the arrays located here, our
ancestor won't just stand by and do nothing.
Most likely, he will show up and take measures to sort him out.
Besides, we all consider this ancestral temple as our Array Cosmos' very foundation. If all the arrays
here get disintegrated, it would be tantamount to destroying our cosmos' foundation. Such an
occurrence won't be allowed by our ancestor to occur,"
one of the governing gods piped in, breaking the air's disquiet.
"That's good. Thank you for voicing that out.
I feel the same way!
Assuming that the ancestor in the ancestral temple decides to make an appearance, we can make his
presence worthwhile by asking him for some expert advice.
Honestly, I've never seen our ancestor in-person before, so I'm looking forward to meeting one!"
The other gods of chaos who caught the remark also nodded in approval.
They were standing at a distance, doing nothing and anticipating for something to happen.
Meantime, at this time...
"This young man is holding such an incredible talent in arrays."
A distinct voice suddenly reverberated in the divine temple, which was surrounded by heavy arrays.
However, the furnishings in the temple were unadorned and without frills.
The only embellishments were a square table and a futon.
On top of the futon was a wrinkled, old man, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed.
He was gaunt and bony. There wasn't much flesh on his body, and he looked like he only had a set of
bones.
He rested without moving a muscle. It was hard to tell whether he was still breathing or not.
On the spur of the moment,
he opened his eyes and stared directly toward Austin's direction, who was idling outside the divine
temple.
"Not bad.
Remarkably, he was able to cultivate and reach his current level with his exploration. What a delightful
surprise."
This old man was seemingly convinced and kept nodding in admiration.
"The arrays that I had put up here have been around for many years, and not a single living being in
this universe has triumphantly obliterated any one of them.
I can't imagine that this young man was capable of breaking so many arrays through his exploration,"
the old man muttered under his breath.
"In that case, I would like to check how many of these arrays that I had personally erected he can
manage to break.
Conclusively, if he can demolish every array that I have laid down, down to the last one, then he is
eligible to receive my array inheritance.
After all, it's about time that I accept a new apprentice,"
the old man proceeded to explain.
As time passed, the number of arrays that Austin had broken kept on increasing.
Eventually, he broke the second batch of arrays!
Without pause, he went on to the third batch that was closest to the divine temple.
This last order of arrays was of the highest level, so the complexity of breaking them also entailed
much effort.
"It's hard to tell which array master was in charge of setting up these arrays.
Their erection is full of ingenuity,"
Austin blurted out as he analyzed and stood before the third batch of arrays.
"I fear I will have to spend over a century to learn more about them before I can successfully knock
them down."
Austin took a deep breath, feeling discouraged.
Before long, he sat cross-legged on the floor and started scrutinizing the arrays.
"These last arrays are top-level and done meticulously. I'm looking forward to finding out whether this
young man can break them,"
the old man in the divine temple verbalized loudly.
"This kid's talent is ridiculous!
I can't help but be convinced! There's no denying that I applaud him.
Somehow, based on his performance thus far, it appears like our array skills are far inferior to his."
From afar, the sixteen gods of chaos had witnessed Austin take down each batch of arrays, and now
that he was inching closer to the ancestral temple, they couldn't hide their shock and huge admiration
for him.
As they all waited, time seemed to move slowly.
Finally, another hundred years had passed.
One day, a century later.
"At long last, I've found a solution on how to break these arrays!"
Austin snapped open his eyes and stood up with a confident smirk.
He started stepping forward and arrived in front of an array.
At once, Austin's body released a powerful array energy. It directly hit the array before him.
Due to the immediate impact, the array shook violently.
Shortly afterward, Austin advanced further and tread through the array.
Such unfolding meant that Austin had broken another array!
"That's so amazing!"
The old man in the divine temple couldn't prevent himself from nodding in recognition.
"Great job!"
The three brothers of the ice source beast race, the water source beast and the more than one
hundred monks, who followed behind Austin, were quite excited.
The sixteen gods of chaos, who maintained their distance at arm's length, felt a bit overwhelmed to
make a reaction. They could only follow Austin's every action as he continued to break the arrays.
At this period, they had already discerned that Austin could doubtlessly break all arrays in this location
with no trouble at all.
Austin persevered as time went by.
The last batch of arrays totaled several thousand. As Austin slowly advanced, he also broke the arrays
one after another.
Finally, all the arrays were in bits and pieces.
"Wow! He did it!
He has broken every single array here!"
The sixteen gods of chaos who had witnessed everything from a distance held mixed emotions.
Notwithstanding their admiration for Austin, they likewise harbored feelings of contempt.
"Ha-ha!
Austin, you're ruthless! You have annihilated all the arrays here!
At long last, we can escape this damn hellhole!"
Cayden let out a loud laugh.
"Yes! Let's hurry up and leave!
In this realm, all that I see are arrays wherever. It's getting bothersome to look at them,"
Braden responded in agreement.
It had been a while since he got trapped in this universe. Now that he was free, he couldn't wait to go
away from that dreary place.
But Austin snubbed them as he focused his gaze on the divine temple.
He became aware of a spiritual sense that was always regarding him the entire time.
Similarly, the sixteen gods of chaos also redirected their attention at the divine temple.
With all the arrays around the divine temple already broken and granted that an array master had lived
there, then he should come into sight any time soon.
"Austin, are you contemplating on going inside the divine temple?"
Anakin asked the moment he noticed Austin staring at the divine temple.
"Yes. I'm planning to go inside and take a look around,"
Austin answered without beating about the bush.
After speaking, Austin trudged and made his way toward that divine temple.
Before he could approach the entrance,
a small figure walked out of the temple at a slow pace.
It was the scraggy old man from earlier. His movement was very sluggish, and he seemed shaky to
some extent.
When Austin saw the old man, his expression froze.
He could feel that the old man was a terrifying array master.
Even from a great distance, his body emitted a hair-raising array energy.
Furthermore, whenever the old man took a step forward, mysterious arrays would surface naturally and
surround his body. It was a magical spectacle to see.
When Austin was busy sizing up this old man, suddenly, their eyes met.
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