Sword Intent Suppression!
Swirls of cyan flames, condensed by the Attack Array, continuously extinguished, leaving the last ripple in space before completely dispersing.
Jing Yan’s speed suddenly became extremely fast, and he raised the Spiritual Artifact Longsword in his hand, stabbing out at Qu Duo across the distance. At the tip of the Longsword, where it touched space, a black ripple spread out centered around that point.
The next moment, a black ripple appeared in front of Qu Duo. Suddenly, a light flared, and a terrifying energy forcefully struck Qu Duo’s body.
A white light halo emerged on the surface of Qu Duo’s body, enveloping every inch of his skin.
The Sword Light struck the white halo, and Qu Duo’s figure rapidly flew backward.
At this moment, Qu Duo was both shocked and anxious; he vaguely felt that he had made a foolish mistake.
Jing Yan’s Cultivation seemed to exceed his estimations. However, there was no time for him to ponder his mistake.
"A Defensive Spiritual Artifact? Qu Duo, you react quickly," Jing Yan shook his head.
With the previous sword strike, Jing Yan had already used the Secret Method of Nihility. Naturally, Jing Yan knew Qu Duo must have a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, given that even early-stage Dao Emperor Realm Martial Artists like Gu Mo possessed one, let alone a Martial Artist at the peak of the Dao Emperor Realm like Qu Duo.
But with the first sword, Jing Yan had used the Secret Method of Nihility, hoping to slay Qu Duo before he could use his Defensive Spiritual Artifact. However, it seemed that Qu Duo had managed to activate his Defensive Spiritual Artifact in time. The Secret Method of Nihility did not achieve the effect Jing Yan desired.
"Qu Duo, how does your Defensive Spiritual Artifact compare to Tong Yue’s? I wonder how long it can withstand my attacks," Jing Yan’s indifferent voice slowly spread through the space.
"Damn it! Lin Rong, what are you doing exactly? Where is the Big Array? The Big Array of the Prince Manor?" Qu Duo felt the aura of death looming over his head.
He was truly scared now.
He knew that relying on the Defensive Spiritual Artifact, he could not resist Jing Yan for long!
How did Tong Yue die?
Wasn’t he killed by Jing Yan after breaking through the energy shield of the Defensive Spiritual Artifact?
In fact, Qu Duo could feel the power of the Big Array pulling at Jing Yan; his shriek at Lin Rong was just due to sheer panic.
"I...I... Lord Qu Duo, the full power of the Formation has been released, but it seems to have little effect," Lin Rong was also panicking.
He could see that Lord Qu Duo seemed to be no match for Jing Yan. At this rate, Qu Duo might well be killed by Jing Yan. Once Qu Duo died, his, Lin Rong’s, time of death would also arrive.
The excitement from before vanished, and now Lin Rong’s heart was filled with only the fear of death.
Jing Yan continued to channel his Primordial Energy, consistently stabbing out at Qu Duo. Each strike sent Qu Duo’s body flying backwards. Protected by the Defensive Spiritual Artifact, Qu Duo kept spitting out blood, his face deathly pale. Meanwhile, the white glow on his skin started to flicker, clearly struggling to hold up.
"Damn it, how can Jing Yan be so strong?" Qu Duo roared inwardly.
On that day at the Splendid Dojo, he saw Jing Yan in action; back then, Jing Yan seemed not to have such powerful attack strength.
Qu Duo naturally did not know that Jing Yan was only in the late stage of the Dao Emperor Realm back then, but now he was at the peak limit of the Dao Emperor Realm. His combat power was several times stronger than when he had slain Tong Yue.
Qu Duo’s Defensive Spiritual Artifact was finally shattered.
"Jing Yan!" Qu Duo stared intently at Jing Yan and roared loudly.
"You opposing the Gai Family is destined to fail. Your Martial Arts strength is indeed strong, but the power of the Gai Family is beyond your imagination. Opposing the Gai Family, you only have one path—death!" Qu Duo made his final effort.
"Is that so?" Jing Yan’s face remained expressionless.
"Jing Yan, if you spare me, I still have some influence in the Gai Family and can speak on your behalf. I’m not threatening you; these are true words. If you truly battle against the Gai Family, you will definitely be the one to fail. If you want to survive, you must resolve your conflicts with the Gai Family." Qu Duo tried to calm himself.
He knew that there was only one way to save his own life—to change Jing Yan’s mind.
"Qu Duo! Even if I lose in the battle with the Gai Family, you won’t live to see it. Perhaps you think someone in the Gai Family is stronger than I am, but I am not afraid!" Jing Yan thrust his longsword forward.
"You..." Qu Duo’s eyes widened, and his voice abruptly stopped.
After the Sword Screen swept past, Qu Duo’s body disintegrated into countless pieces. His blood had just sprayed out when it evaporated completely by the overwhelming energy.
On the other side, Prince Lin Rong was terrified; upon seeing Qu Duo slain, besides panic, the only thought he had was to escape!
He pushed his Primordial Energy to its limit, frantically fleeing towards the outside of the Prince Manor.
Jing Yan turned around, glanced at Lin Rong, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.
He waved his hand and gathered a few items left by Qu Duo into his Sumeru Ring. After this, he swiftly chased after Lin Rong.
Lin Rong, just a Dao King Realm Martial Artist, how could his speed compare to Jing Yan’s? Even without deploying the Sky Wings, catching up to Lin Rong in a breath’s time was enough.
"Quick... Stop him! Stop him for me!" Lin Rong saw Jing Yan approaching and furiously roared at the guards of the Prince Manor.
However, how could those guards dare to halt Jing Yan? Apart from a few Death Soldiers, instead of stopping Jing Yan upon hearing Lin Rong’s command, the other guards fled outward.
The few Death Soldiers, unconcerned with their own lives, only obeyed orders. Upon receiving Lin Rong’s commands, they charged towards Jing Yan.
But they couldn’t even get close; Jing Yan’s Sword Intent was released and directly eradicated their Divine Souls.
Seeing he couldn’t escape, Lin Rong stopped and manipulated the Defensive Array to protect himself, attempting to buy as much time as possible.
Jing Yan hovered in the sky, looking down disdainfully at Lin Rong of the East Gate County Prince Mansion.
He shook his head and casually struck with his sword. Visible to the naked eye, the black Sword Light tore open a gap in the high-level Defense Array of the residence, and some of the Sword Light penetrated it, striking down on Lin Rong.
"Ah..." Lin Rong screamed miserably, his life force dissipated, and his body collapsed to the ground.
Jing Yan casually collected Lin Rong’s Sumeru Ring and then released his Divine Soul again, enveloping the entire Prince Manor. At that time, the guards and others had almost all escaped. Sensing with his Divine Soul, he found no significant figures left. Afterwards, Jing Yan continuously unleashed Sword Light, destroying the buildings of the Prince Manor one by one. The Arrays of the Prince Manor were all destroyed.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the East Gate County Prince Mansion was completely reduced to ruins.