Chapter 444: Attack
Tu Ling remained very calm and asked, "How can we break through the Langhuan Golden Bell?"
This time, Yin Yue Linkong did not answer, as if pondering something.
Zhang Ruochen said, "We cannot clash head-on with the Langhuan Golden Bell. If we do, it will generate powerful destructive sound waves that will shake all the martial artists inside the bell to death, which would be equivalent to suicide. Just now, we were almost killed by those sound waves."
Tu Ling frowned and said, "Then are we just going to be at their mercy?"
Zhang Ruochen shook his head. "Not necessarily. Although we are trapped inside the golden bell, we have the protection of a formation. The people from the Black Market cannot harm us. If enough time passes, the experts in the Thirty-First City will surely notice something is wrong and come to our rescue. If I am not mistaken, the Black Market's top experts should be launching an attack soon."
"Slap! Slap!"
In the distance, from the dim street, figures emerged one after another.
Di Yi walked at the front, clapping his hands, and laughed, "As expected of Zhang Ruochen. Having an opponent like you makes the path of cultivation feel less lonely."
Behind Di Yi were five of the Seven Evil Star Envoys: Red Lust Star Envoy, Orange Moon Star Envoy, Green Robe Star Envoy, Deep Blue Star Envoy, and Purple Wind Star Envoy. Each was a dragon among men, a top-tier expert.
"Clatter, clatter!"
The sound of iron hooves rang out.
On Di Yi's left and right, nine knights each charged forward.
They wore armor made from bones. Every bone was a piece of armor, shimmering with light, crystal clear, like spiritual jade.
This armor was made from the bones of cultivators at the Fish-Dragon Ninth Change and was called "Glazed Bone Armor."
Because the realm of the Fish-Dragon Ninth Change was known as the "Glazed Treasure Body," impervious to blades and water, far surpassing the Indestructible Diamond Body.
The armor made from the bones of Fish-Dragon Ninth Change cultivators was not only extremely hard but also inherently contained powerful energy.
A martial artist at the initial stage of the Heavenly Extreme Realm, wearing the Glazed Bone Armor, could unleash the power of a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Extreme Realm.
If a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Extreme Realm wore it, they could even unleash the power of a cultivator at the Fish-Dragon First Change.
Seeing those eighteen knights, Yin Yue Linkong's expression darkened. "Glazed Knights."
Among the eighteen knights, aside from the two Knight Commanders, the other sixteen were all at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Extreme Realm in martial arts. Wearing the Glazed Bone Armor, their strength surged, surpassing ordinary martial artists and reaching the Fish-Dragon Realm.
Eighteen Fish-Dragon Realm Glazed Knights could almost destroy an entire sect or clan.
Di Yi smiled and said, "Silver Sky Star Envoy, you have been away from the Black Market for twenty-five years. The Hall Master misses you very much and specifically sent me to invite you back."
Zhang Ruochen was quite surprised. Why did Di Yi call Yin Yue Linkong "Silver Sky Star Envoy"?
Could it be that Yin Yue Linkong was once a member of the Black Market?
Yin Yue Linkong stared at Di Yi and snorted coldly. "Since I have already left the Black Market First Class Hall, there is no way I am going back. Di Yi, go back and tell the Hall Master: if he wants to invite me back, he should come himself. Sending you juniors here is just sending you to your deaths."
Purple Wind Star Envoy stood behind Di Yi and said loudly, "Silver Sky Star Envoy, you overestimate yourself too much. Do you really think that by cultivating the Glazed Treasure Body, no one below the Half-Saint realm can deal with you?"
Yin Yue Linkong glanced at Purple Wind Star Envoy and said calmly, "In my eyes, you are just a junior as well."
"Is that so? Then let me see just how strong you, this senior, really are."
"Whoosh!"
Purple Wind Star Envoy's figure flickered. He executed a superb movement technique, passed through the light barrier of the Langhuan Golden Bell, and entered the Silver Sky Mercenary Group.
