Chapter 880: The Chaotic Rock Formation

Boom!
The ten-zhang-thick eggshell shattered, revealing Ao Zu, whose monstrous appearance exuded a fierce and violent aura. His cold, murderous gaze fixed on the Wolf-Headed Traveler.
“Just now, you used a spell to force me to acknowledge you as my master, didn’t you?” Ao Zu’s mental waves conveyed extreme coldness and ruthlessness.
“It’s just a misunderstanding,” the Wolf-Headed Traveler hurriedly explained. “I mistook that outer shell for a chaotic treasure, which led to unintentionally offending you. Please forgive me.”
As the supreme warrior of his universe, the Wolf-Headed Traveler had ample experience. At a glance, he could tell this was definitely not some newly hatched chaotic creature—it must be another chaotic traveler like himself. Moreover, the other party’s strength was terrifying and unfathomable; he was no match at all.
“Since you admit it, things are simpler.”
Kill intent flashed in Ao Zu’s eyes. Realizing the situation was dire, the Wolf-Headed Traveler tried to flee but was already too late.
Boom!
A crimson shockwave erupted suddenly, and the Time Domain reappeared—this time covering an area of about a hundred zhang in radius, encompassing the Wolf-Headed Traveler entirely.
“The Time Domain?”
The Wolf-Headed Traveler was utterly shocked. He immediately felt all his movements slow down drastically.
“Elder, please spare my life! Don’t kill me!”
Faced with such a powerful foe, what else could he do but beg for mercy?
Ao Zu let out a deep, sinister laugh as he slowly floated over. Having been trapped in the eggshell for over thirty days, his frustrated and angry mood needed an outlet…
After a few breaths, the time domain, resembling a crimson sphere, dissipated naturally. Ao Zu hovered in the chaotic mist, staring in a certain direction. “You can’t escape.”
The Wolf-Headed Traveler was already gone—whether he had been completely annihilated by Ao Zu or not was unknown…
In a certain area of chaos, there existed a naturally formed chaotic rock formation, resembling an asteroid belt suspended in the starry sky.
Su Che and his four companions had prepared here for over ten days. By working together, they used various materials from chaos to craft numerous array devices, integrating them tightly with the entire rock formation.
Everything was ready, waiting for Ao Zu to arrive.
Su Che was certain that in just a few dozen days, they couldn’t escape Ao Zu—he would definitely find them.

As expected, on that day, Ao Zu’s figure appeared outside the Rock Formation. Instead of rushing in, he paused and poured his powerful divine consciousness into the formation, examining it thoroughly from inside and out. Naturally, he discovered Su Che and the others.
“Trying to use a formation to deal with me?”
From just tens of thousands of miles away, Ao Zu’s mental fluctuations penetrated through, allowing Su Che and the others to hear him.
“That’s right. We’ve already thought of a way—using the power of the formation to break through your time domain. If you dare not come in, then wait outside. Anyway, it’s impossible for us to get out.”
Su Che knew well that such things couldn’t be hidden from Ao Zu. Rather than trying to conceal things, it was more effective to create confusion and exploit Ao Zu’s arrogance by using provocation.
Ao Zu sneered several times, his gaze filled with obvious disdain. Although he knew he shouldn’t underestimate his opponent, he still didn’t believe those youngsters could truly break through his time domain. They were just trying to set a trap.
Ao Zu was also very familiar with this area. He had even stayed inside the Rock Formation for a while and knew clearly that there was no mystery there—just abandoned ruins formed naturally from chaos.
The origin was easy to explain: countless years ago, a giant rock as large as Magic Island gave birth to some chaotic treasure. The moment it broke free, the entire rock exploded into pieces, creating these ruins filled with rocks.
For those youngsters to try to use these ruins to deal with him was nothing but delusional fantasy.
Yet, despite thinking so, Ao Zu remained extremely cautious, standing motionless outside the Rock Formation, probing it over and over again with endless patience. Even after dozens of days, he still didn’t enter.
“That old guy is really cautious. Isn’t he supposed to be arrogant and overconfident?” Lao He couldn’t help but feel anxious. The trap they had prepared with so much effort might not be used after all. If this dragged on indefinitely, they wouldn’t have enough time to waste on him.
“Don’t worry. He’ll definitely come in,” Su Che said calmly. “Besides, this is the only way we can deal with him. I don’t have another Chaos Guardian to trap him with.”
Man Zhi nodded silently. If they couldn’t completely solve this problem with the power of the formation, they would eventually be caught up by him in the vast chaos. If they fell into his time domain again, it would be the end of them.

Another ten days passed, and Ao Zu, who had also achieved great mastery in the art of formations, finally confirmed that there was nothing within the Rock Formation that could pose a threat to him. Those youngsters must have known they couldn’t escape, which was why they resorted to such deceptive tactics.

