Chapter 2123

A large amount of lightning fell into the Lightning-Attracting Array, gathering together in ever-increasing numbers.

The interior of the Lightning-Attracting Array gradually evolved into a sea of lightning. The Lightning-Attracting Array was built around the great stele, which was also surrounded by the lightning.

Eventually, the great stele was completely engulfed by the sea of lightning.

Only at this moment was the great stele considered fully activated.

A beam of light shot out from the stele, and the distant lightning parted like a curtain, revealing a path.

The Remnant Soul slowly opened his eyes. "Let's go."

With that, he walked toward the path, and Lin Moyu quickly followed.

Chapter 2571: Truly a Promising Talent!

The path was incredibly silent. Though surrounded by lightning, there was no sound of thunder, which was extremely eerie.

The Remnant Soul walked ahead in silence. Lin Moyu followed behind and couldn't help but ask, "Senior, how many trials are left?"

The Remnant Soul said slowly, "Soon. You are a Heavenly Venerate, so the trials given to you won't be too difficult."

Lin Moyu suddenly realized something. The Remnant Soul of the senior before him possessed immense authority here, rather than just mechanically executing a specific task.

He could control the difficulty of the trials. The lower the cultivation realm of the person entering, the lower the difficulty of the trials, and vice versa.

To verify his hypothesis, Lin Moyu asked again, "Senior, what if a Sovereign enters?"

The Remnant Soul said, "Sovereigns are not qualified to enter."

The Remnant Soul spoke little, but every word could be analyzed to reveal deep meaning.

These few brief sentences already showed that only Heavenly Venerates and Dao Venerates were qualified to enter this place and undergo the trials.

Anyone below the level of a Heavenly Venerate was simply not qualified to come here.

Furthermore, the higher one's realm, the higher the difficulty of the trials they would face.

This was only one layer of meaning. Another layer was that this senior's true body must far surpass a Dao Venerate.

If he did not far surpass a Dao Venerate, how could he possibly administer trials to them?

Within just a few sentences, the Remnant Soul had already revealed plenty of information.

Lin Moyu suppressed his inner shock and refrained from asking further. There were some things…

…that would only backfire if he continued to pry.

He knew very well that while curiosity was fine, it had to be exercised in the right context.

Walking ahead, a faint smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of the Remnant Soul's mouth. He seemed highly satisfied with Lin Moyu's alertness.

After walking along the path for a moment, they arrived at a new destination.

At the end of the path was a platform measuring no more than ten meters in diameter.

Beyond the platform was a boundless sea of lightning, terrifying to behold.

Lin Moyu knew that if he fell into it, he would undoubtedly die.

About a hundred meters away from the platform, within the sea of lightning, nearly a thousand crystals floated in the void.

These crystals looked identical, each about half a meter in diameter, emitting a dense aura of origin.

Lin Moyu recognized at a glance that these crystals were all refined from origin crystals.

They were not ordinary origin crystals, but premium-grade origin crystals, and their rank was at least grade seven.

Refining a great stele using premium-grade seven origin crystals was already shocking enough.

Now, these nearly one thousand origin crystals, each half a meter in diameter, combined to be more than ten times the volume of the great stele.

Lin Moyu realized he had still underestimated this senior's strength.

The crystals floated in mid-air, and above them suspended a sword.

Lin Moyu couldn't tell the grade of this sword, but he was certain its grade was extremely high.

The Remnant Soul said, "Stand on the platform and become the formation core."

Following the direction the Remnant Soul pointed, Lin Moyu saw that an array was also laid out on the platform.

He did as the Remnant Soul said, stepping onto the platform and becoming the formation core.

In that instant, he felt a connection with the crystals floating a hundred meters away, allowing him to control them.

Although his control was not very precise, he could indeed make them shift positions according to his will.

However, this control consumed a massive amount of soul power, making it somewhat strenuous to manage.

The Remnant Soul continued, "Control these array tools to complete the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array, and draw down heavenly thunder to strike this sword!"

Lin Moyu finally knew what this trial was. He had to act as the formation core, control the crystals floating in the void, and arrange them into the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array.

However, he did not know the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array; he hadn't even heard of it.

Lin Moyu showed a look of difficulty. "Senior, I do not know the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array."

The Remnant Soul said, "The array beneath your feet is the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array. Comprehend it yourself!"

Lin Moyu looked down, and indeed, he saw an extremely complex array engraved around him.

There were no textual explanations; it was simply engraved on the platform in the most primitive and simple manner.

Everything required his own comprehension.

Compared to jade plaques and stone tablets, learning an array this way was countless times more difficult.

"It tests comprehension, soul power, and control."

"The time limit is only one month, and there should be twenty-nine days left now. An ordinary person simply couldn't complete this kind of trial."

Lin Moyu realized that to pass this trial, one needed to have an exceptionally strong talent for arrays.

If an average array master came, they would definitely be completely in the dark unless they had previously encountered this array.

According to Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing, even an array genius would need a month to learn and master a grade-three array.

Moreover, the difficulty of this Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array clearly surpassed that of a grade-three array.

