Aura Six

"Military strength and Literary Qi are now intertwined, and cannot be dispelled by methods meant to dispel Doubtful Cloud Mist." Ran Xin Yue quickly answered after regaining her composure.

"What are these two things?" Zhang Rongfang asked curiously.

"You can think of them as an alternative kind of Doubtful Cloud Mist."

"Does the Master know that despite the vast difference in strength between top-tier experts and lowly soldiers, they are still willing to continuously lead troops, and even Divine General are scheming to seize military power? What is the reason for this?" Ran Xin Yue asked rhetorically.

"Is it for military strength?" Zhang Rongfang guessed.

"That's right. 'Power' can be military force, martial prowess, reason, or righteousness. Power can inspire courage, and courage can strengthen one's spirit. For ordinary people, this spirit can only make them bold and healthy, but it's different for us."

"These are words the president said before. I'm relaying them to you," Ran Xin Yue said.

Zhang Rongfang seemed to understand something, carefully pondering the underlying principles.

"How do we break through this area?"

"This military force is an overwhelming force, and we must counter it with force, unless your individual strength is greater than the entire military force. Otherwise, there are only two options."

One is waiting; it's extremely difficult to gather the right momentum, requiring many stringent conditions. Therefore, the duration is not long.

The second method is to destroy the array's core. "The overall momentum is gathered by the Great Array; as long as the core is destroyed, the array's power can be broken," Ran Xin Yue explained.

"So all we can do is wait?" Zhang Rongfang asked rhetorically.

"No need to rush, we have victory in our grasp now. The Offering Spirit Army has trapped us only to find an opportunity to retreat. In just a few minutes at most, we will be completely free," Ran Xin Yue replied.

She looked at Zhang Rongfang again.

"We were able to win so quickly this time thanks to the abbot's unexpected rise to power, which caught them off guard."

"Of course. This matter arose because of me. Naturally, I must do my best," Zhang Rongfang said with a shake of his head.

He carefully sensed the location of his blood-drop jade pendant; his sister, Zhang Rongyu, had already begun to retreat slowly.

I originally thought that a direct confrontation was inevitable this time, but I didn't expect the war to end so quickly.

The opposing side probably didn't expect his strength to increase so quickly, leading to a miscalculation and a complete imbalance in the local battle. Their commander was defeated and killed, ending the battle prematurely.

That's fine too.

He recalled his sister's words and felt a strange sense of loneliness.

Coming to his senses, Zhang Rongfang waved his hand to clear the surrounding mist. "Speaking of which, do these kinds of Great Array usually only trap the enemy for a few minutes?"

"How could that be? Usually, it can trap the enemy for at least half an hour." Ran Xin Yue laughed. "This one is no exception. Even if it is missing an Array Position, it can still trap us for a quarter of an hour."

"You just said you could be out in a few minutes?" Zhang Rongfang asked in surprise.

"The Abbot doesn't think that everyone else in the alliance besides you is useless, does he?" Ran Xin Yue laughed.

"You mean!?" Zhang Rongfang's eyes narrowed. "The other Array Position?"

"Good."

Ran Xin Yue smiled slightly.

"Since the Confucian Sect dared to interfere in this matter, it means their previous understanding with us has completely broken down. Therefore, they must be taught a lesson they will never forget. Chief General Ximen has already dispatched his experts to the other two Array Position to destroy the core!"

"!?!" Destroy the core? Zhang Rongfang was stunned.

Suddenly his expression changed, and with a crash, the ground beneath his feet collapsed and cracked open. He turned into a streak of blood and rushed toward the direction where the blood-dripping jade pendant was in the mist.

"The military formation Earth Mother Goddess and integrates the power of the Confucian Sect Gentleman's Sword, converging into Great Array that combines Literary Qi, military might, and divine power. Such a feat is truly extraordinary; it must be a remnant left behind by the Divine General Auduna when she destroyed the religion."

