Simplification System: From Perfect Arrow Skill to Immortal-Chapter 219 - 166: One Person, One City—Calm Before the Storm, Wenjing’s Feelings, Divine Fire Ignites the Sky and Shapes the Spirit

Chapter 219: Chapter 166: One Person, One City—Calm Before the Storm, Wenjing’s Feelings, Divine Fire Ignites the Sky and Shapes the Spirit

He widened his eyes, trembling as he spat out four words.

Splurt—

Before she could even channel the magical power inside her, the arrow shot straight through, killing her instantly.

"What a domineering archery!"

"Well done! That Beimu Immortal Race is getting way too arrogant!"

"That’s what you get for being cocky. Did you think we wouldn’t have Immortal Masters on our side?"

...

The Great Yu soldiers watched as the Beimu cultivator was slain with a single sword strike.

They immediately burst into cheers.

The resounding victory yesterday had boosted their confidence; it felt like they’d caught a glimpse of daylight breaking through the darkness.

But this arrow was a blatant slap in the face for the Beimu Immortal Race.

"Bold move! You’re clueless about your place! Today, we’ll flood the Imperial City with blood—leave no one alive!"

In the distance, a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator with ram-horned whiskers standing beside the Bai People furiously shouted out.

This was outright disregard for the Beimu Immortal Race.

Roaring with rage, he charged ahead, leading two hundred cultivators straight for the Imperial City.

Intent on breaking into the city and cutting down Lin Chang’sheng.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh—

When hundreds of cultivators entered the range of the city’s crossbowmen, countless arrows sliced through the air.

Bam bam bam—

But these powered-up cultivators were hardly threatened by mere crossbow arrows.

Every arrow was shattered by their techniques.

"Die, boy!"

The Golden Core cultivator spotted Lin Chang’sheng atop the palace roof from afar and roared, slashing forward with his sword.

The momentum of the sword strike was fierce beyond measure, as if it could rip the heavens and earth apart.

Yet even confronted by such overwhelming Sword Qi, Lin Chang’sheng remained completely unmoved, his lips curling into a cold sneer.

In the next instant, just as the sword momentum was about to hit Lin Chang’sheng—

The scene ahead shifted; the formidable Sword Qi struck down onto a patch of charred rock instead.

Shattered stone fragments exploded, dust swirling through the air.

The surroundings no longer resembled the Imperial City— it was as if they’d entered some apocalyptic purgatory.

All around were Fiery Flame Volcanoes.

"Elder Gao, what the hell is happening?"

The disciples who had followed after Gao Yi, charging into the city, realized that after rushing in, they’d seemed to step into some other space. A sense of foreboding hit them hard.

The blazing heat radiating from the surrounding mountainous flames was almost unbearable.

Even with magical power running to protect themselves, their bodies were flushed scarlet, and they couldn’t hold out much longer.

If they couldn’t escape, soon they’d all be burned alive right here in the flames.

"Is this an array? That brat set up a Grand Array outside the city gate!"

Gao Yi was in utter disbelief; arrays were the hardest to master among all Immortal Techniques.

Seventy-two positions, thirty-six gateways, twelve array hubs, three Life Plates, and so on.

If you made a single mistake, the whole array wouldn’t work right.

Rumble rumble—

Just as Gao Yi hesitated, in the distance, the previously silent volcanoes suddenly erupted.

Blasting waves of searing heat that warped the very air itself.

"Ah—!"

Some disciples at only the first or second layer of Foundation Establishment were instantly scorched by the intense heat, their faces twisting in agony as they let out gut-wrenching screams.

Only those with higher cultivation could barely withstand the flames’ burning. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Ascend, up above, escape!"

Gao Yi barked out, trying to lead the way out from above.

But he was shocked to find that overhead, it was as if there was an invisible wall sealing off the entire space.

They couldn’t escape.

The fire below grew ever fiercer; weaker disciples couldn’t resist the Power of Fiery Flame, and were engulfed in the inferno, dying instantly.

Lin Chang’sheng sat cross-legged atop the Imperial Palace Hall, feeling waves of concentrated spiritual energy surging toward him from three array hubs.

"This spiritual energy doesn’t even need refining?"

After absorbing the energy transmitted from the array hubs, Lin Chang’sheng was suddenly stunned.

Because as the spiritual energy entered his body, it was circulated by his magical power and could actually be absorbed directly.

Which basically meant, part of the enemy’s cultivation was being transferred directly to Lin Chang’sheng.

Although it was only a portion of their cultivation, it was still far faster than refining the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

And this was just the energy refined from fallen Foundation Establishment cultivators—if those Golden Cores perished in the Grand Array...

No doubt the power delivered to Lin Chang’sheng would be far greater.

As time went on, the Grand Array became a blood-soaked hellscape, screams of agony rising and falling relentlessly.

Starting from the Foundation Establishment first and second-layer disciples, the carnage spread to the seventh and eighth layers.

In just a dozen minutes—

Every cultivator below Golden Core had perished.

Outside the array, however, all was eerily calm.

"What’s going on? Where’s Elder Gao and the others?"

The Bai People watched as Gao Yi led his forces inside, only for everyone to mysteriously vanish, leaving her baffled.

"Saintess, I wager that young cultivator has something to do with it. He must have set up an array here! But with Elder Gao’s cultivation, this array won’t last long—give it one incense stick’s time and he’ll have it broken!"

Beside the Bai People, a Golden Saber Guard spoke up.

Golden Saber Guards were only assigned if one’s cultivation had reached Golden Core or higher—an important role, critical to protecting the royal family’s VIPs.

Fwoosh fwoosh fwoosh—

Inside the Grand Array, countless cultivators perished in the blaze, and streams of spiritual energy continuously poured into Lin Chang’sheng’s body.

"Hm? Even the Golden Core Early Stage have fallen?"

Suddenly, Lin Chang’sheng sensed six powerful surges of spiritual energy entering his body, stirring his dantian until it almost loosened.

"Is this... am I about to break through to Golden Core Middle Stage?"

Lin Chang’sheng was startled.

He hadn’t expected this array to be so overbearing.

Not only could it kill enemies, it could refine their cultivation and let him absorb it!

He was already showing signs of breaking through to Golden Core Middle Stage.