NOVPUBChapter 761: Chapter 412 First Battle_2 Chapter 761: Chapter 412 First Battle_2 Seeing Zhao Hongsheng take the lead, Song Hanchun glanced at the many disciples of the Golden Sword Sect and the cultivators who had been called upon, and then shouted loudly,
“Everyone, attack immediately, we must break through the defense array!”
Having said this, Song Hanchun and the two Jin brothers didn’t delay and were the first to unleash numerous attacks, coordinating with Zhao Hongsheng, to furiously assault the defensive great formation.
Below them, thousands of cultivators acted together, and a large number of attacks converged into beams of light.
Looking over, these beams, thick and thin, filled the sky in a dense pattern, occupying almost the entire heavens.
Not only that, because the beams were so numerous, they formed an endless powerful force, as if they were going to swallow up the entire Qingshui Market.
In an instant, the collective onslaught of the numerous cultivators relentlessly bombarded the defensive great formation one after another.
Among them, the attacks from Zhao Hongsheng and the other Golden Core cultivators were as dazzling as the sun, with each strike containing immense might.
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“Boom boom boom…”
A series of violent explosions sounded, as multicolored lights flashed across the defensive formation, and even the ground beneath the market trembled.
Immediately afterward, the defensive great formation’s lights flared, as enormous power whirled madly.
At this moment, Chen Jingtian did not go outside, but instead, he immediately channeled all of his mana, pouring it frantically into the array’s light screen in front of him.
Not just him, Zhu Yun and Lan Yu did the same, as did all the present cultivators, whether they were at the Foundation Establishment Stage or the Qi Refining Realm. They all mobilized a great deal of spiritual power into the light screen of the defensive array.
With the power of thousands of cultivators poured in, the defensive array shone brightly, overshadowing even the daylight.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
The defensive great formation shook violently but quickly stabilized. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Clearly, the spiritual power injected by Chen Jingtian and the thousands of cultivators had an effect. Even with the join forces of Song Hanchun, including four Golden Core cultivators, one at the Late Stage Golden Core, and the strength of thousands of other cultivators, they could not break the Third Order Defense Array.
Seeing that Song Hanchun and the others’ first strike had been in vain, Chen Jingtian couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, he knew that the Golden Sword Sect still held the absolute advantage.
After all, they had more Golden Core combat strength, including three Mid Stage Golden Core and above combatants, along with over a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and several thousand Qi Refining cultivators; the power they could unleash was truly formidable.
Especially the presence of that Late Stage Golden Core, at first glance, it was clear they had entered this realm quite some time ago.
Moreover, aside from being a level higher in cultivation than him, the oppressive force that person brought was extremely strong. He vaguely felt that this person’s strength was very formidable. Not even when facing Sect Leader Lu Xingfeng did he feel such a palpitation.
With such a huge force, if it came to a head-on clash, their side, the Zhenyang Sect, had absolutely no chance of winning.
And he understood that what he could do now was to act like a nail – to staunchly block the main attacks of the Golden Sword Sect and prevent them from advancing further into the hinterlands of the Zhenyang Sect.
As long as Myriad Medicine Valley sent reinforcements in time and combined the powers of the other two Great Golden Core Families of the Wei Kingdom, perhaps they could turn the situation around.
At that time, if the Golden Sword Sect had to face the combined strength of two sects from Myriad Medicine Valley and the Two Great Golden Core Families, even with the assistance of Blood Red Alliance cultivators, the Golden Sword Sect would likely not be a match for them.
However, to achieve this, his side at Qingshui Market must give it their all and firmly hold back the main forces of the Golden Sword Sect, delaying them as long as possible.
When the reinforcements arrived, they could switch from defense to offense and mount a comprehensive attack to crush the Golden Sword Sect’s army in one fell swoop.
Understanding this, Chen Jingtian had already made plans in his heart.
Little did he know, the Golden Sword Sect already had a countermeasure in place and was planning something.
However, at the moment, their attack on Qingshui Market was also a very crucial step.
It was precisely for this reason that Song Hanchun and others were bombarding the defensive great formation of Qingshui Market with all their might.
In their eyes, although the Third Order Great Array was not easy to break, it was also not absolutely unbreakable.
