The Seven-Colored Divine Bell appeared, its entire body shimmering with vast seven-colored radiant light. It flew from the hands of Young Lord Junwei, rapidly expanding until it became as massive as a mountain range.
The most powerful Saint might erupted. This Saint weapon was truly awakening in the hands of Young Lord Junwei, a Demi-Saint King. The seven-colored flashes even seemed to compete with each other, growing even more intense. Streaks of resplendent seven-colored light illuminated heaven and earth, directly bombarding Wind Heaven City.
Terrifying light exploded forth, the seven-colored divine radiance annihilating everything in overlapping waves, shaking the vast region for thousands of miles around. It was utterly terrifying.
Young Lord Junwei directly assaulted Wind Heaven City, aiming to breach this ancient city and take control of it.
Many people in the distance watched intently, wanting to see the outcome—whether this Young King, Young Lord Junwei, could, like those peerless True Kings, shatter the protective light barrier and conquer the city.
Dong—
Clear, resonant bell tolls rippled out. Invisible bell waves spread, tearing through the void. Their power was astonishing, capable of shattering and rending heaven and earth, terrifyingly formidable.
Nearby barren mountains crumbled, raising clouds of rolling dust that filled the sky. The earth split open with massive, densely packed fissures, an extremely shocking sight.
Boom—
Young Lord Junwei's aura was rising steadily.
Suddenly, one light sphere after another manifested behind him, seven in total. Each shone brilliantly, overflowing with dawn light, resembling one world after another.
From each light sphere, a beam of divine radiance erupted—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet—a dazzling array of colors that resonated strangely with the Seven-Colored Divine Bell.
"Look, Young Lord Junwei is making his move! Is he trying to emulate the peerless True Kings and assault the protective barrier?"
"So powerful! Truly worthy of being Young Lord Junwei, excessively strong. He even seems mightier than other Kings. That aura seems almost on par with the Heavenly Roc King."
The young geniuses observing from afar were all exclaiming in awe, able to sense Young Lord Junwei's fearsome imposing manner. Though only a Demi-Saint King, his presence was overwhelmingly powerful.
"This Young Lord Junwei is incredibly strong, seemingly more powerful than the other Kings!" Even the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor wore a solemn expression, no longer joking.
Because at this moment, Young Lord Junwei was indeed excessively powerful. His aura was almost breaking through its shackles, truly standing within the Saint Treasury Realm. Vast, boundless Saint might boiled forth, and the power of heaven and earth was drawn to him.
The entire Wind Heaven City shook violently. The protective light barrier trembled, its glow flickering uncertainly, as if on the verge of shattering.
Yet, from beginning to end, Ye Chen merely watched all this calmly, his expression serene and indifferent.
Boom—
A most terrifying explosion shook the region for tens of thousands of miles, drawing everyone's attention. All they could see was the most resplendent seven-colored radiant light violently erupting from the direction of Wind Heaven City, truly earth-shattering. The vast, expansive land trembled along with it, a spectacle that commanded all eyes.
Everyone sighed in admiration. What a supremely powerful Young Lord Junwei! He seemed to surpass even Kings. Was this a sign he was stepping towards becoming an Immortal True King?
Many Kings felt their hearts tighten, their pupils contracting.
Yet, when everything subsided, Wind Heaven City remained intact. The protective light barrier still enveloped the entire ancient city, without a single flaw.
This scene made many people suck in a cold breath.
Young Lord Junwei's attack had been terrifying enough, absolutely capable of slaying a Saint, even making an Ancient Saint cough blood. Yet, such a supreme attack had failed to truly breach the protective barrier. It remained flawless and undamaged, so solid it was truly hard to believe.
"As expected of an ancient city built upon mythical ruins. This level of defense is truly extraordinary. I'm afraid even a Saint Lord-level expert would find it difficult to conquer," Young Lord Junwei commented, a trace of regret in his tone.
Only those True King geniuses, those peerless powerhouses, could be ferocious enough to breach a city's light barrier alone.
Otherwise, even someone as powerful as Young Lord Junwei, a Young King, fell far short.
Indeed, the True King realm was not so easily approached or matched.
"Let's go," Young Lord Junwei said decisively. Since they couldn't conquer it, what was the point of continuing the assault?
"But Young Lord Junwei..." The other genius prodigies were unwilling. Having finally encountered such an ancient city not under attack by other geniuses, they felt they shouldn't give up so easily.
Young Lord Junwei shook his head. "Don't be too fixated. If we cannot conquer this city, we can only watch helplessly. It's better to join forces with other geniuses and attack other cities. Our current goal is to enter a city to better prepare for the Dark Night Siege Battle, not to assault Wind Heaven City."
Here, Young Lord Junwei's cultivation was the strongest. Since he had spoken, the others naturally had nothing more to say.
"What a pity..." The other genius prodigies felt great regret. Only the Nine-Colored Princess shot a hateful glare at the loose-tongued Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor before leaving indignantly.
From beginning to end, Ye Chen had never truly made a move, only symbolically blocking Young Lord Junwei's initial attack.
Here, he did not wish to reveal his identity too early, hoping to catch everyone off guard during the Dark Night Siege Battle and charge into Dark Night City.
Naturally, it wasn't that he hadn't wanted to enter Dark Night City during this time. With the protection of the great bandit Wang Tian, he could generally enter immediately.
But Dark Night City's defenses had recently become unexpectedly strict. One could only leave, not enter—even the twenty-four great bandits who roamed the Plunder Heaven Plains were no exception. This was an order personally given by the First Great Bandit.
That was a truly undisputed old-timer, the most powerful great bandit on the entire Plunder Heaven Plains, a Heavenly King-level existence. Who would dare disobey his command?
Because of this, Ye Chen had lost his qualification to enter.
However, he was very patient, not anxious at all. He had been sitting in meditation within Wind Heaven City, often gazing distantly at Dark Night City, making ample preparations.
Soon after the group of young geniuses led by Young Lord Junwei departed, another group of geniuses arrived directly. They were far more powerful than Young Lord Junwei's party, numbering over a hundred, a mighty procession riding spirit beasts, each one extraordinary.
Especially the three leaders—two men and one woman—all genuine Young Kings, immensely powerful, not inferior to true Saints. Now, leading over a hundred genius prodigies, they descended upon Wind Heaven City. Their first words upon arrival were: "Who is in charge of this ancient city? Come out, undo the protective barrier. We are taking over this city."
Arrogant!
These words finally caused Ye Chen, who had remained calm and composed, to darken his expression. He rose to his full height, his gaze sweeping over the three Young Kings. His reply was simple and direct: "I am. But you can get lost. The farther, the better."