Lin Moyu felt that it was even harder than the grade-four Lightning-Attracting Array. He couldn't help but ask, "Senior, is this a grade-five array?"

The Remnant Soul said, "More or less."

What a "more or less". It either was or it wasn't; how could there be a "more or less"?

Lin Moyu did not delve deeper into this question, as it was meaningless.

What he needed to do now was to learn and comprehend the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array, then manipulate these origin crystals—which had become array tools—to set up the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array.

Then, he would use the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array to attack the sharp sword suspended in mid-air.

"I'll just treat it as learning a new array."

Lin Moyu looked down at the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array engraved on the platform and began to study the array.

This was the first time Lin Moyu had encountered such a primitive method of learning.

Within his vision, the overall shape of this array began to reveal itself.

One by one, array nodes began to take shape in his mind, and the outline of the array quickly became clear.

His soul power began to deplete rapidly, and the World Tree swayed wildly, continuously replenishing soul power for Lin Moyu.

After devouring the remains of a grade-two origin spirit vein, the World Tree had not only produced a large number of spirit flowers and fruits, but its own power had also increased.

The speed of replenishing soul power was faster than before.

Even though Lin Moyu consumed it quickly, the World Tree could replenish it in a timely manner.

In this way, Lin Moyu saved the time needed to restore his soul power.

Time was extremely precious now; every bit saved counted.

Gradually, an array with nearly a thousand nodes took shape within his Soul World.

This was only a simulation, not the final state of the array, and there were still many imperfections.

Lin Moyu continuously adjusted the array to make it perfect.

This trial was not just about setting up the array; it also required using the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array to attack the sword above.

The sword was not large. To strike it accurately, one needed precise control over the array.

To precisely control the array, the prerequisite was that the array had to be sufficiently perfect.

During the process of adjusting the array, the foundational knowledge of Artifact Arrays provided by Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing proved to be of great use.

His solid foundational knowledge and understanding of array principles allowed Lin Moyu to judge where there were still omissions and make continuous corrections.

Finally, a near-perfect array took shape within his Soul World.

After confirming there were no issues, Lin Moyu began to manipulate the crystals in the void, officially setting up the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array.

Looking at Lin Moyu, the Remnant Soul muttered in a voice only he could hear, "His speed is very fast, his comprehension is excellent, his soul power is sufficiently abundant, and his recovery speed is far beyond ordinary people."

"He is indeed a promising talent. What a pity!"

Chapter 2572: No More Than Three Times

Lin Moyu threw himself entirely into the task of setting up the array, continuously adjusting the positions of the crystals.

The entire process was not as simple as he had initially thought; the crystals in the void were affected by external forces.

The densely packed surrounding lightning formed a special force field, constantly affecting the positions of the crystals.

It wasn't just the force field generated by the lightning; a certain special force field also formed between the crystals, affecting each other.

Just as Lin Moyu placed one crystal, a single moment of negligence would cause it to shift.

The displacement distance was very short, often only the width of a finger.

But if every crystal differed by just that tiny distance, the final array would lose its proper shape.

The saying 'a miss is as good as a mile' was extremely evident when setting up an array.

With over a thousand crystals, every single one had to be placed accurately and fixed in place without allowing them to move even a fraction of a millimeter.

Lin Moyu could only consume a massive amount of soul power to control them.

Just as Lin Moyu had thought before, this trial tested not only comprehension but also soul power and control ability.

If not for the World Tree supporting him from behind, Lin Moyu estimated that he wouldn't have been able to complete it either.

Gradually, Lin Moyu entered a state of self-forgetfulness, no longer caring about anything else, focusing solely on adjusting the array to perfection.

The process of adjusting the array was also a process of learning.

Lin Moyu comprehended a vast amount of knowledge regarding Artifact Arrays.

Artifact Arrays were different from Rune Arrays. Rune Arrays were largely unaffected by the environment and could be easily set up in most situations.

Runes were originally things existing between the virtual and the real; they could have a physical form, or they could not.

Artifact Arrays were different; they existed in reality, and every node and formation core needed to be filled with a corresponding array tool.

The higher the grade of the Artifact Array, the more complex it was, and the greater the number of formation cores, which would inevitably affect one other.

The higher the rank of the array, the greater the internal influence.

Furthermore, the external environment would also affect the Artifact Array.

Therefore, to set up a perfect Artifact Array, one had to find a way to counteract both types of influences.

Lin Moyu was now learning in practice how to counteract both the internal and external influences of the array.

With no one to teach him, Lin Moyu was entirely self-taught.

Relying on his incredibly sharp spiritual sense, he adjusted it bit by bit.

He had completely immersed himself in it, unable to extricate himself.

He had even forgotten about the trial itself; he now had only one thought, which was to perfectly set up the Five-Star Heavenly Thunder Array.

The Remnant Soul's eyes shone slightly. "This talent is truly formidable."

"What a pity. Possessing multiple Great Daos makes the path ahead difficult. It is truly a great pity!"

While highly praising Lin Moyu's talent, the Remnant Soul also felt deeply regretful for him.