Ling Tian Sword God

Chapter 695: Chapter 693: Resistance_1

Liu Feiyue’s pretty face was as cold as ice, her jade hand tightly gripping the Long Sword. With a violent shake, the murderous intent in the eyes of the dozens of Top Sky Apex Strong beside her surged. Their auras fused into one, once again forming an overwhelming and terrifying offensive, all of which was infused into the Treasure Sword in her hand!

A sword qi, fully twenty zhang thick, abruptly shot upwards from below, smashing head-on against the Black Long Spear!

Vast True Qi swept across the sky like a storm. Its astonishing momentum caused the faces of countless nearby onlookers to pale in horror.

”Break!”

Shentu Yan sneered as he watched this counterattack. He clenched his palm, and vast True Qi was directly and furiously poured from his hand into the Black Long Spear. A ferocious Black Dragon roared to the heavens, then plummeted down with wrath.

PCHI!

The Black Long Spear stabbed downwards, its momentum capable of sweeping through a thousand troops. On the ground below, a deep trench, a thousand zhang long, had already appeared. Such terrifying power was enough to make one’s heart pound with fear.

CLANG!

The spear’s light and the sword qi collided once more, an earth-shattering sound reverberating through the sky. Within a hundred-zhang radius below, all rocks and trees were pulverized by the aftershock. On the ground, huge cracks spread out like an eye-stinging spiderweb.

In the center of Green Cloud Mountain, dozens of figures retreated in unison, each of them shuddering. However, Shentu Yan’s whistling, overbearing power was perfectly distributed among them. As a result, the terrifying attack, originally capable of instantly killing a large number of Top Sky Apex Strong, merely caused them negligible, minor injuries.

No wonder these vermin have such confidence in this Array Formation, Shentu Yan thought, his face turning somewhat unsightly. He could clearly sense that the power of the dozens of individuals within the Array Formation was almost completely fused. Their attack power was amplified tens of times, yet each person only bore a fraction of the attack’s force.

Even Shentu Yan could not help but marvel at such a profound Array Formation.

The Sword Formation set up by the Cyan-robed Guest is truly troublesome.

It seems breaking this Array Formation anytime soon will be difficult.

With this thought, Shentu Yan waved his hand at the Top Sky Apex Strong behind him. ”Form an array immediately! Divide into two groups, take turns, and attack this formation day and night.”

Since he couldn’t take it down quickly, Shentu Yan wasn’t in a hurry. In terms of the number of top experts, his side still held the advantage. He decided to let the others attack the Array Formation day and night, weakening its power. Once it was weakened to a certain extent, he would strike to shatter it.

With that said, Shentu Yan’s figure moved, and he quietly retreated.

”Shentu Yan’s gone!”

Seeing Shentu Yan retreat, the many experts of the Righteous and Devil Alliance on Green Cloud Mountain all heaved a heavy sigh of relief.

”Everyone, do not lower your guard,” Liu Feiyue reminded, her pretty face still solemn. ”Shentu Yan is insidious and cunning. He is definitely still observing in secret, just waiting for us to reveal a flaw. I fear he will then strike decisively.”

Although she spoke thus, she still breathed a sigh of relief internally.

With Shentu Yan’s retreat, the pressure had abruptly lessened considerably.

Next, I’m afraid it will be a battle of attrition, she thought. It will come down to who has stronger willpower and better stamina.

...

Such an intense battle had raged for half a month.

Every time the Divine Intent Sect’s warriors charged, they were repelled by the experts of the Righteous and Devil Alliance relying on the Sword Formation. From that Sword Formation, countless streams of sword qi burst forth, striking down all the Divine Intent Sect’s forces.

Of course, the Divine Intent Sect was not without its experts. Often, powerful warriors would exploit momentary tears in the Array Formation to rush in and fight. However, the result was always the same: they entered but never returned, all of them slain.

