Chapter 4406: You Didn't Disappoint Me
The Wine Sovereign's meaning was clear: Catastrophe Supreme, just through array mastery alone, could already be considered a quasi Supreme.
The amazement in his eyes was obvious. In his view, a Supreme is perfect in every aspect, their understanding of a particular Dao having reached its peak but not yet surpassed the Dao itself.
A quasi Supreme, however, would have surpassed the Dao in the path they cultivated, though other aspects remained imperfect compared to a Supreme.
For a Supreme, perfection is the peak, the ultimate, with no further progression possible; that is not the path of a Supreme.
But what he saw in front of him overturned his understanding of Supremes and the Dao.
Amidst his awe, he muttered, "How could such a Supreme set up this kind of formation? It shouldn't be possible!"
Lin Moyu asked, "Why do you say that, Senior?"
The Wine Sovereign promptly explained his doubts, and Lin Moyu realized the problem too.
The Wine Sovereign's confusion was something Lin Moyu had never considered. From all appearances, there were only two possibilities:
Either the Wine Sovereign misunderstood the Dao the Supreme is perfect, but not beyond the Dao.
Or, the person who laid this formation wasn't just Catastrophe Supreme, but at least had another quasi Supreme who'd surpassed array mastery.
However, looking again, the formation was clearly the work of a single person: Catastrophe Supreme.
If there were traces of another, Lin Moyu would have noticed.
So only one possibility remained: Catastrophe Supreme, in terms of arrays, had surpassed the Dao and become a quasi Supreme.
Quasi Supreme and Supreme in one being is that even possible?
Both Lin Moyu and the Wine Sovereign were left pondering, but facts spoke for themselves.
The Wine Sovereign was well versed in arrays and also saw that this grand formation was the work of a single person. He couldn't help sighing, "Perhaps my understanding is too shallow. Supremes can also be quasi Supremes. Supremes are not the limit."
Lin Moyu fully agreed Supreme is not the end. Above even a quasi Supreme, there is still the "Dao."
But clearly, the Wine Sovereign hadn't reached that stage; when Catastrophe Supreme made his arrangements, the Wine Sovereign wasn't strong enough to even be considered a pawn.
Lin Moyu's thoughts differed: while the Wine Sovereign marvelled at the Supreme, Lin Moyu wondered just how many methods Catastrophe Supreme possessed.
At the time, Catastrophe Supreme had experienced nine ascensions, and was the strongest among Supremes. Yet, he seemed to have pursued other avenues simultaneously.
Perhaps his skill in arrays was even higher than Lin Moyu imagined; what he had seen might not be all there was.
The Wine Sovereign saw Lin Moyu's contemplation and thought he was strategizing about how to break the formation.
He didn't interrupt, just silently waited.
After living for countless years, patience was his greatest virtue; waiting a few hundred years was nothing to him.
In his eyes, even spending centuries breaking this formation would be normal.
If it were left to him, even thousands or tens of thousands of years would not be enough.
The complexity of this formation was above anything he'd ever seen, completely beyond his skill.
But after a brief pause, Lin Moyu stopped pondering; he knew just thinking would never get him the answer.
If you wanted answers, you had to reach Catastrophe Supreme's level; then you might understand.
"No sense in thinking more let's begin!"
Lin Moyu shook his head gently and began to draw chaos runes.
The Wine Sovereign hadn't expected Lin Moyu to act so quickly and was stunned; he wanted to ask, "Are you really ready?" but didn't wish to disturb him.
Lin Moyu skillfully drew chaos god runes, one after another, assembling small arrays; then he combined ten small arrays into ten larger ones.
Watching Lin Moyu shape the formations, the Wine Sovereign felt a hint of familiarity.
The grand array Lin Moyu set up was different from the one before him, yet there was an intricate connection.
The Wine Sovereign sensed Lin Moyu's approach was correct; he could indeed solve the grand array.
Lin Moyu's array skill was astonishing, far beyond what his cultivation level should allow.
The Wine Sovereign could only say: a Supreme's chosen successor truly was extraordinary.
After he'd finished one formation, Lin Moyu didn't stop, but pulled out ingredients, refining them into array disks.
He kept building arrays, making each into a disk five arrays in all.
Satisfied, Lin Moyu arranged the five disks in front of him. "Done!"
The Wine Sovereign asked, "Little friend, your array skill is truly impressive."
Lin Moyu answered, "Senior flatters me arrays are all I know, nothing else."
The Wine Sovereign laughed with great ease, "No need for modesty; I already said, with your talent, you'll certainly become a Supreme one day. Even if not, quasi Supreme is easily within reach."
He now valued Lin Moyu even more the young man's performance in every aspect was flawless.
Lin Moyu set the five array disks flying to the grand array's five corners; activating, they locked into place like chess pieces.
The Catastrophe Supreme's grand array suddenly came alive, radiating colored light; an invisible force struck Lin Moyu, and in an instant he vanished reappearing inside the array the next moment.
This force originated from primordial power even the Wine Sovereign didn't react in time.
Catastrophe Supreme's foresight was meticulous: this array could only be entered by the one who broke the code; no one could follow behind.
The Wine Sovereign immediately understood, choosing to stand guard outside and protect Lin Moyu.
Entering the array, Lin Moyu found the inner world utterly changed the real core could only be seen from inside, not out.
He carefully observed the core details, every trace showing Catastrophe Supreme's hand.
"Twelve great arrays, all power gathering here…
No, not just here there's another place…"
The Four Extremes and Three Domains make seven arrays, add four cross domain arrays eleven arrays in chaos, all power focused here.
But the grand array in ancient desolation was the final keystone of all twelve.
Yet even so, Lin Moyu noticed that some gathered power also flowed elsewhere.
Although Catastrophe Supreme was cautious, he couldn't hide it from Lin Moyu.
At one core area, Lin Moyu pressed down on an inconspicuous spot.
At that same moment, a drop of his own blood fell into his palm, transforming into a chaos rune instantly, he vanished, passing into the final, true core of the array.
A voice rang out beside his ear: "You really did find it. You didn't disappoint me!"
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