Mother River!!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

What a fierce wind! Jiang Yan raised a hand and swept it across the air. Golden light immediately streamed outward, forming a sturdy barrier that enveloped the entire Sword-Holding Hall.

It shielded the Nanyan Army soldiers from the gale.

Crack, crack, crack! The wind swept all kinds of things down upon them, striking the barrier so hard it shuddered incessantly. Ripples spread in wave after wave as it warped and twisted in every direction.

Had they really started fighting in earnest? Even the shockwaves alone had such power... Jiang Yan guessed, while making up his mind:

Stay steady, don't take risks. Once they took the Sword-Holding Hall, he'd lie low here and wait for the battle to end.

He'd already obtained the extreme-realm technique, Black Sun Catastrophe, and was bound to reap enormous rewards. There was no need to keep pushing forward for other gains and risk getting dragged into a battle between higher-level experts.

What if his joy turned to sorrow and he capsized in a ditch?

Wouldn't that be awful? He already had an extreme-realm technique. All he had to do was lie low.

Right now, Jiang Yan especially hoped the battle above would end immediately and the Imperial Heaven and Earth Array's restraints would be lifted.

Then he'd return to the White Crane Merchant Association at once, do everything he could to accumulate enough Weird Value, and advance to the extreme realm.

He'd digest the benefits he'd gained as quickly as possible.

The gale had come suddenly, and it passed just as quickly. In a mere few breaths, it came to an abrupt halt.

At that moment, everyone realized that the terrifying, eerie, dark-green clouds that had blanketed the entire ancestral land of the Juling Society had vanished.

The Imperial Heaven and Earth Array