The King Of Warriors novel (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 5043

“What weird runes...” Jared muttered, placing a hand gently on the stone door. It didn't react at all.

Suddenly, Caelis leapt into the air, brandishing his folding fan.

Boom!

A burst of raw force smashed down toward the stone gate. Clearly, none of them knew how to decipher arcane arrays or the runes on the door, so brute strength was their only answer.

But the moment the attack hit, Caelis' expression changed dramatically. The recoil sent him flying back, crashing to the ground with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. The earth trembled faintly from the impact.

“Serves you right,” Verdin muttered under his breath with a small smirk.

Jared stared at the stone door, stunned. He hadn't expected the arcane array on it to be that powerful. A single blow from a Wandering Immortal Realm Level Five cultivator being deflected showed that it was no ordinary rune.

Caelis, now more cautious, approached again, this time without attacking.

“Can you break it?” Jemina turned to Jared, hope in her eyes.

“Of course,” Jared replied with a casual grin. “There's not an arcane array in this world I can't crack.”

“Show-off,” Caelis muttered, still clearly sore about being knocked down a peg. The way Jared said it hit a nerve, especially after Caelis had just failed so miserably.

Jared chuckled quietly and turned his attention to the arcane array, preparing to break it. But before he could begin, a sudden oppressive force surged through the air.

Following closely, a massive phoenix tore open the void above them.

Everyone turned, stunned.

Atop the enormous phoenix stood a man dressed in lavish, ostentatious robes. His features were so heavily painted that his appearance blurred the line between male and female. A woman dressed in innerwear knelt by his feet.

Jared's eyes widened. The phoenix was easily several times larger than his fire unicorn, an overwhelming presence.