From Outcast to Overlord The Unyielding Heir (Leander Ashcroft) novel Chapter 447

Boom!

Streaks of blue struck every single bronze statue. Leander's Nirvana Energy was brutal and powerful enough to warp or even snap a divine weapon in one strike. These bronze statues had nothing against those weapons.

Suddenly, he heard a loud hum as black light surged inside the confined space around Leander before the beams of blue could land on the statues. It quickly condensed into a sticky, pitch black shield in order to block Leander's attack.

The blue energy sliced through the viscous substance like butter. Yet, whatever the light was supposed to be was odd as the beams were stopped after barrelling against it for several yards.

"Human, your arrogance knows no bounds. My ancestors used this very array to kill 10 individuals stronger than those of the Transcendent Realm. Yet, you think you can break free from this? Hah! Pitiful!" the black dragon's voice rumbled overhead.

Those ancient freaks of nature didn't dare test his patience ever since he'd gained control of this array. Thus, he was very certain that things would go his way.

"I'll give you one final chance. Give me the Formshift Pill now, and I might just let you go. Otherwise, you will die in the Dragonbound Array."

Although Leander had failed in his first attempt to ruin the array, he wasn't at all panicked. His aura only exuded utter calm and confidence as a blue glow enveloped him.

"You're a talker. Still, I'm breaking this array and taking your Dragon Core."

Then, he threw a punch at one of the statues.

The black dragon felt his patience snap. He gave in to his murderous intent, causing crimson to bloom in his eyes.

"Rise!" he growled.

Black light erupted throughout the valley in an instant. The 12 bronze statues moved, their eyes snapping open as they released thick waves of black. Soon, an ancient yet oppressive pressure fell upon them.

Leander's eyes sharpened dangerously. Each of the 12 statues contained immense power, and the black dragon's dark light was the key that activated them. So, it didn't take long for all 12 statues to fully awaken.

As the crushing weight continued to increase, he felt as if he wasn't just facing one Deepcoil Dragon and his bronze statues. No, now he was facing 12 Deepcoil Dragons.

He could feel all 12 auras lock onto him as he stood in the middle of the array, each one as powerful as a Son of Judgement.

He twisted midair and shot toward the closest statue, blue light gathering around his fist. He wanted to obliterate it with one strike.

"Trinity Strike Technique, Act One—Soulbreaker!"

Crash!

A massive fist tore through the black liquid and smashed straight into the bronze dragon's head.

That same punch had blown the Peterson family's patriarch's head clean off back when Leander was still a Martial Sovereign.

With his current cultivation, he could easily make a fist through the mountaintop with it. Yet, the statue didn't even budge when he hit it. It was utterly unharmed.

"Hm?"

A flash of shock appeared in his eyes. That was because he'd felt his power getting dispersed and transformed into 12 different forces.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed behind him as the mountainside beyond the statue shattered and collapsed. His raw strength had been redirected and changed into something else.

"This array can redirect the attacker's power? It took Jeff's strike and sent it to the mountain!"

Khaedor and Halia couldn't help but look at each other in fear.

After all, it meant that the statues would remain completely intact no matter how hard Leander went at it. Instead, his power could even be redirected their way!.

"How ingenious."

Gadreau let out a soft exhale. He wouldn't be able to do anything even if he didn't use his bloodline sorcery and went all out on one single statue. The array would tire him out until he died of exhaustion.

Boom!

Boom!

Leander's eyes turned dark with thought. The statues aren't really that strong. In terms of cultivation, they're only on par with a Son of Judgement. I can easily kill individuals of that caliber.

It was as if he were fighting a swarm or a horde of the undead. They were weak and useless, but their numbers were overwhelming. Coupled with their "immortality," he had a problem in his hands.

Those powerhouses that the black dragon kept deriding over and over again had likely died due to exhaustion.

Several International Combat Units' top listers appeared one after another while Leander was fighting inside the array. They gathered behind Halia and Khaedor.

Seth and the Baker brothers were caught off guard when they saw what was happening. However, the expressions on their faces changed very quickly when they saw who was fighting.

"Is that… Jeff?"

They were from the Shadow Division. So, they'd seen his picture in the Shadow Division's database. Therefore, they only needed one look to have him pegged.

"Didn't Jeff decline to help? Why is he here?"

The three exchanged glances, utterly dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, the other ranked fighters had already guessed Leander's identity. Their lips pulled into smirks as they were eager to watch this rising star die because of the array he's stuck in.

The black dragon's fury rose. He had been monitoring the gathering crowd. Although his main target was Leander, he was prepared to wipe them all out once Leander was dead.

Honestly, Leander no longer mattered now. None who had gotten caught in the Dragonbound Array ever lived to tell the tale.

Just then, a ripple tore through the pitch-black space.

"The Dragonbound Array is indeed powerful. It can convert and redirect my power to nature. However, there's one thing it can't neutralize. No matter how strong an array is… can it withstand fire?" Leander asked, his voice calm and confident.

As his words fell, a giant hand made of fire seemingly tore apart the darkness.

I'm going to scorch this d*mn place to the ground with just one move!