Free Web NovelChapter 403: Chapter 361: Offense and Defense
Shouting a few times, Golden Dawn Peak remained quiet, without a sound.
Wangg Hao exchanged glances with the five Foundation Establishment cultivators, secretly thinking it was troublesome.
Their task was clear: to keep the main forces of the Shuangye Alliance tied up at the Golden Dawn Peak. It would be ideal to seize some victories if the opportunity arose, but if not, forcing Lu Qian to be unable to aid the direction of Qingli Mountain would still count as a success.
If they could confirm both Lu Qian and the main forces of the Shuangye Alliance were at Golden Dawn Peak at this moment, they could naturally besiege without attacking and wait for news from Qingli Mountain. But if it couldn’t be confirmed, who knows where Lu Qian might run off to?
"What does Fellow Daoist Zhuang think?" Wangg Hao pondered for a while and asked Zhuang Qing.
Zhuang Qing’s expression was solemn. The Spirit Talisman Sect and Yunshan Sect once had a honeymoon period, and he had deep contacts with Lu Qian, knowing better than anyone that Lu Qian was quite extraordinary.
If they were friends, naturally they were reliable companions, providing strong support. But now, facing each other as opponents, he was the last enemy they wanted to encounter.
"If we consider common sense, Golden Dawn Peak is the key gate of Lingsha City, and the Shuangye Alliance’s Spirit Seeds and part of their production base are stationed here. Lu Qian could never abandon Golden Dawn Peak; he should be there right now," Zhuang Qing said gravely. "But Lu Qian’s tactics... always catch people off guard, so I dare not be certain."
Yinn Hongbo, however, grew a bit impatient. As the Sect Leader of the Spirit Talisman Sect, he felt overlooked and underestimated, for Wangg Hao sought Zhuang Qing’s opinion instead of his own.
Moreover, before them was Golden Dawn Peak, the ancestral site of his Spirit Talisman Sect! Now, seeing this familiar precipitous peak and the familiar scenery on the mountain, even each grass and tree seemed exceptionally familiar, rousing the Spirit Talisman Sect disciples, who were filled with rage.
The army was now assembled, just the right time to seize the opportunity and reclaim Golden Dawn Peak in a single surge!
Thus, Yinn Hongbo said rather displeasedly, "Since we can’t confirm it, let’s attack directly! If Lu Qian isn’t here, we’ll take Golden Dawn Peak and then capture Lingsha City. If Lu Qian is here, I want to see if he can withstand the charge of the great army!"
Wangg Hao’s eyes lit up: "Good! Sect Leader Yinn indeed has boldness. Let’s have the Spirit Talisman Sect as the vanguard, and we’ll attack in waves!"
Yinn Hongbo was taken aback, regretting his words, while Zhuang Qing quickly smiled and said, "Even if Lu Qian is inside, the army holding its move is naturally preparing for a Thunder Strike. The Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ship of the Yunshan Sect has fierce firepower. Our Spirit Talisman Sect lacks cultivators now. Even if we all go up, we won’t be able to achieve much."
Wangg Hao frowned: "In that case, I ask the cultivators of the Spirit Talisman Sect and the Kong Family to attack together, with our Xuanguang Sect following suit."
Kong Lingde and Kong Pengfei’s faces immediately turned dark, inwardly cursing. Although having a comrade in misfortune, Yinn Hongbo and Zhuang Qing’s expressions were not any better.
But being subordinate sects whose current Spirit Veins were granted by the Xuanguang Sect, they naturally had no room for negotiation.
The four Foundation Establishment cultivators whistled, and four Floating Battleships detached and slowly descended, approaching the Six Harmonies Grand Array of Golden Dawn Peak.
Lu Qian immediately saw through their intentions: to use vanguard forces to attract fire, while the main army surged in during the Floating Battleships’ charging interval. If he let the vanguard go, it would only leave him to passive defense.
The enemy’s strategy was flawless. Since they were prepared to be hit, he might as well oblige!
If they wanted to understand the troop strength at Golden Dawn Peak, they could exchange it with lives.
His five Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ships were already close to the barrier of the Six Harmonies Grand Array. Just as the four Floating Battleships entered shooting range, the thunderous roar of Spiritual Power Cannon fire echoed through the skies as both sides opened fire simultaneously!
The Spiritual Power Light Cannons of the four enemy ships directly hit the Six Harmonies Grand Array, layer upon layer of array barriers shattered. The Array Map on the Spirit Vein of Golden Dawn Peak radiated light, devouring Spiritual Qi as layers upon layers of new barriers emerged.
