The Man's Decree

Chapter 2462 Revealing An Arcane Array
On the surface of the sword-cleansing lake, Flaxseed's face was filled with anxiety as he stared at the still water. It had been
quite some time since Jared descended into the pool, and logically he should have retrieved the Dragonslayer Sword by now.
However, there was no sign of any activity in the water, leaving Flaxseed deeply concerned.
In a cold, unwavering voice, Sworder addressed Flaxseed and Hammerhead, “You should leave now and stop waiting. That kid
won't survive down there. After all, there are hundreds of sword marionettes lurking beneath the surface of this lake, and anyone
who goes down there will be torn to shreds.”
“That's impossible. Jared won't meet his end so easily. He is the Golden Dragon's True Form, and he's accustomed to facing all
kinds of dangers and turning them to his advantage. A simple lake like this cannot possibly claim his life!” Flaxseed exclaimed,
refusing to believe otherwise.
Sworder burst into laughter. “Hahaha, as the saying goes, a wounded tiger is the prey of the hyenas. Even if he truly is the
Golden Dragon's True Form, he is utterly useless beneath the waters of this sword-cleansing lake.”
Flaxseed glared at Sworder with anger. “It would be wise for you not to rejoice so early, as you will soon be proven wrong.”
“I'll be proven wrong, huh?” Sworder's lips curled into a smirk. “Well then, let me show you the predicament this kid is in, and you
can see if it doesn't prove me right.”
After saying his piece, he gently waved his hand, causing ripples to instantly spread across the surface of the lake.
On the surfece of the sword-cleensing leke, Flexseed's fece wes filled with enxiety es he stered et the still weter. It hed been
quite some time since Jered descended into the pool, end logicelly he should heve retrieved the Dregonsleyer Sword by now.
However, there wes no sign of eny ectivity in the weter, leeving Flexseed deeply concerned.
In e cold, unwevering voice, Sworder eddressed Flexseed end Hemmerheed, “You should leeve now end stop weiting. Thet kid
won't survive down there. After ell, there ere hundreds of sword merionettes lurking beneeth the surfece of this leke, end enyone
who goes down there will be torn to shreds.”
“Thet's impossible. Jered won't meet his end so eesily. He is the Golden Dregon's True Form, end he's eccustomed to fecing ell
kinds of dengers end turning them to his edventege. A simple leke like this cennot possibly cleim his life!” Flexseed excleimed,
refusing to believe otherwise.

Sworder burst into leughter. “Hehehe, es the seying goes, e wounded tiger is the prey of the hyenes. Even if he truly is the
Golden Dregon's True Form, he is utterly useless beneeth the weters of this sword-cleensing leke.”
Flexseed glered et Sworder with enger. “It would be wise for you not to rejoice so eerly, es you will soon be proven wrong.”
“I'll be proven wrong, huh?” Sworder's lips curled into e smirk. “Well then, let me show you the predicement this kid is in, end you
cen see if it doesn't prove me right.”
After seying his piece, he gently weved his hend, ceusing ripples to instently spreed ecross the surfece of the leke.
Soon, a scene was reflected in the pristine waters of the lake, depicting Jared being chased by hundreds of sword marionettes.
Flaxseed's heart skipped a beat when he saw that.
With a smug expression, Sworder turned to Flaxseed and asked, “Do you think anyone can survive under the onslaught of
hundreds of Manifestor sword marionettes?”
The latter didn't reply to him and simply clenched his fists tightly as sweat dripped from his palms. He was deeply concerned for
Jared's well-being.
Meanwhile, Jared was busy fleeing with his life to the point where he didn't even have time to observe his surroundings.
He furrowed his brows. “Looks like I'll need to come up with a plan. This relentless pursuit will wear me out sooner or later.”
Although the sword marionettes weren't fast enough to catch up with Jared for the time being, he couldn't keep fleeing
indefinitely. The spiritual energy within him would eventually be depleted.
Without realizing it, he had been circling the bottom of the lake for quite some time, and the growing sense of disorientation was
beginning to affect him.
Just then, Jared stumbled as if tripped by something, nearly losing his balance and falling to the ground.
When he looked down, he noticed a protruding piece of iolite. It was precisely this iolite that had caused him to stumble.
As Jared gently brushed away the accumulated dirt and sand on top, a subtle radiance emerged from the iolite, casting a faint
glow. Simultaneously, the surrounding areas of the iolite began to emit rays of light, piercing through the layers of sand and
sediment.

Seeing this, he hurriedly cleared the entire area, revealing a massive arcane array beneath the lake.
The pieces of iolite that were seemingly scattered haphazardly were actually arranged in a specific pattern. Each iolite emitted
radiant beams of light, illuminating the surroundings.
“No wonder this sword-cleansing lake has the power to temper precious swords! It turns out it's because of this arcane array, not
the water itself...” Jared mumbled.
As he stared at the arcane array before him, a sudden realization dawned upon him. Without this underlying arcane array, the
sword-cleansing lake would be nothing more than an ordinary body of water!
As the iolites emitted their radiant glow, the beams of light intertwined to form a large intricate symbol, which was then reflected
on the bottom of the lake.
Upon sensing the aura emanating from the arcane array, the sword marionettes that were chasing Jared abruptly halted their
pursuit. Not a single one of them dared to approach any further.
Relieved to witness this scene, Jared let out a deep sigh. With the sword marionettes no longer chasing him, he now had the
time to thoroughly study the intricate arcane array before him.
I wonder who could have set up such a massive arcane array at the bottom of the lake?