Once the formation activated, the city that had been calm moments ago was no longer at peace. Countless figures soared out from within, dense and numerous, blotting out the sky as they appeared before the eyes of all.
Every one of these figures wore black robes, and their numbers numbered well into the hundreds of thousands.
Upon seeing this, the alliance army immediately entered a state of high alert, for their attire was none other than the signature garb of the Soul Infant Sect.
With so many of them, they dared not let their guard down in the slightest.
However, it didn't take long before they noticed something — though all of these people wore the robes of the Soul Infant Sect, their cultivation levels were generally not high at all. Compared to the elite alliance army, the gap was like heaven and earth, entirely incomparable.
If the alliance army was eagles soaring through the sky, then the figures hovering above the Chen Heavenly City were mere flies.
And upon closer inspection, everyone realized that these people were all members of the Chen Heavenly Clan.
The army of the Chen Heavenly Clan stood in orderly formation in the sky, locked in a standoff with the alliance army.
Despite the vast disparity in strength, they showed not the slightest hint of fear.
Moreover, before long, a figure stepped forward from the crowd and moved to the forefront of the Chen Heavenly Clan's ranks. He was an elder whose cultivation had reached the peak of Martial Ancestor — and he was the Clan Chief of the Chen Heavenly Clan.
"I am the Clan Chief of the Chen Heavenly Clan. On behalf of the Soul Infant Sect, I welcome our esteemed guests who have traveled so far to be here." The Chen Heavenly Clan Chief spoke with a smile.
"So it's true — you've really joined the Soul Infant Sect?" Ying Mingchao asked.
"I never said it wasn't true," the Chen Heavenly Clan Chief replied.
"Then let me ask you this — the members of your Chen Heavenly Clan wearing the robes of the Soul Infant Sect, have they all used innocent infants to cultivate demonic arts?" Ying Mingchao pressed further.
"They have indeed cultivated in such a manner, but allow me to correct you on one point — those were not demonic arts."
Without the slightest hesitation, the Chen Heavenly Clan Chief openly admitted it, his candor as though this were nothing to be ashamed of.
"Creatures worse than beasts and pigs!!!"
"How can such cruel people exist under heaven?"
Upon hearing him confess with his own mouth, both the alliance army and the onlookers who had retreated to a distance were consumed with fury, every one of them gnashing their teeth.
"Very well. Since you've admitted it, then don't blame me, Ying Mingchao, for showing no mercy."
As Ying Mingchao spoke, his long robes billowed, his wild hair whipped about, and a towering pressure surged from within him like an invisible tide, sweeping toward the Chen Heavenly City.
The moment Ying Mingchao released his pressure, every person outside the Chen Heavenly City felt their gaze shift. They could sense the sheer, overwhelming power contained within the pressure he radiated.
In the face of Ying Mingchao's strength, forget the members of the Chen Heavenly Clan — the entirety of Chen Heavenly City could be reduced to nothing in the blink of an eye.
And so, the moment they felt that pressure, the same thought arose in everyone's minds.
The number-one powerhouse of the Hundred Refinements Ordinary Realm had earned his reputation. Even the Kong Heavenly Clan had been annihilated by Ying Mingchao alone. They were certain that today, the Soul Infant Sect would find no escape from its fate.
But just as everyone believed the Chen Heavenly Clan was about to be obliterated in an instant, a tremendous wave of pressure suddenly erupted from the central area of Chen Heavenly City, crashing outward and meeting Ying Mingchao's pressure head-on just outside the city.
BOOM—
The two forces of pressure collided, producing a piercing roar. The immense energy generated a backlash that surged back toward the alliance army.
Whoosh—
Fortunately, Ying Mingchao stood at the front. With a single sweep of his great sleeve, he deflected the ferocious backlash with ease.
But when the crowd turned their gaze back to Chen Heavenly City, they found themselves stunned — the city was completely unscathed, and not a single member of the Chen Heavenly Clan had been harmed.