My Substitute CEO Bride
Chapter 1458

The array patterns that make up the formation were incredibly difficult to decipher, much like the illusionary array before them. Everything here was a fabrication of the array pattern, including the space they were in.

Yet, for those trapped within it, everything was as if real. If one died within the formation, they died for real, making deciphering the array pattern the only way to break free from it.

Nash studied the first page intently. Gifted with the Third Eye, which granted him a photographic memory and exceptional learning abilities, he usually retained information easily. However, this time, he found himself forgetting the shapes of the array patterns as soon as he looked away.

With a slight furrow of his brows, he fixed his dark eyes on the first array pattern and stared at it intently.

Suddenly, a booming sound erupted in his mind. The array pattern emitted a golden light and began to float in mid-air. Nash watched as it shifted and changed shape. Unable to see the array pattern, Tatiana mistakenly thought Nash was staring at her face and blushed slightly.

She wondered if the scoundrel was thinking lecherous things again. She lowered her eyes and asked softly, "Nash, why are you staring at me like that?"

Nash remained silent for a long while.

Tatiana only then noticed that Nash's eyes were bloodshot and that there was a fine sheen of sweat on his forehead. "Is he comprehending the array patterns?" she wondered with awe.

Tatiana covered her delicate lips with her small, fair hand, afraid that even the slightest sound might disturb Nash.

The tome contained 120,000 array patterns. Only those with a deep understanding of array patterns could comprehend them. She was born into a family of array experts and possessed an innate talent for array patterns.

Array patterns could not be memorized through rote learning. Instead, one had to comprehend their deeper meanings.

In her family, her talent was unparalleled, but even she needed three full days to understand the first array she encountered. Yet, Nash managed to do so in less than a minute. Just what kind of talent did he possess?

After her initial shock came delight. If Nash could comprehend a thousand of the 120,000 arrays, he would be considered a modern array expert. If he could comprehend 3,000, he would be a master. And if he could comprehend 10,000, he would be recognized as an array grandmaster.

This ranking only assessed one's mastery in array formation. Even becoming an expert in arrays was enough to attract the attention and favor of any power, let alone a grandmaster.

An array expert could set up grand protection arrays that could defend against attacks from Profound Reality Realm practitioners and even throw back a counter-attack.

A master of arrays could set up grand protection arrays capable of defending against attacks from the Mystique Loyalty Realm and organize offensive kill arrays.

As for a grandmaster, they could set up national defense arrays that could withstand attacks from those in the Tribulation Realm.

The Thoran family boasted a master of arrays, a significant figure who once helped the old immortal, Johnathan Calcraft, set up the devastatingly powerful Heaven and Earth Extinction Formation.

The Thoran family, along with two other major array families in Swenford, were reclusive families that rarely made public appearances. Otherwise, with their achievements and prowess in array patterns, the Thoran family would undoubtedly be considered a premier noble family in Drakonia.

Nash blinked his dry eyes, a slight smile appearing on his face as he marveled at the wonder of the array pattern. "Amazing," he muttered.

The pattern was magical. A single pattern could form a complete array, and that array could undergo thousands of transformations. Each pattern represented a mini-array with various uses.

The first pattern in the tome was the Thunder Pattern, which was capable of unleashing the power of thunder. It would be useful for both offensive and defensive purposes.

"Do you have a pen and paper in your backpack?" Nash asked Tatiana excitedly.

"You've... understood it already?" Tatiana looked back at him with a mix of surprise and skepticism. It had taken her two full hours to comprehend just the first pattern, after all.

The entire family had been gathered around the living room during her endeavor, an event reminiscent of waiting for a woman in labor.

"Yeah, I'll try to draw it out," Nash replied, rubbing his hands together eagerly. He had once thought himself profoundly skilled in the art of arrays. Only now did he realize that what he knew was merely scratching the surface of the realm of array patterns.