I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

"Father, is this formation meant to test your current strength?" Zhang Shen understood Zhang Xian's meaning in an instant.

"Hehehe! That's right!"

After speaking, Zhang Xian rose into the air. In the void, he waved his hand, and powerful true energy instantly gathered, and a spear flashing with blue light appeared in his hand.

"Go!" Zhang Xian shouted, and the spear was immediately thrown out. The space in which the spear passed caused tremors, which showed how powerful the spear was.

Whoosh! Boom!

Without the slightest hesitation, the spear made intimate contact with the defensive formation.

The spear vanished completely during the contact, and the formation only trembled a few times, but it dimmed somewhat.

Zhang Xian was not surprised that his attack failed. On the contrary, he felt that it would be pointless to break through too quickly.

'Hmph! The practice material can't be too weak!' he thought to himself.

Without much thought, he waved his hand again, and another blue spear instantly materialized...

……

Inside Jingling Courtyard.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three more attacks rang out...

Although the defensive formation could withstand the attack, its precarious state clearly indicated that it couldn't hold out for long, so it wasn't a long-term solution.

As everyone watched the spatial fluctuations caused by the attack on the formation, they gritted their teeth, their anger reaching its peak.

"Everyone be careful, prepare for battle... Li'er, go and bring Jueyi out... Zhang Zhan, you take him." The middle-aged man frowned; he sensed that the defensive formation was about to collapse.

“Okay!” Zhang Li replied quickly.

But just as she turned around... Zhang Jueyi had already stood there.

"No need, Father, I'm already here." Zhang Jueyi's voice came from behind the middle-aged man.

"Okay! Hurry up and get to the uncles' side, we'll escort you out together." The middle-aged man glanced at him, didn't think much of it, and immediately said.

But Zhang Jueyi didn't hear a thing and just stood there motionless.

"What's wrong? Hurry up..."

"I just overheard my father and uncles talking. I will stand with them through thick and thin."

Upon seeing Zhang Jueyi, such an unusual middle-aged man, a suspicion arose in his heart. Just as he was about to reprimand him, Zhang Jueyi's firm voice rang out.

Everyone was taken aback, and they all looked at Zhang Jueyi, who had spoken.

When it came to her son's matter, Zhang Li, as a mother, immediately reacted: "Jueyi, stop making a fuss... hurry up and go to Uncle Zhan's place."

But upon hearing Zhang Li's words, Zhang Jueyi still did not make a move, only pursed his lips.

"Sigh!" Seeing his son like this, the middle-aged man roughly understood Zhang Jueyi's thoughts. He sighed softly and then said, "Jueyi, don't be willful... This is a decision we all made together. We're old, and even if we die, it won't be a big deal, but it's different for you..."

“What’s different? If everyone dies, what use is it if I survive…” Zhang Jueyi’s small face showed a trace of grief, and he almost roared.

"Alright!" the middle-aged man shouted, immediately interrupting Zhang Jueyi. This shout startled everyone, including Zhang Jueyi.

"Jueyi, you are not alone. As long as you live, it is equivalent to the entire First Clan living... Don't you understand?"

"I..." Zhang Jueyi's expression was extremely aggrieved at this moment, as if he wanted to say something but could not get it out.

"Didn't I ask you back then, if you had to choose between an ordinary life and the position of clan leader, which would you choose? Have you forgotten your answer?"

Zhang Jueyi didn't say anything, he just gritted his teeth.

"Didn't you say you would follow my wishes?" Seeing that Zhang Jueyi didn't speak, the middle-aged man felt relieved. Taking advantage of Zhang Jueyi's inattention, he immediately gave Zhang Zhan a wink.

Zhang Zhan and Zhang Dou were the middle-aged man's most trusted clansmen, so they understood his thoughts better than others. Therefore, when Zhang Zhan saw the middle-aged man's behavior, he already knew what to do.

"If what you said back then was true, then let's do as I wish!"

The middle-aged man's tone and voice grew softer and softer towards the end, but what he implied was far more complex than it seemed...

He gently closed his eyes.

At that moment, Zhang Zhan made his move.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, he suddenly became alert, but it was too late.

Bang!

Just as Zhang Jue was about to make a move, he felt a sharp pain in his neck, and a wave of dizziness instantly swept through his body. Then, everything went black, and he lost consciousness. Before he passed out, his only thought was to live and die together with everyone.

At such a young age, he already disregards life and death so much. I really don't know if it's because he's too young or for some other reason.

"If we do this, will he hate us when he wakes up?" Zhang Li said softly, looking at Zhang Jueyi, who had knocked Zhang Zhan unconscious and was now being held by him.

However, her innate maternal instincts made her feel a deep sense of guilt and unease when she could only watch helplessly as her son was harmed, unable to stop him.

The middle-aged man did not answer Zhang Li's question directly. He looked at Zhang Jueyi's small face, then turned to Zhang Zhan, and said heavily, "I'm entrusting him to you."

"Don't worry! I will protect it with my life." Zhang Zhan nodded heavily.

After hearing this, the middle-aged man looked at everyone again, then clasped his hands in a fist salute and said in a heavy voice, "I'm entrusting him to you."

"We will protect it with our lives..." the crowd chorused.

At this moment, Zhang Li, who was standing to the side, looked at the middle-aged man with a bitter smile on her face. As the middle-aged man's wife, she knew very well that he wanted to regard Zhang Jueyi as the only hope for the rise of the first lineage in the future.

But isn't this burden a bit too heavy?

