81: The formation breaks, and the melee begins.

"Hmm..."

Facing Zhao Fei's proposal.

Nie Yu and Dugu Nianyu fell into contemplation.

However, the former was genuinely weighing the pros and cons.

While Dugu Nianyu was merely putting on an act.

She fully supported Zhao Fei's suggestion to open the inheritance first.

But she still had to pretend when necessary, so as not to appear abnormal.

After a moment of silence.

Nie Yu was the first to break the silence, saying, "Brother Zhao Fei makes a good point. If we can't open the inheritance this time, we'll have to wait several hundred years. I agree with your plan: open the inheritance, then compete for it based on strength."

Seeing this, Dugu Nianyu slowly spoke up, "Since both of your families agree, I have nothing more to say. Let's open the inheritance first, then compete for it based on strength."

After Dugu Nianyu finished speaking, she sent a telepathic message to Gu Chen and the other imperial cultivators.

As soon as the formation outside the Inheritance Hall was broken, they were to guard the hall entrance at all costs, preventing any cultivators from the other two dynasties from entering.

This would give her enough time to acquire the items within the Inheritance Hall.

This was Dugu Nianyu's plan.

Zhao Fei and Nie Yu were no different; they had also instructed their subordinates that once the Inheritance Hall was breached, they were to seize the hall entrance at all costs.

Thus, the three harbored their own ulterior motives.

They had all the cultivators from the three factions line up outside the Inheritance Hall, preparing to combine everyone's strength to forcibly break the formation.

Since they had reached a consensus, there was no need to slowly break the formation with formation masters.

With so many people attacking together, the formation would likely break quickly, and they didn't want to waste time.

Just before they began.

Dugu Nianyu told The Four Night Owls to wait aside and not participate in breaking the formation.

She had agreed with the Night Owls to only exert their full strength once.

If they used it just to break a formation, they would lose a significant advantage when competing for the hall entrance.

"Ninth Princess, what is the meaning of this?"

Seeing Dugu Nianyu arrange The Four Night Owls to the side, Zhao Fei coldly questioned.

Nie Yu, standing nearby, also questioned with a cold expression, "Ninth Princess, all of us are participating. You're specifically holding back four people; are you planning a sneak attack?"

Everyone from their two dynasties was participating.

Dugu Nianyu, putting The Four Night Owls aside now, clearly intended to keep a trump card. How could they agree?

"Hmph, these four people of mine are more distinguished and cannot be used to break a formation. If you're afraid, you can each hold back four people to supervise them," Dugu Nianyu replied fearlessly.

If the two insisted on the Night Owls breaking the formation, she would simply turn hostile.

After all, without the Night Owls, a major combat force, her chances of obtaining the inheritance would decrease. It would be better if no one got it.

Looking at Dugu Nianyu's resolute expression.

Zhao Fei and Nie Yu exchanged glances, sharing their opinions.

They knew that if they didn't agree to The Four Night Owls standing aside, their cooperation would fall apart.

To ensure the smooth opening of the inheritance, after some discussion, the two each sent out four Peak Earth Venerables to monitor The Four Night Owls.

"Damn it, what's the deal with these four guys? The Ninth Princess of the Xuan Yue Dynasty is treating them so differently?"

"It seems there's a very powerful cultivator among them. That princess probably values talent and doesn't want them doing such menial tasks."

"Damn it, we're all in the Earth Venerable Realm; how strong can he be? Why does he get this treatment?"

The cultivators of the Sheng Tian Dynasty and the Ao Shi Dynasty.

Seeing their respective princes not fall out with Dugu Nianyu, but instead comply with her wishes.

All of them stared wide-eyed, quietly complaining about The Four Night Owls.

The cultivators of the Xuan Yue Dynasty were also curious about this scene.

Especially the royal family members and cultivators from the noble families of the Xuan Yue Dynasty, whose faces showed jealousy.

As people of the Xuan Yue Dynasty, they still had to work here.

Yet, the Night Owls, as outsiders, could rest aside and enjoy higher treatment than them. It was utterly outrageous.

If Dugu Nianyu hadn't been there, they would have really wanted to give the Night Owls a good beating.

"Alright, stop talking. Everyone get into position, fully circulate your spiritual energy, and prepare to attack the formation."

Seeing his cultivators whispering, Zhao Fei raised his voice and shouted to the cultivators of the Sheng Tian Dynasty.

"Cultivators of the Ao Shi Dynasty, prepare to unleash your full power on the formation!"

"Cultivators of the Xuan Yue Dynasty, also prepare to attack!"

Dugu Nianyu and Nie Yu also shouted loudly.

Under the commands of the three.

Over ten thousand Peak Earth Venerables stopped their discussions.

They fully activated the spiritual energy in their bodies, unleashing beams of light towards the Inheritance Great Hall.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The first wave of attacks struck the formation of the Inheritance Great Hall, creating ripples.

Although it shook the great formation a few times, there was no sign of the formation breaking.

"Attack again!"

The three commanded again.

As the formation of the Inheritance Great Hall, they would not be naive enough to think it would break with one wave of attacks.

Therefore, they had to strike rapidly until the formation was broken.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Under the repeated commands of the three, the formation of the Inheritance Great Hall continuously trembled.

"Crack!"

Finally, after half an hour, the formation protecting the Inheritance Great Hall could no longer withstand the attacks and shattered like glass.

"Haha, the formation is broken! Quickly seize the Inheritance Great Hall; don't let anyone from the other two dynasties enter."

"Hmph, you damned dog, I've been guarding against this move of yours for a long time. Die!"

"Kill! Seize the Inheritance Hall entrance and claim the azure emperor inheritance!"

As soon as the formation shattered.

The three factions, who were previously in a cooperative relationship, instantly became mortal enemies.

They all drew their weapons, unleashing their most powerful attacks to kill the people from the other two factions.

In just a moment, blood flowed like rivers at the entrance of the Inheritance Great Hall, and battle cries shook the heavens.

"It's your turn, the four of you! Help me seize the entrance and then guard it!"

Amidst the chaotic crowd, Dugu Nianyu shouted to The Four Night Owls.

Now the entire scene was in chaos. Whoever could control and guard the entrance first would be able to rush into the Inheritance Great Hall and obtain treasures.

"Okay, we will do our best to help you."

Gu Chen nodded, winked at the three Night Owls, and then together they charged towards the entrance of the Inheritance Great Hall.

"Divine Sealing Mist!"

Red mist surged from Night Owl, enveloping him as he began to harvest lives among the crowd.

"Void Sword Qi, Invincible!"

"Spatial Blade!"

"Ice Palm!"

Gu Chen and the other two also unleashed their techniques, attacking the cultivators of the two dynasties in the crowd.

"Ahhh!"

Wherever the four passed, cultivators from the two dynasties were instantly killed.

This startled the nearby combatants, who retreated in horror.

The entrance to the Inheritance Great Hall was temporarily occupied by the four.