Chapter 298: The Most Difficult Restriction to Break in the Competition Space

At this time, many Sword Masters from elite teams had already arrived at the periphery of the Black Forest, but they had all stopped and tried every means to enter.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Ji Xuan and the others saw Lou Mu Yan and her party approaching.

“Lou Mu Yan, you’ve all come.”

Lou Mu Yan swept the woods in front of her with her gaze, then asked with a smile: “What’s the situation ahead?”

Yan Jun’s handsome face revealed slight helplessness, “It’s precisely what you see, we’re trapped outside the mountain forest.”

Lou Mu Yan nodded, and her eyes fell on Mo Ling who was holding an Array Compass outside the black land, investigating back and forth with several other people.

“Mo Ling and the others, what’re they doing?” Lou Mu Yan had a guess in her heart.

Yan Jun replied: “They’re breaking the Restriction.”

“Is this a Restriction here?” Si Nan, who arrived later, just happened to hear Yan Jun’s words and asked in surprise.

“According to Mo Ling and the other’s speculation, this is indeed the case.” Yan Jun said.

“Lou Mu Yan, you all sure are fast.” Luo Li walked up to her and smiled warmly.

Lou Mu Yan smiled lightly and said: “We also just arrived.”

“Young Miss Lou, what do you think of this place?” Mo Ling heard the several people talking and came over with his Array Compass.

Lou Mu Yan looked at the Black Forest carefully, then after a while, she said: “It’s true that a Restriction was arranged here by someone. As long as it can be broken, the poison in the woods that can corrode a Sword Master’s shield will dissipate.”

“Isn’t that obvious? Mo Ling and the others already realised it was a Restriction, what’s the difference between you saying it and not?” Although the Crown Prince of Nan’xun was afraid of Lou Mu Yan, but now, with so many people, he wasn’t so afraid, “Pretentious.”

The most important thing was that aside from the semi-finals where one could kill others to contend for identity jade tablets, other parties weren’t allowed to kill each other during other times, and they would be disqualified immediately once they’re discovered.

Lou Mu Yan naturally knew this, so she didn’t bother to pay attention to such boring people that sought for trouble.

“Fool!” She spit out the word lightly, then went straight to the junction of black soil and brown soil, past the others, and squatted down to check.

“Don’t talk if you don’t know how to speak.” Mo Ling gave the Crown Prince of Nan’xun a cold look, “Lou Mu Yan may be the key to breaking the Restriction for us. If you speak anymore, then leave now.”

Not only did he want to sit idly and enjoy the fruits of others’ labour, but he even slandered. If Lou Mu Yan was provoked by him and didn’t care about this any longer, then they would be the ones to suffer the losses.

After all, he and the several other Array Masters had already studied it. Even if they joined forces, it would take at least ten days to break the Array, and the weak point they discovered may not even be the correct one.

By then, even if the Restriction was broken, they would all be disqualified from the competition.

Luo Li and the others present also stared at the Crown Prince of Nan’xun with displeased expressions, as if they would throw him out of here together as long as he said a word more.

The Crown Prince of Nan’xun revealed anger in his eyes, but he didn’t say anymore.

With his cultivation base, he still had a chance to advance into the top ten, but he didn’t understand Arrays, let alone breaking Restrictions. He was also anxious to break the Restriction and advance to the peak of the mountain, so he naturally didn’t dare to offend Mo Ling and the others.

There were six people who participated in breaking the Restriction before, and three of them were from superpower kingdoms. Two of them were disdainful of Lou Mu Yan who was squatting and investigating the Array.

Having good attainments in Arrays didn’t mean that she could break a Restriction of such difficulty. They didn’t believe at all that a Sword Master from a small kingdom really understood such profound Arrays and Restrictions.

Of course, at this time, although they were inwardly contemptuous, but they didn’t say anything to ridicule.

One was because the Crown Prince of Nan’xun’s mockery already caused public anger—as long as there was a glimmer of hope, the Sword Masters present would naturally not let it go. And two, although they were contemptuous of her, but they also held a glimmer of hope. Either way, they felt very conflicted.

Inside the castle in the centre of the competition space.

The Elder of the Sword Sect furrowed his brows and said: “How could they encounter the Black Forest on the way to the top of the mountain?! Aye. This is bad.”

