Before the expedition, the Seven Luminaries Federation had never considered the possibility of defeat, the only difference was whether to completely annihilate the high-level members of the Dao Sect or just kill a part of them. Things aren’t matching up with expectations! "It’s unlikely for the Dao Sect to eliminate over twenty Divine Domain Realm experts in just one day, but even if they are trapped, the situation is very critical for us." A Great Cabinet Elder said, "We have limited Divine Domain Realm experts left to guard. If the Dao Sect can spare some forces, they would not miss the opportunity to attack us, we must prepare for defense." Within the Elder Conference Hall, the experts from the Seven Lustrous Clans were discussing fervently. Some proposed leaving the Seven Lustrous City and the Federation, and only making further plans once the situation became clear. Others who favored war believed that the Dao Sect must have also suffered significant losses. In terms of foundation, the Seven Luminaries Federation is stronger; since the surprise attack failed, they should wage an all-out war. Most Cabinet Elders advocated for holding the city and defending it. "Currently, the Federation has limited top-tier experts, dispersing forces is unwise. I suggest relying on the defenses of Seven Lustrous City against potential attacks from the Dao Sect. Other main cities can be abandoned if necessary." "That’s all we can do." "How can we abandon the ancestral heritage!" "Our Seven Clans’ main cities also have extremely sophisticated defensive arrays; there’s no way the Dao Sect can truly break in!" The Great Cabinet Elder, who advocated for turtle-like defense, could only sigh inwardly. Even when the Light Lustrous Great Cabinet Elder, who held the highest authority, was present, no single person’s word could command the entire Federation. Each of the Seven Lustrous Clans had their own plans and interests. The Great Cabinet Elder could only suggest, "Our clan has decided to take away resources that can be moved and huddle in for defense at Seven Lustrous City, and I propose contacting other forces that have also become enemies with the Human Race Dao Sect. They shouldn’t stand by and watch us, the Seven Luminaries Federation, be destroyed by the Human Race, right?" For the full counterattack on the Seven Luminaries Federation, the Dao Sect dispatched three Kun-class floating airships. Two of them attacked the main cities of the Red Lustrous Clan and the Light Lustrous Clan, respectively. The other one went straight for Seven Lustrous City. Tang Yu was stationed on the Kun-class floating airship, looking distantly at the towering crystal buildings below. They stood like a forest of red, green, white, and other crystal pillars, extremely beautiful. The tops of countless sparkling crystal buildings shot beams of light, connecting with the sky. The clouds were stirred, appearing like a massive void, and within the void, a rainbow of light cascaded down, shrouding Seven Lustrous City like a veil. From afar, the whole city seemed to be distorted. Numerous seven-colored ribbons surrounded it. "Fire a shot first." Tang Yu ordered. The main cannon of the Kun-class floating airship began charging with a ’hum’ as a thick energy beam pierced down from the heavenly dome. Like a river of energy, it crashed down with a thunderous roar, spreading layer upon layer of magnificent vortices across the colorful veils enveloping the city. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel※fire.net the energy of the light pillar was exhausted, and the vortices on the veil faded away. Tang Yu stroked his chin, "The arrays of Seven Lustrous City are incredibly profound, far superior to those of the other main cities." Even after analyzing for more than ten minutes with the "Insight Eye," he only identified some energy nodes. However, even the weaknesses in the arrays remained stable and could not be easily breached. "Yet, in the end, it’s just a lifeless construct... continue the bombardment!" The main cannon on the Kun-class floating airship, along with countless energy-gathering cannons, began charging and firing in batches. Surrounding them, dozens of large and medium-sized floating airships unleashed brilliant beams, resembling a dense meteor shower, relentlessly bombarding the City Protection Array of Seven Lustrous City. The city trembled, and when looking outside the city, nothing could be seen but the radiant energy scattering after the energy beams struck the shield. One by one, seven-colored vortices appeared and disappeared on the veil shield. Even the entire veil began to quiver. Inside the city, some of the crystal buildings developed fine cracks, continuously spreading, the beams shot from the top of the buildings fluctuating. the overseeing Great Cabinet Elder shouted, his voice echoing throughout Seven Lustrous City. "All members of the Lustrous Clans, inject Source Power into all array bases." Seven Lustrous City made no distinction between Inner City Array and Outer City District Array. The grand array