When Qin Chuan arrived at the city wall and saw the group below, he felt uneasy.
At their level, numbers were no longer useful; a single person was the most terrifying. They could easily command a thousand troops without worry. This time, the enemy had only sent a dozen or so people, clearly the strongest among the strong.
The Five Qi Yang Sect had suffered a great loss of face and a major setback; they certainly wouldn't let it go easily.
"Little brat, you're the one who killed my Five Qi Yang Sect members," said the leading old man.
The old man was very old, but not in a frail, elderly way; he simply exuded an unsettling aura.
His eyes held a cold indifference amidst the vicissitudes of life, lacking any semblance of an elder's kindness. He was more like a terrifying old man, making anyone who saw him feel uncomfortable. This feeling was even stronger if one were alone with him.
Qin Chuan looked at the old man, and the old man looked back at Qin Chuan. Although he already knew from intelligence that the old man was young, he was still surprised; after all, he was so old, it was completely unexpected.
Qin Chuan now possessed a powerful formation and naturally feared no one. Moreover, his observation showed that these people had virtually no chance of breaking the formation.
This put Qin Chuan in an invincible position, so he naturally had nothing to fear. He looked down calmly, not bothering to speak unless the other side did. Unless these people possessed some extraordinary ability, they couldn't break the formation.
As long as they couldn't break the formation, Qin Chuan and his group were naturally invincible, and these people were no longer a concern.
"Young man, your formation is quite good," the leading elder chuckled.
Qin Chuan smiled. "May I ask why you've come?"
"To kill you, but I'm not entirely confident right now. However, as you know, some things are beyond our control, and I must do my utmost to kill you," the old man said frankly. "
He who kills will be killed in return. I hope you're prepared to be killed as well," Qin Chuan said calmly.
"I'm old enough to die easily, but you're a pity. Someone like you could be called a prodigy, but the path to genius is always fraught with hardship and danger. Out of a hundred geniuses, only one will truly succeed. This isn't just jealousy; it's the way of heaven."
The old man was right. Geniuses are rare to begin with, and the dangers of their journey are far greater than for ordinary people. So, considering both factors, those who truly succeed are extremely rare.
Qin Chuan shook his head dismissively: "You can't kill me. You only need to worry about whether you'll survive."
"Break the formation!" the old man waved his hand and said.
Among the dozen or so people he brought were several formation masters. These weren't ordinary formation masters; they were top formation masters from the Five Qi Yang Sect. In this world, they were the authorities in the formation world. While they might not be the most powerful formation masters, no one dared to claim superiority.
These were the very individuals who were currently studying how to break Qin Chuan's formation.
Qin Chuan remained calm. Even if his opponent was powerful, so what? The protective formation of this imperial city was no ordinary formation; it was a grand formation protecting the imperial city.
This was also a symbolic protective formation for a nation.
They wanted to break the formation, but Qin Chuan naturally wouldn't allow it, so he interfered. Not only him, but also the Array-Devouring Beast. Within the formation, it was a kingly beast, a true king, its terror unimaginable.
With formations, especially powerful ones, the stronger the formation, the more it amplifies the Array-Devouring Beast's power. This ancient formation protecting the imperial city was, needless to say, a super-powerful formation.
This was one of the few major formations Qin Chuan had encountered so far.
Qin Chuan himself wasn't entirely sure how much the Array-Devouring Beast's power was enhanced within such a formation, but he was certain that it was currently the most terrifying thing on his side.
Of course, this was on the premise that it was within the formation and reached the level of the imperial city's protective formation.
*Poof!
* The Array-Devouring Beast attacked, a sneak attack at that. If it couldn't kill anyone, it would be truly disappointing, given the ancient formation's formidable power and the fact that these people were unprepared at that moment.
Instantly killed!
The death of one person would expose the Devouring Array Beast, but even if it was exposed, it wouldn't matter. At most, they could only be on guard, but whether they could defend against it was another matter.
Qin Chuan was very calm now, just watching the Devouring Array Beast's performance. He wanted to see what it would use to break the array.
This sudden change surprised the old man. This was their Five Qi Yang Sect's best array master. Losing one was really painful. The power of array masters was self-evident. The stronger the sect, the more powerful the array masters needed to be.
Otherwise, if their entire sect were trapped and killed by an array, they would die with regrets. Moreover, many battles and situations required array masters.
In a melee between two equally powerful beings, a life-or-death battle, if one side had a powerful array master and the other did not, then the side with the array master's chances of victory would double, while the other side's chances of victory would probably only be around 30%.
The other array masters were also terrified. Although they were array masters, their strength was considerable, but now they were completely powerless to fight back. However, after seeing the Devouring Array Beast, they understood.
No one understood the Devouring Array Beast better than array masters. It was a divine beast for array masters; if an array master could possess one, they would probably be laughing in their dreams.
The Devouring Array Beast they had seen earlier was the very thing they had always dreamed of. Devouring Array Beasts were also divided into different grades, just like treasure beasts were tiered.
Qin Chuan's Devouring Array Beast was something that array masters wouldn't even dare to dream of. They could tell at a glance that the Devouring Array Beast was of an extremely high grade, so high that they were filled with envy.
The old man recalled the remaining people. Since he could kill one of them instantly, the rest wouldn't escape unscathed either. So he frowned and called back the remaining array masters.
"Young man, very well. You killed someone from my Five Qi Yang Sect. This matter cannot be erased. I want to see how long you can hide inside. If you have the guts, don't come out for the rest of your life." The old man was very angry at this moment.
Qin Chuan felt much more relaxed. Since the old man had said those words, it was safe to assume the opponent couldn't break the formation. The Five Qi Yang Sect was powerful, but when facing a formation, sometimes strength alone wasn't enough.
"How do you know I can't get out? How long can you stay here? You're old enough to be here anytime. If you can, come; if not, get lost."
There was no point in speaking kindly to this kind of person. This old man was no good; he cultivated Yin Qi, one of the Five Qi, absorbing the Yin Qi of heaven and earth. His Yin Qi mainly came from corpses, the Yin Qi of the earth, the Yin Qi of water, and the Yin Qi of women.
Sensing the old man's aura, Qin Chuan knew he was a wicked person.