Zhang Jueyi was, after all, her biological son. How could a mother not feel heartbroken? But she was helpless. She understood that all she could do now was sigh and pray silently.

If only you hadn't been born into this big family.

If only our family hadn't ended up in this big family...

Thinking of this, her fingernails had unknowingly dug into her palm, but she felt nothing at all...

Boom! Boom!

At this moment, two more attacks struck the defensive formation.

Upon seeing this, everyone from the First Clan wore solemn expressions.

Although the defensive formation set up by the First Lineage in Jingling Academy was powerful, it was impossible for it to completely block the attack of a late-stage Heavenly Monarch expert like Zhang Xian.

The fact that it has been able to hold out until now is entirely due to two reasons. One is that the middle-aged man had previously added another formation to the existing formation for maintenance, which made the core of this formation extremely well hidden and not easy to find and break.

Another important reason is that Zhang Xian did not use his full strength, nor did he actively seek out the array's core. He simply attacked casually with a playful and test-your-strength attitude.

Even so, this formation couldn't last long.

After all, with the powerful strength of a late-stage Heavenly Monarch, even a casual attack can cause the space to tremble. If it were a full-force attack, at most two... this defensive formation would be completely destroyed.

Chapter 221 Coffin

The quiet courtyard is perilous; the first vein is dangerous.

To be honest, Zhang Xian had lost interest in this battle, which was already a foregone conclusion; he was now just playing cat and mouse with it.

Watching Zhang Xian wander outside the great formation, attacking haphazardly, Zhang Shen and Zhang He felt no impatience whatsoever.

Because Zhang Xian has been attacking relatively easily so far, but if it were Zhang Shen's own strength or the entire Tianyue Squad attacking, it would be impossible to achieve the same ease as Zhang Xian.

"Zhang He!" Zhang Shen called out.

"Yes! What are your orders, Young Clan Leader?" Zhang He hurriedly asked respectfully. Zhang He was from a branch of the Second Clan and had shown considerable talent as a general since childhood. As a result, he was favored by Zhang Xian, who focused on cultivating his abilities in this area and entrusted him with the management of the Heavenly Moon Squad.

Although Zhang He was older than Zhang Shen, he knew the young man in front of him very well. In terms of both methods and the level of importance attached to the young man, Zhang Shen was stronger than him. After a period of contact, in his mind, Zhang Shen was not like a young man, but rather like a seasoned veteran who had experienced all things in the world.

"How many more times do you think the clan leader will attack?" Zhang Shen asked casually, staring ahead with a hint of amusement.

Boom! Boom!

The thunderous sound of Zhang Xian's attack reached their ears once again.

"Hmm? This..." Zhang He glanced at Zhang Xian in the void and saw him launch two more attacks. He pondered for a moment and then said, "Probably within ten attacks!" He didn't know why Zhang Shen was interested in this matter, but after some consideration, he still gave a conservative figure.

"Ten times?" Zhang Shen stroked his chin, as if thinking about something. After a moment, he continued, "No, it should be around five times."

"Hmm? What makes you think so, young master?" Zhang He frowned and asked in an unusual tone.

Zhang He had great confidence in his judgment. He almost never doubted his own judgment, and this judgment had helped him overcome many difficulties. Although he knew how capable Zhang Shen was, his dignity would not allow Zhang Shen to doubt his judgment.

“Because the great formation will not allow the clan leader to attack ten times…” Zhang Shen did not pay attention to Zhang He’s tone and said softly, while his left hand slowly rose and pointed to the sky where Zhang Xian was.

A doubt arose in Zhang He's heart, and silently, he looked up at the sky again.

At this moment, his pupils suddenly dilated, and what he saw in his eyes was the spiderweb-like cracks in the sky, and these cracks were gradually increasing due to Zhang Xian's attacks.

He understood...

After Zhang Xian's attacks, the great formation had reached its limit. He had considered Zhang Xian's patience, while Zhang Shen had considered the formation's ability to withstand attacks... He had miscalculated.

He could make such a simple mistake? Zhang He smiled bitterly to himself: "Am I too impatient with him, or is he better than me in every way... Is this person really a teenager?" He looked at Zhang Shen again, the inexplicable look in his eyes was self-evident.

And just then!

Zhang Shen's childish voice interrupted his thoughts again.

"Whether it's the First Clan or Zhang Meng, they both have their own dignity, so... maybe the clan leader won't even be able to attack five times?"

Zhang Shen's voice was casual, but Zhang He, as a general, sensed something else in it. He was startled and his brows furrowed immediately: "The First Branch will fight to the death?"

His thoughts drifted to this point, and his gaze turned to Zhang Xian's direction, a hint of worry appearing in his eyes.

As if reading Zhang He's thoughts, Zhang Shen continued casually, "Don't worry! Even if they fight to the death, they can't possibly harm the clan leader... The strength of a late-stage Heavenly Monarch is not as simple as it seems..."

Hearing Zhang Shen say this, Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief, then shook his head inwardly: "It seems that compared to this young man, my state of mind is not even as good as his... Ha! What a freak."

But while he was thinking this, he failed to see the extremely deep gloom hidden in Zhang Shen's eyes when he said those words.

At this moment, the sky suddenly began to tremble violently, and the light that had evolved due to the formation slowly began to dissipate.

"They're here..."

Zhang Shen instantly abandoned his lazy demeanor, staring intently at the shattered array in the sky.

Zhang He didn't dare to be negligent and immediately commanded the Tianyue Squad to prepare for action.

From the time they guessed the number of attacks until now, Zhang Xian has only launched four attacks.