Chapter 954: Nine Palaces Takes Action

The moment Zhou Yuan stepped into the golden light barrier, dazzling light flashed before his eyes, and his vision was filled with golden light as far as he could see.

Suddenly, an unusual fluctuation emanated from within the barrier. The void rippled, and a vast amount of substantial golden light spewed forth, showering down from above into every corner of the barrier.

Zhou Yuan gazed at the substantial golden light, which was exceedingly peculiar and contained unique power fluctuations.

This indicated that the Meridian Golden Light Barrier had begun to operate.

If this golden light landed on someone, it could daze their spirit, causing it to become sluggish. Once the spirit was controlled, the body would be unable to move even slightly, rendering them helpless, like fish on a chopping board.

Presumably, the various teams that had entered the barrier had already encountered the golden light.

Zhou Yuan took a bronze mirror from his sleeve. Many light spots flickered within it, representing the various teams that had entered the barrier and were being tracked.

At this moment, all those light spots dimmed. This was because the teams had sealed off their spirits, which prevented the "Soul-Scattering Golden Light" from harming them.

However, their perception of the outside world would also become extremely sluggish.

While others could avoid the "Soul-Scattering Golden Light" by sealing their spirits, as the orchestrator, he could not afford to incapacitate himself; otherwise, all efforts would be in vain.

Zhou Yuan's expression remained calm as he watched the golden light descending upon him. He raised his palm, and streams of Genesis Rune light ascended from his palm.

These Genesis Runes quickly formed a light barrier around his body, with runes flowing across its surface. When the "Soul-Scattering Golden Light" descended, it would be dissolved and neutralized by the Genesis Runes within the barrier.

However, the Genesis Runes within it diminished as the golden light was dissolved, so Zhou Yuan needed to continuously replenish them.

Elsewhere in the barrier, Xue Jingtao watched this scene and sneered, "So this is your method? Making everyone voluntarily seal off their spirits? It's simply laughable."

With their spirits sealed, the teams were practically blind and deaf. Xue Jingtao truly didn't understand what use they could possibly be inside the barrier; were they merely cannon fodder?

Xue Jingtao's eyes flickered as he commanded, "Send some people to prepare an attack. Target the people from the Beast Control Region specifically."

His method was quite sinister. It was clear Zhou Yuan was orchestrating this formation-breaking attempt. If only the Beast Control Region teams suffered losses while the Heaven Abyss Region teams remained unharmed, it would inevitably sow suspicion among people.

If a rift appeared between the two sides, this fragile cooperation would likely collapse on its own.

His command was given, and someone immediately responded, then turned and disappeared into the golden light.

Inside the golden light barrier, Zhou Yuan watched the "Soul-Scattering Golden Light" showering down everywhere and gently exhaled. The first wave of attacks had been neutralized, and it was now his turn to act.

Zhou Yuan held the bronze mirror, observing the light spots within it.

"Team Alpha-3, move one hundred paces to the right and attack the west side with full force."

"Team Alpha-8, proceed three hundred paces straight and attack due south."

"Team Beta-5, hold your position and attack the northeast."

Commands were issued methodically from Zhou Yuan's mouth, then transmitted through the bronze mirror directly into the ears of the many teams within the golden light barrier.

The teams that received the commands hesitated slightly but ultimately acted according to Zhou Yuan's instructions.

When they arrived at the designated locations, they locked their gaze onto the direction Zhou Yuan had specified. However, the area was permeated with golden light and seemed no different from anywhere else.

"Attack," Zhou Yuan's voice commanded.

Zhou Yuan's voice was transmitted again from the jade slips they held.

Each team gritted their teeth and activated their Genesis Qi. The next moment, torrents of Genesis Qi roared forth, violently striking the golden-light-filled area in front of them.

Genesis Qi fluctuations erupted.

Where the Genesis Qi struck, the golden light rippled outwards in circles. The next moment, the golden light receded, gradually revealing the true appearance of the golden light barrier's interior.

It was a snowy, rocky area where some disciples from the Purple Heaven Region appeared. They looked at the nearby teams with shock, clearly unable to fathom how their opponents had discovered their location.

Above the heads of these Purple Heaven Region disciples, a golden-glowing mirror hovered.

"Eliminate them. Destroy the golden mirror; that is the node of the golden light barrier," Zhou Yuan's voice was transmitted again from the jade slips held by each team.