Ximen Yu, the commander of the Reverse Time Society, was rushing towards another Array Position in the Offering Spirit Army along with one of his companions.

They moved with the agility of swallows, nimbly leaping and flashing above the soldiers at incredible speed.

"This time we must seize the opportunity to completely destroy the array plate. Every piece of this bewitching object is precious!" Ximen Yu said coldly.

"Understood!" the Extreme Realm beside him, moving at high speed, replied in a deep voice.

Of the three Array Position, one had already been destroyed by the Human Immortal Temple, another was taken down by the Heavenly Maiden, and the one they took down was the last and most crucial one.

The two moved with lightning speed, constantly breaking through the white mist in the Woodland, rushing towards the array's core within the mist.

Before long, through the thick fog ahead, a cylindrical open space appeared, with white vapor forming ribbons that danced around it.

That open space shouldn't have been discovered so easily.

This is entirely because this cylindrical open space itself is constantly moving away into the distance. This causes the white mist to tilt, revealing the people and objects within the space.

Ximen Yu and the other Extreme Realm had just arrived, and their gazes were fixed on that open space.

"Prepare!"

Both men tensed their muscles, ready to unleash their full power as they closed the distance.

In this chaotic fog, to destroy the array plate and severely damage the Offering Spirit Army, a fatal blow must be delivered to the array's core! Within the fog, the two drew ever closer to the array's core.

100 meters.

Fifty meters.

Twenty meters! Ten meters!! Suddenly, both of them froze, realizing what the people and things in the cylindrical open space actually looked like.

"This is...!?" The Extreme Realm expert beside Ximen Yu slowed down his charging movements.

"That's the elder sister of the Human Immortal Temple Master! We..."

"We can't worry about that now! This is a rare opportunity! Let's make our move!!" Ximen Yu's expression suddenly turned fierce, and a black and gray short knife appeared in his hand with a clang.

"But!!" The Extreme Realm cultivator also drew a curved sword, his brows furrowed.

"No buts! Kill!!" Ximen Yu shouted sternly.

"Final Form!!" He suddenly roared, his whole body rapidly expanding and transforming, turning in the blink of an eye into a three-meter-tall humanoid monster with bony spikes on its back, resembling a spiny dragon.

Although he is not at the Extreme Realm, he is still a grandmaster!

"I'll take responsibility if anything happens! Kill!!"

A loud shout rang out.

Another Grandmaster, also at the Extreme Realm, finally made his move. He unleashed his Final Form, his body expanding as he lunged towards the cylindrical space.

Inside the formation's core.

Zhang Rongyu turned to look outside, her expression changing slightly. She quickly moved to protect her son.

"Mr. Rong," she said, looking at the only master present.

"I can only stop one of them!" Mr. Rong's face was grim. "I'll go first, Li Zhen, you use the array to block and coordinate with me!"

He looked at Li Zhen, who was already sweating nervously.

"Don't be afraid, just do it the way we practiced before, you can do it!" He reached out and gently patted Li Zhen's shoulder.

"Disciple understands!" Li Zhen clenched his hands and nodded vigorously.

In an instant, the two women saw a blur before their eyes, Mr. Rong had already leaped up, stepping out of the cylindrical array eye to meet Ximen Yu and his companion.

While he was still in mid-air, his body rapidly expanded to three meters, with black muscles growing and spreading out from his body like tree roots.

Dense, tree-root-like muscles gathered in front of and behind him, forming two strange, raised patterns.

The two patterns represent benevolence and righteousness, respectively.

In mid-air, the Grandmaster of the Extreme Realm was intercepted on the spot, and the two clashed heavily like meteors, creating ripples of white mist.

Only Ximen Yu was left to charge forward alone, and in the blink of an eye, he reached the outside of the formation.

Breaking Limit Skill Ximen Yu, wielding a short sword, unleashed a series of twisting, converging, and rebounding movements of his muscles.

"Gale!!!"

