The "Boulder Guard" Magic Array

The island where the Goblin Merchant Guild headquarters is located is called "Goblin Island," and it is not large, only about a hundred miles in circumference.

Most of the buildings on the island are small, suitable for goblins to live in, and only a small number of houses provided for guest members are of normal size.

As soon as Andres and his companion arrived outside the island, they seemed to be discovered. Seven figures flew out from the island. These seven were all Demigod powerhouses from the Goblin Merchant Guild, and the leader was none other than Babatonde.

"Lady Cilia, Lord Andres, we are very sorry about Teresa's actions. The Goblin Merchant Guild was completely unaware of his actions; he acted on his own initiative."

Babatonde appeared very polite and respectful, holding a roll of Parchment in both hands. "This is the information we urgently investigated, which should explain why Teresa attacked Yasen. Please take a look, gentlemen."

Andres and Cilia scanned the Parchment with their Divine Sense and read all the contents.

The Parchment details the relationship between Teresa and Creig, as well as Creig's feud with the Yasen Family.

"Teresa is actually Creig's son!" Andres was somewhat surprised. When he first joined the Holy Alliance, he had also heard of Creig's great name as a Human Race genius.

Andres then learned the reason why Teresa had attacked Yasen.

"My lords, after Faruk died, Teresa and Gogurt flew eastward together and have not been seen since," Babatonde said.

Although the Goblin Merchant Guild had many informants and was well-informed, they couldn't find out what happened to Teresa and Gogurt after they left Yasen City.

East?

Andres's eyes flickered; that was the direction of the Plane Teleportation Array.

"Could Teresa have already gone to the Supreme Plane?" he wondered to himself, but he quickly put the question aside.

The most important thing now is not where Teresa is going.

"Babatonde, we've come to you, and it's not just about Teresa," Andres said directly.

"Lord Andres, please speak. Our Goblin Merchant Guild will not hesitate to help in any way we can," Babatonde said sincerely.

Andres didn't waste any words. "Babatonde, you should already know about the arrival of the powerful beings from another dimension, right?"

Their battle with Middle God like Holan in the skies above the Holy Alliance could not have escaped the notice of the Goblin Merchant Guild's spies.

"Yes, thanks to the two of you, otherwise, countless lives on our Sacred Tree Continent would have suffered annihilation. I thank you both here." Babatonde bowed.

The Goblin Merchant Guild wants to do business, but Holan and his group are going to kill more than 90% of the life in the Dylan Plane. If people are all dead, what kind of business can they do? Babatonde's bow was sincere.

"Babatonde, the crisis is not over yet..." Andres revealed his suspicion that there was a Highgod behind Holan and the others.

Upon hearing Babatonde's face immediately turned ugly.

"My lords, is this information accurate?"

Cilia said, "I've already used my Divine Sense to investigate. Holan and the other three are still guarding the Teleportation Array. They're neither attacking nor choosing to leave, but instead they're just staying there. What else could they be waiting for if not reinforcements?"

Babatonde's face was ashen, his head bowed, seemingly lost in thought.

Andres said, "Babatonde, I'll be frank. The main reason we came here is for your Magic Array. Can your defensive Magic Array withstand the attack of Highgod?"

Babatonde did not answer immediately, but pondered for a while before saying, "My lords, I have never encountered Highgod, so I cannot speculate."

Andres thought for a moment and said, "I know you once used Magic Array to block Faruk's attack. What is the upper limit of your Magic Array's defense?"

Babatonde remained silent, looking somewhat conflicted. This was tantamount to revealing his biggest trump card to the public, which he was naturally unwilling to do.

Andres said in a deep voice, "Babatonde, I know your concerns. If you think that your Goblin Merchant Guild can survive against the powerful beings from another dimension on its own, then you can continue to keep the secret of the Magic Array. If you are not confident, I suggest that it is better to cooperate."

Babatonde understood this principle, so after some deliberation, he sighed and made a decision.

"My lords, the defensive power of my Magic Array is based on the divine power of the one who activates it. For example, if I activate it using Demigod, then the defensive power of the Magic Array will be ten times that of Demigod, which is roughly equivalent to Middle God."

