The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 784: Chapter 784: Breaching the City

The Lan Family Ancestor’s face wore a faint smile as he gently released a thread of Primordial Energy to access the information within the Communication Crystal Stone.

Soon after, his expression changed, pallor creeping into his face, and his smile rigidly froze.

”Brother Lan, what in the world is the situation? Could it be that Jing Yan, that kid, hasn’t died yet?” the Wu Family Ancestor urged.

”What’s going on, just tell us!” A few of the family ancestors raised their voices in enquiry, their gazes fixed on the Lan Family Ancestor.

”Hu Delie is dead!” The Lan Family Ancestor announced.

”What?”

”Hu Delie is dead?”

”This... Hu Delie was a First-class Combat Power, a Dao Emperor Realm Peak Practitioner!”

Hu Delie was a member of the Dao Emperor Realm team sent out by the Lan Family, a Peak Dao Emperor Realm Peak Strong Person.

Several of the family ancestors knew Hu Delie. When they heard from the Lan Family Ancestor that Hu Delie had died, they were all inwardly shocked.

It was then that several more ancestors received messages from their own Communication Crystal Stones.

Four of the ancestors had received messages, while two others’ Communication Crystal Stones showed no response.

The two ancestors who hadn’t received any information clearly did so because the Dao Emperor Realm Practitioner teams they had sent out, the people carrying the Communication Crystal Stones, had been slain by Jing Yan.

”This...”

”Jing Yan is actually still alive?”

”Ten Dao Emperor Realm Peak Martial Artists, all killed by Jing Yan!”

”How is this possible? Is Jing Yan really so strong?”

The previous ease and comfort had vanished, and the six of them all looked grave. Their gazes towards Flowing Light City also carried a heavy weight.

Jing Yan’s Martial Arts Strength was obviously much stronger than they had anticipated.

...

Inside Flowing Light City, Jing Yan was continuously destroying the Array Bases of the city’s Arrays, with one Big Array after another compromised.

As the number of Big Arrays dwindled, the four teams from the Glory Alliance surrounding the city also keenly felt it.

”What’s going on?”

”The power of the city’s Big Array is weakening?”

”Strange, the frequency of the city’s Attack Array’s assaults has been halved!”

”Not good! Could it be that the Ancient Family is preparing to counterattack? It couldn’t be that Alliance Leader Jing Yan has already...”

The Glory Alliance Practitioners all looked on nervously at the fluctuations in the Big Array’s energy.

”My lords, the Hall Masters, should we stop the attack? Retreat a distance?” A Practitioner asked for the Holy Hall Masters’ decision.

”Alliance Leader Jing Yan said to maintain attacks on the city’s Big Array, so we will continue!” the Great Hall Master commanded sternly.

”But... if the Gu Family people suddenly launch an attack, we might not even have time to prepare,” the Practitioner worried.

”When the Gu Family people attack, then we’ll talk! Right now, keep attacking!” the Eighth Hall Master, Min Huo, bellowed.

The nine Hall Masters were all somewhat anxious, because they also didn’t know what the situation inside Flowing Light City was like after Jing Yan had entered.

”The defensive power and attack power of the Great Array have both been reduced by about half. What do you think, could it be that many of the Array Bases have already been destroyed by Alliance Leader Jing Yan?” Seventh Hall Master Leng Hongying speculated.

”This... isn’t it too difficult? Finding those Array Bases isn’t easy, for sure. They must be scattered and hidden throughout the city,” a Hall Master said, shaking his head slightly.

”It’s not impossible, don’t forget, Alliance Leader Jing Yan is also a High-Level Array Master. Remember the Advanced Arrays of the Splendid Dojo? They were personally laid out by Jing Yan!” the Great Hall Master said, his eyes brightening.

”It’s indeed possible, but... would the Gu Family just watch as Jing Yan destroyed the Array Bases?”

”Regardless, let’s continue attacking the Defense Array. When the Defense Array is under attack, energy rapidly flows through it. If Jing Yan is truly destroying the Array Bases, then our assault would help him identify the remaining Array Bases faster!” the Great Hall Master said, as his attack had already fallen.

At this moment, Jing Yan was indeed continuously destroying the Array Bases of the many Great Arrays in Flowing Light City.

Before entering the city, Jing Yan had already memorized about half of the various Great Arrays’ Array Bases, which he had now almost completely destroyed. The remaining ones still needed to be found.

However, with the continuous attack on the Great Array by the martial artists of the Glory Alliance, Jing Yan, having released his Divine Soul, was able to search for Array Bases much faster than before. Since many Defensive Arrays were reduced and the city’s defenses significantly weakened, the flow and fluctuations of energy within each array became much more pronounced, greatly reducing the difficulty for Jing Yan in finding the Array Bases.

Just a few hours later!

”The last Defense Array!” Jing Yan looked at the Array Base not far away.

A slight smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he cleaved with his sword. In the midst of the Sword Light, the massive Array Base began to disintegrate and collapse.

”Plus two Attack Formations and four Binding Array Formations. I’ve discovered all their Array Bases!”

”Once they’re all destroyed, the people of the Glory Alliance can directly enter the city,” Jing Yan muttered to himself, his figure flickering as he flew towards an Attack Array’s Array Base.

Some time passed, as brief as a tea break, and all the Array Bases of the Great Arrays were annihilated.

The dozens of High-Level Arrays covering Flowing Light City all ceased to function. The energy shields both inside and outside the city disappeared into nothingness.

The martial artists of the Glory Alliance stopped their assault and looked at the city, uncertain and surprised.

Was it the Gu Family preparing to counterattack? Or had Jing Yan indeed destroyed all the Array Formation Bases?

No one was certain which possibility it was.

Everyone was silently waiting.

”Members of the Glory Alliance, now encircle the Ancient Family Mansion!” Jing Yan’s voice spread throughout the entire city and naturally reached the ears of all members of the Glory Alliance.

All faces showed a moment of disbelief.

Then, their eyes shone with excitement.

”Alliance Leader Jing Yan isn’t dead!”

”The Guardian Array of Flowing Light City, it truly was Jing Yan who destroyed it!”

”Hahaha... I knew it, how could Jing Yan possibly be killed by the Gu Family?”

”Everyone, charge! Surround the Ancient Family Mansion!”

”Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

Four squads surged forward at full speed.

Although Flowing Light City was immensely large, most of the martial artists living there were from the Gu Family. Flowing Light City was the stronghold of the Gu Family; indeed, it was a family city, different from the other seven commanderies controlled by the Gu Family. A vast family legacy that had been passed down for thousands of years boasted countless descendants, both from the direct lineage and collateral lines, an astonishingly huge number.

Martial Artists are not ordinary people. Ordinary people live their lifespan of several decades and then pass away, finding it difficult even to see four generations under one roof. However, Martial Artists, even those in the Innate Realm, have lifespans around two hundred years, while those in the Dao Spirit Realm can live up to five hundred years.

An ancient family with thousands of years of inheritance would not know how many generations of descendants were living together.

As alliance members stormed into the city, they refrained from attacking indiscriminately, but any resistance was met with immediate execution.

There were indeed some martial artists in the city not belonging to the Gu Family, but in war, collateral damage is inevitable. One either stays put and doesn’t stir, or if they dared to wander around, any martial artist encountered, regardless of affiliation, would be executed on the spot.