The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 672: Chapter 672: The Power of the Big Array [First Update]

Over these few months, Jing Yan had not been entirely focused on array formation; his own cultivation had not been neglected either.

Moreover, he had made significant progress in the Qiankun Artifact Dao. After emerging from the Death Abyss, Jing Yan absorbed the content from the Qiankun Artifact Dao stele inside the Qiankun Small World and combined it directly with the content related to the Qiankun Artifact Dao in the second part of the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill.

In the Artifact Dao, Jing Yan’s understanding had already become extremely profound.

It was just that when it came to refining artifacts himself, he was still somewhat lacking. Although he had the formidable Qiankun Artifact Dao at his disposal, reaching a high level of achievement in this area would still require substantial time and energy, and could not be rushed.

It had to be taken slowly.

Several days later, when Jing Yan embedded the last few array materials according to the operational rules of the Big Array, the high-level Trapping Array was successfully established.

The three high-level Big Arrays complemented each other with a very high degree of compatibility, and Jing Yan was quite satisfied with them.

As for their power, because there had been no trial yet, Jing Yan did not dare to say too much. After all, this was the first time Jing Yan had set up such a massive high-level Array, and it involved the combination of three different types of Arrays.

In the three fields of Alchemy Dao, Array Dao, and Artifact Dao, Jing Yan had achieved the highest success in Alchemy Dao, followed by Array Dao, and Artifact Dao was the last.

”Fourth Elder, I’m leaving the hubs of the City Protection Array here. Look, this red one is the hub of the Attack Array, the green one is the hub of the Defense Array, and the black one is the hub of the Trapping Array. As long as Primordial Energy is used as a guide and delivered into the hubs, the Big Array can be activated.”

”A Dao Spirit Realm practitioner can activate the Big Array. However, maintaining the operation of the Big Array requires a tremendous amount of energy consumption. If I have calculated correctly, if the three Big Arrays operate simultaneously, the base consumption of Spirit Stones would be about one hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones per two hours. If the Big Array is subject to strong attacks, the consumption of Spirit Stones will be even greater, with a maximum of five hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones per two hours.”

In a certain underground location in the City Lord Mansion, Jing Yan introduced the core hubs of the arrays and the energy required to maintain their operation to Jing Tianying and others.

Zhou Shangyun and others were also present; they were people Jing Yan could completely trust, so Jing Yan did not shy away from them.

”Two hours, five hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones?” Jing Tianying rolled his eyes and his face paled.

Five hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones was almost two hundred thousand Spirit Stones in two hours, wouldn’t that be two million Spirit Stones a day? And in ten days, that would be twenty million Spirit Stones.

This consumption was somewhat frightening.

”Prince Tianying, when the Big Array consumes a lot of energy, that’s when the power is strong. Those low-level arrays consume less indeed, but at best, they can only withstand the attacks of Daoist practitioners. However, your Donglin City’s array is set up to withstand the attacks of top Dao Emperor realm powerhouses,” Zhou Shangyun said with a hint of envy.

Lanqu County City did not have the protection of high-level arrays.

”Prince Shangyun is right; five hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones per two hours is the consumption under the bombardment of several Dao Emperor realm powerhouses. If the Big Array is attacked by some weaker Martial Artists, then the energy consumption would not be that high,” Jing Yan said with a smile.

”Normally, the Big Array does not need to be activated. It only needs to be activated when the city is under attack,” Jing Yan continued.

The three Big Arrays operating at full capacity indeed consumed an astonishing amount of energy.

But their defensive capabilities were incomparable to those of low-level and intermediate arrays.

If all three arrays were activated simultaneously, even a careless Dao Emperor Realm Practitioner would suffer a great loss. The power of the high-level Attack Array and Trapping Array was not a joke.

On the Continent, there were very few Array Masters capable of setting up high-level Big Arrays.

Jing Tianying nodded his head.

”Let’s go, let’s test the power of the Big Array. Fourth Elder, stay here, and when I tell you to activate the Defense Array, then activate it,” Jing Yan said.

”Okay,” Jing Tianying responded.

Jing Yan and Zhou Shangyun, along with others, left the underground and flew above the City Lord Mansion.

The entire Donglin City was in their view.

Jing Yan released a thread of Divine Thought.

”Fourth Elder, activate the Defense Array,” Jing Yan transmitted his Divine Thought to Fourth Elder Jing Tianying below.

Fourth Elder Jing Tianying received Jing Yan’s instructions in his mind, and he quickly went beside the green hub to inject his Primordial Energy into it.

”Kaka~ Kaka~”

Loud sounds reverberated in the skies above the entire city.

In just a few breaths of time, dense ripples appeared above the entire Donglin City, and vast energy surged.

Everyone in the city was astonished as they looked up at the sky, clueless about what was happening.

”It’s ready!”

”Prince, Old Master, Brother Liantian, all of you try your full force to attack it. Attack at will, any position is fine,” Jing Yan said smilingly to the several people.

”Jing Yan, are you asking us to attack at full strength?” Zhou Shangyun looked at Jing Yan uncertainly.

Although the array below them was a high-level Defense Array, they all couldn’t help but worry that if their attacks were to destroy the Big Array, the loss would be tremendous. The materials used for setting up the Big Array were very valuable.

”Rest assured and attack. Do not hold back at all,” Jing Yan waved his hand nonchalantly with a smile.

If the Big Array, he had set up couldn’t even withstand the attacks of a Dao King realm warrior and two Daoist Master realm warriors, then it would be a joke; this was a high-level Defense Array, after all.

”Alright then, here we go!”

Zhou Shangyun and the others started to circulate their Primordial Energy within their bodies, unleashing their attacks.

At first, they were holding back, but as they continued to attack and found that only shallow ripples appeared on the Big Array, they let go completely. They used all sorts of martial arts secret methods.

Yet even as they pushed their attack power to the limit, they only caused some ripples. The Defense Array remained as immovable as Mount Tai.

Zhou Shangyun and the others’ faces began to flush with exertion.

After attacking for the duration of half an hour, the three stopped and were panting heavily.

”It’s too strong!”

”As expected of a high-level Defense Array, this defensive ability is simply... ludicrous!”

”After attacking for so long, it’s as if we’ve only evoked a few ripples. Jing Yan, are you going to set up a few high-level arrays for my Lanqu County City too?” Zhou Shangyun’s eyes turned red.

Before the array had been set up, Zhou Shangyun had not had such an idea, but now, seeing the power of the Big Array, he was tempted and couldn’t help but want to ask Jing Yan to help set up a few high-level arrays for his County City as well.

”Are you sure, Prince?” Jing Yan looked at Zhou Shangyun with an odd expression.

”Sure, of course I’m sure. If Lanqu County City had such arrays, that would be...” Zhou Shangyun spoke subconsciously, but his expression suddenly changed as he realized the materials needed to set up the Big Array.

Donglin City was much smaller than Lanqu County City, yet the materials required were staggeringly astonishing; if they were to set up the same three Big Arrays in Lanqu County City, he couldn’t afford even one-tenth of the materials required.