Andres's eyes lit up. "Then if we use Middle God to activate it, wouldn't the defensive capabilities be equivalent to Highgod Power?"

"If the power of Highgod Power is ten times that of Middle God, then that is indeed the case. However, I have never used Middle God to activate Magic Array, so I cannot be certain." Babatonde was very meticulous.

"Cilia and I are both here, let's give it a try," Andres said immediately.

"Okay." Babatonde had already decided to cooperate with Andres, so he didn't hesitate.

"Please follow me, gentlemen."

Andres and Cilia followed Babatonde to the center of the island.

There was a meadow, on which countless white boulders were arranged into intricate magical patterns.

Babatonde landed in the middle of the boulder.

"My lords, this is the defensive Magic Array I developed."

Andres looked around, secretly marveling.

This is Magic Array set up directly on the grass. The patterns of the Magic Array are arranged using those mysterious white boulders, and from a distance, it looks like the ruins of some ancient civilization.

"My lords, there are many kinds of Magic Array. For example, the Teleportation Magic Array only requires Magic Crystal Core to activate, but this defensive Magic Array is different. In addition to the divine power that the person activating it must infuse, it also requires the soul power of the person activating it to activate it," Babatonde explained to Andres and his companion.

"Soul power?" Andres's eyes flickered.

"Yes, so this Magic Array can't actually last forever."

Andres nodded. Generally speaking, God-level expert do not have the problem of depleting their divine power, but their soul power can be exhausted.

In the original story, Linley was able to kill Oga Wen, Middle God -Demigod, when he was a lower-level god because Oga Wen had consumed 90% of his soul power after a series of battles.

Once the soul power is exhausted, one can only wait for it to recover naturally or absorb treasures such as Soul Gold Bead to speed up the recovery process.

"It doesn't matter. Cilia and I are both Middle God. Leighton's Fused Divine Power is also equivalent to Fused Divine Power, so we can take turns activating it," Andres thought to himself.

"My lords, I will teach you how to activate this Magic Array," Babatonde said.

He stood in the center of the Magic Array, channeled his divine power into the grass beneath his feet, and then entered the white boulders.

The white boulder gradually glowed with a white light, and then a translucent white light shield appeared where Babatonde stood, spreading rapidly until it enveloped the entire island.

"This is the defensive Magic Array I developed, which I named 'Boulder Guard'," Babatonde said.

Next, he explained in detail to Andres and the other person how to activate the Magic Array. This was not difficult; with the soul strength of Middle God, he memorized it immediately.

"I'll give it a try first." Cilia walked to the center of the Magic Array and took over Babatonde's place.

Following Babatonde's instructions, she began to activate the "Boulder Guard" Magic Array.

A white light shone forth, and a translucent white light shield formed smoothly, then diffused outwards.

"It's a success!" Cilia exclaimed with joy.

But as soon as she finished speaking, the white light shield began to flicker violently, and after a few moments, it disappeared completely.

"What happened? Why did it fail?" Cilia was very puzzled. She had clearly followed the Babatonde cult's procedures to activate it.

Babatonde did not respond. He frowned, his body levitating as he examined the magical patterns formed by the boulders on the grass, seemingly trying to find out where the problem lay.

Andres and Cilia stood together, and they could faintly hear Babatonde muttering to themselves, "If it can start, it means there's no major problem with the overall architecture. Where did things go wrong?"

Andres whispered to Cilia, "After all, no Middle God has ever activated this Magic Array before, so it's normal for some problems to arise. Let him investigate it."

Cilia nodded.

To avoid disturbing Babatonde, the two quietly stepped aside.

"Hopefully Babatonde can resolve this. With this 'Boulder Guard,' we'll have a way to deal with the powerful beings of Hell," Cilia said.

Although she had failed just now, the fact that the Magic Array could be activated successfully gave her confidence and hope.

"Yes." Andres looked at Babatonde, hoping more than anyone that "Boulder Guard" would work.

Given some time to cultivate, he is confident that he can surpass the Highgod of Hell.