“Yeah, they sure are so unlucky to have encountered the Black Forest that hasn’t appeared for a century. This is a Restriction arranged by that Grade 4 Array Master.”

“From memory, all the participating Sword Masters who encountered this place a hundred years ago were all eliminated right?” The Elder of the Vast Mountain Sect’s expression also looked very ugly.

The path to the top of the finals was formed by a combination of various Arrays and Restrictions, and it was also the doing of the few Almighties who sealed this space. No one could change it.

The Black Forest was the creation of a Disciple of one of the Almighties in a moment of interest. He was not only a Great Array Master, but also had excelling talent on Restrictions.

Among all the Array Restrictions, the Black Forest deserved to be considered the most difficult Restriction here. Even if a Grade 4 ordinary Array Master came, it would be difficult to crack within three days. Only those who had excelling talent in Restrictions could have the possibility of uncovering its weak point.

And all the favoured children of Heaven that met the Black Forest who participated in that session of the Continental Tournament for Hegemony had no one who could break this Restriction and were all eliminated in the end.

Of course, if they just lost here, many of the people who performed well in the first two competitions would also be brought back by the various Sects to be Outer Pupils, but not participating in the finals was definitely a stain in their life.

“Didn’t Mo Ling and the others say that they can break this Restriction in around ten days?” An Elder of the Spirit Tamers Sect held a glimmer of hope. Their Sect had taken a fancy to several people in this competition, so if they were eliminated here, then those people would have no fate in being Core Pupils.

The strong and study Elder of the Eight Extremes Sect sneered: “The weak point in the Restriction they found is simply a deliberate illusion from that person. Even if they break it ten days later, it will only break the first layer.”

The others could only sigh when they heard his words. The Elder of the Eight Extremes Sect usually appeared unreliable, but he was a veritable Grade 4 High-Level Array Master.

“Could this session’s participants also be lost here?” The Elder of the Medicine Sect’s expression changed.

The Elder of the Eight Extremes Sect folded his arms and smiled, “This old man is rather optimistic about Lou Mu Yan.”

“…”

All the Elders present, including those from the Eight Extremes Sect, were speechless at his outrageous remarks.

Lou Mu Yan’s Array Skills were indeed excelling, and she could even set up a Grade 3 Array at such a young age, but the Black Forest was a Restriction arranged by a Grade 4 Array Master that had long become famous on Tian’ling Continent—how could it be broken.

“Your expectations for her are rather high. A Grade 3 Array Master can break the Restriction placed by a Grade 4 Array Master? What a joke.” The Elder of the Vast Mountain Sect shook his head.

Among the participating Sword Masters this year, although he was also very optimistic about Lou Mu Yan, but he wouldn’t be so blind.

“Although the Black Forest is a Restriction that was set up by that person when at Grade 4 Array Master, but it’s actually only a Grade 3 Restriction. If others can’t break it, it’s because they don’t have that talent, it doesn’t mean Lou Mu Yan can’t break it.” The Elder of the Eight Extremes Sect obviously continued to hold his own opinion.

He had seen Lou Mu Yan set up Arrays through the crystal wall. Her techniques were not only skilful but also superb, just like a Great Master who had studied Arrays for decades. Maybe she really could create a miracle.

The Elder of the Vast Mountain Sect said with a smile that wasn’t from his heart: “Then we’ll wait and see.”

The other Elders were obviously on the side of the Vast Mountain Sect Elder. They didn’t think Lou Mu Yan could break the Restriction that wiped out the entire group of participating Sword Masters a hundred years ago.

It would obviously be great if Lou Mu Yan could break this Restriction. After all, among the hundreds of people, many good seedlings had entered their eyes. If they couldn’t arrive at the top of the mountain, they couldn’t make an exception and directly bring them into the Sect to become an Outer Core Pupil.

Lou Mu Yan didn’t know that the Elders of the Six Major Sects were watching her. At this moment, she took out an Array Compass with a very solemn expression to participate in breaking the Restriction.

The vague interest in her eyes made many people present twitch the corners of their lips. They were all here with their miserable worries, wondering whether they’d be able to arrive at the peak of the mountain within ten days, yet she was here so excited as if she had encountered some sort of prey…