This round of shelling was far from shattering the Grand Array.
The five Divine Ships of the Shuangye Alliance spread out their positions, the dark cannon muzzles simultaneously turning. A round of concentrated bombardment, the dense beams almost all converged onto one enemy ship!
Dazzling light and deafening explosions erupted simultaneously. The Floating Battleship assigned to the Kong Family became a blazing fireball in the blink of an eye, crashing down. Nearly all the Kong Family cultivators aboard were wiped out!
Kong Lingde felt his heart bleed and shouted, "Confirmed, the enemy’s main force is here, come quickly to support!"
Yinn Hongbo and Zhuang Qing felt both fear and relief, realizing that if this round of shelling had targeted the Spirit Talisman Sect, their already deteriorating situation would have worsened.
The Shuangye Alliance was not to be trifled with, and the thought of retreat lingered in their hearts.
But Wangg Hao shouted, "Attack!"
He and Zhang Wei led five Floating Battleships and charged down.
The probe was only half complete. They could only confirm the presence of five Divine Ships, but whether Lu Qian and the two Foundation Establishment cultivators were on Golden Dawn Peak still required further attack.
The six Foundation Establishment cultivators gritted their teeth and dove down. As the Divine Ships charged up, the Six Harmonies Grand Array was within attack range, and a myriad of Spiritual Lights flashed around them in an instant.
Zhuang Qing and Yinn Hongbo stood side by side. With a flick of their wrists, they wielded an Ink Jade Brush and a Golden Shimmering Brush in the air, pouring all their Spiritual Power into them.
Dao Pattern, Talismanic Form! Dao Pattern, Chain!
Zhuang Qing’s talisman was naturally his prized Spirit Talisman Annihilation. Yinn Hongbo’s talisman, on the other hand, was the Crushing Strength Spirit Talisman.
The Talisman of Crushing Strength blazed with golden brilliance, spiraling rapidly like a drill. Under Yinn Hongbo’s effect of chain Dao patterns, it enveloped Zhuang Qing’s Annihilation Talisman. The ominous grayish-white light intertwined with the golden light, crashing towards the Grand Array.
Kong Lingde and Kong Pengfei also shouted, their Dao patterns flashing. Behind Kong Lingde appeared a fiery flow like molten rock, dragon-like or serpent-like, heat surging, heading towards the Grand Array. Before Kong Pengfei, light flashed, and a Golden Melon Giant Hammer’s brilliance radiated fiercely, intensely crashing down.
Wangg Hao and Zhang Wei unleashed all their means. One’s body gathered Xun Wind, transforming into a mighty hurricane giant ten zhang tall, fists clenched, billowing fierce winds, crashing like a hammer. The other wielded a blade and a sword, Thunder Light swallowing and spitting, purple lightning flying across, turning into a clear sky thundershock within a flash.
Six Foundation Establishment cultivators struck with all their might!
Meanwhile, in the remaining three Floating Battleships from the first attack, nearly a hundred Kong Family and Spirit Talisman Sect cultivators leaped out in succession. Various forms of attacks flickered, chaotically charging down towards the Grand Array.
Everyone’s eyes were fixed tightly on the Six Harmonies Grand Array. If Lu Qian were present, it would be impossible for him to watch the Grand Array be broken by them.
As they’d expected, Spiritual Light surged in the array, Spiritual Pressure soared, and two Foundation Establishment attacks flew out, confronting Kong Pengfei’s Blazing Golden Hammer and Zhang Wei’s Thunder Sword and Electric Blade.
It was Duu Yeming and Tong You assisting.
Additionally, two streams of Spiritual Light surged out of the array. It was an assault tide formed by nearly a hundred different glows of Magical Artifacts, layer upon layer of talismans, and waves of magic techniques, respectively countering the Crushing Annihilation Spirit Talisman and sweeping away the enemy’s Qi Cultivation assaults.
It was the strike of the Shuangye Alliance’s hundred Qi Cultivation elites!
Right at this moment, a familiar figure, as swift as the wind and moving like a shadow, darted out of the array like a ghost.
Everyone thought their eyes had deceived them, but there was Lu Qian already before Wangg Hao, raising his hand to strike at the face of the hurricane giant.
How fast! When did Lu Qian’s escape speed become so fast!
He actually came out of the array!
Wangg Hao instinctively swung both hands to hit Lu Qian, only to hear Zhuang Qing shouting, "Don’t be deceived, that’s an incarnation!"
