Elven cultivators

Chapter 75 Formations and Magic Arrays (6th update, please subscribe)

Deep within the rugged hills, strange rocks abound.

The gray-brown rock peaks pierce the sky like the fangs of a giant beast, and the weathered rock walls are covered with honeycomb-like holes. When the wind blows, it emits a low groan that is breathtaking.

Anton walked back and forth across this desolate land several times, extending his divine sense in all directions and penetrating dozens of meters underground, carefully sensing the direction of the earth's veins and the distribution of elemental energy.

With the experience of crafting the Fire-Separating Shield, his research on the Golden Light Locking Prison Array went much more smoothly.

In just two months, the array plate and eight array flags of the Golden Light Locking Prison Array were successfully crafted.

Once you've dealt with the two most difficult things, the rest will be much easier.

So he rushed to the Thousand Rock Hills to find a suitable base for the formation near the mining area.

After a moment, Anton stopped and nodded slightly.

"This is it."

The terrain here is undulating and naturally forms a gourd-shaped depression valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one narrow pass for entry and exit.

The valley is filled with strangely shaped rocks of varying heights, which can perfectly conceal the array plates and flags.

What's even more remarkable is that the earth's spiritual energy here has formed a weak convergence point. Although it is far less than the energy concentration under the Eternal Tree, it is more than enough to serve as the base of the Golden Light Locking Prison Array.

After all, the Golden Light Locking Prison Formation doesn't have high requirements for combat foundations.

Anton took the dimensional bag from his waist, reached out and grabbed, and a palm-sized silver array plate appeared in his palm.

The array plate is octagonal, with densely packed runes engraved along its edges. Faint silver-blue light can be seen flowing slowly between the runes, like a living thing breathing.

He crouched down and gently pressed the array plate into a natural depression in the center of the valley.

Then he took out eight array flags and placed them around the valley according to the positions shown in the array diagram.

After finishing all this, Anton took out the materials and began to draw the array patterns.

Just then, three figures sped over from a distance.

However, it was the First Elder, the Third Elder, and Thorvin.

Upon hearing that Anton had made preparations to deal with the Rockhorn Dragon and was setting up near the mining area, the three of them rushed over immediately.

When they arrived at the scene, the three of them were all stunned.

The Third Elder spoke first, asking in surprise, "Anton, are you... setting up a magic array?"

Although the formations in the cultivation system are different from those in the Dawn Continent, Anton still nodded.

"That's right."

These words moved all three elders.

Magic circles belong to the field of enchanting, which is also an extremely profound and complex magical art.

Little did they know that Anton had somehow become acquainted with enchanting and had even learned how to set up magic arrays.

Fortunately, they had become somewhat immune to Anton's amazing talent and were not surprised for long before quickly recovering.

The First Elder and the Third Elder exchanged a glance, both opening their mouths as if to speak but then stopping themselves.

Anton saw it all and knew perfectly well why they were acting this way.

This involves the difference in the underlying logic of formations and magic arrays.

On the surface, both are about "drawing a plan" and "setting up an array," but in essence, one is about "leveraging existing resources" and the other is about "building a structure."

The formations in the cultivation world borrow the power of heaven and earth.

Array masters use array plates, array flags, and spirit stones to communicate with heaven and earth, and make the power of heaven and earth work for them.

Therefore, as long as the array master's power and array skills are profound enough, theoretically the array can even cover an entire world, and its functions and effects are countless.

The magic arrays of the Dawn Continent are essentially a kind of man-made rule.

The array master uses runes to "write" a set of rules, allowing energy to flow according to those rules.

The formations arranged in this way have obvious limitations, both in terms of their maximum size and their performance.

Especially the latter, which can be summarized into only a few types.

First, energy guidance and conversion.

For example, it can gather magic power, absorb sparse free magic power from the environment, and concentrate it into a single point to provide power for large-scale magic (such as forbidden spells and rituals).

Alternatively, elemental transformation can be used to convert the earth elemental energy from the ley lines into pure magic power through a magic array to power the mage tower.

The most common method is attribute enchanting, which involves engraving small magic circles onto physical objects to create magical items.

Second, spatial manipulation and crossing.

The most well-known one is the teleportation array.

Thirdly, its use in warfare.

For example, you can set up attack arrays that simulate spells on the city walls. When the arrays are activated during wartime, you can unleash various spells to strike the enemy.

The simulated spell rings in this type of attack array are usually not high-level, at most third or fourth tier.

It's okay for dealing with targets below the Gold rank.

It's barely better than tickling a rock horn dragon, which is at the peak of the gold level and is known for its strong physique and high magic resistance.

The First Elder and the Third Elder clearly considered the formation set up by Anton as the last resort, feeling that his efforts were somewhat in vain.

Anton didn't explain much and continued to concentrate on drawing the array patterns.

After working for half a day, he finally finished setting up the formation and turned to the three people waiting to the side, saying, "This formation is called the Golden Light Locking Prison Formation."

Golden Light Prison Locking Array?

The three of them silently pondered the strange name, their expressions subtle.

Clearly, this is another name in the style of Anton.

"What is the purpose of this formation?" the Third Elder asked, puzzled.

He felt the name didn't sound like an attack formation.

