Female Novel
chapter 2066-2070
Chapter 2066 Unexpectedly, Jackie reached out and grabbed Nash’s elbow. He turned around to speak to Jed and theothers, who were standing beside him, “Follow me, we’re only left with one choice right now. Don’t worry,I’ll find a way even if we’re in a desperate situation!”
Jackie turned around and started running toward their back with Nash. Jed and Dwight were stunned.They knew what Jackie planned to do at this moment. Did they have no other choice but to jump off thecliff? Regardless, this guy knew that the Ten Absolutes trap array was ancient, and even great masterscould not escape from them. Would he not end up dead if he jumped down the cliff?
It might be how Jackie was the first person to rush over or what the masked man said about torturingthem, but there was no time for them to hesitate. Dwight took in a deep breath before he reached outand grabbed Jed and Albion by their arms. They followed after Jackie and rushed toward Cliff of Sorrow.
The masked man cocked his brows upon the sight. He raised his hand and stopped the CorpsePavilion’s disciples behind him, who tried to hurry over and stop the group of five from jumping down thecliff. Let them jump, They’ll die over time, and such pain will torture them until they go crazy. What aninteresting ending.”
The group of five was only a dozen meters away from the cliff, and they soon arrived by the cliff. Jackietook a look down and saw nothing but the white mist that shrouded the air. They stood at the edge of thecliff, and death would be their only ending if they did not jump.
Jackie inhaled deeply and, not turning back to the three behind him, jumped forward with everything hehad while still grabbing onto his father’s arm.
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The speed of their plunge disoriented Jackie for a short period. To prevent any sudden incidents, heimmediately opened the Mustard Seed and sent Nash back into the spirited ship. After five to six breathslater, Jackie could faintly see the ground below amid the mist. The surrounding mist had become thinner,allowing him to see clearer. Although he had jumped down the cliff, he had the support of his true energyand was able to control the speed of his landing.
Everything felt so surreal to Jackie until his feet touched the ground. At this moment, the surroundingmist had become so thin that it was almost invisible. He turned around and observed his surroundings
It was an empty valley, but though it was surrounded by high mountains, there was an exit right in front ofhim.
The area where he stood was barren, but the exit was covered in weed and looked like it was arejuvenated place. He took another careful observation of his surroundings and discovered that therewere several exits. He was definitely at the bottom of the cliff, but this seemed to be flat terrain.
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The valley was as big as a football field. If one listened carefully, they would be able to hear the noise ofwater flowing in the stream. This was like a different world below the mist.
Sounds of something cracking were heard from his surroundings, but Jackie knew that it was the soundof Jed, Dwight, and Albion jumping down from the cliff without turning around. The trio was stunned for amoment, and their worried hearts eased slightly upon noticing Jackie standing before them.
They were nonetheless shocked by what they saw.
This was different from what they had expected. This place was not covered with traps, and there was nothick mist that obstructed their view. They were able to see clearly, and the exit was right in front of them.There was even more than one exit, too, and it seemed like escaping would be easy for them.
Chapter 2067 They just had to continue forward!
Jed took one step forward and felt a slight resistance under his feet. A crack could be heard once more,and they altogether turned toward the source of the sound…only to see several sets of skeletons wherethey were standing. It was obvious that these skeletons had been there for several years, seeing howdusty the bones were. Even the clothes these skeletons donned crumbled like confetti over time. Theremnants of their clothes turned into pieces and scattered around the skeletons with the slightest touch.
A chill shot through their bodies, and their hopeful gazes faltered.
Jackie had been busy looking around and did not look beneath his legs. It was only at this moment didhis gaze shift downward to the ground, where more than one skeleton emerged around them. Theground was slightly cleaner around the place where they stood, and they were surrounded by skeletonsof both humans and monster beasts. These bones were scattered everywhere as they silently told theirstory of despair when they lived.
Jed could not help but shivered and subconsciously tightened his grasp on his senior brother’s hand.Their expressions shifted darkly, and Albion was the one who interrupted the silence, “Where’s yourfather?”
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Jackie had feared something would happen to his father as they dropped down from the cliff, which waswhy he kept Nash in the Mustard Seed for his own safety. Letting out a short cough, Jackie gave only avague reply, “I have a small storage space that can accommodate one person; living beings can alsoenter that space. I was afraid we’d be in for something dangerous as we descended the cliff. My father’spower is limited, so I placed him in the storage space.”
He dared not mention that he had a huge storage space with him. Something like the Mustard Seed wasprecious, even in places like the Divine Void World. Although he trusted Jed and the others, he would notparade his wealth in front of them.
Albion nodded slightly at Jackie’s response and did not press on the matter, while Jed and the others didnot even look toward Jackie. Their minds were focused on the skeletons that littered the ground.
Jed trembled as he helped Albion to a clean place where he could meditate and recover. He then stoodup straight as he stared at the exit. That was a gap between two mountains. Although the gap lookedsmall and narrow from a distance, they would discover that it was sufficient for two horse carriages topass through when they took a closer look. “I’d like to go and take a look! We should be able to leave thisplace!