While Babatonde was researching and improving the "Boulder Guard" Magic Array, Andres and Cilia had some free time to take stock of the gains from the Space Ring.

In the battle of the Holy Alliance, Andres killed Leite, and Cilia killed Barnaby, obtaining their Space Ring.

Both of them were very curious about the wealth of the Hell Expert.

The two examined the Space Ring they had each received.

Besides some clothes, food, and drinks, the most abundant items in Leite's Space Ring were Godhead, all of them Lesser Godhead. Andres counted thirty-two of them, containing various rules and laws.

Besides the Godhead, there are some divine artifacts, mostly Lesser Artifact. There is only one Midgod Artifact, which is a pair of gloves. Apart from that, there is nothing special.

Andres rummaged through the Space Ring, unable to contain his curiosity.

The fact that no Ink Stone was found was something he had expected.

In the original story, Ink Stone were the currency of Hell, and each Ink Stone contained a very small amount of the Sovereign’s Might.

Since there is no Sovereign yet, Ink Stone naturally do not exist. Andres is curious about what the currency of Hell is now if Ink Stone are not available.

He did not find anything resembling currency in Leite's Space Ring.

"Never mind, if I have the chance to go to the Supreme Plane, I will naturally find out."

Andres stopped thinking about it.

He has completed his Binding Quest with Leighton. In the Dylan Plane, there are no more binding targets worth his time. If he can resolve this crisis, he plans to head to Hell.

In Hell, there are Four Divine Beasts whose Innate Divine Ability are undoubtedly the strongest Innate Divine Ability in the Coiling Dragon World.

"I hope Babatonde will succeed," Andres thought to himself.

If the "Boulder Guard" cannot withstand the attack of the Highgod, then all of this is just empty talk.

"Andres, look." Cilia, who was examining the Barnaby Space Ring, suddenly looked at Andres.

Andres turned his head and saw that Cilia was holding a Crystal Ball Crystal Ball her hand, inside which was some golden liquid.

"Soul Essence!" Andres was slightly startled, but considering that Barnaby was Death Rule Mid God, he guessed that this should be what Barnaby used to refine the Soul Gold Bead, but he was killed before it was completed.

"Barnaby's Space Ring contains quite a few Lesser Godhead and artifacts, but besides those, this one is the most special," Cilia said.

As she spoke, she handed the Crystal Ball to Andres: "Andres, this should be useful to you."

"This..." Andres was somewhat surprised. Generally speaking, whoever kills the person gets to keep the Space Ring and the treasures inside. Cilia didn't need to take it out.

Even if she hadn't said anything, Andres wouldn't have known that Barnaby's Space Ring contained Soul Essence.

"Don't just stand there," Cilia said with a smile. "You deserve most of the credit for defeating Holan this time."

Andres said, "Cilia, this should be useful to you too, right?"

Cilia shook her head. "When I became a god, I chose to Internal Godhood, so there was no loss of two parts of my soul. Moreover, I have been Middle God for many years and I cultivate the Life Law. Unless I break through to Highgod, my soul power will basically not increase anymore. Absorbing these Soul Essence will not have much effect on me."

While Soul Essence and Soul Gold Bead can enhance soul strength, they are not unlimited. Once a certain limit is reached, they become ineffective unless a breakthrough occurs and the soul undergoes a transformation.

It's like a glass that's already full of water; if you want to pour more water into it, you'll have to get a glass with a larger capacity.

Hearing Cilia say this, Andres no longer refused. After his soul split into two, his soul power was still far from reaching the limit of Middle God, and he needed Soul Essence.

"Thank you very much."

Andres took the Crystal Ball.

"Don't be shy. We'll need your help in dealing with the Hell Expert," Cilia said with a smile.

"I will do my best," Andres replied earnestly.

Even if it weren't for his family, or for the many lives in Dylan Plane, but only for himself, he would have to give it his all.

While waiting for Babatonde's research, Andres began absorbing the Soul Essence.

Absorbing Soul Essence is simple: just release your soul power and come into contact with the Soul Essence, and your soul power will be automatically absorbed.

Three days passed, Babatonde, who had been engrossed in researching and improving the Magic Array, finally had results.