In an instant, the short knife in his hand thrust straight out, the blade vibrating and swirling away all the surrounding mist, even forming a sharp, thorn-like white mist.

That white mist resembled an extended, ever-growing blade of light!

At the heart of the formation, layers of invisible force fields, like glass, were pierced through by this strike, shattering with a crashing sound.

Vast amounts of fog gathered here, attempting to block Ximen Yu. But it pierced through them as easily as piercing a layered cake.

"I... I can't take it anymore!!" At the center of the formation, Li Zhen held a special gray-white octagonal disc and kept tracing lines on it with his fingers.

But as Ximen Yu pierced her, blood slowly oozed from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

The fear of death completely overwhelmed her, and the thought of abandoning everything and running away surged into her mind.

Just when she was about to give up.

"Sister Zhen'er, put down the array plate and leave, don't worry about us!" Zhang Rongyu's urgent voice rang out behind them.

"They want my life and Qing Er's life. Give me the array plate, I'll try my best to hold them off, you run!!"

Zhang Rongyu's resolute and clear voice, like a final surge of new energy, made Li Zhen, who clearly wanted to escape, unconsciously grip the array plate tighter and tighter.

A wave of guilt washed over me.

"No! I!" Li Zhen swung her pen again with all her might.

Another thick, invisible barrier appeared in front of Ximen Yu, blocking his way forward.

But this barrier can only stop him for a moment.

The next second.

With a crisp, clattering sound.

The barrier shattered, Ximen Yu rushed into the center of the formation.

Li Zhen finally coughed up blood, collapsed to his knees, and could no longer support himself.

The array plate in her hand fell to the ground, rolled and lay flat.

Ximen Yu raised his knife and brought it down.

Click!

The array plate shattered into several pieces in an instant.

Even though the array plate was shattered, the surrounding array showed no signs of dissipating.

"As expected. The real array plate is actually the Gentleman's Sword itself?" A look of understanding flashed in Ximen Yu's eyes.

Their gazes eventually fell on Zhang Huanqing was lying flat on the ground.

"If you want to kill my child, kill me first!!" Zhang Rongyu spread his arms and stood in front of Zhang Huanqing.

Looking at Li Zhen lying on the ground, and Mr. Rong was entangled outside, a deep-seated sense of powerlessness finally welled up in her heart.

Powerless, powerless, powerless, powerless!!

If my son were a little older...

If it had been a little later, and if she had been a little more talented... Ta-da!

A grayish-white blade of light burst forth from Ximen Yu's hand, slashing down at Zhang Rongyu, engulfing her and her son Zhang Huanqing behind her.

"For the greater cause! I will bear all the consequences!!" Ximen Yu gritted his teeth and swung the blade with all his might.

He will break through this chaos!

Break through this illusion!

We must make those Gods and Buddhas in the sky understand that they are not insects to be slaughtered at will!

The tragic deaths of his parents, the controlled daughter, and the wrongfully murdered friend—scenes flashed through Ximen Yu's mind.

His hesitant gaze quickly hardened.

Die!!!!

A soft sigh suddenly came from behind.

Ximen Yu gripped the knife with both hands, but the blade and its aura remained suspended in the air, only half a meter away from Zhang Rongyu.

Within that half-meter, Zhang Rongyu's hair on her forehead was also severed by an invisible blade of energy and fell to the ground.

The blade was gently pinched by two fingers falling from above, leaving it suspended in mid-air, unable to move.

Ximen Yu's entire body surged with power, his veins bulging, but the blade remained completely still.

"Ahhhhhh!" he roared, oblivious to the trickle of blood flowing from his nostrils.

"Zhang! Rong! Fang!!!"

His eyes were bloodshot as he let out a final roar.

He knew who it was! He knew who was holding the blade!

Behind him, Zhang Rongfang, his right hand gripping the blade, without answering.

In that instant, his gaze finally met that of his sister, who was looking up from the center of the formation.