It was obvious that he himself was not sure of his words. If they could leave this place, why would therebe so many skeletons scattered around here?
Jackie and Dwight said nothing at the moment, while Jed stood up straight and stretched his fingersbefore exercising his waist. Those who did not understand the situation would have thought that he waspreparing for some sports activity. He inhaled deeply and strode toward the gap between the twomountains.
Every step he took was filled with all his strength as if this would provide him with the courage heneeded. He walked quickly and soon arrived at the gap between the two mountains. He subconsciouslyslowed down, too, and every step he took was to check if anything would obstruct him. However, therewas no obstruction until he walked into the gap between those mountains and stepped on the denseweeds.
Jed’s guard lowered when he noticed nothing obstructing them. This had to be an exit, and they couldfinally leave this place!
Jed turned around excitedly, eyes widening as he waved at the three standing from the other end.”There’s nothing here! We can get out of this place! Wait here for me. I’ll pass through and scout forpossible dangers. I’ll be back shortly!” He strode forward afterward.
The gap between both mountains was only around ten meters, and after he walked out of the gap, thereshould be something else once he took a left turn.
Chapter 2068 Jackie and Dwight looked on as Jed turned left after he walked past the gap. No soundswere made until his figure faded from view, and Dwight was delighted by this. Of course, he was not thatrelaxed, seeing as there were innumerable skeletons on the ground,
Jackie, on the other hand, only looked quietly to where Jed left, his expression passive.
Dwight turned around to face his senior, who was sitting behind him, and spoke excitedly, “SeniorBrother Albion, look! Junior Brother Jed has gone out, and nothing happened. It looks like we can stillleave this place. I only wonder what we’ll find when we go out—”
Just then, a familiar voice laced with a hint of despair came from behind them, “W—Why am I backhere?!” They immediately turned around, and Jed was right behind them, standing in the gap betweentwo mountains
This valley had a total of four gaps that allowed them to leave the place. The largest gap was right infront o f them, and there was one more behind them. They saw Jed going out of the gap in front of themwith their own eyes, yet all of a sudden, he was right behind them.
Dwight’s breaths grew labored. “Why are you here? Why did you end up behind us?”
Jed desperately explained, “The gap in front of us isn’t a straight line, and I had to turn left. The gap thenshifted right, so I turned right, and here I am now.”
Dwight’s face turned pale as if someone had plastered cement on him when he heard this. He seemed tobe in disbelief as he strode forward. Sure enough, he reappeared from the gap behind them a couple ofbreaths after he disappeared in front of the rest. This meant that the gaps at the front and back wereconnected
They were walking in a circle and were still at the same place. Both Jed and Dwight looked utterlydefeated at this disappointing revelation.
Although skeletons were practically everywhere here and they ignored the fact that there was a traparray here, they insisted on trying when they saw hope. In the end, everything was in vain and they stillcould not leave this place. If there was an exit, why would there be so many bodies on the ground?These skeletons basically conveyed their story of how they, too, attempted to escape years ago.
Jackie stretched out his hand and stopped Jed, who wanted to try again, “This is how the Ten Absolutestrap array is. Although you see an exit in front of you, it’s another ingenious array. Even though you’vewalked forward, there are movements of runes at the turning corner, and you’re transferred to anotherentrance by the space. You won’t be able to get out of this place no matter how many times you walkaround this place.”
Jackie’s words were utterly discouraging. Jed and Dwight exchanged glances, and they both slumped tothe ground like deflated balloons. They could hear the water of the river flowing with their own ears, andthe exit was just in front of them…yet they just could not leave!
Jackie seemed to have thought as though they were not that desperate in leaving as he added, “The TenAbsolutes trap array prevents us from flying. It’s even impossible for us to exit this place from where wecame in.”
What Jackie said immediately caused the surrounding atmosphere to reach a freezing point. Jed andDwight were lost in a daze as they sat on the ground, completely at a loss for words. Although Albion didnot say anything, they could still feel his despair from his expression
Jed looked up and glanced at Jackie. “It didn’t matter If we jumped down or not; we would’ve diedanyway. You, however, seemed to be very decisive when you decided to jump down here.”novelbin
Chapter 2069 Jackie could hear the resentment in Jed’s words.
Nonetheless, Jed knew in his heart that he could not blame Jackie for anything-he did not force them tojump down the Cliff of Sorrow. Although they would have died regardless, they would be tortured to theirdeath had they not jumped off. Jumping off the Cliff of Sorrow and waiting for their deaths here wasmuch better than being tortured by the masked man up there. They would not die in disgrace, at least,despite how tormenting this would be to die.
Jackie ignored them and found a clean place to meditate and recover. He kept performing seals with hishands as strands of true energy traveled between the tip of his fingers. Then, he pointed forward, and astrand of his true energy hit the air.
Jackie suddenly opened his eyes and stared forward, frowning. It was the position where his true energyhad gone toward, but nothing had happened.
If anything, Jackie just made himself look odd.
Dwight and Jed looked at each other helplessly. They raised their brows and had no idea what Jackieplanned to do.
