Such a commotion naturally drew the immediate attention of many members of the ancient clan in the city below.
“Who is so bold? To dare kill our ancient clan members right at our doorstep?”
“Courting death, this is simply courting death!”
…
A large number of ancient clan members exclaimed and cursed in anger.
They could already foresee how miserable the fate of the people on these two flying vessels would be!
Joking aside, how powerful was their ancient clan?
Not to mention, their ancient clan was a leading force in the Zhutian Alliance, and the current prominence of the Zhutian Alliance needed no further explanation.
At this moment, Lin Yun and the others flew out from the flying vessel.
“Ancient clan leader, I, Lin Yun, have come to annihilate your ancient clan. Come out and face your death!” Lin Yun hovered in the air, shouting fiercely.
Buzz!
At that moment, the ancient clan’s protective formation was triggered.
A beam of light instantly appeared, enveloping the entire ancient clan.
Such a commotion attracted the attention of an increasing number of ancient clan members below.
No matter what they were doing before, everyone now looked up towards the sky.
“Is that Lin Yun? The same Lin Yun who was beaten and forced to flee into the beast mountain range by our ancient clan and the Zhutian Alliance? He’s actually still alive?”
“He’s got some nerve. Surviving by luck is one thing, but to dare come to our ancient clan? Does he think his life is too long?”
“Since he dares to come, our ancient clan will surely finish him off this time!”
…
A great deal of discussion had already erupted within the ancient clan.
“Hm? Why hasn’t the clan leader or the elders shown themselves?”
“Yeah, why haven’t the clan leader or the elders appeared?”
After a moment of discussion, the ancient clan members finally noticed something amiss.
Logically, with an enemy at their doorstep, the clan leader and elders should have appeared long ago! Yet now, neither the clan leader nor any elder had shown up.
Could they all be away? Even if they were, it was impossible for all the elders to leave at once; there would surely be someone left to guard the clan leader.
This was too strange!
In mid-air.
Despite Lin Yun and the others’ challenge, neither the ancient clan leader nor any Tribulation Realm expert appeared.
“Could the ancient clan leader not have returned to the clan?” the great elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect said.
“He probably knew we’d come straight for the ancient clan and didn’t dare return,” the Wanderer said.
“Even if the ancient clan leader hasn’t returned, what about the other elders? With us challenging them like this, not a single one has shown up?” the Heavenly Sword Sect leader said.
“I’ve already scanned with my divine sense and didn’t detect any powerful auras. It seems that all the Tribulation Realm experts of the ancient clan are no longer here,” Lin Yun said, his gaze narrowing.
Everyone was stunned.
Then the Heavenly Sword Sect leader said, “Lin Yun, it seems the ancient clan knew they couldn’t resist, so to preserve their clan, they’ve transferred their strongest members and elites elsewhere.”
“They don’t even want their ancestral home anymore? They don’t even want their clan’s foundation?” Lin Yun gave a cold smile.
Then, Lin Yun’s gaze sharpened. “In that case, let’s first raze the ancient clan to the ground!”
“Attack, break their protective formation!” Lin Yun immediately ordered.
“Yes!”
Huo Zhen, Yang Wan, Liang Yuan, Zhao Hu, Meng Shan, and Wei Qi all took action, attacking the ancient clan’s protective formation.
Boom! Boom!
One terrifying attack after another relentlessly struck the protective formation enveloping the ancient clan.
“Let’s attack too!”
The Heavenly Sword Sect leader led his sect members to fiercely assault the protective formation.
“Personal Guard, form an attack formation!” Lin Yun issued the command.
“Yes!”
The ten thousand personal guards activated their inner energy, operating the formation within their Fire Cloud Armor.
A phantom fire dragon, constructed by the formation, materialized in mid-air, then, with terrifying might, shook the space and crashed towards the protective formation with a resounding ‘boom’!
Boom!
The formation trembled.
At the same time, the attacks from the others continued to bombard the protective formation!
The personal guard formed another attack.
Boom! Boom!
A barrage of powerful attacks relentlessly struck the protective formation, causing the surrounding space to tremble and wail.
The protective formation itself was also constantly shaking.
The dazzling collisions and explosive lights seemed to dim even the sun in the sky.
The ancient clan’s protective formation had both offensive and defensive functions, but without the clan leader or elders to control it, the formation could only passively defend.
Such a terrifying commotion left the ancient clan members below pale with shock.
“They have so many Tribulation Realm experts!”
“Why hasn’t the clan leader or the elders shown up? This shouldn’t be happening!”
…
The continued absence of the clan leader and elders plunged the once supremely confident ancient clan members into panic and fear!
The attacks in the sky were so overwhelming that, for most ancient clan members, merely watching from afar was enough to make their hearts race.
“Quick, all cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm and above, gather at the clan’s main square immediately to reinforce the protective formation!”
At this moment, a well-known protector of the ancient clan finally stepped forward to rally everyone.
Yet the ancient clan members still couldn’t understand why the clan leader and elders were absent.
…
In mid-air.
Besides Lin Yun and the others attacking the formation, Kun Yuanzi was also using his expertise in formations to find a way to break it!
The resilience of the ancient clan’s formation somewhat exceeded Lin Yun’s expectations.
But Lin Yun wasn’t worried; the formation would eventually be broken—it was only a matter of time.
Seven hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Under their relentless assault, the formation had grown increasingly dim.
If the ancient clan’s leader, elders, and other elites were present to reinforce the formation, it might have held out longer.
Boom! Boom!
As another round of fierce attacks struck, the protective formation teetered on the brink of collapse.
“Everyone, two more rounds of attacks should break it,” Lin Yun’s voice rang out loudly.
At that moment, a flying vessel approached rapidly from the distance.
“Lin Yun, someone’s coming!” the Heavenly Sword Sect leader immediately informed Lin Yun.
Lin Yun and the others turned to look.
“Could it be the ancient clan leader, bringing reinforcements?” the Wanderer said, puzzled.
“It’s not impossible, but even if he comes, it’s a dead end!” Lin Yun stared at the flying vessel, his gaze sharp.
In an instant, the flying vessel reached Lin Yun and his group.
The vessel stopped.
A group of soldiers clad in purple-gold armor flew out from the vessel.
“It’s the Imperial Guard of the Xingwu Empire, about five thousand strong, led by their commander!”
The Heavenly Sword Sect leader and the others recognized them at a glance.
“What are they doing here?” Elder Mei Gu said.
The Wanderer’s gaze narrowed. “Could it be that Emperor Xingwu wants to intervene?”
“It’s not impossible. In recent years, the Zhutian Alliance has been able to act so boldly precisely because of the empire’s tacit approval. If the empire really intervenes, it could be troublesome,” the Heavenly Sword Sect leader said, his expression grave.
Then, they all turned to look at Lin Yun.
Without a doubt, Lin Yun was now the leader of their group, and the decision rested with him.
