Zen entered another space after the magic array engulfed him.
Inside, it was extremely hot. The parched earth was full of cracks, like the wrinkles on the face of a ninety-year-old woman. Zen looked around and saw several fire pits surrounding him.
Not far away, Mack was floating in the sky, smiling hideously.
"Zen, I love seeing my enemies suffer more than anything else. Seeing your face burn will cheer me. Your skin will feel scorched, and your face will be a mess. Your pain will excite me the most. Ha-ha! Now, I'm gonna burn every part of your body, and soon, you'll beg for mercy." Lights flickered on the magic array tablet. Then, the fire pits surrounding Zen were refueled, and a burning smell filled the air.
"Are these illusions? Is Mack an illusion?" Zen stood quietly and kept a sharp lookout. He wouldn't act till he figured out how this magic killing array worked.
"Bang!"
Flames erupted from the countless fire pits and flew into the sky. Then, dozens of stone men crawled from the fire pits.
The stone men were burning red, and flames could be seen extending behind their backs as if they were red cloaks that stretched into the sky.
The stone men stood and then ran toward Zen. As the air became hotter, Zen felt as though his face was being scorched.
"The force of this Heaven-Fire killing array is formidable! I intended to advance from the group competitions while hiding my real strength and only using my body as my weapon. However, disciples of Cloud Sect are much stronger than regular warriors from the outer world."
Ordinary warriors who had reached the pinnacle of the nature level stood no chance to defeat him. However, Mack did impose a significant threat to Zen. Apparently, Zen made a mistake by under-estimating disciples from Cloud Sect. They weren't like the weak warriors from the other parts of Eastern Region.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The stone men's footsteps echoed. As they approached, Zen finally responded.
The magic killing array, if created by some real masters, could lower the martial arts abilities of the people inside it. On top of that, the gravity inside the magical land could also be changed so that opponents couldn't walk, let alone fight or defend themselves.
Luckily, Mack had a long way to go, and his arrays had a weakness. Zen rushed to one of the stone men.
Since the burning stone men were nothing but stones, Zen planned to smash them one by one with his fists.
However, as he approached them, Zen felt the temperature rising sharply. The heat was almost unbearable.
"Go, before it's too late."
Knowing that he couldn't resist the crushing heat, Zen had to retreat.
"Ha-ha! I'm the God inside my magic killing array. I made the stone men, and they exist in my illusions. I imagined that they are made of falling stones from the sky. The fires are heaven fire, not regular fire. There's no escaping this, although it's said that your body is indestructible." Mack laughed coldly.
"Are you the God in your magic array?" asked Zen. A sardonic grin lit up Zen's face. "Don't be a damn fool. You set this incredible magic array. I will give you that. But you're weak, and this is all that you can achieve. I'm sorry, but you lack imagination," he added.
A magic array master could set a magic array. But its power was limited, as it depended on the strength of its creator.
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