Lin Qi heard the other party's words and furrowed his brow. Letting the other party go was absolutely impossible; otherwise, how could Elder Wang's revenge be fulfilled? Moreover, the other party had clearly violated the laws of Dancheng, becoming a doomed person. How could he let them go? But the formation in the other party's hand was evidently not the average existence. If he didn't let them go and the formation was activated, the whole of Dancheng would be doomed!

In an instant, Lin Qi looked at the other party with hatred, but he didn't know what to do.

Not only was Lin Qi alone in difficulty, but the elders of the City Lord Mansion also furrowed their brows at Sun Long's words, evidently aware that the formation controlled by the other party made them hesitant to act against him!

The crowd below saw Sun Long's actions, feeling troubled in their hearts. They knew Sun Long was the killer of Elder Wang, clearly it was impossible to let him go just like that; there had to be an explanation given to Elder Wang. But equally, they knew that the formation in the other party's hand controlled the survival of all of Dancheng, and if they didn't let the other party leave, it was very possible he would take them down with him.

This was definitely something everyone greatly feared!

"Do you really think the formation in your hand can be used as a bargaining chip?" At this moment, a cold voice suddenly came from behind Lin Qi. He turned to see Ding Fan standing there. Lin Qi looked at him, clearly not understanding what he meant.

Sun Long heard Ding Fan's words, his face suddenly turning vicious. This current situation was all due to Ding Fan. If not for Ding Fan's appearance, perhaps he would already be the Lord of Dancheng, and there would be no problem. But now he had become a public enemy of Dancheng, and Sun Long's heart was filled with indescribable hatred toward Ding Fan, his anger surging.

"Ding Fan, you! I now decide, if I don't want tens of thousands of cultivators in Dancheng to die, then kill Ding Fan for me!"

Sun Long looked at Lin Qi and the others imposingly, then spoke viciously.

Lin Qi and the others were taken aback by Sun Long's words, knowing that the survival of Dancheng was in his hands. His demand indeed couldn't be ignored. Of course, Lin Qi knew he naturally wouldn't agree to his request, but evidently, he couldn't provoke him either; otherwise, if he had a mental breakdown and activated Dancheng's formation, the consequences would be too severe.

Ding Fan heard his words, and his face displayed a calm smile as he said:

"Do you think your formation can really be used? You can try it!"

Lin Qi and the others were startled by Ding Fan's words, immediately stopping Ding Fan, saying: "Absolutely not!"

"How could this work! How could you gamble with the survival of Dancheng!"

"Indeed! Ding Fan, you should step back! We'll think of a way with Sun Long. But you being here is a certain provocation to him!"

"We must maintain his composure, evidently not allowing him to become agitated! After all, the survival of Dancheng is a major concern!"

...

For a moment, several elders of the City Lord Mansion listened to Ding Fan's words and became a bit anxious. They knew Ding Fan was naturally considering their sake for Dancheng. After all, if Ding Fan hadn't stood up in time before, everyone would have fallen victim to Sun Long's scheme, and Lord Lin's situation might have been quite dire. Therefore, people trusted Ding Fan.

But Ding Fan's words were indeed bold, causing the multitude of elders to discuss him. Right now, Lin Qi was also burdened with a serious expression. Although Sun Long deserves death, yet the survival of Dancheng is a significant matter. He had invested so much to build Dancheng and there were tens of thousands of civilians within it. If that formation was activated, it would be a massive disaster for Dancheng, possibly even for the Cultivation World!

Therefore Lin Qi was quick to stop Ding Fan's words, clearly afraid of provoking Sun Long into doing something extreme.

At this time, Sun Long heard the words of others and showed disdain on his face, with no worry in his heart. He understood that as long as he held the formation in his hand, he could definitely walk out alive, and even threatening people to kill Ding Fan was not impossible!

Ding Fan heard the words of others and calmly took out several array flags from the storage ring and tossed them out. The flags had various colors, yet anyone with some understanding of formations would know these flags constituted a single formation, and among them, there was a peculiar array flag. Anyone understanding formations would immediately recognize it as the eye of the formation's flag.

Lin Qi and others looked at the flags Ding Fan had tossed to the ground, puzzled, clearly not understanding what Ding Fan intended by showing these.

"The formation laid by the Wild Wolf Gang in Dancheng has already been dismantled; these are the array flags of that formation!"

Ding Fan's words were like a massive stone thrown into a calm lake, suddenly stirring huge waves! Everyone looked at Ding Fan momentarily speechless, filled with disbelief! Evidently, they hadn't expected these array flags to be the flags of the formation laid within Dancheng, which was simply too unbelievable!

At this moment, the most shocked was Sun Long, who was now dumbfounded, evidently not expecting Ding Fan to say he had dismantled the formation in Dancheng! How could it be?

