A spirit island's defensive arrangements generally fell into two categories. One was the island-protecting grand array, the defense every spirit island relied on most heavily, and likewise the most stable and dependable defense.
But if enemies came to attack, simply taking blows without striking back would not do. In this world, no matter how sturdy a Protective Grand Array was, it could not withstand endless attacks.
Thus, besides the island-protecting grand array, every spirit island had arrangements meant to retaliate against invading enemies.
The foundations of an island-protecting grand array lay in its Formation Bases, while the arrangements for counterattacking invaders consisted of different Formations. No matter which kind, they were all set around the outer edges of the spirit island.
Because they were near the perimeter, the spectators could see the clash here with perfect clarity.
Lu Ye charged out of the Formation Base Hall, swift as lightning, streaking past one Grand Array after another. Wherever his blade pointed, none could stand against it.
Formations crumbled, and Baiyue cultivators were injured or slain. Even those lucky enough to survive the initial assault were torn to pieces by Ma Shangsi and the Three Realms cultivators who followed close behind.
In the span of merely ten breaths, Lu Ye swept across fifty li, tearing a massive breach through Baiyue Island's outer defensive line!
Just as he had anticipated, these cultivators were scattered throughout the defensive line, operating the Formations. Catching them off guard had indeed brought tremendous gains.
But after fifty li, Lu Ye had no choice but to halt.
As a Moon Jade Realm cultivator, slaughtering Star Constellation cultivators was certainly no great trouble. But once he killed too many, the expenditure remained enormous.
No matter how strong he was, he could not possibly punch through Baiyue's entire defensive line