Thus, Ao Zu slowly flew into the Rock Formation. Wherever he passed, the nearest floating boulders were shattered one by one by his outwardly emitted energy, turning to dust and merging into the dense chaos mist.

Shattering these boulders was also a method to break through the formation, though it was merely a simple and crude approach.

Su Che and the four others were in the central area of the Rock Formation, waiting quietly without moving, seemingly waiting for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack or, on the other hand, at a loss for any other solution…

Boom, boom, boom, boom…

Countless boulders were reduced to fragments. As Ao Zu advanced further, he forcefully carved out a wide passage through the formation, much like a sharp knife digging a large hole in a watermelon.

With such destruction, even the most sophisticated formation should be completely disrupted, right?

When the distance narrowed to a few thousand li, Ao Zu became even more certain that their so-called formation powers posed no threat to him. Those youngsters were merely using foolish and laughable psychological tactics.

Four thousand li, three thousand li, two thousand li…

When the distance dropped to a thousand li, at which point their offensive spells could surely reach each other, Su Che and the four others, who had appeared like human statues, suddenly vanished, leaving only a deep blue rhombus-shaped crystal floating quietly at the center of the formation.

“What is this?”

Ao Zu frowned and realized he had been deceived. The Su Che and the four others he had seen all along were just an illusion.

Ao Zu wasn’t panicked; he was merely curious about what kind of treasure could deceive him despite his extremely careful investigations. Normally, such a situation should be impossible.

Unless those youngsters’ cultivation levels far exceeded his own, they could deceive his eyes—but was that possible?

“Could it be again…?”

A thought flashed through his mind, and Ao Zu immediately remembered the names “Chaos Guardian” and “God Merchant Mordel.” He then realized: Could this deep blue illusionary crystal before him be another treasure that boy had bought from God Merchant Mordel?

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

At that moment, almost every floating boulder within the entire Rock Formation began to move. The passage Ao Zu had just created instantly closed, sealing him inside again. Moreover, the boulders continued to combine and interlock according to some mysterious pattern.

Ao Zu considered himself proficient in array art, yet he failed to discern its mysteries. Of course, this alone was not surprising—after all, the Chaos was vast and filled with countless experts, none of whom dared claim to be the best in every field. Everyone had their strengths and weaknesses; perhaps one of those five younger ones had skills in array art that far surpassed his own.

So what if that was the case!

Ao Zu laughed loudly several times, his mental waves spreading outward: “Very well, then let me see what you’ve got. It had better be challenging—don’t disappoint me.”

Boom!

A thunderous sound came from all directions. The entire array of rocks had now been assembled, forming a true grand array. Its radius had shrunk by more than ten times compared to the original tens of thousands of miles, with the gaps between the huge stones becoming much narrower.

Su Che and the others reappeared, but this time they were not gathered in one place; instead, they each occupied a separate area, seemingly controlling different sections of the array.

Thirty days ago, when they arrived at this array of rocks, Man Zhi had said, “There is only one way to deal with Ao Zu’s time domain—that is, to prevent him from releasing his domain at all. We must use array art to create a sealing space specifically designed to counter various domains.”

The array before them was such a sealing space. Within its boundaries, no one could release their own personal domain.

To explain it in the simplest terms, this array space could be likened to a hollow sphere filled with sharp spikes, while Ao Zu’s personal domain would be like a balloon. If the balloon were inflated inside that spherical space, it would surely be punctured by the countless spikes and collapse no matter how hard it tried to hold its shape.

At this moment, Ao Zu already felt that once he entered this array space, his time domain would be riddled with holes and dissipate instantly.

“Who created this array?”

Ao Zu transmitted his voice: “I must admit, this person’s skills in array art are indeed superior to mine.”

Su Che’s mental message came from right in front of him: “That’s why, in this Chaos, one should never underestimate any opponent. Who knows? They might find a way to cause us a huge loss.”

These words were meant for Ao Zu, but they were also Su Che’s own reflection.

Ao Zu laughed heartily: “The time domain is just one of my methods. Do you really think I have no other ways to kill you all?”

“Who knows?”

Su Che remained unmoved and replied calmly, “Regardless of whether you have other powerful tactics or not, we’re just trying to protect ourselves. Under no circumstances will we sit idly and wait to die.” Before his words faded, Lao He already controlled his puppet body to charge at Ao Zu. He didn’t expect to defeat Ao Zu with the puppet’s formidable defenses; his goal was merely to hold him back so that he couldn’t focus on destroying this formation. For now, what Su Che and his group feared the most was still Ao Zu’s time domain. As for any other tactics, they could only deal with them as they arose…