I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

Shattered Star Lake, outside the Lin family's territory.

Chen Dai stood in mid-air, his white hair fluttering slightly amidst the turbulent flow of shattered spiritual energy.

He didn't speak, nor did he deliberately release any pressure; he simply floated there calmly.

His gaze swept indifferently over the pale yellow light screen that swirled with clouds above the Lin family's residence.

However, it is this silence that is more unsettling than any roar or shout.

A chilling sense of oppression, originating from the difference in life levels and mixed with the aura of a Golden Core cultivator, weighed heavily on the hearts of every cultivator below, like an invisible tide.

Not only were the cultivators from the Chen and Zhao families outside the formation silenced.

Even the spies from other families or forces in Chuyang City who were lurking in the distant mountains and marshes felt short of breath and trembled with fear, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Everyone understood that this newly promoted Master Chen, who had swiftly consolidated several forces, was truly enraged at this moment.

"snort!"

Chen Dai's gaze finally focused on the array light screen below.

"The Lin family... what a Lin family, so adept at hiding their strength and biding their time!"

"Does it mean you think my Chen family... is so easy to talk to?"

He naturally saw through the true nature of the formation below.

The second-tier superior-grade "Five Directions Thick Earth Formation" is merely a facade.

The truly troublesome element, capable of withstanding the attack of the Breaking Yuan Golden Cone and toying with the Zhao family's array masters, is the unpredictable cloud and mist array within.

The Lin family, capable of possessing and driving a complex array at least at the third-tier level, is definitely not as simple and low-key as it appears on the surface.

But the arrow is already on the bowstring, and it must be released!

Today marks a crucial step for the Chen family to completely control the territory of Chuyang City and establish the supreme authority of a Golden Core clan.

Just as they had subdued the Zhou, Li, and Sun families, and were being watched closely by countless eyes.

If they were blocked at the door by an unknown Lin family with just a formation.

Where will Chen Dai's reputation and the prestige of the Chen family be placed?

He is currently the only Golden Core cultivator in Chuyang City, besides the City Lord's Mansion.

At this moment, he represents not only the Chen family, but also, to some extent, the new order of Chuyang City. How could he back down?

Moreover, he was not without support; the tacit approval of the city lord Yan Shuming was his greatest source of confidence!

Thinking of this, the last trace of emotion in Chen Dai's eyes turned to absolute coldness.

He said no more, but a thought stirred within him.

"Buzz—!"

Centered on his body, an invisible suction force suddenly spread out!

Within a radius of several miles, the fire-attribute spiritual energy that had been wandering in the world seemed to have been summoned by the king, and frantically converged towards his location!

A pale red spiritual energy, visible to the naked eye, flowed into his body like rivers flowing into the sea.

Immediately afterwards, a crimson mana, dozens of times purer, more refined, and more vast than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, surged out from the golden core in his dantian, which had two pill patterns and was slowly rotating!

Chen Dai raised his hand and made a pressing motion, uttering a few simple syllables.

"roar--!!!"

The next moment, a deafening dragon roar resounded through the sky!

Behind him, the blazing fire spirits condensed wildly, instantly transforming into more than a dozen crimson fire dragons, each tens of feet long, with distinct scales and ferocious claws!

Each dragon is incredibly lifelike, with raging flames dancing in its eyes and terrifyingly high temperatures emanating from its body.

The air around it was scorched and distorted, and the lake below was steaming up large plumes of white vapor!

"This...is this the power of a Golden Core cultivator?!" A Qi Refining cultivator from the Zhao family looked up at the sky-covering swarm of fiery dragons, his legs went weak, and his voice trembled.

"By drawing upon the surrounding fire elemental energy and harnessing it for my own use, every gesture I make possesses immense power... The difference between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core is indeed like heaven and earth!"

Chen Mingyi was also shocked. Even as a member of the Chen family, this was the first time he had seen his father, who had reached the Core Formation stage, take action.

"Let's see how the Lin family's turtle shell holds up this time!" Zhao Wenxuan's eyes flashed with pleasure and anticipation.

Chen Dai remained calm, as if conjuring these dozen or so terrifying fire dragons was merely a matter of casual skill.

With a slight movement of his divine sense, he locked onto the pale yellow "Five Directions Thick Earth Array" light screen above the Lin family's land below.

"The Fiery Dragon Dances Across the Sky".

With a thought, he controlled the dozen or so crimson fire dragons, and they all roared in unison.

The dragon's body swayed, transforming into more than a dozen streaks of blazing flames that scorched the heavens and boiled the seas.

