Danwu Refining Spirit

Chapter 221 Bloodstained Heart-Refining City (3)

Chapter 221 Bloodstained Heart-Refining City (Part 3)

"Get ready, let go!"

"Get ready, let go!"

"..."

Under the command of his deputy, the five hundred martial artists, like tireless siege machines, attacked the defensive array of Lianxin City one after another.

The protective array trembled incessantly, and the ripples on it spread wider and wider, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of a hundred miles to surge rapidly toward the Refining Heart City.

Grandmasters Ximen Feng and Zhang Wang were not idle either. The three of them, led by Ximen Feng and with the other two behind him, stood in a cone shape, forming a small combined attack formation, and launched an attack on the city's protective formation at the same time.

Although their combined attack formation was countless times smaller than that of the five hundred martial artists, their martial arts cultivation was so profound that the power they unleashed was not much less than that of the combined attack formation.

Furthermore, because the three of them were Grandmasters, their Yuan Power recovery speed was much faster than that of Martial Artists, so their attack frequency was also much faster than that of Martial Artists.

boom! boom! boom!

……

The city's protective formation was under continuous attack, and the light barrier absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at an increasingly faster rate, affecting a wider and wider area.

As the city-protecting formation absorbs more and more spiritual energy, the spiritual energy around Refining Heart City becomes increasingly scarce, and the spiritual energy replenished from all directions gradually fails to keep up with the absorption speed of the city-protecting formation.

Sensing this change in the world, Ximen Feng's gaze became even more frantic, constantly urging his martial artists to increase the frequency of their attacks.

The people in Refining Heart City also noticed this change.

The first to notice the change were Sheng Chunshui, Xiao Chong, and Xu Yangming.

As a Grandmaster himself, Sheng Chunshui naturally had the strongest sense of the changes in the primordial energy between heaven and earth.

Xiao Chong, however, possessed a stronger spiritual power than others after cultivating the Way of the Mind Master, making him extremely sensitive to changes in his surroundings.

Although Xu Yangzheng's cultivation level was not high, he was the one in charge of the city's protective formation, so he noticed something was wrong immediately.

"I never imagined that the Martial Elders would come up with such a stupid method to attack the city's protective formation, but this stupid method is the most effective at the moment. If this continues, I'm afraid the city's protective formation won't be able to hold out for much longer."

Sensing the changes in the primordial energy between heaven and earth, Sheng Chunshui said with a worried expression.

"Teacher, you have the deepest understanding of formations and know this city-protecting formation best. Do you have any good solutions?"

Upon hearing Sheng Chunshui's words, Xiao Chong nodded and asked Master Xu.

"Given the current situation, I don't have any better ideas. I can only do what they did: gather the strength of all the warriors in the city and continuously channel their Yuan energy into the city's protective formation. However..."

Xu Mingyang lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then gently shook his head, hesitating to speak.

Sheng Chunshui said urgently, "But what? Please, Master Xu, speak plainly, so that we may be prepared beforehand."

Xu Mingyang continued, "However, we are in the Refining Heart City, where the environment is relatively closed off. Our speed of recovering our Yuan energy is not as fast as that of people outside the city. In the long run, we will suffer from this."

Xiao Chong thought for a moment and said, "Does Master mean that as time goes by, the spiritual energy inside the city will become less and less, while outside the city, although it is thin, it will be slowly replenished by spiritual energy from further away, thus causing the balance of power between the two sides to become unbalanced in the end?"

Xu Mingyang nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly what I mean. Although we have a lot of pills that can quickly restore a martial artist's Yuan Qi, the number of pills is always limited. Once these pills are used up, the situation I just mentioned will inevitably occur."

Xiao Chong said, "Is there really no other way?"

Xu Mingyang did not answer immediately this time, but thought for a long time before saying, "My understanding of formations is still too shallow."

During this time, I have repeatedly studied the array theory you gave me and discovered that the power of this Great Array is not just about defense, but can also actively attack the enemy.

"But the time was too short. Although I've been working on it day and night, there are still some key points I haven't figured out. If I had more time, perhaps..."

At this point, Xu Mingyang stopped talking, because he knew that the Wu Lao Hui people wouldn't give him much time.

Sheng Chunshui thought for a moment and said to Xu Mingyang, "Master Xu, you stay here and study this carefully to see if you can come up with another way. Let us martial artists take on the task of supplying the Yuan energy to the city's protective array."

"That's all we can do. Let's see who can get ahead."

Xu Mingyang looked through the light screen at the enemies outside the city who were frantically attacking the city's protective formation. He found a place on the city wall to sit down and continued to study his formation.

Xiao Chong and Sheng Chunshui exchanged a glance and began to make other preparations.

Sheng Chunshui looked at the leaders of various forces and the deans of the various academies around him and instructed, "You must have understood what Master Xu said. Whether Lianxin City can be defended depends on whether we can hold out until the arrival of the Clan Alliance reinforcements. Call all the warriors under your command and prepare to supply the city's protective formation with Yuan energy."

