Chapter 576: The Grand Formation Activates

Yan Song's words made everyone's expression change.

Yan Song continued, "Of course, I can offer a personal suggestion to Sect Master Tang Zhao. Sect Master Tang, as you can see, many of us hope the Profound Mystery Sect can bury the hatchet with Gale Light Academy. What are your thoughts?"

Tang Zhao smiled faintly. "I have already made myself perfectly clear. Ge Puzi and Xuan Ye will die, and the others will submit. Only then will I spare Gale Light Academy. This is the greatest concession I am willing to make."

"Sect Master Tang Zhao, do you truly intend to risk universal condemnation?"

"Sect Master Tang, you must reconsider."

The experts from the major powers shouted in anger, a cold glint flashing in their eyes.

Tang Zhao shot everyone a strange look, then suddenly chuckled. "I've already thought it through quite clearly. And what's more..."

His gaze swept over everyone present as he sneered, "Besides Gale Light Academy, all of you must also submit to my Profound Mystery Sect."

"What did you say?"

The members of the major powers froze, looking as if they hadn't understood his words.

"I said..." A cruel smile spread across Tang Zhao's face. "Every single one of you must submit to my Profound Mystery Sect. Otherwise, you die!"

His words struck everyone like a bolt of lightning.

"Insolent!"

"Sect Master Tang, you must be joking. A joke that isn't the least bit funny."

"Haha, you want all of our factions to submit? Sect Master Tang, have you lost your mind?"

"Does your Profound Mystery Sect have the appetite to swallow all of us?"

The representatives from the major powers sneered, their gazes turning sharp.

The onlooking Martial Artists were in an uproar, each one of them dumbfounded, completely failing to grasp what was happening.

"Is that so?" Tang Zhao sneered and abruptly waved his hand.

"Rise!"

RUMBLE!

Dazzling columns of Profound Power suddenly erupted from all corners of Ancient Yang City, making the entire metropolis tremble violently. A total of seven iridescent beams, carrying tyrannical and terrifying light, instantly formed a massive dome, enveloping everyone within the city.

Above their heads, a seven-colored radiance shimmered like a soap bubble, sealing off the sky.

A terrifying pressure descended. Everyone felt as if they had been plunged into a void, with crisscrossing streams of Profound Power raging from all directions. They felt like tiny boats on a vast ocean, at risk of being capsized by the monstrous waves at any moment.

"What's going on?"

"What is this?"

"What in the world is happening?"

The color drained from everyone's faces as they stared around in horror.

"An Array! It's an Array, and a Seventh-level one at that!"

A female Martial King from Profound Sound Valley, who was also a sixth-level Array Master, cried out in alarm. Her face had gone deathly pale upon seeing the seven-colored light.

"How can there be such a terrifying Array in Ancient Yang City?"

"What is going on?"

Everyone paled. They had been in Ancient Yang City for days. The thought that the Profound Mystery Sect had laid such a massive Array without any of them noticing sent a chill down their spines.

Even some of Ancient Yang City's local factions were terrified, sensing that something monumental was about to occur.

"Tang Zhao! What is the meaning of this great Array your Profound Mystery Sect has set up? Take it down and let us out at once!"

"Sect Master Tang, you have some nerve! Do you intend to make an enemy of the entire Dream Realm Plain?"

The major powers, shocked and furious, began to roar in anger.

Among all the factions present, only Ge Puzi and the others from Gale Light Academy managed to remain somewhat composed.

They exchanged a look, their eyes still betraying their shock.

Although they had guessed the Profound Mystery Sect might be targeting every faction present, they were still stunned when it actually happened.

'What gave the Profound Mystery Sect the confidence to challenge so many of the Dream Realm Plain's factions? It was true that by deploying the Seven Star Earth Element Array, they had a high chance of trapping everyone in Ancient Yang City.'

'But the ones here in Ancient Yang City are just deputies from the major factions. Once their main headquarters get word of this, they'll be furious. Is the Profound Mystery Sect really so confident it can withstand a combined assault from all these powers?'

"Let you out? HAHAHA!" Tang Zhao laughed maniacally, his eyes filled with madness. "As I said, today, you will all submit to me. Otherwise, you will not take a single step out of Ancient Yang City."

Xiang Wentian of the War God Tribe roared, "Tang Zhao, you're courting death!"

Tang Zhao sneered, "Then I'd like to see just how you'll make me court death."

Xiang Wentian roared, "Everyone, let's join forces! I refuse to believe the Profound Mystery Sect can hide the sky with one hand. With our combined strength, breaking this great Array should be a simple matter!"

"That's right!"

Everyone's face was livid as they roared in agreement.