With an aura of annihilation, they fiercely pounced on the array light barrier below from different angles!

It was as fast as lightning and as powerful as the heavens and the earth!

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"

The next moment, an explosion and roar ten times more violent than any previous attack instantly swallowed up all the sounds on the shore of Shattered Star Lake!

Each fire dragon, upon impacting the pale yellow light barrier, did not simply slam into it, but instead exploded with a deafening roar!

The terrifying fire-attribute spiritual power was compressed to its limit and then released completely, transforming into clusters of crimson flame storms with diameters exceeding ten feet!

The storms overlapped and swept across the land, turning almost the entire sky above the Lin family into a fiery inferno!

The pale yellow "Five Directions Thick Earth Array" light screen flickered wildly under this violent attack containing the power of the Golden Core.

Inside the array control room on the island in the middle of the lake, Liu Qingxue's expression was extremely solemn.

His hands moved rapidly across the control jade tablet, his fingertips even trembling slightly from the excessive use of spiritual power.

Without hesitation, she pushed the defensive capabilities of the "Five Directions Thick Earth Formation" to its theoretical limit, and the spirit stones stored in the formation were consumed at an alarming rate.

At the same time, she dared not be negligent and fully activated the "Nine Heavens Cloud Realm Array" as its core!

Inside the light curtain, the once leisurely flowing clouds and mist suddenly became turbulent, surging out like a tsunami.

It coiled around the exploding flames like a python.

Some of the flame energy was absorbed and dissolved by the clouds and mist;

The other part was cleverly deflected and dispersed, directed to different areas of the formation, and used the structure of the entire formation to share the terrifying pressure.

"Click...click click..."

The teeth-grinding cracking sound was clearly audible even amidst the deafening explosion.

Fine, spiderweb-like cracks began to appear on the surface of the pale yellow "Five Directions Thick Earth Array" light screen!

Although the cloud and mist formation absorbed most of the pressure, the structure of the second-tier formation had already reached its limit in the face of the full-force bombardment from the Golden Core cultivator!

The fiery storm slowly dissipated, leaving behind a scorching heat and a pungent, burnt smell in the air.

Chen Dai hovered in the air, looking down at the pale yellow light screen below, which, despite being riddled with cracks, stubbornly refused to completely collapse.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"A second-tier defensive array nested with a third-tier cloud and mist illusion array... This cloud and mist array has such strong defensive and neutralizing capabilities that it is probably not an ordinary third-tier low-grade array, but at least a mid-grade, or even a high-grade array."

He instantly gained a clearer understanding, and at the same time, a hint of surprise arose in his mind.

Where did the Lin family obtain such a high-level array formation inheritance?

"Heh," Chen Dai chuckled softly.

Any third-tier formation that isn't defensive won't be able to stop him!

"You think you can stop the Chen family from progressing just by relying on a decent-grade formation? How naive."

"Today, I will show you frogs in a well what the Golden Core Path is! What... true power is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he no longer released a large number of fire dragons at once, but instead formed hand seals and chanted incantations.

In an instant, the fire elemental energy behind him surged violently once again!

One, two, three... New crimson flame dragons were constantly condensing and taking shape at an astonishing speed!

Then, under his control, the fire dragons no longer attacked all at once, but took turns attacking.

It relentlessly bombarded the formation below!

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom boom—!"

The explosions were almost continuous and never stopped!

It was as if an endless shower of fiery meteors was falling over Shattered Star Lake!

The entire Lin family territory was engulfed in continuous flames and roars. The pale yellow light curtain trembled violently, and the cracks continued to widen and deepen.

The spirit stones consumed by the binding formation were being consumed at an alarming rate!

In the air, Chen Dai's expression was calm, even somewhat indifferent.

Golden Core cultivators can communicate with heaven and earth, and their recovery speed is far superior to that of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Such intense and continuous bombardment was only a drop in the ocean for him.

Below, Chen Mingfei looked at his father's imposing presence, which resembled the descent of a fire god, and felt excited and proud.

Zhao Wenxuan's eyes darted around, but a sinister smile appeared on his face.

He strode over to Chen Mingfei, lowered his voice, and spoke with a mixture of flattery and ruthlessness:

"Patriarch Chen, the Lin family's tortoise shell is indeed tough. With Master Chen taking action, breaking the formation is only a matter of time."

"However, I have a plan that may speed up this process and even throw the Lin family into disarray, thus undermining their will to resist from within, which would save you some effort."