The six elders of the Great Families had taken stone chairs and tables out of their Sumeru Rings and were enjoying tea and alcohol!
"Ha ha, this really is some good alcohol, Brother Cheng, you should bring out more of this!"
"What does Jing Yan intend to do? Could it be that he wants to break through the City Protection Array of Flowing Light City in one go?"
"Too eager for quick success! By rashly acting , it wouldn’t even take a month, probably just half a month before the morale of the Glory Alliance crumbles."
"It’s truly disappointing! I originally thought he would cause substantial losses to the Gu Family. Now it seems, he’s not even a match for the Gu Family on any level! It’s just not the same league!"
The six were leisurely chatting, only occasionally glancing over at the situation in Flowing Light City, nowhere near as attentive as they had been at the beginning.
Above Flowing Light City, with a fierce shout from Jing Yan, black Sword Qi burst forth, tearing a huge gash in the Array Formation Energy Shield.
A single sword strike breached several layers of the Advanced Defense Array.
However, the torn gash quickly healed. As long as the Array Formation Base remained intact, it was very difficult to destroy an Advanced Array.
The nine Hall Masters from the Holy Hall were all getting anxious.
"Leader Jing Yan, if this continues, we’re going to lose," the Great Hall Master said quite sternly.
Breaking the Array like Jing Yan was doing, even if he could destroy all these Arrays after several months, the loss would be unbearable.
Before the Arrays were destroyed, these Dao Emperor Realm Peak Martial Artists dared not enter carelessly. Once trapped within the Array, confined by the High-level Trapping Array, Dao Emperor Realm powerhouses from the Gu Family could besiege them. Even with their great strength, they would have no hope of survival.
Hearing the Great Hall Master’s words, Jing Yan, who had always maintained a stern expression, revealed a faint smile.
"Now, let’s completely destroy them!" Jing Yan said something that left everyone baffled.
However, Jing Yan did not elaborate further.
He was suddenly seen shooting up into the sky, his entire body enveloped in dense Primordial Energy, with terrifying black Sword Light emanating from the Spiritual Artifact Longsword in his hand.
"Hall Master Jing Yan, what are you..."
"Leader, be careful! Don’t get any closer! It’s dangerous!"
Seeing Jing Yan’s actions, everyone started shouting anxiously. They saw Jing Yan actually charging towards the city’s Big Array.
Should he get trapped within the city’s Array, no matter how strong Jing Yan was, it would likely be a hopeless situation. The Gu Family wouldn’t just watch from afar; once Jing Yan was trapped, the Gu Family would surely send large numbers of Dao Emperor Realm Practitioners to besiege him.
How many could Jing Yan kill on his own?
With the limited capabilities within the Big Array, how many Dao Emperor Realm Practitioners could Jing Yan deal with? Trapped within the Array, Jing Yan wouldn’t even be able to leverage his speed advantage.
Yet Jing Yan seemed to have not heard their warnings, his speed not only didn’t decrease, but accelerated even further.
With continuous swings of his arm, Jing Yan ferociously tore through the Array Formation Energy Shield with streaks of black Sword Light. At the same time, Jing Yan flashed, actually charging into it.
"It’s really over now!"
"Hall Master Jing Yan... why the hurry? How could such a great war end in a short time?"
Such a large-scale Array could go on for ten or even eighteen years and still be considered normal.
"What should we do? Charge in?"
"If we charge in, then what? Even if several of us join forces and manage to break into the city, under the suppression of the Formation and surrounded by a multitude of Dao Emperor strong practitioners from the Gu Family, how long could we last?"
A shadow fell over everyone’s spirits.
Relying on his incredible strength, Jing Yan forcefully charged into the Array, pushing his Divine Soul to its limit. Currently, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul was incredibly potent, fully unleashed, it couldn’t envelop the entire massive Flowing Light City but could cover half the city.
"The first Array Base!"
The Primordial Energy rippled within Jing Yan’s body, repelling all the powers emanating from the Arrays enveloping him. Sky Wings activated, his figure shot forth like a streak of light, approaching the Array Base closest to him.
Why did Jing Yan have the Alliance Martial Artists relentlessly attack the Array?
Of course, he had his own agenda.
When an Array was under attack by formidable forces, the energy moved very intensely, making it relatively easy to expose the locations of the Array Bases.
If it were one or two Arrays, Jing Yan himself could easily locate the Array Bases, but inside and outside Flowing Light City, there were dozens of Advanced Arrays combined, searching for Array Bases on his own—it was unknown how long that would take.
That’s why Jing Yan had the Alliance Martial Artists crazily attack the Great Array of Flowing Light City.
After about a week, Jing Yan roughly figured out the positions of a significant number of the Array Formation Bases.
It must be realized that this was a super-large-scale Advanced Array; the entire Array was exceedingly vast, adding great difficulty to locating the Array Bases. If it were an Advanced Array covering just a mansion, then with Jing Yan’s Divine Soul unleashed and relying on his unmatched Array Dao capabilities, even with multiple Advanced Arrays overlaying each other, Jing Yan could still find the Array Bases within a few hours.
Inside the Ancient Family Mansion!
"This little bastard is so strong? He got through without breaking the Array?"
"What a little beast, this is him seeking his own death!"
"Immediately gather ten Dao Emperor Realm Peak Martial Artists, join forces to kill Jing Yan!" Gu Wanquan was intensely spirited, his eyes flashing continuously.
Gu Wanquan felt this was a golden opportunity to kill Jing Yan that comes once in a thousand years.
Jing Yan, entering the city alone without any other help, was practically on a suicide mission.
The city’s Array was still operational; it could severely suppress Jing Yan’s strength. Ten Dao Emperor Realm Peak Martial Artists joining forces to kill Jing Yan was absolutely foolproof. Once Jing Yan died, the outside Alliance would be just like scattered sand. Then, they wouldn’t need to wait any longer; they could launch a large-scale counterattack, break open the Alliance, and then encircle and annihilate them.
"It seems, I overestimated this kid! If I had known this, I wouldn’t have needed to ask those few deceitful old coots for help!" After laughing, Gu Wanquan felt some regret for having asked the other Six Great Families for assistance.
Asking those six families for help, he had paid a huge price, even sharing information about the Qiankun Ring. Now, after killing Jing Yan, those six families would surely fight over the Qiankun Ring.
"Yes, I’ll go send the orders right away!" Gu Jinlan was also excited, turning and disappearing inside the Great Hall.
Outside Flowing Light City, somewhere!
"Look quickly, Jing Yan has entered the city!"
"He entered the city? Impossible, right? Isn’t the Great Array still operational?"
"Jing Yan’s Martial Arts Strength is indeed extremely strong. He forcefully tore open a gap in the Many Layers of Array, then entered."
"This... is he seeking death? Going in alone? Hehe, the Glory Alliance is utterly finished. That old fart Gu Wanquan must have already sent people to encircle and kill Jing Yan!"
Several family elders stared intently towards the inside of Flowing Light City.