The three old monsters exchanged glances and said in unison, "Pursue!"
Human figures surged.
As Zi Linling rushed out of the cave entrance, the three followed closely behind like shadows.
However, having slept for a long time in the cave and not seeing sunlight for ages, they needed a period of adaptation after emerging. Thus, their movements experienced a brief pause.
With Zi Linling's extensive combat experience, how could she miss such a golden opportunity?
She took out the array formation materials from her Nine Spirits Ring, all in one go.
She and Elder Du needed to set up three powerful confinement arrays capable of temporarily trapping Great God realm experts in the shortest possible time.
Only by doing so could she separate the three and defeat them one by one.
As for why not kill arrays, it was because kill arrays were the most difficult among all formations.
Not only did they require precise calculations and deductions, but they were also time-consuming and energy-draining, demanding immense soul power.
At this moment, Zi Linling did not have that much time. Moreover, her soul power had other uses and could not be entirely consumed by formations.
Therefore, simple yet powerful confinement arrays were the best choice under the current circumstances.
With Elder Du, a Royal-level formation master, assisting her, Zi Linling ultimately set up a Royal-level confinement array.
Of course, this was also because she had already firmly stepped into the ranks of Grandmaster-level formation masters after breaking the entire mountain entry grand array.
In just two days, she had advanced from a novice who wasn't even a beginner formation master to a Grandmaster-level formation master. If this were to spread, it would likely shock a great many people to death.
And her ability to set up a Royal-level formation as a Grandmaster-level formation master, even with the help of Elder Du, a Royal-level formation master, was enough to drive everyone on the Azure Star mad with envy.
In short, whether it was the speed of advancement or the ability to set up formations, if it were to leak out, she would only be left to be studied as a specimen.
Just as Zi Linling finished setting up the three Royal-level confinement arrays, the three individuals had already adapted to the external environment.
Furthermore, because they had moved their limbs just now, their control over their bodies had recovered by as much as seventy percent.
"Brat, take your life!"
The one holding the long sword was the first to attack Zi Linling.
Zi Linling dodged instead of fighting and plunged into a confinement array.
At the same time, her hands were rapidly forming seals, and she sent the hand seals into the array disk.
The swordsman, seeing Zi Linling evade, chased after her without a second thought, heading straight into the array's range.
Zi Linling smiled slyly and said, "Old monster, I don't have time to play with you. Stay here for a while."
After she finished speaking, she threw the array disk in her hand, and the formation was instantly activated.
And at the moment the formation was activated, she jumped outside the formation.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Loud roars came from within the formation.
Naturally, it was the swordsman attacking the formation, attempting to break it from the inside.
However, how could a Royal-level formation be broken so easily?
The remaining two had not yet reacted when they saw Zi Linling reappear before their eyes.
"What did you do to Master?"
"What did you do to Grand Master?"
The two asked in unison.
Of the two, the shorter one referred to the swordsman as Master, while the taller one referred to him as Grand Master.
Zi Linling smiled and said, "He's fine. He's just a bit too hot-tempered, so I'm letting him cool down."
As she spoke, she created another array disk.
"You court death!"
Both of them produced a sword in their hands and thrust it towards Zi Linling.
Zi Linling's face turned green.
While relying on the Phantom Dragon Step to dodge rapidly, she said, "Hey, hey, hey, aren't you two peak Great God realm powerhouses? Ganging up on me, a mid-stage Emperor realm cultivator, are you not concerned about your reputation? Where is your chivalrous demeanor?"
"Less nonsense. The moment you interrupted our slumber, you were already a dead person!" said the shorter one.
"That's right! Reputation be damned! Chivalrous demeanor be damned! You interrupted our slumber, meaning we cannot live. If we are no longer alive, what reputation do we care about? What chivalrous demeanor do we care about?" added the taller one.
However, while they spoke, their attacks were not at all hesitant.
If not for the exquisite Phantom Dragon Step, Zi Linling would have already been riddled with countless holes.
Even so, she was in constant peril, in a very disheveled state.
Therefore, she did not dare to be the least bit distracted, as a single misstep could cost her life.
No! She had to find a way to make the two of them distance themselves a bit, so that she could lure them in one by one and draw them into the confinement arrays.
"What to do?"
Zi Linling's mind spun rapidly.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she said, "You two wait here for me. I'll go get reinforcements, and then you'll see!"
Zi Linling finished speaking, feinted a move, and made a gesture as if to turn and run.
"Where do you think you're going?"
The taller one blocked Zi Linling's path as he had intended, and his sword chopped down towards Zi Linling head-on.
At the same time, the shorter one's attack arrived from behind Zi Linling.
"Divine Maiden Palace!"
Zi Linling roared in her heart, and her figure vanished from before their eyes, entering the Divine Maiden Palace.
The Divine Maiden Palace instantly transformed into a grain of sand and fell to the ground.
The taller one, realizing Zi Linling had disappeared, felt a sense of foreboding.
However, his move was already in motion, and he could not stop it in time.
The shorter one was in exactly the same situation.
Thus, their swords collided.
As the swords clashed, the spiritual energy within them was also ignited.
"Bang!"
The immense force sent both of them flying backward.
"Good opportunity!"
Zi Linling had not severed the connection between the Divine Maiden Palace and the outside world, so she immediately discovered that the taller one had fallen within the range of an array.
Being as astute as she was, how could she let such a perfect opportunity slip by?
Therefore, her figure instantly reappeared in the outside world, and the array disk that she held tightly in her hand was instantly flicked out by her.
The taller one, at the moment he was sent flying, had already sensed something was amiss.
But sensing was one thing, and time was not enough for him to make any reaction.
"Bang!"
He landed on the ground, and just as he was about to stand up, he felt a hint of sweetness in his throat.
"Pfft!"
The taller one spat out a mouthful of blood, losing that brief window of opportunity.
The array disk landed, and the formation was instantly activated. Before he could even get up, the formation had taken shape, and he was trapped within it.