Not Qualified to Break the Guardian Array of Taiji Realm

If you excluded Mercury's bizarre escape technique, Joe Di's Rule Escape Technique would be the fastest in the entire universe.

In just half a day, Joe Di's connection to his Five Direction Banners became much clearer. Instantly, Joe Di's expression turned cold. He had spent over a century in the Mountainview Forbidden Zone, yet his Five Direction Banners were still under attack.

Clearly, his suspicion was correct. If he had returned a few years later, the Taiji Realm would likely have been shattered.

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Boom! A massive explosion nearly shook the entire Taiji Realm.

It felt like an earthquake; almost everyone's face showed despair and anxiety.

The Taiji Realm was vast and boundless. Normally, even a Third Step cultivator couldn't make it tremble. But Joe Di used four of his Five Direction Banners to lock the Taiji Realm. When Third Step cultivators attacked, the banners had to redirect the force, causing the realm itself to shake.

Fang Jianxi said gravely, "If this level of assault continues, I fear the Guardian Array of Taiji Realm can hold out for only a few more months at best."

He Yi, Sect Master of the Grand Array Sect, said, "I feel that the attacks on the Guardian Array of Taiji Realm have grown much fiercer recently than before."

Fang Jianxi sighed, "I've felt it too. If I'm not mistaken, the Bay Family has sent more Third Step cultivators. The Taiji Realm may not survive this. We..."

At this, Fang Jianxi swept his gaze across the grand hall, remaining silent for a long while.

Everyone fell silent, but Jason Ren suddenly spoke up, "Even if I have to destroy myself, I will never let the Bay Family demons refine me."

Jason Ren's words made everyone even more silent. They all understood his meaning. The cruelty of the Bay Family from the Bay of Legends was well-known to all present. Once you offended that clan, unless you hid away forever, they would not merely kill a person—they would destroy and refine an entire realm. The Primeval Realm was a previous example.

Fang Jianxi spoke slowly, "I agree with Vice Sect Master Ren. If the Guardian Array is truly broken, we will stake our lives against them. Even if we are killed, it is better than being refined and enslaved here. I believe, with the Grandmaster’s brilliance, one day he will avenge us…"

Fang Jianxi's words were abruptly cut off by an even more terrifying sound.

At that moment, everyone in the Starblade Sect’s grand hall stood up, all gazing outside the Guardian Array of the Taiji Realm.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Several magical treasures struck the Guardian Array of the Taiji Realm in succession, causing increasingly loud cracking and booming sounds.

While attacking the Guardian Array, Ethan Bay said excitedly, "With Uncle Kurt and Brother Paul here, the time needed to break the Guardian Array of the Taiji Realm will be cut in half."

Eugene Bay chuckled, "Ethan, you’re mistaken. Our time won’t be cut in half—it’ll be reduced by ninety percent. Originally, we needed decades, but now, at most one more year and this Guardian Array will be completely broken."

"Wrong. Even if I gave you a hundred million years, you still wouldn't be qualified to break the Guardian Array of my Taiji Realm." A disdainful voice rang out, and then a blue-robed youth carrying an ordinary long blade descended onto the square.

The Bay Family was attacking the Taiji Realm so brazenly that Joe Di wanted to know their location. When he had the chance, he would go and destroy the Bay Family's Guardian Array. He was not the type to let things go after being attacked.

Ethan Bay laughed loudly, 'A mere Prime Realm cultivator dares to call himself Grandmaster? Years ago, there was a Primeval Realm in Celestial Beyond, where an ant schemed against one of my Bay Family's disciples. Do you know what happened? Do you know what became of the Primeval Realm?'

Joe Di frowned slightly. Someone had mentioned this incident before.

Before Joe Di could figure it out, Ethan Bay laughed again, 'The result was that the Primeval Realm became a True Spirit World. You should know this. After you killed Barry Jack, his ring became the Primeval Realm. The origin of this Primeval True Spirit World was the largest domain at the edge of Celestial Beyond. But don't worry, soon the Taiji Realm will become a True Spirit World as well.'

So ruthless? Killing intent surged within Joe Di, and he couldn't even be bothered to speak. He simply threw out dozens of array flags, instantly enveloping the void plaza of the Taiji Realm. He didn't even activate the Slaughter Array, only the Confinement Array.

Compared to those Third Step cultivators from the Grand Dao Abyss, Joe Di didn't even take the Bay Family's two Third Step cultivators seriously.

Moreover, at this moment, his strength had increased significantly compared to when he was in the Grand Dao Abyss.

'Heh, you dare to play with a mere Confinement Array in front of me...' Eugene Bay sneered, summoning a crescent wheel that seemed to sweep up half the universe, slashing down toward Joe Di.

Joe Di showed no intention of dodging, unleashing his own Windhowl Blade technique in response.

Seeing that Joe Di dared to clash head-on with him, Eugene Bay's sneer deepened. Joe Di might be outstanding among Prime Realm cultivators, but he had never witnessed the power of the Third Step and had no idea how formidable it was.

The domain of the Third Step is formed from one's own rules. For a mere Prime Realm cultivator to challenge him, even without using his treasures, Joe Di could not break his domain. The reason Eugene Bay attacked Joe Di was not out of respect, but because he coveted Joe Di's treasures. Whether it was the Primeval True Spirit World or the Five Flags, he had to obtain them.

Boom boom boom! The unstoppable force of the Windhowl Blade collided with the Dao resonance of the crescent wheel, causing the divine energy in the Taiji Realm's plaza to explode and the Dao resonance to become chaotic.

Eugene Bay spat out a mouthful of blood, his face changing instantly. Was this really a Prime Realm cultivator? He was sure Joe Di's divine energy was even more robust than his own, and his own domain was like paper in front of Joe Di.

How was this possible? A Prime Realm cultivator could actually ignore the domain of a Third Step expert, and with a single strike, shattered his crescent wheel technique and severely injured him.

No, Joe Di was definitely not a Prime Realm cultivator; he must also be a Third Step expert. Realizing he was no match for Joe Di, Eugene Bay prepared to call Kurt Bay to join the fight.

Joe Di gave him no chance. He summoned the Creation Brush and wrote the word 'Death' in the void. As the Deathstroke Resonance descended, Eugene Bay felt his surroundings turn gray, and all vitality faded before his eyes.