Published: March 3, 2025
The effect of the Forbidden-Breaking Pearl faded, and the power of the Nine Gates Celestial Demon Array partially restored, with the faint red light barrier shining a little brighter.
"Boom boom boom"
Magical treasures and divine abilities continued to strike against the faint red light barrier, causing the formation to tremble slightly.
However, the ripples on the light barrier were far less than before, and the ideal effect was nowhere near reached.
Given this situation, attempting to break the formation and attack the city in a short time was nearly impossible.
Realizing this, Guo Poyun, Zhuo Mengzhen, and others changed their expressions, their faces turning ashen.
At the same time, the other cultivators attacking the formation felt the same way.
"This array is as immovable as a mountain. Can we really break it before the demon cultivators arrive?"
With this thought, many cultivators began to feel despair in their hearts.
They continued to attack in silence, but did not speak, and the atmosphere became extremely oppressive.
"This is indeed a bit difficult."
"Are we really going to start living a life of hiding?"
Liu Yu's expression darkened as this thought flashed through his mind.
Just as he was about to call Zhuo Mengzhen and Guo Poyun to proceed to the next formation node, he suddenly heard a series of bell sounds.
"Dong dong dong~"
Amidst the continuous roars of magical treasures and spells, several loud bell chimes suddenly entered, causing many cultivators engaged in constant attacks to pause.
According to prior agreements, when the bell sounded, it meant only one thing—retreat.
Out of around one hundred and sixty golden core cultivators, nearly one-third were loyal to the Zhang Clan or had close ties with them.
Upon hearing the bell, about forty cultivators immediately stopped their actions and transformed into escape light, heading back towards the three spiritual ships.
"Every moment we delay increases the risk."
"Is Zhang Tao planning to abandon this operation?"
This thought flashed through many cultivators' minds, and their expressions instantly turned grim.
Once such a thing began, where was the retreat to be found?
However, given the circumstances, without the Zhang Clan as the main force, they would not be able to continue the operation.
Thus, after a moment of hesitation, they quickly followed suit, transforming into escape light and heading back towards the three spiritual ships.
Liu Yu realized this and did not hesitate at all, turning around the moment the bell rang, leading his small team of six towards the Dingnan.
"Step step"
With explosive speed, in just a few breaths, the seven landed on the deck.
Soon, golden core cultivators landed one after another on the deck.
While waiting for Zhang Tao to explain, they had already taken out spiritual stones to restore their magical power. Although the time spent attacking the formation was only about two quarters, the intense exertion consumed quite a bit of magical power.
In this situation, maintaining full dantian magical power was essential to ensure a greater chance of survival, so all cultivators did not waste this valuable time.
"Step step step"
The sounds of footsteps echoed continuously.
Before long, the deck of the Dingnan was filled with people, and all the cultivators gathered there.
"The elder Tianling has not sent any more messages. I wonder how things are on that side? Are we at an advantage or disadvantage?"
"This Nine Gates Celestial Demon Array is indeed quite tricky."
Zhang Tao's gaze fell on the distant faint red light barrier, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes, but his demeanor remained calm and collected.
As the commander, he naturally could not easily show the worries in his heart. If he displayed a lack of confidence, wouldn't that just further shake the morale?
"However, given that we have been attacking the Spiritual Martial City for so long without being impacted by the fourth-order demonic king, the elders are at least not in a losing position."
He turned this thought over in his mind.