Chapter 119 – Li Qinghe Humbles Herself: Master, Can You Help Me With a Favor?

“It seems this girl is in a hurry to leave, daring to break into the third floor even in broad daylight.”

In Zone 1 of the library, Qin Yang sat on a small stool, monitoring Li Qinghe’s every move by sensing her condition.

After the Manager left, he had released his spiritual energy to search for her traces.

It didn’t take long before he locked onto Li Qinghe’s figure on the third floor. His spiritual energy was continuously depleting as she seemed to be attempting to break the Soul-Seizing Array.

“Heh, haste makes waste. This girl is going to have a tough time soon.”

Qin Yang stroked Xiaobai’s fur and yawned.

Last time on the third floor, it was only with his intervention to break the array and Xiaobai’s application of Illusion that made Li Qinghe mistakenly believe she had broken it herself.

But now he wasn’t on the third floor. With her current abilities, this girl probably couldn’t even touch the edges of the Soul-Seizing Array.

……………………..

Library Second Floor.

The Acquired Realm experts guarding the area remained trapped in the Illusion.

Mountains of blades and seas of blood, thick, foul, viscous blood falling like sticky rain, Star Beasts roaring, battle flags broken, chariot wheels sinking into soft blood-soaked mud.

They roared with rage, charging toward the Star Beasts with raised blades, engaging in brutal combat across towering mountains and rivers, watching comrades fall one after another.

The scene was tragic and heroic.

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

They remained in place, babbling foolishly like idiots, waving their limbs about.

They hadn’t managed to break free from Li Qinghe’s Illusionary Array even slightly.

……

Library Third Floor.

The corridor was dimly lit.

Li Qinghe stood before the Soul-Seizing Array, Starstones floating around her as she deconstructed the Array Eye. Her face had already turned pale as gold paper, completely drained of color.

Star Power condensed into substance, weaving into thread-like strands that penetrated deep into the Array Eye, dismantling its internal structural patterns.

The next moment.

Pop!

Another Starstone shattered, falling from midair to the ground.

“Wrong! This path to break the array is wrong too!”

Li Qinghe’s lips turned pale as she glanced at the shattered Starstone. Her slender fingers traced the Array Inscriptions, her spiritual energy nearing complete exhaustion.

Indeed.

This Soul-Seizing Array had reached the fourth level, far more terrifying than she had imagined!

In the short time she had been attempting to break it, she had already shattered numerous Starstones and tried many different approaches to dismantle the array.

Yet.

She still hadn’t discovered the pattern of the Soul-Seizing Array!

Crossing realms was like climbing mountains and crossing seas.

Even with the support of the “Myriad Formation Diagram,” Li Qinghe could only break arrays up to the peak of the third level at most – far from sufficient to handle the Soul-Seizing Array!

“How could this be…”

“It’s clearly an Illusionary Array. I broke it last time, why can’t I do it now?”

Before the Soul-Seizing Array, Li Qinghe controlled the Starstones to dismantle the array while looking at the Myriad Formation Diagram in her hand, stomping her feet in anxiety.

If she couldn’t return this array diagram, and her family found out, they would definitely subject her to all kinds of cruel clan punishments!

When that time came, even if her father intervened, he wouldn’t be able to protect her!

“Hurry up… hurry up and break already!”

Thinking of this, cold sweat dripped down Li Qinghe’s forehead as she desperately controlled the Starstones to analyze the doorway.

Currently, she was simultaneously maintaining the Illusory Array on the second floor while working on the Soul-Seizing Array, her nerves stretched taut as her spiritual energy rapidly depleted.

The next moment.

Three Starstones floated toward the threshold, deconstructing its contents.Star Power arrangement, probing for gaps… The fourth-level Array Formation was nearly complete, with almost no flaws to be found.

Difficult, difficult, difficult!

Time passed minute by minute.

The progress of analysis was as slow as a snail, while the Soul-Seizing Array remained as steady as a rock, without even a hint of being shaken.

Suddenly!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The three guardian Starstones lost balance in their output and exploded on the spot!

The Star Power violently dispersed, sending shattered stones flying directly toward Li Qinghe, who was breaking the array.

“Not good!”

Li Qinghe’s face abruptly changed, and she hurriedly raised her arms to block. Thick Star Power solidified, stopping most of the scattered debris.

Thud! Thud!

Several dull impacts followed.

But a small portion pierced through the Star Power shield, directly embedding into her waist muscles!

Squelch!

A thumb-sized bloody hole appeared, scorching hot, immediately burning into a charred wound, with faint, drifting smoke rising.

“Ugh…”

An intense tearing sensation instantly surged.

Frowning, Li Qinghe quickly stopped breaking the array, covered her abdomen with her hand, gritted her teeth, and took a step back.

A few drops of blood seeped through her fingers, dripping to the ground.

In the serene, quiet corridor, the cold glow of the Soul-Seizing Array shimmered, as if it were an insurmountable barrier.

“It’s no use… still no use…”

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

This was the side effect of attempting to break an array beyond her level.

On top of that, she was also struggling to manage the array on the second floor, further increasing her mental burden.

As the Starstones in her hand shattered one by one, most had already been consumed. Continuing to force herself would only make the probability of breaking the Soul-Seizing Array smaller and smaller.

The chance of breaking the array was now almost zero!

“What should I do… what should I do…”

Li Qinghe crouched on the ground, picking up the shattered remnants of the Starstones. She lightly pursed her lips, her eyes red and misty with unshed tears.

She looked up at the Soul-Seizing Array in front of the door, pondering the possibility of breaking it, her mind racing.

Since I can’t break it…

Could I ask that person for help?

Just then.

A figure surfaced in Li Qinghe’s mind.

“Perhaps, with his strength, he could break this Soul-Seizing Array…”

“But…”

At this thought, Li Qinghe’s expression grew conflicted, and she glanced sideways toward the exit on the third floor.

“After what happened last night…”

“Will he still help me?”

……………….

Library Sector 1.

Back row of bookshelves.

Qin Yang sat on a stool, leaning against the wall, his consciousness immersed in the Enlightenment Space, deepening his comprehension of the “Array Core.”

The Array Core is the eye of heaven and earth, naturally imbued with the essence of the Dao.

The snow-white Little Fox nestled in his lap, exposing her soft belly, limbs stretched out, enjoying the nourishment of the spiritual charm as she slept soundly.

At this moment, Qin Yang was overflowing with the essence of the Dao. For a fox like Xiaobai, this was like a natural sacred ground, a rare and precious opportunity.

Just by nestling in Qin Yang’s arms.

She felt incredibly comfortable.

Just then.

Tap, tap, tap.

A slow, hesitant set of footsteps suddenly sounded beside Qin Yang’s ear.

A moment later, a light touch brushed against his arm, accompanied by a faint call.

“Mas… Master…”

Li Qinghe stood beside Qin Yang, reaching out a finger to carefully poke his arm. Clutching the wound on her abdomen, she forced a smile.

“Hmm?”Qin Yang slowly opened his eyes at the sound, lifting his gaze to Li Qinghe. His vision sharpened, focusing on her waist, where he immediately detected faint traces of blood lingering in the air.

“Did this girl force her way through the Array Formation and get injured?”

Seeing this, Qin Yang frowned, feeling somewhat exasperated.

When it comes to dismantling formations, I always act within my capabilities.

If you want to forcefully break through an Array Formation, you need to have strength like mine!

Under the bright fluorescent light.

Li Qinghe noticed Qin Yang looking over, lowered her head to fiddle with the hem of her clothes, and asked softly:

“Master… could you help me with something?”

(End of Chapter)