After saying that, he called over Commander Liu and instructed him: "You must quickly lead your men to the city lord's mansion and transport all the pills from the treasury here, in case anyone's energy is depleted."

"Yes, Lord City Lord." Commander Liu replied and hurriedly led his men away.

"I still have some pills there, let's go back and get them all," Xiao Chong said.

"Okay, remember to come back quickly." Sheng Chunshui nodded.

Xiao Chong immediately led Long Wu and the others to retrieve the elixir.

A day and a night passed, and outside Lianxin City, Ximen Feng and his group from the Martial Elders Association continued to attack the city's protective formation.

The spiritual energy around Lianxin City is becoming increasingly thin, and the rate at which spiritual energy is being replenished from more distant places is also slowing down.

After a prolonged attack, the light screen of the city's protective array trembled even more violently, and the ripples on the light screen spread wider and wider. The five-colored light emitted by the array had become very dim, as if it would be destroyed at any moment.

Ximen Feng was overjoyed and ordered his deputy, "Have your men intensify the attack. Break through this Five Elements Formation at all costs and capture Lianxin City!"

"Yes, sir!" The deputy turned and left, relaying Ximen Feng's orders.

boom! boom! boom!

The martial artists launched a new round of attacks.

"This light barrier is already dim, let's see how long it can hold out! Xiao Chong, Sheng Chunshui, once I conquer Lianxin City, I will personally smash your heads!"

Ximen Feng stared at the crumbling city defense array, roaring and hissing, his expression ferocious, like a mad, primal beast.

Just then, the city's protective array suddenly flickered, and the previously dim light screen gradually brightened again, becoming much more stable than before.

"How could this happen? Wasn't it about to collapse? If this continues, won't it kill us?"

Seeing the changes in the city's protective formation, the cautious Grandmaster Zhang turned to Ximen Feng and the Grandmaster Wang, looking puzzled.

"It must be the martial artists in the city who are channeling their energy into this great formation."

Grandmaster Wang, fearing that Grandmaster Zhang might say something unpleasant that might anger Ximen Feng, quickly said, "But it doesn't matter. Their recovery speed is slower than ours. As long as we continue to attack, they will eventually be defeated."

"But I've heard that Xiao Chong is a master of alchemy, and the pills he refines have miraculous effects, able to quickly replenish a martial artist's vital energy. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to break through, right?" The Grandmaster Zhang raised a new question.

"Are you saying we're wasting our time?" Ximen Feng said with a gloomy face.

The Grandmaster Zhang wanted to continue arguing: "Could it be..."

“There’s nothing to be afraid of!” Grandmaster Wang quickly interrupted Grandmaster Zhang’s reckless behavior, saying, “No matter how many pills they have, they will eventually run out.”

"That's right, then let's continue the attack!"

Ximen Feng glared at the Grandmaster Zhang and ordered his warriors to continue attacking the city's protective formation.

Another day and night passed. The martial artists of the Martial Elders Association attacked the defensive formation of Lianxin City day and night, but the results were not significant.

Every time the light screen emitted by the city's protective array showed signs of dimming, it would quickly return to normal, as if the city's defenders had an inexhaustible supply of elixirs.

Ximen Feng couldn't sit still any longer. After thinking for a long time, he called his deputy over and said, "The current attack effect is not ideal. From now on, every attack should be concentrated on the same point, which is the point directly facing the city gate. The effect may be better."

"Understood, Lord Simon!"

The deputy understood Ximen Feng's intention after a moment's thought and quickly went to relay the order.

boom! boom!

Five hundred martial artists attacked simultaneously, all their power combined, striking the same spot directly opposite the city gate twice in a row.

This attack method proved effective. The martial artists' first strike caused the light barrier to tremble, and before it could recover, a second attack struck the same spot. The light barrier trembled even more violently.

"Alright, continue the attack using this method!"

Seeing the remarkable results, Ximen Feng smiled for the first time and ordered his troops to intensify their attack.

boom! boom! boom!

The continuous attacks hit the same spot again, causing the city's protective array to tremble more and more violently. The ripples on it spread out like a spider web, and the light screen began to flicker.

"These people are all martial arts masters with limited cultivation. Although their combined attack is very powerful, the interval between attacks is too long, giving the opponent a chance to catch their breath."

Ximen Feng glanced at the two Grandmasters, Zhang and Wang, and said, "You two come with me and attack that position together to fill the gap in the middle. Make sure the attack is continuous!"

"I'll do as Brother Ximen says!"

Fearing that the Zhang family's grandmaster might ask some more suicidal questions, the Wang family's elder quickly pulled him back and agreed before he could speak.

boom! boom! boom!

A fierce and continuous attack struck the light screen facing the city gate, like a tide, one wave after another.

The defensive array of Lianxin City shook violently, especially in the areas under attack.

boom!

Another tremendous force crashed into the city's protective array. The light barrier finally gave way, cracking open with a soft "snap".