Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1769

What was even more concerning was that as the black smoke spread, the area where Benjamin and the Stone Turtle stood seemed to be locked within some kind of array.

Starting from the edges of the black smoke, the once-clear blue seawater began to darken as if tainted by putrefaction. The putrefied waters surged in from all directions and pressed toward the golden barrier around Benjamin.

Sensing the repulsive air of the putrefaction, the Stone Turtle wasted no time with words. Its massive body moved with surprising agility across the sea's surface and charged straight at the enemy.

With a powerful swing, its tail came crashing down on the figures once more.

Since it could no longer hold the sea for Benjamin, it'd at least protect him!

Benjamin saw that Ghost Mist was making their move and understood today was not the right time to purify the putrefaction.

He was about to retract his golden light when he noticed something unusual. His golden light was being absorbed by another force.

His eyes flickered with a glint as he looked down at the putrefied black sea spreading beneath his feet. Then, he saw it through the depths of thousands of feet.

Beneath the sea was a massive array—the divinity-cultivating array.

In that instant, Benjamin confirmed who the true mastermind behind Ghost Mist was. There was no one else who'd seek to replace the Divine Power and cultivate fortune of the heavens and earth.

"It seems you've realized."

From afar, Scarlett released black smoke puppets to hold off the Stone Turtle's attacks, while she withdrew from the battlefield and turned to face Benjamin.

"According to our original plan, we were going to wait until you've purified most of the putrefaction and strike when you're at your weakest.

"Because by then, you'll realize that the energy you've exhausted isn't cleansing the putrefaction at all. Instead, it's being absorbed by my array and cultivated for another purpose…"

Even if Benjamin tried reclaiming his energy, the array's continuous absorption would make it impossible.

In the end, all that awaited him was the complete depletion of his fortune and the total collapse of the Dragon Vein.