Jackie ignored them both and once again sent a strand of true energy forward. Just like before, however,nothing happened. Jackie then stood up from the ground, his eyes wide open as he took a few stepsforward and punched into the air with his true energy. He continued to land punches into the air as hewalked.
This time, Jackie looked like he was a lunatic, much to Jed and the rest’s bewilderment. Jed cupped ahand over his mouth slightly and turned toward Dwight, whispering into his ear, “Has that guy gone
crazy? What is he doing? He keeps punching the air; is he planning on exploding the air? Does he thinkwe can go out if he does that?”
Dwight shook his head and said helplessly, “Who are those questions for, exactly? Whatever it is, I don’tthink this young man is a loony. He seemed to be far calmer than we were when we faced so manydangerous incidents before. How can he go crazy so quickly?”
Jed shrugged. “It’s probably his fa?ade. He acts like he doesn’t care about anything, but he might’vegone crazy inside.
Jackie, meanwhile, solely focused on his punches and ignored everyone else’s remarks and stares. Hepaid no heed to their thoughts, even if he looked deranged at the moment. He stared ahead where heaimed his punches.
His punches were imbued with his true energy, and logically speaking, true energy would cause no effectwhen it hit the air, only disappearing afterward. Only the strongest masters could break the space with apunch. Jackie, however, was so weak that his punches had no effect when they landed in the air.
However, Jackie did not plan to break the space with his true energy.
Instead, he wanted to see how the true energy dispersed in the space. Under normal circumstances, aslong as his true energy was not strong enough to break the space, the true energy in his punches woulddisappear into nothingness like a water droplet in the sea. However, every time true energy landed in thespace following his punches, they would be like drops of water hanging in the air before dropping downspeedily, causing tiny ripples to sway continuously.
Jackie’s eyes widened as he noticed tiny ripples when the true energy assimilated into space.
The reason Jackie did this was simple: this was how the ancient great master resolved the ancient arrayI in the memories he left behind. Nash might have been too worried about Jackie, so he exited the
Mustard Seed after Jackie ensured the safety of his surroundings. Jackie did not stop Nash as Jed andthe others knew about Nash’s existence.
Chapter 2070 Jed and the others only felt waves of fluctuations surrounding Jackie. All of a sudden, Nash-who haddisappeared-appeared for them, startling Jed and his company.
Upon his appearance, Nash stared straight at Jackie seriously, not sparing a glance at everyone else inthe area. Jackie’s actions might have made him look like he had lost his mind, but Nash knew that hisson must have learned how to resolve the ancient array. He lowered his voice and spoke by Jackie’s ear,“Have you found a way to resolve the issue?”
Jackie turned around and glanced at his father; he had nothing to hide from Nash. “Yes, I have. Thegreat master was once trapped in the Ten Absolutes trap array, too.” Nash finally relaxed when he heardJackie’s sure answer. He could not help but pat Jackie heavily on his shoulders. “Son, couldn’t you havetold your father your plans before doing something? My heart nearly leaped out of my throat when youjumped down from the cliff just now, do you know that?”
Jackie’s lips curved into a helpless smile.
He was not afraid of being tortured to death, and he did not jump because of that. Based on the situation,he would have been found by the Corpse Pavilion even if Jed and the others were not there to involvehim if he stayed outside. He chose to jump into the Ten Absolutes trap array because there was animportant memory regarding this ancient array among the memories from the great master. Years ago,the great master was also trapped in the Ten Absolutes trap array when he explored the secret place.
Although this great master was several times stronger than Jackie, he could not break the ancient arrayby force and could only resolve the ancient array in another way. Jackie’s method of punching the airwas akin to how the great master resolved the ancient array before.
Nash lowered his voice and asked Jackie, “Are you capable of resolving the ancient array by jabbing theair? Do you think that you can break the Ten Absolutes trap array like this?”
Jackie shook his head and explained, “I didn’t do this to break the ancient array by force. With my currentstrength, I can’t do that. I did that to observe how the true energy disperses in space. Father, look atthis!”
With that, Jackie swung his fist forward, and Nash widened his eyes to study what happened.
Much to his shock, Nash saw how the true energy sent ripples across the space like a stone thrown intowater before it dissipated. He turned around in surprise as he pointed at where Jackie punched into theair. “It’s like ripples in the water when a stone is thrown in.”
Jackie nodded. “That’s right. This means that the space here is very stable, and the array eye isn’t here!”
Nash turned around excitedly at Jackie’s words. “So you’re actually searching for the array eye?”
Every large array would come with an array eye, which was the core of the arrays. Due to the differencein how the arrays were formed, the usage and strength of the array eyes were different.
Some of The array eyes were the strongest place of an array, but some of them were the weakest spot ofa large array. It could even be described as the softest spot of an array. Of course, the Ten Absolutestrap array belonged to the latter.
Jackie frowned as he spoke, albeit confidently so,” Normally, the array eyes of trap arrays would be theeasiest spot to attack. If I’m able to find the correct place, I’ll be able to resolve this huge array despitebeing weaker compared to the great master.”
Nash nodded. “Then how can we be certain that we’ve found the array eye?”
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