Jiang Yun had come a long way in combining Source Arts with formations, and he had gained some insights.
Today, he intended to put them to use against the Second Ancient City.
He wanted to see whether he could break the ancient city's formation, controlled by more than a dozen Saint Kings working alongside numerous Saints—a formation that had stood for untold tens of thousands of years.
An Emperor Weapon or Ancient Emperor Weapon could easily break through it, but he could not rely on external tools for everything.
Jiang Yun had set foot on the Star Road to temper himself, not to temper an Emperor Weapon. An Emperor Weapon did not need him to temper it.
After all, few on the Big Dipper still dared to attack him.
With the Jiang Family, the Great Xia Dynasty, Ancient Hua, Fire Qilin Cave, the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, and many other powers behind him, even fewer dared to make trouble for him.
But Ancient Emperor Weapons and powerful backers had their limits. Against the Forbidden Zones, they were nowhere near enough.
Jiang Yun still needed to forge ahead through his own strength.
Swish!
Beneath the starry sky, Jiang Yun scattered a handful of Galaxy Divine Sand from his fingers. Each grain glittered like crystal as he arranged them like stars.
He factored in the stars and asteroid fields across several nearby reaches of space, forming a miniature star compass that depicted the vast heavens.
Points of light twinkled in orderly ranks. Suns and moons crossed, planets revolved, and the sight was beautiful and wondrous.
Hum!
At a particular moment, the celestial bodies resonated with the stars in the compass, their movements falling into perfect alignment.
"It's beautiful—absolutely dazzling!"
The trial participants marveled at the star compass in Jiang Yun's hand. Their