“Obviously!” Billy nodded.
“If we can’t find the array eye, we can’t break the array. Brute force probably won’t work either. What now?” Casey muttered to himself.
“Do you know where the array eye is?” Billy asked the flying beast again.
The flying beast chirped twice and shook its head.
“Alright then,” Billy shrugged.
He then looked at Opal and the other two. “Give me some time, I’ll try again!”
After speaking, he sat down cross-legged and began to release his spiritual power to investigate once more.
About half an hour later, he stood up again.
“Boss, how is it?” Casey asked.
“No good,” Billy shook his head. “This array is far beyond my level.”
“Billy Boy, why not let the old man inside you give it a try?” Opal suggested.
“Right!” Casey’s eyes lit up. “Since that old man could set up a high-level array like the Forbidden Sanctum, his array skills must be exceptional!”
“Let’s give it a shot,” Billy smiled faintly.
He then activated his bloodline power to unseal the old man’s soul consciousness.
“Kid, got beaten up again?” Soon, the old man’s voice echoed in Billy’s mind.
“Can’t you have a little faith in me?” Billy transferred his consciousness into his mind.
“With your half-baked skills, what confidence should I have in you…” The old man stopped mid-sentence.
After a brief pause, he exclaimed in surprise, “Oh! You’ve broken through to half step into Holy Realm?”
“Surprised?” Billy responded. “Compared to you back then, I’m not doing too bad, right?”
“You sure are confident!” The old man retorted.
“When I was your age, I was already invincible in my domain!”
“And look at you, getting beaten up all the time at your age. How can you still be so arrogant?”
Billy’s mouth twitched slightly. “Can’t you say something nice?”
“Keep working hard! You have a long way to go!” The old man added.
“But don’t be discouraged; you’ve barely tapped into one percent of your potential!”
“I’m looking forward to the day when all gods will look up to you. By then…”
“Stop!” Billy’s mouth twitched again.
The old man had been getting more and more unreliable lately, always talking about gods looking up to him. The more he heard it, the less believable it sounded.
Moreover, he used to say that only ten percent of his potential had been tapped. Now it was one percent. Next time, it might be one-thousandth!
“As long as you don’t die young, you’ll believe my words someday!” The old man changed the topic.
“So, what’s the matter? Do you need my help?”
“I thought you might be bored, so I let you out for some fresh air,” Billy replied.
“Kid, do you think I don’t know what kind of person you are?” The old man retorted.
“If you didn’t need something from me, would you be so kind as to let me out?”
“People need a bit of…” Billy’s mouth twitched again.
“Alright, if there’s nothing else, don’t bother me. I’m going back to sleep!” The old man interrupted him.
“Was the array in the Forbidden Sanctum set up by you?” Billy asked.
“If not me, then who?” The old man responded.
“So your array skills should be decent?” Billy continued.
“Nonsense!” The old man snorted. “No one dares claim their array skills are better than mine!”
“Really?” Billy responded calmly. “If you’re so great, can you break the array covering the Forbidden Ruins Space?”
The old man was silent for a long time.
“Feeling defeated?” Billy asked.
“What do you know!” The old man snorted again.
“The barrier in the Forbidden Ruins Space isn’t something that can be done solely with an array!”
“Hmm?” Billy was slightly taken aback. “If not just with an array, then with what?”
He hadn’t thought of this before!
“Why ask so many questions! With your current level of knowledge, you wouldn’t understand even if I explained!” The old man responded.
“I can only tell you that this barrier isn’t something an array master alone can accomplish!”
After a brief pause, he continued, “Can you sense any formation line fluctuations in our current environment?”
“This is your real purpose, isn’t it?” The old man replied.
“I’m certain there’s an array set up here by someone very skilled.” Billy ignored his question.
“But I can’t sense any formation line fluctuations here. Since you claim to be an array master, why not give it a try?”
“Hmph! In your low-level civilization, who could possibly be a skilled array master!” The old man scoffed.
Billy’s mouth twitched slightly.
When did the concept of low-level civilization come into play?
However, he knew now wasn’t the time to discuss this. After a brief pause, he continued speaking.
“I never said the person who set up the array is from our world!”
“What do you mean?” The old man was slightly taken aback. “Are you saying the person who set up the array is from a higher civilization?”
“Of course!” Billy responded straightforwardly.
“I suspect their origin is from a civilization even more advanced than yours. This array might be beyond your ability to break.”
This statement was naturally made up on the spot.
Who knew who the person inside the barrier was or where they came from!
“Kid, your reverse psychology is too crude.” The old man retorted. “But congratulations, you’ve piqued my interest!”
“If it’s too difficult, don’t push yourself!” Billy added.
“Get lost!” The old man replied.
Then he fell silent, likely starting to sense the surrounding space.
“Hmm?!”
About half an hour later, the old man finally reacted.
“So? Can you sense any formation lines?” Billy asked.
“You weren’t lying; this array indeed doesn’t seem like something from your world!” The old man responded.
“When have I ever lied to you!” Billy replied.
As he spoke, he felt slightly surprised internally.
Could the person inside the array really be from a more advanced civilization?
He had just said it casually earlier. Could it be true?
“Kid, stop talking nonsense!” The old man continued.
“This array is very sophisticated. Let me out and try. My consciousness is too restricted inside your body!”
“What do you mean?” Billy was taken aback. “You can come out now?”
“You’ve reached half step into Holy Realm and your bloodline power has grown significantly.” The old man responded.
“Now, by activating your bloodline power, you can barely reach Holy Realm.”
“So, it’s worth a try!”