Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Breaking Through the Array

The Crossbow Arrows from the Mountain-Splitting Crossbows, each as thick as a child’s arm, lit up in an instant. Their shriek tore through the air, drowning out all other noise on the battlefield. Brimming with destructive power, they slammed hard against the visible, earth-yellow Array Light Shield over the Zhao Family Marketplace.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!

The earth-shattering booms merged into a continuous roar as the ground trembled violently. Even from his position in the rear, Lu Zhao felt the furious shockwaves rattle him, causing his Qi and Blood to churn.

All he could hear was an unending series of thunderous explosions ringing in his ears.

Lu Zhao looked up to see the light shield enveloping the entire Zhao Family Marketplace suddenly cave inward where it was struck, distorting violently!

On the earth-yellow membrane of light, ripples no longer spread like gentle waves. Instead, the surface churned and surged violently, like a boiling lake struck by a massive boulder! Countless tiny fragments of Spirit Light burst from the impact points, only to be instantly annihilated by the Array’s Power.

But this was only the beginning!

"Formations, engage!"

A hoarse voice, belonging to a Zhou Family Preparatory Elder, issued a command that pierced through the din.

In the rear, the long-waiting phalanxes of Cultivators, organized into teams of two hundred, simultaneously formed hand seals and began chanting. Their low incantations merged into a strange torrent of sound. The immense Spiritual Qi in the air was drawn in with a frenzy, coalescing above their heads.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Torrents of Magic, each a different color yet all imbued with terrifying power, once again slammed violently into the deeply indented Array Light Shield.

Fireballs, Ice Cones, giant boulders, Wind Blades... a tide of energy formed from countless Low-Tier Magic spells precisely bombarded the core of the indentation created by the Mountain-Splitting Crossbows, as well as its edges.

VMMMM—!

The Array Light Shield let out a groan that set one’s teeth on edge! The indentation grew deeper and wider.

The earth-yellow membrane of light stretched to its absolute limit, caving deep inward to form a vast, irregular, funnel-shaped pit.

The Array’s Spirit Light flickered madly inside the pit, flaring and dimming in a final act of resistance. However, extremely fine, porcelain-like cracks had already appeared along the edges, from which wisps of Spiritual Qi began to escape.

"Left and right flanks! Cloud Pattern Cavalry! Law Enforcement Team! Spearhead the breach!" another command rang out.

"KILL!" The elites of the Cloud Pattern Cavalry and the Law Enforcement Team, who had been poised and ready, sprang into action like two sharp arrows loosed from a bow.

The Cloud Patterned Horses neighed as their speed surged. On their backs, the Cloud Pattern Knights—all of them with Late-Stage Qi Cultivation—brandished their Magical Artifacts. Spears, swords, and sabers all erupted with brilliant light...

However, the Cloud Pattern Cavalry did not charge directly into the center of the depression. Instead, like two sharp daggers, they cut viciously along the weakened edges of the indented area!

The Cloud Pattern Cavalry fought ferociously, and the Law Enforcement Team was no less formidable. These maintainers of the Zhou Family’s order had transformed into the cruelest of array-breakers. Though their individual Cultivation was slightly lower than that of the cavalry, their numbers were greater.

Sharp sword glints, flying Magical Artifacts, and cunningly aimed Magic all precisely bombarded the spots on the indented shield where the light flickered most violently and the cracks were most visible.

Though few in number, these two forces were of the highest caliber, and their attacks were cunning and lethal!

RRRIP! RRRIP!

The harsh sound of tearing was clearly audible! After the heavy blow from the Mountain-Splitting Crossbows and the sustained pressure from the main body of Cultivators, the assault by these two elite teams became the straw that broke the camel’s back.

The Array’s Spirit Light in the indented region flickered and distorted violently. The fine cracks spread and widened at a rate visible to the naked eye, connecting into a web!

The entire membrane of light in the indented area rippled violently, like boiling water, on the very verge of total collapse!

"ALL FORCES—! BREAK THE ARRAY!!!"

A voice filled with resolution and majesty boomed like thunder within the Spiritual Soul of every Cultivator.

The voice did not come from the ground, but from the massive Flying Ship hovering at the rear of the battlefield—a vessel radiating an immense and oppressive aura!

At that moment, every single Cultivator—from the phalanx members who had just unleashed their spells, to the Cloud Pattern Cavalry and Law Enforcement Teams on the flanks, to the reserves providing support from the rear—poured out every last drop of Magical Power they possessed. They unleashed what little they had left, what they had just recovered, and even what they could dredge up by force, holding nothing back!

Magic, Talismans, Flying Swords, Magical Artifacts... The attacks no longer required precision or skill. There was only one target: that massive, crumbling depression in the shield!

In an instant, the sky was lit up by countless multicolored streams of light from every imaginable type of attack. The raging torrent of Magic coalesced into an unstoppable deluge of destruction and slammed into the desperately struggling Array Light Shield!

KRRRAAAAAACK—!!!!

An unprecedented, soul-freezing shriek echoed out. It was not the sound of grinding Metal, but the death wail of the Array itself as it was forcibly torn and twisted beyond its limits!

In that moment, the massive depression in the Array Light Shield was completely shattered!

A dark, gaping hole, roughly the size of a house with jagged edges, now marred the earth-yellow light screen! Through it, one could even see the panicked figures of people running for their lives and the sight of collapsing buildings within the Marketplace!

’Did we succeed?’

An indescribable joy and excitement erupted in the hearts of the attacking Cultivators! All eyes were locked on the breach, exhaustion replaced by a blazing light in their gazes.

However, their elation lasted for less than a single breath!

VMMMM!!!

The very instant the hole appeared, countless points of faint Spirit Light lit up across the ground of the Zhao Family Marketplace! The nearly shattered, earth-yellow light shield suddenly erupted with a blindingly intense glare!

A surge of Array Power, far more vast and stable than anything before it, erupted with a roar—like a slumbering behemoth abruptly roused from its sleep!

The breach, its jagged edges still slowly expanding, began to shrink and mend at a visible rate under the force of this tyrannical Array Power! At this pace, the opening would be completely sealed within a matter of breaths!

"Damn it! The Zhao Family’s core Defense Array has been activated! This was just the outer shield!"

An experienced Cultivator roared in despair. As they watched the breach they had paid so dearly to create begin to close, a crushing sense of defeat and powerlessness washed over them like an icy tide, drowning the hope that had just been ignited.

Just as despair set in, with everyone believing the attack had failed and might even provoke a counterattack from the Zhao Family, a voice spoke from a secluded room aboard the Flying Ship. Inside were two men and a woman. The speaker was an elder, appearing to be in his sixties with a slender build, who sat in the seat of honor. "It seems it’s our turn to act."

A gentle-looking woman, who appeared to be in her forties, added, "Since none of our subordinates are willing to throw their lives away to break this array, we have no choice but to go ourselves."

The last man spoke as well. "Let’s hope the cost isn’t too high." After he spoke, the three of them exchanged a glance.

Just as the array was about to completely seal itself, Lu Zhao saw three figures shoot from the deck of the Flying Ship like falling stars! They moved so fast they left three blurry afterimages in their wake!

They unleashed their Spiritual Pressure without reservation—they were three Cultivators at Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation Great Perfection!

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