Standing in front of William was a statue that was dyed a deep and pure red. The creature contained within was humanoid in nature, with curved black horns and a ferocious look that reminded William of the Guardian Statues outside the Array Hall in Blue Moon City.
The only difference between the Guardian Statues and the red statue before him was the color and Cultivation. The humanoid red statue in front of William emitted a much fiercer aura than the others, meaning it was probably of higher Cultivation.
That doesn't make sense though. If I remember correctly, Array Master Fowley said the Guardian Statues were all quite powerful. From what I know, the Guardian Statues probably had combat power at the Golden Core or even the Nascent Soul Realm...
William thought of something. What if the statue before him was above the Nascent Soul Realm? Was it possibly...at the Soul Formation Realm?
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There's no way the trial expects me to beat something at that level! System, what is that thing?
-Request requires 2 Potential Points. Yes/No?
Confirm.
-The stone statue is suppressing a Lesser Demon at the Golden Core Realm. Demons are known to have incredible regenerative abilities, very high attack power, and immunity to many Elements. They usually fight at close-range and have slightly above average defense for creatures in the same realm.
Some variations are weak to the Light, Chaos, Blood, or Life Elements, while this specific statue appears to have a weakness to the Light Element.
A Lesser Demon? William was reassured by the fact that the enemy was in the Golden Core Realm, but he knew the 150th floor couldn't be that easy. He evaluated all the information the System provided, organizing it in a way that he could better understand while asking a few clarifying questions.
William finished adding the Confinement Arrays and moved on to the next step. He moved an additional two meters away from the Lesser Demon and this time used improved Perfect Confinement Arrays. This would serve as a fallback in case the Lesser Demon broke out of the first set and wouldn't activate until the initial group of Arrays were destroyed.
This process left William with two and a half hours until the Lesser Demon was unsealed. He stepped another two meters away and began inscribing an incredibly complex Array of the Fire Element into the ground.
He moved a few steps in a circle, stopping at a certain distance to form another Array, this time of the Earth Element. An Array of the Wind Element was created the same distance away, followed by Arrays of the Light and Darkness Elements.
He was a bit hesitant to reveal his Light and Darkness Elements, but after spending 7 Potential Points to ask the System, he found that it wouldn't be an incredible risk compared to revealing his Life Domain.
A few finishing touches and an hour later, William had finished and was inspecting his work. Only the System, who had accompanied William this entire time, recognized this Array, albeit quite a bit stronger than before.
The functions were exactly the same as the Five Elements Explosion Array, which was a Forbidden Array that would place William in a great deal of trouble if used in the outside world. William had improved the Array further, however, and turned it into an Array Formation while using improved Perfect Runes.
He didn't know how strong the explosion would be, but considering the old version using only a single Array would destroy a thirty-kilometer radius, William wasn't willing to find out firsthand.
This was why he had created so many Barrier Arrays, since he didn't want to kill himself with his own attack. The main reason he chose this was because of the introduction of the Light Element, which means the Lesser Demon shouldn't be immune to the entire explosion.
William spent another hour creating a duplicate of the same Array, then stored it in his Array Wheel for future use, replacing it with the old version that he had created before when filling the Wheel with Arrays. If all else failed and the Lesser Demon survived the first attack, he would blast it with another!
There was less than half an hour remaining before the Lesser Demon was unsealed, so William drank the last of his Mana Regeneration potions to fully recover. He issued orders to Atticus, asking it to hide in another dimension with the Illusion Element should anything go wrong.
He fully recovered and hid behind his now active Barrier Arrays just in time for cracks to appear on the Lesser Demon's statue.