Free Web NovelChapter 382: Chapter 340: Vast Sea Stars
Hee Yangchen’s formidable spiritual pressure filled every Qi Cultivator with fear, leaving them at a loss. How could over thirty Qi Cultivators with varying cultivation levels possibly stand against this late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with strange Dao Patterns?
Seeing Hee Yangchen arrive, the enemy forces who were retreating initially had their morale boosted and regrouped.
At this cloudy and perilous moment, Xiao Tianci took a deep breath. He whispered to Jiang Baitao beside him: "I’ll buy you three breaths of time."
"Run!"
With a clanging sound, an emerald light sliced through the air!
Xiao Tianci knew clearly that once Hee Yangchen returned to his invisible state, there would be nothing he could do.
Therefore, now was the time to unleash his strongest sword strike.
Sword Form: Self-Slaying!
Before killing the enemy, he first cut off his own vitality, thus fighting to the death and thrusting his sword forward, even if a Celestial God were before him!
This was a sword strike Xiao Tianci comprehended under the guidance of Lu Qian.
But just as the pure light flashed, Jiang Baitao’s somewhat immature voice echoed in the air: "Yunshan Inner Sect, come to my side!"
"Form ranks!"
In three breaths, how can we escape? Fighting desperately is the only way!
Only by fighting desperately can we delay a bit more time, perhaps with a slim chance of survival.
This sword shone brilliantly, and Xiao Tianci let go of his attachment to life, channeling all his subconscious protective power into the sword.
Sword Qi crisscrossed, whistling like an eagle. In the air, a sharp emerald light was dazzling, making one’s face feel pricked just by looking at it, with hair standing on end.
Before this sword, Hee Yangchen was also slightly surprised in his heart.
What a fast sword! So fast that he couldn’t revert to invisibility in time.
What a fierce sword! Clearly only at the Perfection of Qi Cultivation, but this sword strike equaled a full strike from an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
But that was all.
Hee Yangchen, however, was already a cultivator approaching Foundation Establishment Perfection!
At the moment when the Sword Qi approached him, a blue flower bud quietly bloomed, with countless petals shielded in front of Hee Yangchen.
Those swaying petals, appearing so delicate and soft, quivered but completely dissolved the exceptionally sharp Sword Qi.
Xiao Tianci’s eyes widened, and he shouted loudly, with all his spiritual power boiling like a pot.
The third breath!
To fight for three breaths of time, this is the promise between me and my sword!
With a ripping sound, a petal was torn off by the Sword Qi!
Hee Yangchen raised an eyebrow.
The next moment, Xiao Tianci gasped heavily, his Sword Qi rapidly weakening. Hee Yangchen snorted disdainfully, his spiritual power surged, and with a reverse push, a torrent of mighty force came, turning Xiao Tianci’s sword upside down, uncontrollably stabbing into his own chest!
"How does it feel to be pierced by your own sword?"
Xiao Tianci coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, falling from the air like a bird with broken wings, landing in the dense forest below.
Mere petty tricks. Hee Yangchen lifted his head with a cold smile, and suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise.
He saw a dozen Yunshan disciples wearing Silver Feather emblems on their arms had formed a square formation around Jiang Baitao, while other Outer Disciples and Shuangye Alliance cultivators spread out along the perimeter, ready to move.
Just standing together in defense? No, something about this doesn’t feel right!
The slender girl raised the Cold Frost Sword high, and a point of light on her jade-like forehead flickered with her breathing.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale...
Initially, Li Da and Wang Ruoyu synchronized their breathing with Baitao, and then, the dozen Inner Sect disciples around them also adjusted to the same frequency.
A small point of starlight also started to light up on their foreheads.
A faintly appearing, silver-glancing web gradually emerged, linking them closely together.
Little points of starlight glimmered on the network, seemingly lighting up more than a dozen stars.
Hee Yangchen’s eyes widened and, for the first time, his expression held a look of shock.
This feeling, it’s like the lost Secret Treasure of his own sect, the Immortal Dragon Slayer Painting!
These dozen or so Yunshan disciples, their powers gathered, their cultivation levels fused, vibrating in unison and their auras continuously strengthening!
A term surfaced in Hee Yangchen’s mind, causing him to blurt out in astonishment: "Battle Array!"
This is a foundational secret of the major Sects, never revealed to outsiders. Even the Xuanguang Sect never possessed such a thing. How did the small Yunshan Sect learn this Battle Array Secret Technique?
Jiang Baitao held the Treasure Sword high, her voice clear: "Yushan Battle Array, Vast Sea Stars!"
"Attack!"
With a swish, she swung her long sword down, and a beam of light, like a crescent moon, sliced through the air, cleaving down towards Hee Yangchen!
The power was still lacking compared to Xiao Tianci’s Life-Sacrificing Sword, but in terms of pure attack force, it barely reached the boundary of early-stage Foundation Establishment!
A dozen or so mid- and late-stage Qi Cultivation Yunshan Sect Inner Sect disciples, after forming an array, had such power; what if there were dozens or hundreds more?
No wonder it is a fundamental secret technique of the major sects!
Facing the crescent Sword Qi, Hee Yangchen was both startled and delighted.
Unexpectedly encountering such a gain, originally he just wanted to capture Jiang Baitao as a hostage, but now learning about the Battle Array Secret Technique from her was a heaven-sent surprise!
What he didn’t know was that the Battle Array Secret Technique would not be easily disclosed. The Yunshan Sect’s Vast Sea Star Battle Array required the implanting of "Array Cores" into the disciples for unified power resonance.
The Array Core is a crystallization of Divine Sense and Spiritual Power, and currently, the refining method is only known to Lu Qian.
After implanting the Array Core into the Sea of Consciousness, the disciples need to practice the essential power techniques of the Secret Method for resonance, finely tuning and constantly rehearsing to initially take shape.
Currently, the Yunshan Sect’s Battle Array is only being practiced among the Inner Sect disciples, and after four and a half years of gradual development, it just began to take form.
Now shown, it immediately shocked Hee Yangchen.
At the moment the crescent Sword Qi approached, and Hee Yangchen used the Flower Bud Spiritual Artifact for defense, the enemy forces also arrived, casting various Magical Artifacts and Magic Techniques at Shuangye Alliance cultivators.
"Defend!"
Baitao commanded, and the unified Spiritual Power instantly formed a massive defensive barrier, like flowing silver light, enveloping the entire team.
Amidst explosions and the clashing of attacks, the very resilient defensive shield absorbed all these attacks.
The outer cultivators unable to integrate into the battle array shouted and charged forward, killing several enemies in an instant.
But in the next moment, a Flying Sword sliced through the air, piercing the light screen, striking shields aside, and slicing two disciples in half!
It was Hee Yangchen’s counterattack!
He slipped into invisibility, and the battle array could no longer track him, forced into passive defense. How could they withstand the exceptional skill of Hee Yangchen?
Jiang Baitao gritted her teeth, directing the battle array to assist the outer cultivators in killing a cluster of enemy Qi Cultivators, but Hee Yangchen repeatedly killed their own members, leaving only seven or eight in the battle array in the blink of an eye.
In a critical moment, suddenly two Escape Lights shot through the sky!
The Shuangye Alliance cultivators’ eyes lit up—were reinforcements arriving?
But as soon as the two figures appeared, Hee Yangchen emerged from invisibility to stand with them.
"Since receiving the message, we rushed here at once, though it seems Elder Hee has already secured the victory, requiring no intervention from us."
One of them chuckled, casting the Shuangye Alliance cultivators into the deepest despair.
The newcomers were two of the three Honored Guest Elders hired by the Xuanguang Sect!
