They didn't dare go any further, so they turned back.
Leo Li sent a few divine soldiers to search for Zane Lin, then said he'd personally escort them to keep checking the formation.
But Lily Bai said there was no need—she already understood it.
"This array changes constantly," Lily Bai said. "Life gates, death gates, safe paths, deadly routes—none of it follows any pattern. No matter where you enter, survival depends on luck."
"I'm not so sure about that," Leo Li said. "How does the Demon Emperor and his people get in and out?"
"Hear me out," Lily Bai said. "Even though the array keeps shifting inside, I used Heaven's Eye to observe for ages and discovered something called an 'Evasion Node.'"
"What's an Evasion Node?" Leo Li asked.
Even the other Sigil Sect disciples, including Immortal Futi, looked puzzled.
What was that? They'd never heard such a term before.
Lily Bai kept improvising: "This Wildlands Tribulation Thunder Array is huge and insanely complex. Besides the main formation, there are tons of auxiliary arrays—like black mist, traps, lightning-gathering sigils, and barriers that block Messenger Charms, for example."
Leo Li has been studying this array for a hundred years—he knows it better than anyone.
Everything Lily Bai described really does exist.
He nodded.
"These auxiliary sigils are scattered throughout the array, but with tribulation lightning striking randomly inside, why aren't they destroyed?"
"Why not?"
"The person who built the array placed Evasion Nodes above the auxiliary sigils. If lightning hits, the node channels the array's energy to form evasion armor and fights off the bolt."
Leo Li thought to himself, Lily Bai really lives up to her reputation as a once-in-a-millennium genius. Just one lap around the array and she spotted something nobody else could see.
If only they'd recruited her sooner, maybe the array would've been broken ages ago.
He couldn't hide his excitement: "So, if someone stands inside an Evasion Node, they won't get struck by lightning?"
If that's the case, could they all just follow her in?
Lily Bai said, "In theory, yes. But what actually happens inside, we'll only know once we go in."
Also, the area around the array core will definitely have heavy defenses. Whether we can actually destroy the core is still up in the air."
It's still super dangerous...
So he decided not to go in himself.
Leo Li nodded. "So, what's your plan of action?"
"We'll wait until an Evasion Node drifts to the edge, then all go in together. Once inside, if we find the array core, some of us will break it while the rest keep drifting with the node."
"Great! Let's do it! You're leading the team!"
Lily Bai nodded, gathered her ten junior brothers and sisters, and said, "Sixth Brother is still missing, so we're not waiting for him! Get your gear ready, then go to Commander Lee for Aegis Pearls and top-grade Celestial Relics..."
......
"Little Fish." Henry Xiao came over to find her.
"Fourth Prince." Lily Bai greeted him formally.
"Do you really have to go in yourself?" His voice was weak and hesitant.
Because he already knew the answer.
"Fourth Prince, only I can spot the Evasion Nodes. I have to go in."
Henry Xiao looked torn. "Please, be careful! No matter what, you have to come out alive."
"I hope I make it out alive too," Lily Bai said.
She sent a voice transmission to Immortal Futi with final instructions, then, guided by Azure Flame, Lily Bai led her team into the array.
The moment they crossed the boundary, it felt like stepping into another world.
Black mist swirled, lightning flashed and thunder roared. At any random spot, an ancient Genesis Bolt could strike at any moment.