After all, the consumption of a Third Order Great Array is enormous, and the stored energy is very limited.
Their side’s top combat strength, noticeably stronger and more numerous, meant that a persistent and unrelenting assault for months, or even longer, was not without the possibility of breaking the Third Order Great Array.
Once the protection of the formation was gone, the vast majority of cultivators within the market would not be able to survive, and even Chen Jingtian himself would likely be unable to escape their encirclement.
It was because of this understanding that Song Hanchun and the others had no intention of stopping; after an ineffective strike, they continued to bombard the Defensive Array without cessation.
“Bang bang bang…”
The sounds of explosions continued incessantly as the cultivators inside Qingshui Market kept channeling Spiritual Power, maintaining the energy flow of the Defensive Great Formation.
At the same time, a significant number of Zhenyang Sect disciples placed a large amount of Mid-To-High Grade Spirit Stones into the central system of the Formation, sustaining the massive consumption of the Defensive Array.
This was also a measure born out of necessity.
After all, the number of cultivators in the Zhenyang Sect camp was limited, and High Order Cultivators were noticeably fewer than those of the Golden Sword Sect; they could not rely solely on the strength of cultivators as there would come a time when their power was depleted.
Therefore, facing an absolute disadvantage, they could only hold their position and wait for reinforcements, endeavoring to hold out for as long as possible.
Even if it meant consuming a vast amount of Spirit Stones, they spared no expense.
This mutual exhaustion continued for the better part of half an hour.
By now, the Third Order Defense Array had been attacked dozens of rounds, each of which was enough to break through a Second Order Defense Array.
Yet, the Defense Array of Qingshui Market remained as stable as before, showing no signs of collapse despite the substantial depletion of energy.
During this time, the cultivators of the Golden Sword Sect camp had expended no small amount of mana, with almost every one of them having less than thirty percent of their peak Spiritual Power remaining.
Perhaps knowing that this attempt to conquer Qingshui Market would be futile, Song Hanchun, during a lull in the attack, made a gesture of salute toward Zhao Hongsheng.
Then, he tentatively said, “Daoist Zhao, I’m afraid there is little hope of breaking the formation this time. Let us sound the retreat and come back after a few days!”
“I believe the Zhenyang Sect cannot bear such a colossal consumption. Perhaps after a few more attempts, we could completely break the Defensive Array and obliterate them here!”
Hearing this, Zhao Hongsheng contemplated briefly, understanding that Song Hanchun’s words were true.
Besides, with the mana of all his subordinates significantly drained, continuing to attack the formation and depleting their Spiritual Power to nothing would not be a good situation.
If Chen Jingtian took a risk and attacked, they might suffer a setback that would squander their advantageous position.
Realizing this, Zhao Hongsheng nodded and said to Song Hanchun, “Let’s retreat for now!”
Zhao Hongsheng spoke with a grave tone, his emotions inscrutable.
Upon receiving his command, Song Hanchun wasted no time, immediately issuing the order for all disciples of the Golden Sword Sect to prepare for retreat.
With Song Hanchun’s resounding voice echoing outside the market, a large number of cultivators began to withdraw in an orderly manner, quickly creating a distance.
Atop the city wall of the market, Chen Jingtian watched the Golden Sword Sect’s disciples recede like a tide and briefly fell into contemplation.
After a few breaths, he made a decision: to take advantage of the Golden Sword Sect disciples’ greater exhaustion and launch a counter-attack, hoping to deplete some of the Golden Sword Sect’s strength.
If it went well, he could also regain some ground, ensuring greater endurance in the coming war of attrition.
Having made up his mind, he immediately shouted, “All Foundation Establishment cultivators obey the command, follow your leaders and join me in confronting the Golden Sword Sect disciples!”
“As for Qi Refining cultivators, stand by. If the Golden Sword Sect attacks the Formation, you must quickly unite your strength to maintain the operation of the Formation!”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Chen Jingtian, unconcerned with the reaction of the cultivators below, opened a gap in the Defensive Array and was the first to shoot out.
Hearing Chen Jingtian’s orders, Lan Yu and Zhu Yun, along with over a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators, crossed the light barrier of the Formation and appeared behind the Golden Sword Sect disciples.
