Breaking the Array
Several days later.
A colossal warship, blotting out the sky, descended from the horizon with terrifying pressure, like Mount Tai pressing down upon us.
Then countless fireballs, arrows, wind blades, and other Law Technique rained down on all parts of the great formation, making the formation's barrier shimmer with light and energy, with countless runes flowing around and swarms of mosquitoes flying out from the base of the formation.
Inside the central core of the grand formation, Fang Yu examined the projected array diagram before him, nodding slightly as he looked at the various attack zones depicted on it.
"It seems the Array Master Zong has come along too!"
These areas are the weak points of the grand formation. As the attack continues, the flow of spiritual energy becomes sluggish, thereby reducing the overall defensive power of the grand formation.
Fang Yu's Divine Sense flashed repeatedly as he manipulated the spiritual power of the great formation to focus on key defenses, while simultaneously drawing upon the earth's vein power to the greatest extent possible.
The difference between this third-tier grand formation and the second-tier formation is that it can connect to Spirit Vein and draw power from the earth's veins.
The Autumn Moon Mountain Spirit Mine is a mid-grade spirit mine, with more abundant earth vein power than ordinary Spirit Vein. Its spiritual power is continuously extracted and input into the great formation to maintain the operation of the entire formation.
The offensive lasted for several days before weakening. Then, countless mosquitoes formed a black cloud, carrying terrifying Law Power fluctuations, and surged towards all parts of the great formation.
"Golden Core level Law Power!"
Fang Yu's heart tightened, knowing that it was Daoist Thousand Insects had made his move. Countless mosquitoes landed on various parts of the great formation and began to gnaw at the barrier, feeding on Spiritual Qi and Law Power. In just a moment, the barrier at the attacked point became transparent, almost being gnawed through.
Fang Yu's Divine Sense fluctuated as he mobilized the spiritual energy of the great formation to rapidly replenish it and restore the barrier. At the same time, he issued orders to Chen Cheng and the others, instructing them to control the great formation and launch an attack.
In an instant, the mosquitoes that were originally within the great array barrier gathered into clouds, forming swarms of insects that broke through the barrier and attacked the mosquitoes of the Daoist Thousand Insects.
A buzzing sound filled the sky as countless mosquitoes tore and gnawed at each other, their corpses falling like rain.
After the mosquitoes attacked, the great array barrier began to recover rapidly, returning to its original state in just a short while, and its spiritual light shone even brighter.
Outside the great formation, the Daoist Thousand Insects had a solemn expression. He used his Divine Sense to control the mosquitoes and kill those that left the formation. In just a short while, all the mosquitoes were slaughtered, but he also lost more than half of his mosquitoes.
"Let's see how many Gu worms you have!"
The Daoist Thousand Insects snorted coldly, opened a beast-taming pouch at his waist, and countless centipedes, toads, scorpions, venomous snakes, and geckos surged out, forming a five-poison tide that surged along the ground towards the great formation, crawling onto the barrier and spewing venom to corrode the formation. In just a short while, large sections of the barrier wall were covered with the five poisons.
Upon seeing this, Fang Yu frowned slightly. This Daoist Thousand Insects was indeed an expert in playing with insects. The five poisons that the other party was releasing at this moment were the most effective against mosquitoes. If he continued to release them, it would not be a case of killing eight hundred enemies while losing a thousand of his own. The casualty ratio would be at least 10 to 1.
However, this outer array was designed for attrition warfare, so the next moment, he mobilized even more mosquitoes to attack and kill the countless poisonous insects.
The numerous miners and cultivators within the market were all terrified as they watched the sky filled with swarms of Gu worms that blotted out the sun. By this time, news of the Golden Core Ancestor's attack had already spread, causing many miners to regret not leaving earlier.
Now that the great formation is activated, the Golden Core Ancestor has led countless cultivators to attack Autumn Moon Mountain. If this formation is broken, the Ancestor Thousand Insects, in his rage, might take his anger out on them, the miners. The large amount of Spirit Stone they have obtained from digging the pits will likely be lost.
Therefore, more and more miners are silently praying that Mosquito Immortal City can hold on.
Time passed day by day, and several months flew by in the blink of an eye.
The number of mosquitoes gathering inside the formation is decreasing, while the number outside the formation shows no sign of decreasing. Countless mosquitoes and poisonous creatures feed on the formation's barrier, constantly gnawing at it and causing the barrier's spiritual light to become weaker and weaker.
