Chapter 344: Grandmaster of Saint Grade Spirit Arrays
Qing Yan Jing looked at Xuan Guang and asked, "Do you stand by your earlier words?"
"Of course," Xuan Guang replied with a cold smile. "But you won't have a chance to win. Your Qing Branch will be reduced to a subsidiary branch sooner or later!"
As he spoke, his body shook, releasing billions of spiritual lights. A massive figure condensed behind him—it was his supreme body. As soon as this supreme body appeared, spiritual power surged like a galaxy. Despite his cultivation being far superior to Qing Yan Jing's, he used his supreme body right away.
"A supreme body?" Qing Yan Jing waved her delicate hand, dispelling the purple flames, the sacred pagoda, and the Eightfold Floating Pagoda. Then, she changed her hand seals, causing billions of spiritual seals to flicker around her. Each seal contained a basic spiritual array.
"Go!" Qing Yan Jing pointed into the air, and a spiritual array condensed out of thin air. It looked like a galaxy, forming another world within itself. As soon as it appeared, it enveloped Xuan Guang, and beams of destructive light emerged from the array, instantly shattering Xuan Guang's supreme body.
"Wow! Spiritual seals forming a world of their own... She's a Grandmaster of Saint Grade Spirit Arrays!"
"No wonder she dared to face a peak Immortal Heavenly Sovereign with only a Spirit Heavenly Sovereign's cultivation. Her array skills are on par with a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign!"
"She's incredibly powerful. Xuan Guang, who was only a step away from becoming a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, was subdued in an instant!"
"No wonder she became the Empress of the Heavenly Court. Qing Yan Jing is actually a Saint Grade Grandmaster!"
Everyone present was shocked, especially the members of the Floating Pagoda Clan, who were left speechless. They knew Qing Yan Jing had been at the peak of the Earthly Sovereign realm and a Grandmaster of Spirit Arrays. In just a few years, she had not only broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign level but also advanced her array skills to the Saint Grade Grandmaster level. Such talent was terrifying.
"Sigh," Fu Tu Xuan sighed deeply, his eyes filled with complexity. Qing Yan Jing was originally the prodigy of the Floating Pagoda Clan, but now their relationship had soured.
"Ugh!" Xuan Guang struggled to resist, coughing up blood and shouting, "Grand Elder, help me!"
Gone was his previous arrogance. Fu Tu Xuan pleaded, "Xiao Jing, please spare Xuan Guang. You are both pillars of our Floating Pagoda Clan. It would be a great loss if either of you were harmed."
"The Grand Elder still considers me part of the Floating Pagoda Clan?" Qing Yan Jing sneered. "After my father died, you all wanted to marry me off to the Maha Ancient Clan. The Grand Elder agreed to that decision too."
Fu Tu Xuan defended, "Xiao Jing, that was the decision of the Council of Elders. As the Grand Elder, I couldn't overrule them!"
"Stubborn and inflexible!" Qing Yan Jing snorted but eventually released Xuan Guang.
She then looked at Fu Tu Xuan and said, "Grand Elder, can you announce the result now?"
"According to clan rules, Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns can directly join the Council of Elders, occupying five seats but not participating in the branch martial arts competition," the Mo Branch leader, Mo Xin, suddenly said, trying to prevent the Xuan Branch from losing seats.
Fu Tu Xuan nodded, "According to clan rules, Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns indeed cannot interfere in the branch martial arts competition."
Everyone was stunned by Fu Tu Xuan's words. Instead of trying to win over a Saint Grade Grandmaster like Qing Yan Jing, he continued to follow the rules rigidly. This stubbornness partly explained why the Floating Pagoda Clan had been declining and why internal strife was so severe.
"Fine! Very well!" Qing Yan Jing's eyes flashed with cold light. She had hoped to handle things less aggressively, but now she realized she had been too lenient, appearing weak.
"If you are unjust, don't blame me for being unkind!" Qing Yan Jing said, and with a thought, the sky above the Floating Pagoda Realm filled with sun, moon, and stars, forming a grand array covering the entire small world. The moment it appeared, it emitted a terrifying aura, making even Fu Tu Xuan's face turn serious. This was the clan's protective array, created by countless ancestors and incredibly powerful, capable of suppressing even ordinary Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns.
Fu Tu Xuan took a deep breath and shouted, "Qing Yan Jing, what are you doing? Do you want to destroy the Floating Pagoda Clan?"
Qing Yan Jing responded calmly, "I just want to fight for the Qing Branch's interests. If you treat me unfairly, I'll overturn the table!"
Her cold gaze swept across, and the grand array activated. Beams of spiritual light mixed with heavenly power descended, suppressing all the Heavenly Sovereigns of the Xuan and Mo branches.
"Fine! Since you're so obstinate, don't blame me for being rude!" Fu Tu Xuan said, his face darkening. He bowed respectfully to the void, saying, "Please, Grand Ancestral Pagoda, descend!"
"They're actually going to use the Grand Ancestral Pagoda!" People's expressions turned peculiar.
Qing Yan Jing's advancement to Saint Grade Grandmaster should have been a great event for the Floating Pagoda Clan. It meant they now had two Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign level powerhouses. With Qing Yan Jing and Xiao Tian being a couple, the Heavenly Court would closely ally with the Floating Pagoda Clan. This alliance would have three Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign level powerhouses, making them the top force in the Great Thousand World.
But Fu Tu Xuan's stubbornness and adherence to the Xuan and Mo branches' interests led to this conflict, a foolish act.
"Ha, let them fight. Hopefully, the Heavenly Court and Floating Pagoda Clan will fight to the death!" Maha You sneered, enjoying the spectacle. He hoped both sides would lose some Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns, causing the Floating Pagoda Clan to fall from the ranks of the five ancient clans.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the entire Floating Pagoda Realm shook violently. The sky split open, and a towering, ancient stone pagoda slowly descended. Its appearance caused everyone to feel an unprecedented sense of oppression. Even the Heavenly Sovereigns present felt powerless against it.
The Floating Pagoda Clan was truly terrifying!
(Chapter ends)