"Presumptuous! Master Gexuan, what do you think this place is? The entrance to the Great Array is hardly a place for you to simply barge in. Wait patiently outside the Array until I conduct a thorough check. Only then, will I let you in."

The initially Fifth Realm Greenfin warrior walked out.

This man possessed the Greenfin clan's distinctive towering height. He was exceptionally ugly, squeezed into a colorful suit that was too tight and was bursting at several spots. It didn't suit his enormous build at all. It seemed like stolen from some female Mutated Being.

Moreover, he had an extraordinarily long black nose on his face, similar to that of an elephant, which was at least a meter and a half long. His nose was covered in black hair. Considering his overall appearance, he gave off an intense creepy look.

Approaching, he grabbed his elongated nose, throwing it high up as he exhaled a breath. An intense, nauseating stench spread around, to the point it almost could faint someone.

"Cen Yan, you are just a gatekeeper, and you dare to give me orders! Open the Great Array, our esteemed guest is here. If you delay the matter, don't blame me for being not polite."

Gexuan, who is still inside the Black Palanquin, scolded the Greenfin Clan warrior, Cen Yan, once again.

"Esteemed guest? I wonder who that might be."

Cen Yan turned his head, pulling down his huge snout to reveal his incredibly small, bean-like eyes, which landed on Xiao Mu and the Ghost Princess.

For a moment, he showed a surprised look on his face, staring at the Ghost Princess. "I wonder who it could be—it turns out to be the Ghost Princess of the Minglan Ghost Clan."

"Ghost Princess, it's been some time. I didn't expect you to still be alive, and you have even broken through to the Fifth Realm, that's pretty good!"

What's so surprising about me being alive? Why couldn't I have broken through to the Fifth Realm?

The Ghost Princess was quite displeased upon hearing this.

This man, Cen Yan, was indeed as his name implied—his words were extremely disgustful.

She sarcastically retorted, "Cen Yan? Among the Greenfin Clan's warriors, I've never heard of you. You must have just broken through after infiltrating, right?"

It was a top-down statement, showing no mercy at all.

But as the princess of the Minglan Ghost Clan, King Youming's daughter, she was fully entitled to talk like this.

"You..."

Tiptoeing with fury, Cen Yan gave the Ghost Princess a furious glare but refrained from further arguing and looked at Xiao Mu. "And who might this be?"

"This is my Xiao Mu from the human world."

Gexuan's voice came from within the Black Palanquin. Without peeking out of the Palanquin, he already knew who Cen Yan was talking about.

"Xiao Mu, so you are Xiao Mu?"

Upon hearing that it was Xiao Mu, Cen Yan was taken aback.

He had heard Xiao Mu's name not only once before.

"It's me."

Xiao Mu responded calmly, subconsciously taking an extra look at Cen Yan's elongated nose.

This impressively long black nose of his certainly resulted from the practice of some Secret Art.

"I've heard your name, you're still alive, how strange."

Cen Yan stared at Xiao Mu, inspecting him from top to bottom.

What does he mean by saying I'm still alive?

Xiao Mu paused upon hearing his words.

Every word this man uttered was nasty. It made one wish to kill him on the spot.

Staring at Xiao Mu, Cen Yan said shortly after, "Ancestor Xuan Yin is offering a reward for your death. Anyone who can kill you will be rewarded with an advanced Energy Fruit and a True Realm secret skill. Such a bountiful reward would tempt anyone."

"So, does that mean you're tempted too?"

Xiao Mu asked deliberately, as if it were nothing.

"I indeed am quite tempted, but now is not the time for a rebellion."

Cen Yan nodded, naturally.

You mean to say that if we weren't currently cooperating, you would kill me for Ancestor Xuan Yin's reward?

Xiao Mu paused once again upon hearing his words.

A sudden urge surged within him to kill this person.

He immediately restrained himself, thinking, If we weren't currently cooperating, I would kill you right now.

"The Ghost Princess of the Minglan Ghost Clan, The human world's Xiao Mu, you should not be spies of King Xuan. You may go in."

Cen Yan didn't bother to be polite. He waved his hand, and a Fourth Realm Mutated Being, who held the command flag, waved it a few times. A white light booming across entered the Great Array.

Not far from the depth of the Great Array, another white light appeared, transmitting into the deeper part of the Great Array. Then, from the deeper part of the Great Array, yet another white light transmitted into an even deeper area...

A dozen white lights appeared in succession before the message was transmitted inside.

Only then did the first layer of the Great Array open.

The Forces of Five Elements and Yin Yang retracted slightly, revealing a road.

"Xiao Mu, Ghost Princess, follow me closely."

Gexuan called out, maneuvering the Black Palanquin and entering the Great Array first to lead the way.

Xiao Mu waved his hand, gesturing the Ghost Princess to go first, while he followed last...

Staring at the departing figures of Xiao Mu and the Ghost Princess, Cen Yan's face suddenly revealed a hint of a mocking smile.

Right after, his huge nose suddenly lifted, inhaling heavily.

A sliver of the weak Spiritual Energy emanating from Xiao Mu and the Ghost Princess, even including the True Force on them, was absorbed by Cen Yan.

Surprisingly, neither Xiao Mu nor the Ghost Princess, both having strong powers, sensed anything unusual.

Luckily, this didn't last long. Xiao Mu and the Ghost Princess followed Gexuan very quickly into the depth of the Great Array, preventing Cen Yan from absorbing any further.

Raising his head, Cen Yan displayed a gratified smile.

"You all guard the entrance. This king is going to meditate for a while! No interruptions are permitted."

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The gorge was seriously guarded, opening one array after another, only opening a part each time. As soon as Xiao Hu and the others passed through, it would immediately close.

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