Fang Yu sensed the ever-evolving array being devoured, he had to admit that the Golden Core Ancestor was indeed formidable. Not only was the quantity of mosquitoes he possessed unmatched, but the quality of the mosquitoes was also far superior.
After all, his insect control and breeding techniques were learned from the mosquito fairy insects, and he hadn't put much effort into them. He thought that raising hundreds of millions of mosquitoes would be a lot, but now, in just one month, the mosquitoes he had raised were almost all gone.
Next, we can only intensify the extraction of earth vein power to replenish the spiritual energy consumed by the grand formation.
Outside the great formation.
The Array Master Zong stared at the great array with bloodshot eyes, his compass spinning incessantly. He hadn't closed his eyes since the start of the battle, and even though he was Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, he was now utterly exhausted.
Suddenly, the compass in his hand stopped abruptly and pointed to a spot in the great formation.
The Array Master Zong suddenly shouted, "I've found it! I've found the pattern!"
The Daoist Thousand Insects then looked over.
The Array Master Zong formed hand Hand Seals. The dazzling white light emanating from the compass in his hand shot towards the array, projecting beams of white light onto the barrier and illuminating the ever-flowing array patterns in every detail.
Without the need for the Array Master Zong to speak, the Daoist Thousand Insects's Divine Sense fluctuated, and several Storage Bag at his waist opened simultaneously. Strands of black clouds formed tornadoes and headed towards the areas illuminated by the white light.
Countless mosquitoes swarmed down and began to gnaw at the barrier. In just a moment, a gap was gnawed into the barrier, and countless mosquitoes swarmed in, widening the gap continuously.
"Um!"
Fang Yu was startled. His Divine Sense fluctuated, and he mobilized his spiritual power to quickly repair the damage. But the next moment, he discovered that the array patterns were flawed, and the speed of the array's operation was rapidly decreasing. The spiritual power could not be transmitted at all.
'I never imagined this grand formation would have such a flaw!'
Fang Yu looked at the several broken barriers and immediately understood the problem, but it was too late to fix it. The formation was collapsing faster and faster, with large holes everywhere being eaten away by the Gu worms.
Fang Yu looked at the central core of the great formation, sighed, and sent a Divine Sense message to Zhuang Xian and the other Foundation Establishment, "The great formation has been broken. Take care, everyone. Those who wish to break through with me, please come to the mining area."
The moment the telepathic message landed, the entire formation shattered with a deafening roar. Intense fluctuations of spiritual energy rippled outwards, creating countless shockwaves that instantly killed the countless mosquitoes.
But this was the final blow of the great formation. Although it eliminated most of the mosquitoes, the entire formation was broken. The remaining mosquitoes gathered together and quickly formed patches of black clouds that rushed towards the market.
"Hahaha!" Qian Chongzi's soft voice echoed between heaven and earth, "Listen to my command, massacre Autumn Moon Mountain, spare not a single one."
Following his command, the eager cultivators of Mosquito Immortal City transformed into streaks of light and descended into the market. The next moment, the entire market was filled with screams of agony.
Miners fled frantically for their lives, turning the entire market into a battlefield of carnage.
Just then, streaks of light shot out in all directions at incredible speed. Qian Chongzi ' immense Divine Thought swept across and locked onto several people. "As guest elders of Mosquito Immortal City, how dare you defect to the enemy! You deserve to die!"
With a surge of Divine Thought, clusters of black clouds transformed into a black tide that rushed towards the fleeing lights. One of the closest fleeing lights was caught up with in an instant and swallowed by the black clouds.
At the same time, three Foundation Establishment stage lights headed towards the entrance of the mine. Qian Chongzi turned his head and looked over, a cruel smile appearing on his lips.
"Danyangzi, Chen Cheng, let's see where you run! Don't worry, I certainly won't kill you right away. I'll make you taste the agony of being devoured by Qian Chong."
The next moment, he transformed into a black line and spread out in that direction.
Fang Yu's heart stirred, and his escape light stopped at the entrance of the mine. The next moment, Zhuang Xian and Chen Cheng appeared beside him.
"Master, why did you stop?"
"Hurry, the Ancestor Thousand Insects is coming!"
Fang Yu looked at the terrified Zhuang Xian and Chen Cheng, and laughed, "No need to panic, just watch what I can do."
He stretched out his hand, revealing an array plate in his palm. Lotus-shaped flames appeared on the array plate.
"Rise..."
In an instant, pillars of fire shot into the sky, and massive array patterns appeared between heaven and earth, enveloping the entire Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine area. Blazing red lotuses appeared, turning the entire area into a sea of fire.