protecting the whole of Seven Lustrous City is at the core, built upon the Supreme Array Base, forged with the blood, sweat, and tears of the Seven Lustrous Clans over tens of thousands of years. Just the array bases within the city exceeded one hundred thousand. To destroy the array, at least four-fifths of the base must be damaged. With tens of thousands entering Stepping Void, and millions of Awakening Tier Lustrous Clan injecting source power, the cracks on some crystalline buildings stopped spreading, and the light beams emitted from the top became stable. The roaring outside the city was like thunder, incessant, yet the veil shrouding the city finally stabilized. The Lustrous Clan inside the city breathed a sigh of relief. "Holding on for a few days shouldn’t be an issue." "It might take four or five days to break through Seven Lustrous City’s defense array." The commander of artillery in the control room did not look pleased. Four or five days may seem short, but at this critical juncture of battle between both sides, the Tao Sect has seized the advantage in the assault. If time drags on, who can say whether the Seven Lustrous Federation, such an established top power, has a way to reverse the situation. Tang Yu waved his hand. After all, this is the capital of the Seven Lustrous Federation. In the Mountain and Sea World, only a few top forces have been recorded to be annihilated. Now to directly attack the capital is an unprecedented feat in thousands of years. Failing to break through the shield is somewhat expected. "Sect Master, please allow us to join the battle." A group of Unity Realm Human Race strongmen requested. Each strongman in Unity or Stepping Void can unleash considerable power; in terms of combat power, a single Stepping Void is equivalent to a small floating airship, while an ordinary Unity Realm strongman is stronger than a medium floating airship but weaker than a large one. But that’s just combat power. In terms of energy output, floating airships absorb source qi from hundreds of miles around and burn source crystals piled like mountains, producing vastly more force than Stepping Void Unity. Against the city protection array, pure energy output is what counts, and sending people like Shay or Nancy onto the field is useless. Tang Yu waved his hand, "This Sect Master has his own plans." Seven Lustrous City encompasses hundreds of miles of territory, with great rivers flowing within the city and towering mountains standing tall, as well as some sparsely populated areas. In a lush wooded area of the Outer City District, underground, a massive hollow has been excavated. The transmission array at the center of the hollow glowed faintly, and three figures stepped out from it. Since it couldn’t be breached from the outside, they would bore through from the inside. a territory teleportation array that can pierce through world barriers without hindrance renders the city protection array of Seven Lustrous City, entrenched for tens of thousands of years, as if it doesn’t exist. In the inner city of Seven Lustrous City, a figure cloaked in black moved silently as a ghost. Before the grand array of Seven Lustrous City was activated, he had already sneaked into the city. "Found it, the scent of treasures." A small gray-white bone beast poked its head out from the wide sleeve and nudged in a certain direction. Inside the hood, two faint blue flames flickered. "The Seven Lustrous Federation has caused this king great losses; the Tao Sect cannot be provoked, so I can only recover my losses from you." "Just as well, most of the Seven Lustrous Federation’s strongmen perished in that Frozen Soil World, and now only a few Divine Domain Realm members remain in the city—who can stop me?" "As long as I can seize the tens of thousands of years’ worth of Seven Lustrous Federation’s treasures, why should I, the Bone King, worry about making a comeback and settling accounts with the Tao Sect?" Seven Lustrous City’s largest treasury is known only to the great cabinet elders of a few clans and a handful of ancestral level entities. The Great Cabinet Elder of the Green Lustrous Clan, bearing the clan seal, quietly arrived before the treasury door. No Lustrous Clan guards were present. Because theft was impossible, with most of the Lustrous Clan occupied in maintaining the array, they had no time to care for anything else. The Green Lustrous Great Cabinet Elder took out his clan seal and the clan seal borrowed from the Great Cabinet Elder of the Cyanogen Lustrous Clan. These two clan seals could open the treasury. With a slight rumble, the door slowly opened. Dazzling brilliance poured out from the entrance. The power emanating from countless treasures dispersed the darkness before the treasury door, breaking through twisted space. Concealed in the corner, the Bone King, cloaked in black, revealed his figure, soul fire flickering. Tang Yu and his two companions, hiding within the layer of virtual-real space, were also squeezed out by the unstable space layer, blinking their eyes. "Hey, what a coincidence."