Chapter 1024: Terrifying Battle Array
The martial artists from the small sects standing beside the Jiang Yunxuan tiger amounted to several hundreds, yet the old man referred to as Venerable Wen unexpectedly ordered the forty or so people by his side to slaughter them!
Whether it can be done or not, just speaking in such a manner, among everyone present, probably no one can match it!
Even Liu Zixuan, who always remained calm, had never spoken such words!
When Venerable Wen gave the order, those forty people immediately spread out in a very orderly fashion, forming a counterattack stance. But if someone were to look down from mid-air at this moment, they would see that the positions of these people combined to form an incredibly unique pattern, akin to the existence of an array!
The ancestor of the Willow Association, upon seeing this scene, murmured with joy, "Could it be that Venerable Wen has completely mastered the battle array?"
Venerable Wen glanced disdainfully at the Willow Association ancestor, "So why don’t you quickly get your ragtag army out of here? Keeping them might still be of some use!"
The Willow Association ancestor nodded promptly, directly taking out the Hundred Realms Map again and shouting to the few injured ancestors and the remaining Celestial Dao Alliance members, "Everyone quickly enter the Hundred Realms Map, next Venerable Wen will help us!"
Originally, these ancestors intended to make a swift escape.
But upon seeing Venerable Wen casually slap the Willow Association ancestor, they all wanted to see just how terrifying Venerable Wen was and what method he would use to defeat Liu Zixuan and others.
But they all also knew that entering the Hundred Realms Map at this moment was the safest, given the casual slap on the Willow Association ancestor; their lives were certainly not a concern, so... they better get inside!
Soon, all groups were gathered into the Hundred Realms Map by the Willow Association ancestor, while he himself stood next to Venerable Wen, ready to witness the horror of these forty people!
Hundreds against forty, by the number, Liu Zixuan’s side certainly appeared dominant.
But among martial artists, more does not necessarily mean stronger.
Most of these hundred people were combinations of small sects and small families, and those groups weren’t even familiar with each other, let alone having any tacit understanding. So, facing such formations, their hearts naturally started to panic.
The battle began, Liu Zixuan’s side repeatedly succeeded in counterattacks, yet now it truly bore the scent of defeat.
Because they all felt the powerful oppression and the terrifying waves that made their hearts flutter coming from those forty people!
Especially that extremely arrogant Venerable Wen, who seemed like a mighty figure carrying an emperor’s aura, made them feel uneasy, so they all instinctively looked towards Jiang Yunxuan’s tiger Xiao Hu.
To be honest, even these few people, including the ancestor of the Shi Family, were somewhat bewildered!
This situation was unexpected!
Yafei moved her lips, "No wonder he’s the son of King Wen; he really is generous when he makes a move."
"Oh, I just arrived and felt a bit familiar, turns out it’s Sister Yafei." Venerable Wen listened to Yafei’s words, raised an eyebrow, and smiled playfully.
An old man, seemingly in his fifties, calling a beautiful young woman "Sister"... how strange does that sound!
As Yafei stepped forward, those charming ladies returned to her side as well.
"Since you know it’s me, could you grant your sister a favor and let them go?" Yafei didn’t seem surprised at the title and instead appeared quite satisfied.
Venerable Wen posed a look of contrived difficulty, "If the Celestial Dao Alliance were still intact, Sister pleaded for them, I would certainly make an exception, but now, things have come to such a stage, how do you expect me to stop?"
"Looks like today we will have to experience the array arranged by Venerable Wen!" Yafei revealed a peculiar smile; it looked like a smile, but everyone felt that she was, in fact, angry!
"I’m very curious, what kind of deal did Liu Zixuan make with you to have you personally step in to help him!" Venerable Wen asked with engaging interest.
Yafei smiled charmingly, "There’s no deal; I simply fancy him."
"What? Even the old guys behind you allow you to find partners outside?" Venerable Wen asked meaningfully.
Yafei’s demeanor changed instantly, her face covered in frost, "Doesn’t matter what I say, you’re going to act anyway, aren’t you?"
"My father spent decades orchestrating to unify the Star Sea Martial Realm; how could he let Liu Zixuan destroy it? The big picture is set; it’s simply impossible to stop. Yafei, as a courtesy for the few collaborations we’ve had before, we’ll let your people leave this time, but if..."
"But what?" Hearing Venerable Wen’s unfinished sentence, Yafei asked in a raspy voice.
"If you’re ignorant, even if it means a war with you and those behind you, so be it!" Venerable Wen immediately shouted coldly, suddenly increasing his aura.
"He... what is his realm? How is it stronger than Emperor Realm Second Heaven?"
"Is this... the terrifying realm beyond the Emperor Realm?"
Suddenly, Jiang Yunxuan and others murmured in surprise.
Yafei felt the mighty oppression and suddenly a peacock feather fan appeared in her hand, lightly waving to disperse the Qi: "Seems only one step remains to reach Emperor Realm Third Heaven!"
"Exactly, just half a step left!" Venerable Wen shifted his tone: "Once more, I give you a chance, quickly leave with your people, or else you must die too!"
Yafei took a deep breath: "Step Array, prepare!"
Hearing this, the six charming ladies behind her immediately nodded, each conjuring a piece of silk cloth in their hands, in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and indigo colors. As they unfolded their silk cloths, Yafei instantly tiptoed and vaulted upward, a purple silk cloth momentarily appeared in her hand and intertwined with the six-colored silk cloths, waves of an array faintly emanating.
"Tut, tut, truly extraordinary, even using the Seven-Color Array."
Venerable Wen curled his lip, shouting to the forty people beside him, "Kill all those people while I personally face this Seven-Color Array!"
"Yes!"
Though numbering only forty, their shout was like a thousand horses galloping, thunderous!
When Venerable Wen executed his move towards Yafei and others, the forty-plus people headed directly towards Jiang Yunxuan and others to attack, cutting through like bamboo, giving them no chance to prepare!
These forty-plus people launched attacks in a highly orderly fashion, akin to the method of troop deployments in ancient wars, only instead of spears and arrows, they infused their inner strength into their weapons, then touching each other’s weapons to launch attacks outward.
It was equivalent to infusing the inner strength of over forty people into one, the potency of which was naturally not to be underestimated.
The very first attack instantly repelled dozens of people, and the damage inflicted on them wasn’t a mere trivial amount; it nearly cost them half their lives!