Yan Song of the Nine Yang Sect stared coldly at Tang Zhao. "Sect Master Tang, you've seen our stance. Are you really going to persist in this folly?"

"You're the ones persisting in folly," Tang Zhao said, looking coldly at everyone present. "Anyone willing to submit to my Profound Mystery Sect, step forward now. In a little while, it will be too late."

"Pah!" The red-robed fairy Cai Yan of the Bright Moon Empire scoffed. "Tang Zhao, you want *me* to submit to your Profound Mystery Sect? Dream on! Take down this Array and let us leave, or when word gets back to my Bright Moon Empire, the Profound Mystery Sect is doomed!"

Tang Zhao glanced at her and said dismissively, "That's assuming word can even get back. If you all die here today, how will your factions ever know who killed you?"

While Tang Zhao was sneering, Xiang Wentian and the others secretly took out their communication Tokens to message their respective factions. But in the next moment, their faces fell.

They discovered that no matter what they tried, their messages couldn't get out of Ancient Yang City.

"The... the communications in this space have been blocked!"

"Damn it! The Profound Mystery Sect is so ruthless!"

Everyone was furious, but their angry words were now tinged with a hint of panic.

"It's just a mere Array. I'm leaving. We'll see if anyone can stop me."

Just then, a cold voice rang out as a figure shot out from the crowd like a bolt of energy.

It was an old man with graying hair and a beard, a longsword strapped to his back. His robes billowed in the wind as he shot toward the seven-colored barrier in the sky like a meteor.

"It's the Sword Sect's Sword Elder!"

Many people exclaimed, their eyes filled with anticipation.

The Sword Sect had always been one of the more low-key of the Dream Realm Plain's ten major powers, so many Martial Artists were unfamiliar with them.

But the experts from the top factions all knew that the Sword Sect was terrifyingly powerful, widely acknowledged as being at the forefront of the ten major powers.

SWOOSH.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Sword Elder arrived before the seven-colored barrier in an instant. CLANG! The longsword on his back was unsheathed, and a brilliant flash of light from its blade illuminated the sky.

"Breaking Sword Form—Cloud-Piercing Line!"

With a sharp cry, the longsword in Sword Elder's hand erupted with unparalleled light. Terrifying Sword Intent coalesced into a massive storm of Sword Qi that came crashing down on the seven-colored barrier.

The piercing Sword Intent washed over the crowd below, making everyone's hair stand on end as they shivered involuntarily.

"The Breaking Sword Form... so this is one of the Sword Sect's ten great techniques?"

"Such terrifying Sword Intent! Sword Elder himself is at Tier Seven Peak. Combined with this Breaking Sword Form, in terms of pure attack power, almost no one at the Tier Seven Martial King level could block this attack."

"Sword Elder can definitely break through this Array!"

Everyone below looked on with anticipation, their eyes glued to the scene as Sword Elder's attack collided with the seven-colored barrier.

BANG!

A single ripple appeared on the seven-colored barrier. It spread outward across the dome's surface and, in an instant, vanished, returning the barrier to tranquility.

"What?"

Everyone below was stunned, but no one was more stunned than Sword Elder himself.

"Impossible."

'My Breaking Sword Form is at the peak of the Tier Seven Martial King level. Even if this is a Seventh-level Array, it shouldn't have been able to block my attack.'

'But my all-out attack only managed to create a faint ripple on the barrier, without even leaving a scratch. It's unbelievable.'

"Damn it."

Sword Elder's gaze turned frigid as an even sharper Sword Qi began to radiate from his body.

"Swordlight Torrent Art—One Sword to Break All Laws!"

A brilliant light erupted from the longsword in Sword Elder's hand, and a sound like a dragon's roar echoed from it. His Sword Dao's intent surged, growing even more ferocious than before.

"Break!"

He roared, thrusting his longsword at the seven-colored barrier once more. This time, the resulting ripple was only marginally larger than the last, and just as quickly, it vanished, leaving the barrier perfectly calm.

"Impossible! Break! Break, I tell you!"

Sword Elder roared in fury, attacking again and again. BANG! BANG! BANG! His strikes rang out against the seven-colored barrier, but aside from creating ripples, they failed to leave so much as a single crack.

The hearts of all the experts below sank. In terms of overall power, Sword Elder might not have been the strongest person there, but when it came to pure offensive strength, the man from the Sword Sect was definitely among the very best.

Yet even someone this formidable couldn't make a dent in the Seventh-level Array. What in the world *was* this Array the Profound Mystery Sect had deployed in Ancient Yang City?

A deep chill settled into everyone's hearts.

"Tch." From within the crowd, Tang Zhao watched with a disdainful sneer.

He had absolute confidence in the Seven Star Earth Element Array, which was why he hadn't even bothered to interfere with Sword Elder's attacks.