Chapter 789 - 783: Playing Both Goalkeeper and Referee

"Damn!" Lin Yuan’s heart tightened, and he cursed, "This rotten woman, she’s actually coming for me?"

Just the thought of Wa Huang coming to kill him made Lin Yuan break out in a cold sweat.

Bragging about calling Wa Huang over was one thing.

But if he really fell into Wa Huang’s hands, he’d be in deep trouble.

Now that Wa Huang has truly arrived, there are genuinely few who can help Lin Yuan.

Now, he can only seek help from the fat old man.

In these Returning Ruins, theoretically, it’s the fat old man’s territory.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake; in the Returning Ruins, Wa Huang might not be a match for the fat old man.

Thinking this, Lin Yuan looked at the fat old man with expectation and said, "Senior, Wa Huang, that woman, definitely isn’t your match, right?"

The fat old man was stunned and then replied, "She is undeniably Tier One, I am merely an Array Spirit."

"If she has concerns, I might be able to stop her."

"If she disregards everything and goes all out, I might truly not be able to stop her."

Lin Yuan: "?????"

The fat old man’s words left Lin Yuan somewhat bewildered, his head buzzing.

Judging from the fat old man’s words, he can’t handle Wa Huang!

It’s over!

It’s completely over now!

"No..."

"Can’t be?"

"Senior, this is the Returning Ruins, it’s your territory!"

"Your meaning is, they come knocking, and you can’t protect me?"

"If you can’t protect me, why did you bring me here?" Lin Yuan almost spat out old blood.

The fat old man was momentarily stunned, pondered for a bit, then said, "No, this isn’t my territory!"

"I am merely the first Array Spirit to appear."

"If this were my territory, why would I have you come here?"

These words from the fat old man left Lin Yuan speechless.

The fat old man isn’t wrong either!

Strictly speaking, the Returning Ruins isn’t the fat old man’s territory.

Because, the Array hidden in the deepest part of the Returning Ruins that can control the entire Returning Ruins has yet to be controlled.

Only by controlling that Array, becoming the Array Spirit of that Array, can one be considered the Lord of Gui Xu.

The fat old man is merely the first and strongest Array Spirit of the Returning Ruins up to now.

Given the situation, Lin Yuan really doesn’t have time to argue with the fat old man about such matters.

The pressing issue now is how to deal with Wa Huang.

Wa Huang is a Tier One powerhouse; if left to search like this, she’ll sooner or later find Lin Yuan.

Once found by Wa Huang, Lin Yuan will have no chance of survival.

"Senior, how should we respond to Wa Huang!" Lin Yuan asked the fat old man.

The fat old man didn’t answer, instead, he pointed to Lin Yuan’s forehead, cautioning, "I’ll hold Wa Huang off, you go to the depths of the Returning Ruins, sever the Good Corpse, and become the Array Spirit of that Array."

"As long as you can control that Array, become the Lord of Gui Xu, Wa Huang won’t be able to be your opponent in these Returning Ruins."

"I don’t know how long I can hold Wa Huang off, so you need to hurry."

With this point from the fat old man, Lin Yuan’s mind was filled with a lot of information.

This information included the route to the Array in the depths of the Returning Ruins, as well as the method to sever the Good Corpse and merge with the Array.

Because the level of that Array controlling the Returning Ruins is much higher than the fat old man’s Returning Ruins Arena.

Thus, the fat old man couldn’t directly send Lin Yuan near that Array.

The best the fat old man could do now was to try and stall Wa Huang for as long as possible.

Lin Yuan understood that the fat old man was doing his utmost to help him; the road ahead is one he must travel himself.

Thinking this, Lin Yuan cupped his hands towards the fat old man, "Thank you, senior."

"Go!" said the fat old man to Lin Yuan.

As soon as the fat old man’s voice fell, Lin Yuan vanished from his sight.

After Lin Yuan left, the fat old man took the grand formation of the Returning Ruins Arena and soared into the sky.

"Boom."

With a loud crash, the Returning Ruins Arena descended from the sky, heavily smashing down and enveloping Wa Huang.

The fat old man’s figure appeared out of nowhere in front of Wa Huang.

Seeing the fat old man bringing in the Array formation, Wa Huang’s expression became gradually serious.

"What do you mean, Fellow Daoist?" Wa Huang raised her head to look at the fat old man, asking word by word.

The fat old man looked straight into Wa Huang’s eyes and solemnly said, "Returning Ruins does not welcome you, leave immediately!"

Everyone is smart; with these words, Wa Huang naturally understood his meaning.

The fat old man was determined to protect Lin Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist, are you dead set on protecting that Lin Yuan kid?"

"I must kill him; whatever it takes, I have to kill him. Fellow Daoist, you can’t protect him!" Wa Huang said resolutely, her tone carrying a threat.

Ultimately, the fat old man is the local snake of the Returning Ruins; unless absolutely necessary, Wa Huang doesn’t want to be his enemy.

But if the fat old man is determined to protect Lin Yuan, then Wa Huang will have to confront him.

Wa Huang has reasons that compel her to kill Lin Yuan.

"Returning Ruins does not welcome you, get out!" The fat old man said no longer politely, with anger in his voice.

Words that don’t resonate don’t need many.

Wa Huang pointed her sword at the fat old man, coldly saying, "Whoever stops me, I’ll kill."

"Fellow Daoist, at your peak, you were just a Tier One; now some remains of your soul paired with a grand formation, do you really think you can stop me?"

Once, when Returning Ruins was still thriving, the fat old man’s true self was a Tier One powerhouse.

But now, Returning Ruins has already fallen.

The fat old man died long ago; his remains managed to survive as an Array Spirit by luck.

While Wa Huang is a genuine Tier One powerhouse.

The fat old man could cause Wa Huang some concern, but certainly not fear.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

Gusts of howling wind arose, as arrays emerged within the grand formation of the Returning Ruins Arena.

One by one, Void Race people transformed into Array Spirits appeared and shouted towards Wa Huang, "Wa Huang, cease your arrogance, Returning Ruins isn’t a place where you can run rampant."

"Wa Huang, today you’ll have no return!"

"Wa Huang, the blood debt needs to be paid in blood!"

The fat old man understood too, trying to convince Wa Huang to retreat with words was impossible.

While using the Returning Ruins Arena to envelop Wa Huang, he had already inscribed the arena rules onto the stone tablet of the arena.

Combatant: Wa Huang.

Combatant: All Array Spirits of the Returning Ruins.

Rule 1: No use of Magical Treasure Weapons.

Rule 2: No use of Mana.

Rule 3: Only fight using physical strength.

Upon seeing the words on the stone tablet, Wa Huang’s face instantly turned livid.

These three rules, every single one is adverse to her, limiting her abilities.

Moreover, it’s clear they’re planning to gang up on her!

"Shameless!"

"Is this combat? This is a gang-up!" Wa Huang said angrily.

The fat old man shrugged, with a helpless expression, "You’re one person against a group of us; nothing wrong with that!"

"I’m the Array Spirit of the Returning Ruins Arena; adjusting the rules temporarily like this is quite reasonable, right?"

The fat old man here is acting as both goalkeeper and referee; how can Wa Huang possibly win?