Chapter 1301: Lingbao Breaks the Formation

A colossal black thundercloud hovered between the inner and outer cities, with thick silver lightning bolts descending from the sky to form a curtain of silver thunder.

True Monarch Huangsha was shielded by a vast curtain of yellow sand. Silver lightning bolts struck the sand, causing plumes of black smoke to rise.

Jin Yu's body was enveloped in a vast expanse of golden light. As silver lightning bolts struck, the golden light trembled violently.

Dozens of massive pits, each over ten zhang wide, surrounded them, with a few already ablaze.

This was the first time the clan protection array had been activated since Qinglian Island's establishment. Without the significant contributions of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, the fourth-tier array master from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect would not have assisted the Wang family in setting up this formation.

"Don't hold back; otherwise, our lives might be in peril."

True Monarch Huangsha said with a frown, now filled with deep regret. He shouldn't have trusted True Monarch Huanglong's words; why provoke the Qinglian Immortal Couple without cause? He had conveniently forgotten how delighted he was when he accepted the benefits.

True Monarch Huangsha opened his mouth, and a shimmering yellow banner flew forth. It blurred and then transformed into a yellow banner approximately one zhang tall, its surface shrouded in a yellow mist. He spat out a mouthful of vital blood, which instantly vanished into the banner's surface. A dazzling yellow light emanated from the banner's surface, accompanied by a loud whistling sound. Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind erupted, causing True Monarch Huangsha's hair to fly wildly.

A hazy yellow gale swept forth, transforming into a yellow hurricane over a thousand zhang tall that surged towards the black thundercloud high above. True Monarch Huangsha cradled his hands, then raised them high. A low buzzing sound emanated from the void, and yellow light points emerged, suddenly coalescing into massive yellow boulders. These boulders then gathered to form a yellow mountain over a hundred zhang tall, which he hurled towards the sky. A low rumbling sound echoed through the void wherever the yellow mountain passed.

Above Jin Yu's head, a vast expanse of golden light emerged, transforming into a gigantic golden jade disk. The disk spun rapidly, emitting a piercing, tearing sound as if the void itself was being shredded by it. With a flash of golden light, the golden jade disk transformed into a golden streak, soaring directly towards the sky.

Jin Yu opened her mouth, and a golden light flew out, revealing a palm-sized golden jade bottle adorned with a golden firebird pattern. With a delicate hand gesture, she channeled a spell into the bottle. The golden firebird on its surface seemed to come alive, emitting a clear, ringing bird cry. The golden jade bottle rapidly expanded, and countless golden flames surged forth, creating a golden sea of fire spanning a hundred zhang. The golden flames churned, transforming into a golden firebird over ten zhang wide. The surrounding temperature abruptly soared, causing the ground's soil to emit black smoke and spontaneously combust. A loud bird cry rang out. The golden firebird flapped its wings and soared towards the sky, its passage creating ripple-like distortions in the void, as if tearing it apart.

Boom!

With an earth-shattering roar, golden, yellow, and silver lights intertwined, erupting into powerful, visible shockwaves. The outer city was directly obliterated by these shockwaves, sending debris and dust flying everywhere. A few Wang family cultivators who couldn't escape in time were swept high into the sky by the powerful shockwaves, then slammed down, instantly perishing.

Fairy Ziyue's fair face was slightly pale. While the array's power was formidable, it was impossible to rely on it to kill two Nascent Soul cultivators, given that three other Nascent Soul cultivators were still attacking the formation. Controlling two sets of fourth-tier arrays alone against the attacks of five Nascent Soul cultivators was incredibly strenuous for her. She didn't expect the array to annihilate all enemies. Her goal was to severely wound one opponent and then eliminate them, hoping this would serve as a deterrent and cause the others to flee.

The array disk in Fairy Ziyue's hand emitted a series of rapid, sharp screeches, its spiritual light flickering incessantly. With a muffled sound, several tiny cracks appeared on the array disk's surface.

"Senior Lin, I've released a Nascent Soul stage ghost to lend you a hand."

Ye Haitang's voice reached Fairy Ziyue's ears, as a green light soared from the distant horizon. Fairy Ziyue was startled for a moment, with no time to inquire further. She took a deep breath, and spiritual power surged frantically into the silver array disk, which immediately erupted with dazzling silver light and crackling silver electric arcs.

Boom!

The black thundercloud churned violently, transforming into a silver lightning python over a hundred zhang long, which then lunged towards True Monarch Huangsha and Jin Yu below. True Monarch Huangsha and Jin Yu were greatly startled and dared not be careless. True Monarch Huangsha spat out a mouthful of vital blood into the yellow banner. A loud whistling sound erupted, and a yellow wind python over thirty zhang long flew out to meet the attack. A vast expanse of golden flames surged from the golden jade bottle, transforming into a golden firebird over ten zhang wide that charged forward.

The silver lightning python, yellow wind python, and golden firebird collided, instantly erupting into a visible shockwave. Leveraging its size advantage, the silver lightning engulfed an area of over ten li, causing the ground to shake violently as if in an earthquake.

"Attack!"

Following Wang Mengfen's command, thousands of light beams shot from the mouths of the puppet beasts, heading straight for the silver lightning, like mud sinking into the sea.

With two muffled 'crack' sounds, the two array disks in Fairy Ziyue's hand shattered. The silver light barrier protecting Qinglian Island broke apart, and True Monarch Huanglong and his two companions successfully breached the formation.

A yellow jade seal the size of a small mountain came smashing towards the inner city. A massive yellow flood dragon coiled restlessly on the seal's surface, radiating an intimidating spiritual aura. The Spirit Treasure, Yellow Dragon Seal, was True Monarch Huanglong's trump card, one he was loath to use lightly. Had he not used a Spirit Treasure, he wouldn't have been able to breach the formation so quickly.

At this moment, the silver lightning also dissipated. True Monarch Huangsha's aura was weak, his skin torn and bleeding, emitting a burnt smell. Scattered on the ground were wood shavings glowing with yellow spiritual light. Had it not been for a defensive magic treasure blocking most of the damage, he would have already met his demise.

Jin Yu's condition was slightly better, her body enveloped in a vast expanse of golden flames, with a golden aura covering her skin.

A chilling, sinister wind swept past, and Zhao Meier suddenly appeared behind True Monarch Huangsha. Her ten fingers had become slender and sharp, reaching for True Monarch Huangsha's heart.

"Watch out, Daoist Li! Behind you!" True Monarch Huanglong urgently shouted.

True Monarch Huangsha's reaction was swift. The yellow sand on the ground swirled up with the wind, forming a heavy yellow armor that enveloped his entire body, appearing to be condensed from countless grains of quicksand.

Zhao Meier opened her mouth and let out a piercing ghost wail. The inner city was protected by the formation. While Fairy Ziyue and others remained unaffected, Wang family cultivators with lower cultivation levels became dizzy and fainted. The five, including True Monarch Huangsha, felt their heads buzzing as if being struck by a heavy object.