332: Chapter 333 We have no choice but to take a gamble!

A thought flashed through Xiao Caiyue's mind, and her heart immediately sank.

"This is troublesome."

Xiao Caiyue bit her lip, cold sweat beading on her forehead.

With two weak points being attacked simultaneously, her remaining mana was simply insufficient to repair both at the same time.

Moreover, her body...

She looked down at her hands.

Those hands, originally fair and slender, were trembling slightly now. The mana light at her fingertips was so dim it was almost invisible, and the Meridians within her body were aching, as if they might snap at any moment.

"I can't hold on any longer..."

Xiao Caiyue murmured to herself, a profound sense of powerlessness welling up in her heart.

She had intended to rely on the Grand Array to hold out until Ye Changge returned.

But now, it seemed the opponent would not give her that chance at all.

Attacking both places at once was clearly meant to force her to divide her attention.

Once she was overwhelmed, if any weak point was breached, the Grand Array would develop a flaw. At that point, those two Foundation Establishment Cultivators would push straight in, and Longmai Mountain would have no more barriers.

"I cannot delay any longer."

Xiao Caiyue took a deep breath, a flash of determination in her beautiful eyes.

She slowly stood up and waved the Formation Plate in her hand.

Hum—

The Grand Array suddenly lit up!

The originally pale golden light shield instantly erupted with a dazzling, five-colored radiance!

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—the seven colors intertwined like a brilliant rainbow, enveloping the entire Biyun Peak!

"Rise!"

Xiao Caiyue parted her red lips slightly; though her voice was soft, it carried an unquestionable majesty.

Above the Grand Array, countless runes lit up!

Those runes, originally quietly embedded on the surface of the light shield like swimming fish, now seemed to have been imbued with life. One by one, they flew out from the light shield, weaving and darting through the air to condense into golden light orbs the size of fists!

Each light orb contained terrifying spiritual power capable of severely injuring a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

"Go!"

Xiao Caiyue waved her jade hand.

The sky full of golden orbs poured down like a rainstorm, smashing fiercely towards the Black-robed man and Li Xuanfeng outside the Grand Array!

Seeing this, Li Xuanfeng's pupils constricted violently.

He knew the power of this Grand Array all too well!

Back in the Li family's heyday, this Grand Array could even block a Pseudo-Core Cultivator!

Although he knew some weak points, those only referred to the Grand Array's defensive weaknesses, not its attacks!

The Grand Array's attack method was an all-encompassing coverage, regardless of weak points!

"Damn it!"

Li Xuanfeng's expression changed drastically; how could he dare to continue attacking? His figure flashed, turning into a streak of escape light, and he fled frantically into the distance!

He was merely an Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator, and after being suppressed by Ye Changge's Talisman Array back then, he had long harbored a deep-seated fear of the Ye family.

Although he had now defected to a new master, that cowardice in his bones had not dissipated in the slightest. Facing this Grand Array attack capable of severely injuring a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, how could he dare to meet it head-on?

"Damn it!"

Li Xuanfeng cursed under his breath, his figure turning into a grayish streak of escape light as he fled frantically into the distance. The escape light was crooked and unsteady; clearly, he was using every ounce of his strength, looking extremely wretched.

The golden light orbs exploded behind him, the deafening roars shaking the mountains and wilderness. A few of them brushed past his escape light, their intense spiritual power fluctuations sending a chill down his back, instantly soaking his clothes with cold sweat.

"Crazy woman! What a crazy woman!"

Li Xuanfeng cursed as he fled, feeling a mix of fear and relief. He feared that the Grand Array's power was even more terrifying than it had been back then, and he was relieved that he had escaped fast enough; otherwise, he would likely already be a dead soul beneath those golden light orbs.

Inside the Grand Array, Xiao Caiyue bit down on her already bloodless lips, her hands trembling as she held up the Formation Plate.

The Formation Plate hummed and vibrated in her palm, the runes on its surface flickering like a candle in the wind. Forcing herself to endure with the little mana she had left, she extended her Divine Sense into the Formation Plate, searching inch by inch for the weak point that had been gnawed out by the array-breaking bead.

"Found it..."

She murmured to herself, a faint glimmer of mana lighting up at her fingertips as she struggled to repair the breach.

Every bit of mana consumed caused her Meridians to ache as if being pricked by needles. That pain was fine and persistent, spreading from her fingertips all the way to her shoulders and then to her heart, as if her whole body was about to be torn apart.

But she dared not stop.

One weak point was repaired, and the Grand Array's light shield stabilized slightly.

However—

The other weak point, which was being continuously bombarded by the Black-robed man, was now constantly expanding. Cracks on the surface of the light shield spread like spiderwebs, emitting a teeth-gritting "crack, crack" sound.

Xiao Caiyue's heart sank.

She looked up, her beautiful eyes peering through the Formation Plate towards that black figure in the distance. The Black-robed man no longer concealed his cultivation; his Late Foundation Establishment Stage Spiritual Pressure was released without reservation, and every attack caused the Grand Array's light shield to tremble violently.

"These two... must know that my husband is not here."

Xiao Caiyue murmured, a bitter expression appearing on her pale face.

"And... I am injured."

She looked down at her hands. Those hands, originally fair and slender, were now trembling uncontrollably, the mana light at her fingertips so dim it was almost invisible. The Meridians within her body were aching, as if they might snap at any moment.

The opponent had clearly come prepared.

She recalled the Black-robed man's probing earlier, thought of Li Xuanfeng's sudden appearance, and remembered how they had accurately found the weak points of the Grand Array—all of this indicated that they knew her background and the situation of the Ye family like the back of their hands.

Even more terrifying was that the opponent was not in any hurry to break the array.

They were just playing a war of attrition with her.

Attacking one place, then attacking the other, forcing her to divide her attention, forcing her to consume the little mana she had left. Once her mana was exhausted, the Grand Array would break on its own, and Longmai Mountain would have no more barriers.

"What a scheme..."

Xiao Caiyue gave a bitter smile, but a flash of determination flickered in her beautiful eyes.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to stand up straight.

"Since you want to play... then let's see who can outlast whom."

Xiao Caiyue whispered to herself, having already made up her mind.

The opponent had calculated that her mana was insufficient and that she had hidden injuries, but they had miscalculated one thing—she still had the trump card Ye Changge left behind before he departed.

A Third-Tier Talisman.

That was a Talisman on par with the level of a Core Formation Cultivator!

When Ye Changge first gave her these three Talismans, she had been truly shocked. A Third-Tier Talisman was a rare item in the Zhao State; an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator might not even see one in their entire lifetime, yet her husband had given her three all at once!

The opponent could not possibly know that she had Third-Tier Talismans in her possession.

This was her only chance of victory.

As long as she found the right moment to use these Third-Tier Talismans to catch the opponent off guard, even if she couldn't kill the Late Foundation Establishment Stage Black-robed man, it would be enough to severely injure him and force him to retreat.

"I cannot delay any longer."

Xiao Caiyue took a deep breath, a sickly flush appearing on her pale face.