The various teams were somewhat shocked, then suddenly became invigorated, especially those from the Beast Control Region. They had previously followed Yuan Kun to break through this barrier once, but the outcome had been quite disastrous; if Jiugong hadn't held back, they would likely have paid an immense price.

Yet even then, they hadn't found a single barrier node.

Now, however, Zhou Yuan, with just a few words, had easily located the nodes perfectly concealed within the barrier. In comparison, Zhou Yuan's formation-breaking methods were clearly superior to Yuan Kun's.

This undoubtedly gave everyone immense confidence. So, the next moment, they activated all their Genesis Qi and unleashed fierce, overwhelming attacks that swept towards the Purple Heaven Region team guarding the node.

The teams that entered this time were the core elites of both regions, while the Purple Heaven Region teams were merely the secondary and tertiary forces led by Xue Jingtao. Thus, when the two sides clashed, the outcome was undoubtedly a crushing defeat for the latter.

Although the Purple Heaven Region teams resisted with all their might, they were ultimately sent flying, spitting blood, and completely routed.

Torrents of Genesis Qi blasted towards the hovering golden mirrors.

Throughout the golden light barrier, the golden mirrors, under attack, began to shatter one after another.

Zhou Yuan tilted his head slightly, listening to the subtle sounds, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

As those nodes shattered, the golden light barrier developed vulnerabilities and was no longer perfect.

The initiative had begun to shift into his hands.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the barrier, Xue Jingtao's face suddenly turned pale, as he could feel the nodes guarded by the Purple Heaven Region beginning to shatter one after another.

Within the golden light barrier, the golden light began to tremble, a sign that the barrier was starting to waver.

"How is this possible?"

"How could he have broken the golden light barrier so quickly?"

Xue Jingtao couldn't help but let out a low growl. Previously, when Yuan Kun entered the formation, he had been thoroughly toyed with and put in a rather sorry state. Yet Zhou Yuan, whose ranking was inferior to Yuan Kun's, was achieving such a result?

His eyes flickered as he roared, "Attack immediately!"

The golden light fluctuated, and many figures vanished.

Inside the golden light barrier, Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered. As those nodes were destroyed, the operational trajectories within the golden light barrier became even clearer to him.

He tilted his head slightly, sensing some subtle fluctuations within the barrier, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly as he muttered, "Fools."

"Team Alpha-5, watch your left flank, prepare to counterattack."

"Team Beta-3, thirty zhang behind you."

Hearing Zhou Yuan's reminders, the teams almost unhesitatingly activated their Genesis Qi and blasted towards the directions he indicated.

Genesis Qi exploded, and figures were blasted out in disarray, their screams echoing within the golden light barrier.

Zhou Yuan's expression was indifferent. This Xue Jingtao was quite insidious, even planning a sneak attack. However, this method could no longer salvage the situation; in fact, unlike the barrier's inherent operation, it actually accelerated his ability to discover other nodes.

"Continue destroying the nodes."

Subsequently, more commands were issued, resulting in an increasing number of destroyed nodes.

Within the golden light barrier, space trembled as if on the verge of shattering.

Xue Jingtao watched the increasingly uncontrollable situation, his entire body trembling. He felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. Such a powerful barrier couldn't even last for half an incense stick's time before being broken by Zhou Yuan.

How had he managed it?

At the summit of the icy mountain, Jiugong, who had been lazily sitting cross-legged, suddenly straightened her back. She watched the continuously dimming light spots on the light screen before her, and her beautiful face finally grew somewhat solemn.

"This guy actually possesses such high attainment in Genesis Runes!"

"This Xue Jingtao is truly incompetent. To activate other forces within the barrier to launch a sneak attack? He has no brains at all."

Jiugong lightly licked her red lips with the tip of her tongue, and a hint of burning battle intent emerged in her beautiful eyes.

"But this is getting interesting."

Jiugong's slender, jade-like fingers formed a seal, and her eyes gradually closed.

At this moment, the turmoil within the golden light barrier gradually subsided.

Zhou Yuan, who was inside the barrier, instantly narrowed his eyes and looked up towards its depths.

At this moment, he knew that Jiugong had acted to reclaim control of the golden light barrier.

This top Heavenly Proud of the Xuanji Region finally couldn't resist making her move.