At this moment, the Royal Family of the Great Flame Dynasty was struggling to defend itself and had long neglected the Jade Cauldron Sect, focusing solely on countering the demon cultivators of the Black Cloud Sect.
Being adversaries for many years, the Jade Cauldron Sect would normally bristle at the sight of the Black Cloud Sect, but now they had not taken action to aid the Royal Family of the Great Flame Dynasty against their common enemy.
The reason was none other than the safety of Lin Chen being their top priority.
As soon as the Royal Family of the Great Flame Dynasty ceased to interfere, Yang Yuemin immediately flew to Lin Chen’s side.
Zhao Yijing, Xu Lianyu, Liang Rou, and Mu Shuier did the same.
Seeing this, Lin Chen’s Second Soul Division waved his hand, temporarily opening a gap in the Killing Formation to let them in.
However, when Xu Ma’an, Li Xuanming, and others flew towards it, Lin Chen closed the formation again.
It was simply because Lin Chen did not trust Xu Ma’an and the others at this moment.
Now that Lin Chen had even revealed the secret of his Second Soul Division and, possessing Melding Earth Realm Cultivation, was able to fight on equal footing with those in the Reverting Void Realm, even with the boost from formations, it boiled down to Lin Chen possessing the strength to battle against Reverting Void Realm powerhouses.
This was an action that defied the heavens, and now who could not see that Lin Chen carried a heaven-defying treasure on himself?
Lin Chen did not believe that Xu Ma’an and the others could remain unmoved by this; his injuries had recovered somewhat now, so he did possess some ability to defend himself.
That’s why he allowed Yang Yuemin, Zhao Yijing, and other masters and senior sisters to enter.
Deep down, Lin Chen trusted them.
Throughout the years they had spent together, Lin Chen keenly felt their concern and thus did not guard against them too much.
After all, if they had designs on the treasure within him, they would have made their move when they were still on Jade Bird Peak.
At this moment, as Yang Yuemin arrived within the Divine Fire Army Descent Formation, Lin Chen’s physical body had already opened his eyes, stirring from recovery, while his Second Soul Division began to meditate and regulate his breathing. The source of this content ɪs Nove1Fire.net
The injuries of Lin Chen’s physical body had mostly healed thanks to the healing provided by his Second Soul Division and his own use of the Primordial Transformation Art.
It was the Second Soul Division that had expended too much spiritual power while manipulating the Divine Fire Army Descent Formation.
After Yang Yuemin and the others arrived within the Killing Formation, their shock at seeing both Lin Chen and his Second Soul Division had not lessened.
Seeing the arrival of Yang Yuemin and the others, Lin Chen dispelled the Divine Fire Army Descent Formation, for maintaining this great formation drained too much spiritual power.
With the Black Cloud Bloody Array of the Black Cloud Sect looming overhead in the sky, and the unknown dangers that might still lie ahead, Lin Chen naturally needed to conserve spiritual power.
Seeing the Divine Fire Troop Killing Array dispelled, Xu Ma’an and the others also wisely chose not to approach too closely, knowing that Lin Chen didn’t trust them and feared they might covet the precious treasure on his person.
After all, the Second Soul Division, now meditating in a seated position beside Lin Chen, looked exactly like him, which was clearly a technique of some vital soul division, something even they did not possess the skill to perform.
They even knew that not even a Heavenly Human Realm powerhouse could achieve this feat, which underscored just how heaven-defying Lin Chen’s method was.
At this moment, as Lin Chen’s Second Soul Division was recovering its Spiritual Power, everyone began to discuss how to break out of Divine Sun City and get away from the Black Cloud Sect.
After all, it was clear that Divine Sun City was no longer safe. Only by fleeing back to the Jade Cauldron Sect and activating the City Protection Array would they be safe.
The Black Cloud Bloody Array in the sky was a Fourth-grade Supreme Killing Array of immense power. Having dealt with the Black Cloud Sect for so many years, they were all too aware of the terror wrought by that Killing Formation.
"Sect Leader Senior Brother, should we join forces with the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family to fight against the enemy? Perhaps there’s still a glimmer of hope for breaking through," Zhao Rushi suggested. They were all fully aware of the terrifying Black Cloud Bloody Array in the sky. Neither the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family nor any of the Seven Sects alone could possibly break the Killing Formation. When the time came, the Black Cloud Sect would defeat them one by one, and none would be spared.
However, upon hearing Zhao Rushi’s words, Xu Ma’an, Li Xuanming, and others fell silent, and even Yang Yuemin did not speak up.
Lin Chen turned his head to look at Zhao Rushi, with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. He had not expected Zhao Rushi, who had to be on guard against him every day in the past due to Wang Yilin, to still possess such a kind and naive side.
If everyone were united in the face of a great enemy, there indeed was a chance to repel the Black Cloud Sect.
But in the end, the Seven Sects and the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family each had their own agendas and schemes.
Once they clashed, who could guarantee that others wouldn’t turn traitor and suddenly strike at them?
In the current situation, watching from the sidelines seemed to be the best choice.
What did the life or death of the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family have to do with Lin Chen and the Jade Cauldron Sect?
Not long ago, the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family harbored hostile intentions towards the Jade Cauldron Sect. Even now, facing a common enemy, the outcome of the battle was yet undetermined, with everything still full of uncertainties.
If the Jade Cauldron Sect rashly got involved in the battlefield, there was a chance that the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family and the Black Cloud Sect would immediately reconcile and jointly target the Jade Cauldron Sect, with the intention of sharing the treasures of the Descension Ruins Lin Chen had obtained.
Zhao Rushi had simply seen too little of the world.
Lin Chen understood that Zhao Rushi was worried about the Black Cloud Bloody Array above. The Formation was quite peculiar; the people of the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family were unable to exert their full combat power under its cover while, in contrast, the combat strength of the Demon Cultivators from the Black Cloud Sect not only hadn’t reduced, but had even increased.
But Lin Chen wasn’t worried about this. He had cultivated the Primordial Transformation Art, so the Great Formation in the sky did not affect him, and although his Second Soul Division had not cultivated the Primordial Transformation Art, its physique was the same as Lin Chen’s, and so it was also not affected.
Therefore, even if the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family were defeated and the Black Cloud Sect turned their target toward them, Lin Chen wouldn’t be afraid.
Moreover, after the previous battle, Lin Chen’s Second Soul Division even showed signs of a breakthrough toward the Heaven-reaching Realm.
Self-preservation shouldn’t be an issue by then.
At this moment, among the other six sects, the Floral Transfer Palace, Lean Mountain Sect, and Xuanwu Sect were, like the Jade Cauldron Sect, spectating the battle between the Great Flame Dynasty’s Royal Family and the Black Cloud Sect, or rather, waiting for death. The other three sects, the Sword Qi Sect, Wanyuan Town, and the Grand Que Sect, were worried about being targeted and had joined the ranks of the Royal Family, opposing the Black Cloud Sect together.
However, although these three sects had joined the battle, they didn’t attack the Martial Artists of the Black Cloud Sect; instead, they were unleashing their Martial Force, bombarding the Black Cloud Bloody Array in the sky.
They were merely trying to break down the Black Cloud Sect’s Bloody Array and break out.
However, no matter how powerful the attack that bombarded the Black Cloud Bloody Array, the Great Formation remained unscathed.