Anton's answer confirmed his intuition.

"This is a sealing formation," Anton explained in relatively easy-to-understand language. "Once activated, the formation will form a golden barrier, sealing off an area of ​​500 meters in radius, making it impossible to enter or leave."

"In addition, the magic circle will absorb the enemy's attacks on the magic circle and convert them into energy to nourish the magic circle itself."

"The more fierce the enemy's attack, the stronger the magic array becomes. Unless it can be broken in one blow, the more you struggle, the harder it will be to break through."

The three people present were utterly astonished.

They had never heard of such a formation before.

How can it absorb enemy attacks and strengthen itself while trapping the enemy?

This is absolutely unbelievable!

"...Anton." The Grand Elder took a deep breath. "Did you create this magic array yourself?"

"That's right." That was all Anton could answer.

The Third Elder, standing to the side, wore an expression of "I knew it."

After all that has happened, he will no longer doubt Anton no matter what surprising things he does next.

After learning about the effects of the Golden Light Locking Prison Formation, the three elders were all greatly encouraged.

They had also worried about how to stop the Rockhorn Dragon from escaping, but now with the Golden Light Locking Prison Array, the problem has been solved.

My chances of hunting the Rockhorn Dragon have increased even more.

"In that case, there's no time to lose."

The elder composed himself and turned his gaze to the depths of the Thousand Rock Hills.

"Let's go lure the Rockhorn Dragon over here."

After some discussion, the group decided that the strongest elder would lure the Rockhorn Dragon over.

After all, apart from him, no one else was confident they could escape here while being chased by the Rockhorn Dragon.

After making the decision, the elder did not delay. Countless thorns sprouted from beneath his feet, enveloping his body. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a thorn eagle, flew out of the valley, and soared into the depths of the Thousand Rock Hills.

Anton and his two companions remained where they were, each finding a secluded spot to hide.

The valley was silent, save for the whistling of the wind as it cut through the cracks in the rocks.

About ten minutes later, a deafening roar suddenly came from afar.

The voice was deep and resonant, like muffled thunder rolling through the clouds, carrying an indescribable brutality and anger, making one's chest feel heavy.

Anton, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and looked into the depths of the Thousand Rock Hills.

The Third Elder and Thorvin also straightened up at the same time, their expressions solemn.

At the horizon, two black dots are moving toward this place at an alarming speed.

The black dot rapidly expanded, soon transforming into two figures.

At the very front was the Thorn Eagle, which was actually the Great Elder Leonard in disguise.

Closely following behind him was a colossal beast of breathtaking size.

Rockhorn!

The overlord of the Thousand Rock Hills!

It is over thirty meters long, and its body is covered with a thick layer of grayish-brown rocky armor, which is covered with cracks that resemble a dried-up riverbed.

The skull is triangular, broad and flat, with a robust jawbone and two thick fangs protruding from the corners of the mouth, gleaming with the grayish-white luster unique to rocks.

What is most striking is the giant horn that rises straight up from the center of its forehead.

The giant horn is spiral-shaped, about five or six meters long, with a base as thick as a bucket, becoming sharper as it goes up, and gleaming with a visible yellowish-brown light in the sunlight.

That's proof of the highly concentrated earth-attribute magic!

Rockhorn Dragon cannot fly, but its speed on the ground is not much slower than that of the flying Elder.

The massive body now displayed an astonishing explosive power completely disproportionate to its size. With each stomp of its thick limbs, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground, and shards of stone shot out in all directions like shrapnel.

Whenever the distance increases, the Rockhorn Dragon lowers its head slightly, and the giant horn on its head glows with an earthy yellow light, shooting out a beam of light condensed from compressed earth-attribute magic, tearing through the air like lightning and striking towards the Grand Elder.

The latter always noticed in time, and suddenly dodged to the side, barely avoiding the yellowish-brown beam of light.

The beam of light, having missed its target, struck the rocky peaks along its path. With a deafening roar, rocks flew everywhere, and a shockwave carrying the debris surged from behind, causing the Grand Elder to sway slightly and slow down.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Rockhorn Dragon will accelerate to close the distance between them.

During this repeated chase, both sides quickly approached the valley where Anton and his two companions were hiding.

As the Rockhorn Dragon chased closely behind the Grand Elder and rushed into the area where the formation was located, Anton immediately raised his hand and pressed it against the formation plate. A wisp of true essence seeped from his fingertip into the plate, activating the formation patterns that had been arranged in advance.

hum!

Within the valley, eight battle flags trembled simultaneously, emitting a clear and melodious sound.

A dazzling golden light burst forth from the array flags, like eight golden pillars of light shooting into the sky and piercing the clouds.

The beams of light converged high in the sky, then spread out with a roar, and a thin, golden light curtain, as thin as a cicada's wing, descended and enveloped the entire valley.

On the light screen, countless golden runes flowed endlessly like swimming fish.

At the same time, the array patterns on the ground lit up, and golden light spread in all directions like mercury spilling onto the ground.

The elder landed at the edge of the valley and looked back, just in time to see the golden light trapping the rock horned dragon. A look of surprise and amazement flashed across his face.

The Third Elder and Thorvin were equally shocked by what they saw.

"This is... the Golden Light Prison Locking Array!"