The System Granted Me Invincibility, Setting Me on the Path to Becoming the Heavenly Emperor

64: The terror of the attack formationInside the main hall of the Tianheng Empire’s imperial palace.

The Emperor of Tianheng listened to Zhao Jiang’s report expressionlessly, lost in thought.

”Your Majesty, why not take this opportunity to seize Shenxi in one fell swoop?” suggested an official.

”I think it is inappropriate. The Literary Sage has spoken for Shenxi. If we offend him, the Tianheng Empire will bring about total destruction upon itself,” another official countered.

”The Shenxi Empire made the first move this time. Even the Literary Sage would not be biased toward them.”

”Can you be certain how much truth there is in the words of a Supreme?”

As the two argued, the court suddenly became rowdy, with everyone holding different opinions.

The Emperor of Tianheng looked at the Crown Prince beside him and asked, ”Zhenquan, what is your opinion?”

Crown Prince Zhao Zhenquan spoke up: ”My opinion is to fight.”

”Oh? Tell me your reasons.”

The Emperor of Tianheng’s eyes flashed. He was very satisfied with the Crown Prince in all aspects.

Back then, the seizure of eight million li of the Shenxi border was the work of Crown Prince Zhao Zhenquan.

All the officials fell silent, waiting for the Crown Prince to speak.

”First, the Shenxi Empire no longer has its Empress, and their Peak combat power can no longer match our dynasty.”

”Second, while the Literary Sage indeed said not to target the Shenxi Empire, what if Shenxi is the one actively provoking us?”

”This gives us an opportunity to annex Shenxi. An existence like the Literary Sage cares about his reputation to some extent; even afterward, he won’t be able to say anything.”

”Third, by annexing Shenxi, our dynasty’s national fortune will rise to an unprecedented height. When we then annex Taizhen, it will be just around the corner for our Tianheng to become a Transcendent Dynasty.”

Crown Prince Zhao Zhenquan listed the reasons for war one by one, and even the Emperor of Tianheng began to feel swayed.

Zhao Zhenquan continued to remind him, ”Father, our dynasty is only one opportunity away from becoming a Transcendent Dynasty. Is this not that opportunity arriving right now?”

The Emperor of Tianheng narrowed his eyes and made a decision. Zhao Zhenquan was right; the Tianheng Empire was only lacking an opportunity.

It was no longer possible to rely on the imperial Bloodline to attain the Dao and become a Supreme because their potential was capped; now, they could only rely on the national fortune.

Consequently, at the Crown Prince’s suggestion, the Emperor of Tianheng summoned several Immortal Emperors. Led by the Crown Prince, they set out to conquer the Shenxi border... ”Very good, the array is complete. We just need to wait for General Yun to arrive.” Zhang Heng looked at the array hidden in the Void Realm and nodded with satisfaction.

Previously, Qin Gelan had said he would send Yun Yao to deal with the upcoming invasion from the Tianheng Empire.

Zhang Heng was quite confident in Yun Yao; an Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperor was no joke.

Just then, several Immortal Emperors appeared outside the array.

Zhang Heng’s expression changed as he looked at the Void Realm; Zhao Jiang was among them.

Zhao Long’s expression was also heavy. Now that Yun Yao had not yet arrived, they might not be able to hold the array with just their group.

Sensing the Immortal Emperors from the Tianheng imperial family, three of them were actually Seventh Heaven Immortal Emperors, and even Crown Prince Zhao Zhenquan had come.

”Zhang Heng, I told you that my Tianheng would eventually trample your Shenxi into dust!” Zhao Jiang’s expression was full of triumph.

Crown Prince Zhao Zhenquan waved his hand and spoke calmly, ”Useless talk. Attack the formation.”

Zhang Heng was also a bit nervous and could only hope that the array Qin Gelan gave him would hold.

Although Qin Gelan had confidently claimed that as long as it wasn’t an Immortal Emperor Ninth Heaven, no matter how many came, they would all die.

But there were three Seventh Heaven Immortal Emperors and over a dozen experts who were at least at the Fifth Heaven of Immortal Emperor Realm; this was emptying out the entire foundation of the Tianheng Empire.

”Kill!”

At Zhao Zhenquan’s command, the Daoist Magic attacks of over a dozen Immortal Emperors arrived.

