Chapter 699: Ling Feng's Scheme!

Crack!

As Feng Yan pointed his finger forward, an ear-splitting explosion suddenly filled the air. Among the sounds of intense bursts, a clear crackling noise drew everyone's attention.

It had split!

The barrier where Feng Yan's attack had just struck—a barrier wall—had actually split open!

"No way, it broke!"

"Sky-Imprisonment Finger! Feng Yan lives up to his reputation!"

"Wow, it looks like his Sky-Imprisonment Finger is even stronger than Murong Wu's Diamond Spear Strike! Just one move, and he punctured the ancient array!"

The martial artists who had been furiously assaulting the barrier wall were all stunned. After a brief moment of shock, they redirected their attacks to bombard the crack in the barrier.

Murong Wu squinted his eyes and focused on Feng Yan. After crossing paths with Feng Yan several times, he knew all too well the destructive power of the Sky-Imprisonment Finger. While it might indeed be a bit more powerful than his Diamond Spear Strike, it was hardly powerful enough to break the array to this extent.

It must have just been luck—a coincidence that his attack had hit a weak spot.

Murong Wu took a deep breath and swung his long spear again. His pride was such that he'd never attack where Feng Yan had struck; otherwise, it would be like admitting he was inferior.

"

Hmph,

just a coincidence!"

Yan Jinghong, always one to defy others, gritted his teeth and began launching wide-ranging attacks, hoping to find another weak point in the array.

Although this was certainly a valid method, elemental force—despite being potent for experts in the Spiritual Element Realm—wasn't endless. If he continued to recklessly expend his strength, he'd likely deplete his energy before discovering the array's weakness.

"

Uh...

h-how is this possible?"

Watching this unfold, Fatty Huang accidentally dropped his Dragon-Seeking Disk on his toe with a heavy "

thud

," leaving him hopping around, clutching his aching foot.

"

Ouch!

My foot! My Dragon-Seeking Disk..."

Fatty Huang groaned, both from the pain in his foot and the heartbreak over his damaged disk, but no one shared his pain.

"

Haha,

Big Brother is incredible!"

Jiang Xiaofan immediately hefted his great sword and joined Feng Yan in attacking the crack. Soon after, Li Bufan, Tuoba Yan, and Yue Yunlan also sprang into action.

"Brother Ling, how did you determine the weak spot in the ancient array?"

Feng Yan was also astounded. He knew his own strength and was well aware that Murong Wu's Diamond Spear Strike was on par with his own recent move. He'd only managed to breach the barrier thanks to Ling Feng's guidance.

"I've studied ancient arrays a bit," Ling Feng replied with a casual smile, his response half an excuse.

"I see," Feng Yan nodded slightly. This was indeed the most reasonable explanation.

"Next, aim for seventeen zhang to the left and twenty-one zhang down from where I attacked before..."

Ling Feng listed four more spots for Feng Yan to target. Then, he sprang into the air and began attacking several other locations.

He'd identified nine weak spots in total, and aligning these nine points would shatter a large enough crack in the barrier to access the scripture depository.

"Sky-Imprisonment Finger!"

Following Ling Feng's guidance, Feng Yan continuously channeled his energy, striking the weak spots in the barrier.

Meanwhile, Ling Feng released two Primordial Locks, unleashing most of his strength. His Slaughterous Sword Will drove his sword strikes, targeting the remaining weak spots.

However, since he held back on displaying his full power, his attacks only caused minor tremors, lacking the impact of Feng Yan's more forceful blows.

Still, quite a few people noticed where Ling Feng was attacking, and they quickly joined in, launching powerful strikes of their own.

This was all part of Ling Feng's plan.

He wasn't foolish enough to open the barrier for everyone so they could all happily rush in to seize the scrolls as if it were some charity event.

This was an opportunity, a competition—not a goodwill gesture!

The assault continued well into dusk. As night began to descend upon the Battlefield of the Gods and Demons, a glimmer of cunning flashed in Ling Feng's eyes.

After such a lengthy struggle, most had expended a considerable amount of their strength. Even those like Murong Wu were starting to breathe heavily.

As for Feng Yan, he was far too kind-hearted. Despite Ling Feng's suggestion to conserve his energy, he was still going all out, now drenched in sweat.

"Now's the time!"

Ling Feng squinted, noting that all nine breakthrough points on the barrier had been penetrated. Countless cracks radiated from these spots, and with one or two more strikes, the entire barrier might completely shatter.

But, for some reason, the final blow seemed just out of reach.

"Everyone, prepare yourselves!"

Ling Feng alerted his companions and Feng Yan through spiritual consciousness, and then, amidst the crowd, launched a seemingly unremarkable move.

This strike did not target any of the nine cracked spots. Instead, it aimed at a seemingly solid area of the barrier.

That spot was the true final breakthrough point.

Once this part of the barrier broke, the pressure accumulated at the other points would cause the entire section to collapse instantly.

"What the—? This guy must be half-asleep! Why isn't he attacking the cracked areas but some unbroken spot instead?"

Some noticed Ling Feng's choice of target but merely chuckled to themselves, mentally dismissing him as a "fool" before ignoring him.

Moments later, Ling Feng's sword energy intensified and crashed heavily onto the barrier.

This strike was none other than the Reincarnation Unyielding Slash, derived from the

Reincarnation Heaven-Burying Sword Art

!

Boom!

With a thunderous blast, the barrier at that spot let out a crisp "

crack,

" followed by the connected cracked areas splitting like a mirror, shattering entirely.

Before anyone could react, a figure leaped into the air and darted through the broken array straight into the scripture depository.

Then,

whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Several more figures darted after him, including Ling Feng's companions and Feng Yan.

Although Ling Feng had given them a heads-up, no one had expected the barrier to break so suddenly and dramatically.

"What the—? What happened? The barrier's broken!"

"What? Broken? Are the barrier's really broken?"

"No way! Someone got inside!"

"Cunning fox! Absolutely a cunning fox!"

The crowd stared in stunned silence for a moment before coming to their senses.

The ancient array had shattered!

And people were already rushing into the scripture depository!

That cunning guy had played them all. All the geniuses who had struggled so hard had been working for him alone!