Lin Qi was taken aback by Ding Fan's words. He didn't know if Ding Fan was telling the truth. Matters concerning the survival of Dancheng were no joking matter, and evidently, they could not be taken lightly. Sun Long then exchanged a glance with several Spirit Severing Elders, who tightened their circle around Sun Long. If Ding Fan was telling the truth, they wouldn't hesitate to kill Sun Long immediately!

At the same time, Lin Qi looked at Ding Fan with a heavy expression and asked:

"Brother Ding Fan, are you telling the truth?"

Ding Fan heard the question, nodded nonchalantly, and then said:

"Let him try it and we'll see!"

After speaking, Ding Fan's eyes turned icy cold and filled with mockery as he looked at Sun Long, clearly eager to see the comical look of Sun Long losing his leverage!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Fine! Since you all want to see if this formation truly exists, fine! I'll let you see! At worst, we'll perish together!"

Sun Long, eyes wide with fury, suddenly tossed the Array Flag in his hand into the air, chanting something that sounded like a spell.

Then the entire sky began to rumble, and the blue membrane covering the city of Dancheng suddenly brightened. But in the next instant, the blue membrane abruptly vanished, and the sky returned to calm, as did Dancheng.

Sun Long was shocked by this sight and tried chanting his spell again, but no matter what he did, Dancheng remained utterly peaceful, showing not the slightest change.

Upon witnessing this, everyone sighed in relief, as Ding Fan had indeed broken the formation. For a moment, the crowd felt the joy of surviving a disaster. They couldn't help but admire Ding Fan once more, realizing that not only was he exceptional in alchemy, but his cultivation was formidable, and he even had profound understanding in formations!

This was truly a Divine Being!

Seeing that everything in Dancheng was still intact, Lin Qi finally relaxed, realizing that Ding Fan was telling the truth. He then looked at Sun Long with intense anger, for now, it was time to avenge Elder Wang!

Lin Qi and many elders charged at Sun Long in just the next moment. Sun Long looked at the useless Array Flag in his hand, feeling as if his only support had crumbled. Realizing he no longer had any bargaining chips, Sun Long watched Lin Qi and others advancing towards him. He had no choice but to summon his True Qi and engage in battle with them.

Sun Long's hatred was directed at no one but Ding Fan. With a sharp gaze and a powerful swing of his arm filled with True Qi, he drove back those surrounding him like a stampede of wild beasts, then charged directly at Ding Fan, eyes filled with fury and madness. Sun Long had disregarded his own life, determined to kill Ding Fan regardless of the cost!

"I'll kill you! Avenge my son!"

Evidently, Sun Long's hatred for Ding Fan was beyond a mere grudge. He was willing to pay any price to kill Ding Fan!

Seeing Sun Long rush at him, Ding Fan's expression turned grave and furrowed his brow, realizing that facing the wrath of a Spirit Severing Cultivator was no small pressure. Nevertheless, Ding Fan had his sword ready! Yet, the opponent's offensive was so fierce, it seemed like a violent storm was crashing down on him, leaving Ding Fan with no way to retreat. And Ding Fan didn't want to retreat!

Just as Sun Long was about to strike Ding Fan, Lin Qi brought down a Palm Knife wreathed in fierce flames directly onto Sun Long. Lin Qi's slash was menacing, the flames raging. However, it was clear that Lin Qi's goal wasn't necessarily to kill Sun Long outright. After all, Sun Long was also a Spirit Severing Cultivator, and killing him wouldn't be easy.

But Lin Qi knew that even if he couldn't kill his opponent, Sun Long would naturally dodge Lin Qi's incoming attack to avoid being cleaved. Doing so would relieve Ding Fan of his crisis, and Lin Qi wouldn't stand idly by and let Sun Long kill Ding Fan. Furthermore, Ding Fan was not only the champion of the Great Alchemy Competition but also Lin Qi's benefactor and an ally of Dancheng.

Had Ding Fan not disabled the formation of Dancheng, the entire city would no longer exist! Such a great benefactor to Dancheng, Lin Qi barely had time to repay him and definitely wouldn't let anyone harm Ding Fan!

Boom!

Lin Qi's Palm Knife struck fiercely, enveloped in thick flames, menacingly aiming straight at Sun Long's face.

Boom! With a muffled sound, Sun Long punched Lin Qi's Palm Knife. Instantly, Sun Long was sent flying by Lin Qi's strike, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood, yet the direction he flew was still heading towards Ding Fan!

Lin Qi witnessed this, momentarily stunned and in disbelief. He hadn't expected Sun Long would rather endure such a fierce strike from him just to continue his attack on Ding Fan! This was utterly incredible! Truly the act of a desperate man!

The other elders saw this and couldn't help but gasp in cold breath, filled with concern for Ding Fan!