The Langhuan Golden Bell was originally controlled by Purple Wind Star Envoy, so he could freely pass through its light barrier.
His speed was extremely fast. He appeared beside Yin Yue Linkong, clenched his fingers, and threw a straight punch with both fists.
"Mountain-Pushing Collapse."
Purple Wind Star Envoy's fists emitted a Glazed Treasure Light. He was also at the Fish-Dragon Ninth Change, having cultivated the Glazed Treasure Body.
Before the fists arrived, a powerful fist force surged forward, as if it could push over a mountain from a distance.
Yin Yue Linkong's figure shifted, leaning backward. Her slender, jade-like waist was incredibly flexible, bending sharply into a "bow" shape, dodging Purple Wind Star Envoy's fists.
At the same time, she condensed her true qi and struck a palm toward Purple Wind Star Envoy's neck.
"Mountain-Shaking Force."
Purple Wind Star Envoy immediately changed his movement technique, landing on the ground. He spread his steps, creating four figures that surrounded Yin Yue Linkong in the center.
All four figures threw a punch simultaneously, unleashing a force that could shake mountains.
Yin Yue Linkong leaped into the air, jumping out of the circle of fist force.
Purple Wind Star Envoy retreated backward, returning outside the light barrier of the Langhuan Golden Bell, and stood beside Di Yi.
Yin Yue Linkong tried to chase after Purple Wind Star Envoy, but Purple Wind Star Envoy reacted extremely quickly and closed the Langhuan Golden Bell again.
"I didn't expect your cultivation to have already reached this level." Yin Yue Linkong stopped, staring at Purple Wind Star Envoy, looking somewhat surprised.
Back then, in the Black Market First Class Hall, Yin Yue Linkong's martial arts cultivation far surpassed Purple Wind Star Envoy, and she was the first Star Envoy to be selected.
Through the exchange of those two moves, Yin Yue Linkong realized that Purple Wind Star Envoy's cultivation was now no weaker than hers.
Purple Wind Star Envoy said, "The reason you were caught up by me is not that you didn't work hard enough, but that the Black Market First Class Hall has more abundant resources. That's why my cultivation speed is faster than yours. Actually, I am quite surprised. Your strength is much greater than I imagined."
Relying on the Black Market, Purple Wind Star Envoy certainly had an advantage over Yin Yue Linkong, who had to struggle on her own.
If Yin Yue Linkong were still in the Black Market, she would probably have already reached the Half-Saint realm.
"No matter what, I will never return to the Black Market. If we must fight, then let's fight." Yin Yue Linkong's gaze was firm, and she stood straight.
Purple Wind Star Envoy glanced at Di Yi, seeking his opinion.
Di Yi squinted his eyes and smiled. "Use the Blazing War Hammer first."
"I'll do it."
A man whose entire body was burning with green flames rushed out from behind Di Yi. It was Green Robe Star Envoy, one of the Seven Evil Star Envoys.
His face was gaunt, his eyebrows thick and dark, and his eyes deeply sunken. He held a bone hammer wreathed in flames and struck it down on the Langhuan Golden Bell.
The bone hammer was three meters long, shaped like a giant human skull, and was completely enveloped in green flames.
"Boom!"
The Blazing War Hammer struck the golden light barrier, creating ripples and emitting a loud sound, like a heavenly bell being struck.
If that hammer had struck the ground, it would have turned an area of ten miles into a sea of fire.
"Another sacred artifact. This is bad." Zhang Ruochen's heart sank.
With just the Langhuan Golden Bell, the formation set up by the Silver Sky Mercenary Group could completely withstand the sound wave attacks.
But with the addition of the Blazing War Hammer, the power of the sound waves increased once again.
"Boom!"
All the buildings in the Silver Sky Mercenary Group collapsed, and even the thick bronze pillars cracked with lines, as if they were about to shatter into pieces.
Just the first wave of attacks had destroyed most of the defensive formations in the Silver Sky Mercenary Group. They simply couldn't withstand a second wave.