Meanwhile, although Zhang Heng and the others under the array also had over a dozen Immortal Emperors, they were completely outmatched in terms of cultivation and could only huddle under the array.

If the array broke, they would be annihilated in an instant.

Rumble!

The attacks of over a dozen Immortal Emperor experts fell directly onto the array.

Just as the Daoist Magic attacks touched the array, a cloud-white light flashed.

The formation’s light shone brilliantly, directly covering the entire sky, including the dozen or so Immortal Emperors from the Tianheng Empire.

”This is an Attacking Formation!” Zhao Zhenquan shouted coldly, warning his companions.

”Well done, Zhang Heng. It seems you didn’t take us seriously, using an Attacking Formation to defend the city.” Zhao Jiang’s face darkened.

There was a difference between an Attacking Formation and a Protective Formation; Attacking Formations were generally used by the attacking side.

Using it for defense seemed like putting the cart before the horse.

Because the defense of an Attacking Formation was inferior to that of a Protective Formation. It lacked the self-repairing nature and defensive capabilities of a Protective Formation.

If the opponent could withstand the attacks of the Attacking Formation, they could counterattack, and the array would collapse in a single strike.

”Everyone, form a formation! As long as we withstand the attacks, they will be like lambs to the slaughter.”

Zhao Zhenquan was very calm, directing everyone to stand in their respective positions.

At that moment, the offensive power of the array covering the sky arrived.

One after another, True Dragons charged through the air. Not only that, Divine Phoenixes, Qingluans, White Tigers, Taoties, and Black Tortoises—all sorts of Divine Beasts and exotic beasts—fiercely pounced toward Zhao Zhenquan and the others.

Boom!

Just one round of attacks caused Zhao Zhenquan and the others to cough up large amounts of blood.

”Not good!”

Zhao Zhenquan looked in one direction and saw a Fifth Heaven of Immortal Emperor Realm expert being torn apart by a White Tiger and swallowed in one gulp by a Taotie.

An Immortal Emperor of the Fifth Heaven had fallen in an instant!

What kind of array was this?!

The array was filled with dangerous auras, like an ancient abyss or a forbidden zone, making one’s blood run cold!

It wasn’t over. The exotic beasts were still attacking. After a few more breaths, another Fifth Heaven of Immortal Emperor Realm expert was overwhelmed by the beasts.

The array’s attacks seemed infinite.

”Crown Prince, what should we do?” Zhao Jiang came to Zhao Zhenquan’s side, his breathing ragged, clearly having suffered significant injuries.

”Retreat!”

Zhao Zhenquan was decisive, leading the dozen or so Immortal Emperors toward the outside of the array.

But they soon discovered a despairing fact: the space here could not be broken at all.

The array had already confined them to this place.

”Oh no, the space is locked. We can’t get out.” A Sixth Heaven Immortal Emperor’s face looked grim.

Below, Zhang Heng and the others watched this scene with wide eyes and gaping mouths.

Zhao Long also hadn’t expected the array given by Emperor Qin to be so terrifying.

As soon as the array was activated, it killed two Fifth Heaven Immortal Emperors. Even the phenomenon of an Immortal Emperor’s fall didn’t have time to appear before being dispersed by the beasts in the array.

Crown Prince Zhao Zhenquan’s face was pale; he never expected such a terrifying array to exist.

Gritting his teeth, he took out a compass and spat out essence blood onto it.

This was something Zhao Zhenquan had obtained upon entering a Supreme Secret Realm years ago. It contained Extreme Dao Power. As long as he didn’t encounter a Supreme, this compass could save his life, but it could only be used once.

Although precious, he couldn’t care about that now. Compared to his life, a secret treasure was not worth mentioning.

The compass turned, Extreme Dao Power manifested, and a Gate of Space slowly opened. A look of joy appeared on Zhao Zhenquan’s face.

In just a few more breaths, the Gate of Space would be completely open.

But just then, a silver-white sword carrying the ultimate Extreme Dao Power swept across the sky, slashing and destroying the Gate of Space.

A woman appeared, holding a silver-white longsword and standing in the Void Realm. She had an angelic face and wore silver armor that outlined her perfect curves.

Yun Yao appeared!