By the sixteenth day, casualties were devastating on both sides. Whether it was the Righteous and Devil Alliance on Green Cloud Mountain or the Divine Intent Sect, both had lost many, leaving mountains of corpses strewn across the landscape.

The stench of blood and decay permeated the entirety of Green Cloud Mountain. Even the occasional breeze was thick with a cloying, sweet odor.

After half a month of stubborn resistance, most of Green Cloud Mountain remained in the hands of the Cyan Robe Association. However, some peripheral areas had been breached. After all, the power of the Bagua Mysterious Extreme Sword Array was not inexhaustible. Under such relentless assaults, it naturally weakened day by day. Within half a month, the Array Formation’s range had shrunk considerably. Liu Feiyue had proactively abandoned those peripheral areas to conserve the Array Formation’s strength.

Otherwise, had its power continued to diminish, the Bagua Mysterious Extreme Sword Array would no longer have been able to defend such a vast area and would inevitably have collapsed before long.

The Divine Intent Sect attacked day and night, without a moment’s respite. When the first wave of combatants fell, a second would immediately fill their ranks. After the daytime forces were exhausted, another contingent would continue the assault at night, alternating day and night. Moreover, this army of three hundred thousand did not represent the entirety of the Divine Intent Sect’s forces. The Divine Intent Sect currently controlled almost seventy percent of the territory of the Five Kingdoms. He had no shortage of strong warriors willing to die for him, so more warriors were still being summoned from other regions, already on their way.

In contrast, Green Cloud Mountain was like a turtle in a jar: no reinforcements, no retreat. Once defeated, only an abyss of eternal damnation lay behind them.

Liu Feiyue was still at the center of the Great Formation, but her vitality, energy, and spirit were in a dire state. Her beautiful eyes were bloodshot; clearly, this Martial World war, which had lasted for half a month, had taken an immense toll on her.

This was not just physical exhaustion but mental fatigue as well. Her opponent was Shentu Yan, the greatest villain in the current Martial World. In terms of both strength and strategy, he was almost peerless. Any lapse on her part would likely grant Shentu Yan the very opportunity he sought.

It’s been half a month, and they still haven’t emerged from seclusion...

Liu Feiyue stood on a high platform, gazing towards the rear area, then sighed.

Neither Ling Chen, Ling Yin, nor Xia Yunxin showed any signs of emerging. All the pressure now rested on her shoulders, and she herself did not know how much longer she could hold out.

Shentu Yan’s offensive was far more ferocious than imagined. During this half-month, Shentu Yan himself had attacked several times. Each time he struck, the Great Formation’s power weakened. Liu Feiyue had a premonition that Shentu Yan’s final, all-out assault was imminent, likely within days.

At this moment, Lin Ya suddenly walked up from behind Liu Feiyue, came to her side, and said softly, ”There’s still no movement from Ling Chen’s side. As for the Sky Apex Puppet, it seems everyone involved in its refinement has been driven out, leaving only Ling Yin inside to perform the final step. However, according to those who came out, the success rate is probably not high.”

”Sect Leader Xia Yunxin might be making faster progress. But... to withstand Shentu Yan, I’m afraid it will still be very difficult...” A hint of worry also surfaced in Lin Ya’s beautiful eyes.

Liu Feiyue remained silent. She was too exhausted. If she truly couldn’t hold on until that moment, there was nothing more she could do; she had already given her all.

RUMBLE!

Just then, the entire Green Cloud Mountain suddenly trembled as if struck by a heavy blow. Liu Feiyue’s expression changed. She swiftly soared into the air, her gaze falling outside the Great Formation. She saw that, at some unknown point, Shentu Yan and a dense swarm of Top Sky Apex Strong had gathered in mid-air. Like a cloud of locusts, these experts, a vast dark patch, were all concentrated behind Shentu Yan. They had formed an immense array, and an extremely malevolent aura enveloped the heavens and the earth.

An expression of utmost gravity appeared on Liu Feiyue’s pretty face. The all-out attack... so it’s finally here... What comes next... is the battle that will determine Life and Death...