The Invincible Strongest Student

The matters of the world are so wondrous. Causal relationships are elusive.

Who would have thought that the blood flowing out from Wang Sijing’s wound just now would be the key to survival?

Lin Tian truly admires the ancestor of the Wang Family. How this Array was constructed is beyond knowing. Beneath over forty stone statues, there’s no visible mechanism, yet they move forward like the most loyal soldiers, actually shifting across the ground. The friction is so intense that sometimes sparks fly.

What’s even more elusive is how Wang Sijing’s blood can cause these stone statues to halt. It’s truly baffling.

Lin Tian can imagine Wang Sijing’s expression must be quite remarkable.

Just now, while holding Wang Sijing, the blood from her arm not only stained Lin Tian’s chest and hands but even left some marks on his back. It’s like a natural suit of armor!

After realizing this, Lin Tian’s pace slowed considerably, moving leisurely as if strolling.

In fact, he didn’t want it this way; the ground’s suction is so strong that it was hard to take a step. Having spent much energy already, slowing down now seemed sensible. Why struggle needlessly?

As Lin Tian predicted, the roaring statues halted one by one upon encountering Wang Sijing’s blood. The entire Array stopped functioning.

Strolling among the statues, Lin Tian also observed them, recalling their recent motions in his mind, where a hint of clarity emerged.

This was arranged using the Array within the Thousand Jin Rock, and it’s a model worth studying. Lin Tian would hardly pass on such an opportunity.

After careful observation, only some things became apparent, but comprehension would require more time.

Watching while walking, Lin Tian soon arrived at the center of the Array. The statues were most dense here, each unicorn stone statue bearing an expression of fierce resolve as if to cleanse the world’s evil.

Lastly, Lin Tian’s attention and gaze fell upon the statue at the very center of the Array.

Its pupils were crimson; at first glance, nothing seemed unusual. But upon looking again, Lin Tian noticed something amiss. Something seemed hidden within this statue, perhaps some kind of jade, exuding Spiritual Qi—an invaluable treasure!

Lin Tian’s hand reached for his waist, retrieving the Black Dragon Dagger. As he poised the dagger at the statue’s pupil, ready to plunge, Wang Sijing suddenly shouted hoarsely, "Stop! You can’t dig, or we’ll all perish here!"

Sure enough, hearing Wang Sijing’s words, Lin Tian’s hand stopped.

"Since you’ve already broken the Array, please don’t destroy anything within the crypt. Not only is it irreverent to my family’s ancestor, but it could trigger the mechanisms." Wang Sijing’s voice bordered on a rasp, yet she shouted hysterically, fear etched across her delicate face. It was proof enough of the situation’s severity.

Lin Tian shook his head, smiling, "I don’t have that capability; if it weren’t for your blood on me, I’d be dead by now. I’ve hardly broken the Array. In fact, I understand it better than you—its name should be like your family’s treasured blade, called Thousand Jin Rock. If the Array was truly broken, these statues would return to their original positions, the monumental gravitational pull beneath my feet would vanish, and the Spiritual Qi flow would cease. Additionally..."

Speaking here, Lin Tian paused, smirking, "Additionally, there’s a big flaw in your words. You clearly wish me dead here, to join your family’s ancestor in burial, yet you fear death because of this statue, which is quite contradictory. You’re not certain what will happen if I dig out the statue’s eye, correct?"

Wang Sijing was left speechless by these words. Just as Lin Tian said, she didn’t know what would happen if Lin Tian plunged the dagger into the statue’s eye, yet an ominous feeling nagged at her. For whatever reason, she couldn’t let him act freely!

Wang Sijing now only rued being acupressured by Lin Tian. She could’ve relied on this crypt to provide vast Inner Strength to break the hold, yet Xv Jiazhi placed a cold little knife against her throat, preventing her from acting rashly.

No cry to the heavens answered, nor plea to the earth.

Perhaps Wang Sijing’s words reminded Lin Tian. He did not rush to plunge the Black Dragon Dagger into the statue’s eye but circled it thoughtfully, eventually noticing that its surface was ordinary stone, with no interest in the engravings.

With a leap, he landed atop the statue’s head, broadening his view. Standing here, all forty unicorn statues seemed like chess pieces placed strategically around the Array. Appearing chaotic, yet upon close examination, it defied comprehension.

"Wang Sijing," Lin Tian called out, "Tell me how to break the Array, also where the entrance to the crypt’s fourth level is, or I’ll destroy this statue. I’ll do what I say! There’s no other way now, I don’t mind risking it all."

Lin Tian’s firm stance spurred Wang Sijing’s sense of crisis. With tears in her eyes, she said, "I don’t know! Even if you destroy the statue, I don’t know how to break the Array, because since its construction, no one has tried entering. How would I know how to break it? I do know the entrance to the fourth level, but now it’s blocked."

Seeing her sorrowful expression, Lin Tian gauged she wasn’t lying, and she likely wouldn’t joke about the statue.

Reflecting on his understanding of the Array within the Thousand Jin Rock, Lin Tian couldn’t think of a solution. In the end, he simply jumped down, brandishing the Black Dragon Dagger, taking a deep breath, and pierced the statue’s eye.

Sizz~

The Black Dragon Dagger pierced effortlessly into the statue, like slicing through tofu, the sound barely audible.

The statue wasn’t weak; rather, the Black Dragon Dagger was exceptionally sharp. With a slight flick, Lin Tian sliced away a portion.

Only then did he notice the statue was not solid inside, partially hollow, allowing him to scoop out those crimson eyes, securing them in his palm.

Witnessing this scene, Wang Sijing felt her heart bleed. These statues were the crystallization of the ancestor’s painstaking effort, now easily destroyed by Lin Tian, making him hated to the core!

"Lin Tian! I swear! If you fall into my grasp, I’ll make you beg for life, unable to seek death!"

Wang Sijing’s eyes burned with hatred, her voice raspy from the depths of her soul, yearning to consume his flesh and drink his blood!