Chapter 1122: Chapter 1122

As the royal martial artists maneuvered the cannon, the crimson lines instantly ran through its body, appearing particularly striking even in daylight.

Everyone sensed the destructive power contained within that cannon shot, a power even an ordinary Heaven-breaking Realm martial artist could not wield, yet at this moment, it emanated from an unremarkable earthen cannon.

The successive attacks, infused with the might of a Heaven-breaking Three Realm warrior, struck the Sect Protection Array, causing the entire mountain where the Lingyun Sect was situated to shake violently. Even Lingyun City, a thousand miles away, could clearly feel the earth's tremors, as if doomsday had arrived.

The red light dispersed, leaving the gates representing the Lingyun Sect blasted to pieces, and the stone tablet inscribed with the sect's name utterly vanished, leaving only a series of pits of varying depths.

The disciples of Lingyun Sect were nearly dumbstruck. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that such a terrifying attack could come from such an unremarkable earthen cannon. Without the Sect Protection Array, one shot could have easily wiped out hundreds of them.

Now they finally understood why the Royal Family dared to attack them with only twenty thousand men; with such a terrifying weapon, even capturing another second-grade kingdom would be a piece of cake.

"Luckily we have this Sect Protection Array," the disciples felt slightly comforted, "Look, even this attack couldn't break our protection array; there's no way they can get in."

"Yeah, this weapon is ultimately an external object. Once our Sect Master is out, none of them will survive!"

"Daring to destroy our gates , the Imperial City of their Royal Family will belong to our Lingyun Sect in the future!"

"Brother Zhang, their Sect Protection Array seems pretty tough," Qi Xiu looked troubled. Despite just launching ten shells, which would have been lethal to a Heaven-breaking First Realm warrior, they couldn't even make a dent.

"It's their trump card, after all; it's not surprising that it's a bit tough," Zhang Menglong said, "But the defensive power of such things has a limit. As long as we keep bombarding, we'll soon shatter their shell!"

"But Brother Zhang, I'm low on Xuan Crystals and might not hold up," Qi Xiu seemed a bit embarrassed. He had brought all the Xuan Crystals he could gather, but they were so precious that aside from his cultivation needs, there wasn't much left, just a few hundred.

"You should have mentioned it sooner. I asked if you had enough, and you said you did!" Zhang Menglong rolled his eyes.

"Haha, a guy's got to maintain his dignity, right?" Qi Xiu said sheepishly, "Who could've known the Lingyun Sect had a shell? Otherwise, my few hundred crystals would be enough to level the whole sect."

"True," Zhang Menglong nodded, "Here, take these. No need to be polite!"

Zhang Menglong casually handed Qi Xiu a ring.

"Haha, I knew you'd be generous, Brother Zhang!" Qi Xiu checked it with his spiritual power, but the contents weren't Xuan Crystals or Tian Yang Crystals, but instead a different kind of purple-black crystal.

Qi Xiu took one out; it was something he had never seen before.

"Senior Brother, it looks like the Royal Family has stopped attacking." People from Lingyun Sect observed from a distance.

"Do you think Xuan Crystals are mere stones you can find on the roadside?" the Senior Brother said, "Even for a prince of the Royal Family, they only get one or two hundred Xuan Crystals a year at most. After their cultivation needs, how many do you think remain? Although the weapon is powerful, it consumes resources heavily, so they can't sustain its use endlessly."

Actually, the Senior Brother also felt a bit worried. Their Sect Protection Array, though mighty, might not withstand such relentless assaults until their Sect Master comes out.

But the current situation undoubtedly eased him considerably.

"Look, they're bringing out something else."

The Senior Brother looked over and was initially stunned by the purple-black crystal in Qi Xiu's hand, and then his face twisted with astonishment.

"Martial Crystal! He actually has Martial Crystals!"

"Martial Crystal? Is that stuff Martial Crystal?"

"What's a Martial Crystal?"

"Idiot, you've never heard of Martial Crystals?"

"Who did they get cozy with to acquire Martial Crystals?"

"Is this the Martial Crystal?"

On the Royal Family's side, Qi Xiu and the others were equally astonished. Martial Crystals were almost legendary.

Both Xuan Crystals and Tian Yang Crystals are pure energy crystals, immensely beneficial for martial artists' cultivation, but Martial Crystals are treasures far above them, containing energy hundreds or thousands of times that of a Tian Yang Crystal!

Additionally, Xuan Crystals and Tian Yang Crystals can be mined from veins. As long as a vein is found, they can be produced continuously, the issue being only the quantity.

Martial Crystals, however, do not come from a mine. They naturally occur and are considered heavenly treasures. Frankly, even if every corner of the Sacred Gold Kingdom were turned over, finding ten Martial Crystals would be unlikely!

The last recorded appearance of a Martial Crystal in the Sacred Gold Kingdom was thousands of years ago, when their Holy Lord used one to break into the Mystic-Breaking Realm!

This precious item—Zhang Menglong's storage ring contained thousands of them!

The value of these thousands of Martial Crystals could probably purchase dozens of Sacred Gold Kingdoms!

"Now this is something with a kick!" Zhang Menglong said, "A single Tian Yang Crystal can only sustain a few seconds of fire, but one Martial Crystal, with the Italian Cannon Plus's rapid-fire mode, is enough for ten minutes of shooting—a huge thrill, right?"

"All for me?" Qi Xiu asked.

"Such little ambition!" Zhang Menglong said nonchalantly, "Use as many as you want, and you can keep the rest!"

"You better not take it back!"

Qi Xiu reluctantly handed over 12 Martial Crystals to the martial artists. "Aim at one spot, and no missing! Or you'll fast for three days straight!"

The martial artists' hands trembled as they took the Martial Crystals. Such things were something they never expected to handle in their lifetime.

All 12 Italian Cannon Plus began emitting purple light, and at this moment, terror descended.

The 12 Italian Cannons roared like devils, pouring the power of Heaven-breaking Three Realm warriors onto the Sect Protection Array.

The attack's sheer density was too much even for the Sect Protection Array! Updates are released by novel※fire.net

In the frightened eyes of Lingyun Sect's disciples, cracks appeared in the Sect Protection Array, and these fractures even showed signs of widening. The array was about to give way!

"It's over! We can't hold them off!"

"If the array breaks, we won't survive even a minute's bombardment!"

"Cease all shooting!"

Just as the warriors were drowning in a frenzy, Zhang Menglong unexpectedly ordered a halt.

"Brother Zhang, why stop? We were about to breach their array!" Qi Xiu was puzzled.

Zhang Menglong glanced at the time, "Look, it's mealtime. Let's eat first, and after we eat, we'll continue! Let them savor these final moments."