Peerless Sovereign

The moment Su Lie's palm touched the armor, a ripple from within the armor surged into his consciousness, including the information about the armor.    

"Earth Grade Five Battle Armor …"    

Su Lie sucked in a breath of cold air from the bottom of his heart as both his eyes stared wide open.    

He had thought that the treasures left behind by the owner of this ruin would definitely not be simple. However, he never would have thought that the first treasure he would obtain would be this powerful.    

Earth Grade weapon, in the Inner Sect, was already an astronomical price, let alone an Earth Grade armor.    

Armors of the same tier are usually three to five times more expensive than weapons. Because the refining process is much more complicated, more materials are needed, and armor is used to protect one's life and is much more important than weapons.    

Even if the same level of armor was several times more expensive than weapons, as long as there was a chance, almost everyone would choose armor over weapons.    

There was only one possibility for him to live, and protecting his life would always be his priority.    

If such a set of Earth Rank Level 5 armor were to be exchanged at Inner Sect, it would cost over ten thousand contribution points even for a small number.    

"I've struck it rich this time!"    

Su Lie beamed.    

Even if he did not find anything, just this set of armor was enough to make his journey worthwhile.    

He wanted to see if he could refine the armor. Once it was refined, he would have the Astral Battle Armor, and adding to the mountain range's frost armor, he would be able to protect his life even against an expert of the sixth or seventh stage of the Revealing Astral Realm. He would be able to advance and retreat as he pleased.    

"Hmm?"    

Just this one test had caused his eyebrows to furrow.    

The Frost Armor level here was too high; it should be the highest level treasure he had ever obtained. With his current cultivation, wanting to refine it was simply too difficult.    

There was simply no hope of succeeding within a short period of time. The time needed to refine the pill would likely depend on the month.    

"Forget it, let's wait until later."    

Su Lie shook his head slightly and put away the Frost Armor.    

Although he felt a bit sad, he didn't care too much. In this relic, besides some of the methods left behind by the owner, there was no one else that could really threaten him.    

Su Lie searched through the room. After finding nothing, his eyes fell on the array formation at the center of the room.    

Other than that spirit formation, there was nothing else in the room. If one wanted to leave this place, one must think of a way to do so.    

"Could this also be a test?"    

Su Lie stared at the array and thought in his heart.    

Although he wasn't sure, he could still give it a try.    

With a move of his consciousness, the Niwan Palace's mental force surged and exited from between his brows. The mental force was formless and intangible, but it caused a small fluctuation, causing even the air to become slightly distorted.    

The physical body, spirit energy, and combat strength before had all been tested. If the master of this array remains arranged for this test, then it would likely be a spiritual power test.    

If his mental strength was insufficient, Su Lie planned on using his Origin Energy to try it out.    

The Mental Energy was faster than any attack, and in an instant, it fell into the formation.    

"Hmm?"    

Su Lie's eyes lit up.    

The formation reacted. Just as his spirit power landed on the formation, a suction force faintly appeared within the formation, pulling his spirit power towards the center of the formation.    

As his spirit energy was absorbed, the center of the array gradually lit up and the suction force became stronger and stronger. As long as Su Lie's spirit energy touched the array, no matter how much, it would be instantly sucked into the center of the array.    

"That should be it!"    

Su Lie was overjoyed in his heart. He activated his consciousness and increased the speed at which his spirit energy gushed out.    

As the amount of spiritual power the formation absorbed increased, a dense light gradually spread out from the center point of the formation.    

The speed at which it spread was extremely slow. It expanded slowly, inch by inch.    

Once he found the method, Su Lie would stop panicking. His mind energy poured endlessly into the array as he quietly watched the light spread out from the array.    

If his prediction was correct, then the method to leave this place would appear when he infused his spiritual force into the formation and allowed it to fully light up.    

However, looking at how slowly the formation was brightening up, the amount of spiritual power required would be extremely terrifying.    

"I hope my spiritual force is enough!"    

Su Lie was unsure in his heart.    

He had no idea how much spiritual power would be needed to completely fill up such a huge spell formation.    

However, he wasn't worried about being trapped here.    

If he didn't have enough spiritual energy, wouldn't he still have Tian Zi?    

Tian Zi's mental power had already been restored to the level of a rank 7 array master. If he didn't have enough mental power, then it was likely that everyone inside the ruins would be trapped to death and no one would be able to leave.    

Although Su Lie didn't know much about those people behind him, he was certain that none of them had a Mental Energy that could reach the level of a grade seven formation master. From the cultivation of those people, it was already extremely rare for them to have Su Lie's Spiritual Energy.    

However, this did not exclude the fact that there were two prodigies among them. While their spiritual power was incredible, they were at most fifth-grade formation masters. It was almost impossible for them to be sixth-grade, let alone seventh-grade.    

