He summoned his flying sword, his forehead glowing, pouring all his mana into it, causing the sword to expand and transform into the Thunderbolt Longsword, striking fiercely at the array.
With a loud crash, the Thunderbolt Longsword fell upon the array barrier, only to be directly bounced back.
The savage thunder power only caused a slight ripple on the array barrier, let alone shaking or breaking it.
Seeing this scene and feeling the unyielding sensation from the flying sword, Profound Thunder Zhenren was momentarily stunned, his face turning black as a pot bottom.
"What’s going on, in just a few days, the array here has been upgraded again."
His darkened face showed more astonishment and incredulity.
In his subconscious, he believed that the array placed by Shen Wang before was already the limit.
How could he have imagined that the other party could continue to enhance the power of the array, it was simply too outrageous.
He gritted his teeth and urged his flying sword to attack a different spot, yet the entire array remained as steady as a mountain, its defense more than doubled from before.
"This kid actually has another array, where did it come from, did he buy it while I was away, or did he originally have it?"
Profound Thunder quickly pondered the reasons behind these changes as if changing faces.
He realized that neither situation was good.
If it was something he originally had and only set up now, then is there something even more powerful?
If he bought it, the fact that the other party still had such a large sum of spirit stones to purchase a new top-grade array also posed a headache.
At this moment, Shen Wang’s mocking voice came through: "How is it, is my new array sturdy enough?"
He hurried back from the tunnel and felt a sense of satisfaction seeing Profound Thunder’s dark expression.
So what if you are a Golden Core Zhenren, you still end up with a face as dark as a pot bottom because of a small fry like me, with no alternative?
Profound Thunder gritted his teeth: "I thought I had already seen through you, but it seems I’ve underestimated you!"
"Hehe, with your eyes on top of your head, when have you ever looked me straight in the eye?"
Shen Wang taunted, feeling delighted.
"Yes, you are quite capable, but do you believe that I, the true master, will immediately spread your news, and see how many people are willing to come and slaughter this fat sheep of yours?"
Profound Thunder Zhenren sneered.
"Yes, you can do that, but can you bear to?"
Shen Wang chuckled disdainfully: "If you could bear it, you wouldn’t have come here alone this time."
Profound Thunder Zhenren frowned, this brat was indeed cunning, knowing that he couldn’t bear the treasure and wealth on him.
Especially after investing so much time, effort, and manpower here, he wasn’t willing to share the spoils with others.
But now the situation was dire, his eyes turning sinister: "You overthink, I was merely here to investigate the situation, and if I want, I can immediately call my family and sect members to deal with you."
"Sure, you better find a Nascent Soul patriarch, otherwise I’m afraid you won’t be able to break it."
Shen Wang calmly said.
The pupils of Profound Thunder Zhenren contracted, carefully sensing the array, faintly perceiving that the entire ancestral residence had merged with the mountain beneath it.
Its defense was enhanced to a degree that even a Golden Core could hardly shake it!
For the first time, he felt a sense of unease because of this Shen Wang.
"If I were you, I would quickly prepare compensation and apologies, to smoothen relations as best as possible, so that I might save a life."
Shen Wang echoed the words that Profound Thunder Zhenren had once said, corresponding to when the latter advised him to surrender.
"Shen Wang, don’t be too pleased too soon, even if your array is enhanced, it doesn’t mean you’re safe!"
Profound Thunder Zhenren was not intimidated by Shen Wang: "You don’t know the power of my Yun Family, Yun Conghui whom you killed was from my Yun Family’s direct lineage; teaming up with family experts for revenge is only natural."
He regained some composure, coldly adding: "Ge Changzhuang, whom you killed, was also a disciple of the Xun Vein of the Celestial Travel Sect, they certainly won’t let it slide either; just wait for both forces to retaliate and see if your array can withstand it!"
Shen Wang feigned a light laugh: "Feel free to call them, and we’ll see who has more people then."
Profound Thunder Zhenren squinted at this: "What do you mean?"
"The two people you mentioned correspond to the Yun Family and the Xun Vein of the Celestial Travel Sect, but you forgot one person."
Shen Wang had no choice but to start bluffing, muddying the waters as much as possible.
Profound Thunder Zhenren retracted his flying sword, snorted: "Are you talking about the Demon Suppression Department? Did you think I didn’t know his background? Since he became my dog, he naturally gave a clear account, just didn’t expect this dog to rebel; that Li Yuanning must be a dog of the Demon Suppression Department too, I had my suspicions before."
"Oh, seems like you know well, then you should be able to guess where my array came from. You can surely call more people over to wrestle with us from the Demon Suppression Department."
Shen Wang chuckled, calmly bluffing.
Profound Thunder Zhenren’s expression solidified as he looked at the ancestral residence: "Stop pretending, if you were with the Demon Suppression Department, they would have made contact long ago."
"Is it possible that I joined after killing your man this time?"
Shen Wang clicked his tongue: "Otherwise, where do you think a Foundation Establishment Cultivator like me would get a top-grade array?"
Profound Thunder’s eyes wavered: "Stop the act, I already said, if you were a member of the Demon Suppression Department, they wouldn’t not personally make contact."
"The Demon Suppression Department kills your people, would they still negotiate with you?"
Shen Wang couldn’t help but laugh: "The Demon Suppression Department always acts covertly, you should consider that you might end up like Ge Changzhuang and Yun Conghui, dying inexplicably in some ravine."
Profound Thunder Zhenren’s face changed again, subconsciously scanning the surroundings with caution, worried about an ambush.
"No need to investigate, after just killing your people, we’re not likely to act again, to avoid provoking too much retaliation from your Yun Family."
Shen Wang dismissed: "You can go back and tell others about this and see if they can find proof."
Profound Thunder Zhenren’s face was unpredictable, finally regaining a blank expression: "What you said was quite provocative, trying to make me fight with the Demon Suppression Department, but you might be disappointed, I won’t believe it."
"Suit yourself, but I suggest you pay more attention to Miss Ling Shu, instead of always keeping an eye on me, lest one day this heaven’s pride daughter meets an untimely end, wouldn’t that be unfortunate."
Shen Wang brought up Yun Lingshu again, reckoning that since the Demon Suppression Department represented the Sun and Moon Dynasty, they would surely not want sect clans to grow too strong, inevitably covertly repressing them.
Otherwise, these sect clans would trample on the Royal Family.
As expected, earlier, Profound Thunder Zhenren thought Shen Wang was misleading him, but after hearing about Yun Lingshu, his expression changed, a worry creeping in his heart.
He didn’t show too much, his expression returning to indifference in a flash: "Still solely relying on imagination. If there weren’t any restrictions between the Royal Family and the sect clans, they’d have fought already, a heaven’s pride daughter like Ling Shu who has shown potential, they wouldn’t dare to touch."
"We’ll just have to wait and see then."
Shen Wang cursed inwardly, this guy is just like a fox, not easily fooled.
Thankfully, he didn’t have high hopes of completely fooling him with a few words, just needed to plant some seeds of doubt to make him wary of the Demon Suppression Department.