Spirit power poured in endlessly, and the formation began to emit light more and more widely, continuously spreading to the periphery. But as the formation began to emit light more and more, it began to spread more and more slowly, as if the area was increasing and needed more spirit power to fill it up.    

Su Lie felt as if he was using his own vat of water to fill up a pond. He didn't know whether the water in his vat would first dry up or the pond would be filled up first.    

After half an hour, half of Su Lie's energy had been used up and the array formation had also lit up. It seemed like the gap was not too big.    

However, in the end, even if it was just a tiny gap, he would still fail. He didn't relax at all.    

This way, he would be able to drag on for a little longer. As time passed, his mental strength would also slowly recover, and perhaps, this little bit of it would be his last chance.    

Because he couldn't clearly see what would happen in the end, Su Lie had no choice but to be meticulous with his calculations.    

After an hour, the formation was covered in a dense cloud of light, illuminating the dark room.    

However, Su Lie's face did not look too good and it was slightly pale.    

At this time, the mental energy within his Niwan Palace had already dried up. The exhaustion of his mental energy was too much, and it caused his mind to feel waves of stabbing pains.    

The array had almost completely lit up, it was only a little bit away from the thickness of a chopstick. But it was just that last point, and it gave Su Lie an endless amount of pressure.    

As his spirit power was on the verge of drying up, it was just an insignificant extra point. To him, it was practically an insurmountable moat.    

Su Lie gritted his teeth and endured the sharp pain that came from within his mind. He forcefully squeezed the Niwan Palace like a sponge squeezing water out of its body. He wanted to squeeze out every bit of his mind energy and use it.    

Inside the formation, the light was spreading faster and faster, until it was almost impossible to see it anymore.    

"I can do it!"    

Su Lie continued to grit his teeth and persevere.    

He was just a little bit away, as if he only needed to put in a bit more effort to accomplish it. If he were to give up just like that, he really wouldn't be willing to accept it.    

Time passed slowly.    

Su Lie seemed to be in a stalemate with the array.    

Although Su Lie continued to pour his Mental Energy into the array, the Mental Energy that he poured into it was already as thin as a strand of hair. When it fell into the array, it was like a rock sinking into the ocean and it was useless.    

However, as time passed, the small amount of spiritual force accumulated was still effective.    

After three days and three nights of battle, both sides were completely exhausted. As long as any of them had even the slightest bit of strength, they would be able to overwhelm the other party. Unfortunately, both sides were exhausted and were barely holding on.    

Su Lie's Spirit power was the army that was attacking the city. As for the formation, it was the city.    

They had already reached the final moment. They only needed to see who would make it to the end, and who would win then.    

His spirit energy was drained and he was in so much pain that his mind had become numb. His consciousness also started to flicker like a candle in the wind, about to be extinguished at any time. However, there was a determination in his mind that allowed him to persevere.    

Using his mental strength to fill up 90% of the area in front of the formation, Su Lie only used an hour. However, the remaining 10% was used by him for an entire day.    

When the array finally lit up, it was completely activated and the light released. Su Lie's mind relaxed and he seemed to instantly lose all support. His body instantly turned soft and his consciousness began to fall asleep.    

"Sigh, why try to be brave? Wouldn't it be fine if I were to attack?"    

Su Lie's consciousness turned dim. However, a voice resounded within his sea of consciousness.    

It was Tian Zi's voice.    

Su Lie squeezed out his Mental Energy as if he was about to go crazy. The undulations that he emitted had already awoken Tian Zi, who was snoring loudly.    

Tian Zi shook her head slightly. The dragon soul rose from the ancient cauldron and instantly entered Su Lie's sea of consciousness, taking control of Su Lie's body.    

"Oh, it's been a few days, but my body's become this much stronger?"    

The Su Lie who had just fainted suddenly opened his eyes. There was a trace of an evil smile in his eyes. He was completely different from Su Lie.    

As he moved, he seemed to be adapting.    

After a few breaths, he was able to control the formation with ease. He took a step forward and entered the formation.    

"This transmission array is activated by spiritual energy. When you wake up, I'm afraid that the spiritual energy you poured into it would have disappeared long ago."    

Tian Zi shook his head and muttered to himself.    

If that was the case, without Tian Zi's help, he would have to do it again. Only then would he be able to step into the Teleportation Formation.    

The moment he entered the array, a strong light rose from within and wrapped around his body like a flame. He disappeared from the array in an instant and the array dimmed again.    

When the transfer was over, Tian Zi looked around and his face turned blank. He then shook his head and said, "You should do the hard work yourself. It's too tiring. I'll go back to sleep."