Chapter 87 – Run for Life
Editor: Seventh Peril
“Heh, isn’t this Miss Ling Yue from the Xingxiang Sect? This humble one is honoured by your presence. Please excuse me for not going out to greet you. “
Amidst the dense horde of Blood Phantoms, a soft chuckle sounded out. Then, a figure dressed in a blood-red robe slowly walked out from the horde.
He looked to be around 20 years old and had a somewhat ghostly appearance. At this moment, he looked at Ling Yue with a faint smile and a bloodthirsty look in his eyes.
“Xue Xin!” Ling Yue’s amber eyes flickered slightly when she saw the man appear. A look of shock slowly flashed through her eyes as she asked, “What is your Xue Yuan Dynasty planning to do?”
“Xue Yuan Dynasty?” Upon hearing the words, Ye Zhong and the rest slowly moved closer to the source of the voice with a somewhat strange look in their eyes.
Xue Yuan Dynasty was one of the three great dynasties near the Undisturbed Land. These Blood Phantom should belong to this dynasty.
“I didn’t expect to see Lady Ling Yue at the trade fair that day. To think that you would still remember me. It is truly an honour…” Xue Xin smiled. Her face had a strange expression, “If it was a normal situation, I would invite you over to my place for a short chat. We would then talk about life and dreams… But, why do you come here?”
“I should have sent a bunch of trash to stop the people from your Xingxiang Sect. However, from the looks of it now, those trash have failed… Originally, our Xue Yuan Dynasty did not want to have a falling out with your Xingxiang Sect, but now, it’s helpless, isn’t it?” The corner of Xue Xin’s mouth twitched, then a hint of killing intent appeared on his gentle face, “Other than Miss Ling Yue, kill the remaining four people!”
“*Rumble—*”
As Xue Xin’s voice faded, the thousands of Blood Phantoms began to roar at the same time. Roar after roar converged together, forming a ring-shaped soundwave that whistled towards the five of them.
“Sonic Attack! The innate Divine Power of the Blood Phantom? Damn it!” Ye Zhong’s expression changed. Monster beasts usually had one or two innate Divine Powers, which were as powerful as the Spiritual Secret Arts of the Human Race. To his surprise, these Blood Phantoms could unite their Divine Powers together, thereby creating an even stronger attack.
“*Swoosh— Swoosh— Swoosh—*”
Ye Zhong soared into the air, the Six-Layered Shura Sword Seal formed rapidly on his palm, and viciously struck out with his palm.
“*Rumble—*”
The violent aura and the attacks formed by the sound wave collided violently. In an instant, an earth-shattering explosion resounded in all directions.
“*Bang—*”
In mid-air, after Ye Zhong attacked, his body fell like a bird with broken wings. The moment he landed, he grabbed the stunned Ling Yue, Su Yu and the rest and shouted, “Let’s go! We are not the opponent, retreat! “
Ling Yue and the others were experienced in battle after all, and reacted instantly, following Ye Zhong as they retreated towards the entrance — city wall archway.
“*Rumble—*”
At the very front, Ye Zhong’s fingertips were bright red, and behind him was a field of stars. The primeval dragon elephant stepped out into the sky, and in an instant, all the Blood Phantoms blocking the city gate spat out blood and retreated, and those slower ones were squashed into minced meat.
At this moment, Ye Zhong could be said to have used up all his tricks. With his eyesight, he naturally knew that if he could not rush out at the first possible moment, then their group would truly perish here today! Facing the thousands upon thousands of Blood Phantoms, they were only at the Fifth and Sixth Layer of Body Tempering Realm, even if an expert who had already entered the Martial Innate Realm was present here, he would most likely die!
As the primeval dragon elephant charged, Ye Zhong forcibly opened an escape route through the city’s entrance.
When the group of five charged out of the city walls, before they could even rejoice, their expressions all changed at the same time.
In the direction they had come from, a large group of Blood Phantoms had appeared. Their blood aura soared into the sky, it was an incomparably ghastly spectacle.
“This way!”
Ye Zhong was the first to react as he waved his hand and led the group towards the depths of the Undisturbed Land. Although it was very dangerous to enter that place without any preparation, it wouldn’t be much of a danger compared to staying here.
As the sound of Ye Zhong’s voice faded, the party of five had already fled in another direction. In less than a moment, their figures had disappeared into the sandstorm.
“Heh, they’re running really fast!” At some point in time, Xue Xin had appeared on top of the city wall. He looked in the direction Ye Zhong and the rest fled in, his eyes glowing with a faint blood-red light, “Empyrean Xingxiang Finger, the little guy who attacked just now was not simple at all! It’s one thing for him to cultivate the Empyrean Xingxiang Finger’ at such a young age, but to think that he actually acted with such decisiveness. If he was half an incense stick’s time slower, then they wouldn’t have been able to escape, what a pity—”
“Young Lord, we’ve already investigated them. On their way here, we sent 23 people, but all 23 of them were killed by someone. From the looks of it, they were killed in a single move and didn’t even have the chance to crush the Sound Transmitting Talisman. The wounds on their bodies are exactly the same, it should be the same person who did it.” A bloody figure with bat-like wings on his back, who was two to three meters long, descending from the sky. He quietly half-kneeled on the ground and spoke softly.
“Interesting. Although Ling Yue is powerful, she doesn’t have this kind of courage. So, it should be that little guy who attacked, huh?” Blood Xin smiled, a strange expression appeared on his face, he then said lightly, “Originally, I didn’t want to pay any attention to them. Just let them perish in the Undisturbed Land, but now, it seems that if they don’t die, especially if that little guy doesn’t die, I’m afraid it will affect our plans to a certain extent. Xue Si, you lead people there!”
“Yes sir!” The blood shadow, who was kneeling on the ground, nodded his head. He then waved his hand and dashed out. Outside Iron Sand City, there were nearly a hundred silhouettes following his movements, heading to pursue Ye Zhong and the others.
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Devil’s Rock was located in the middle of the desert. All sorts of rocks twisted on the ground, forming strange shapes.
In a crevice, Ye Zhong and the rest leaned against the rock, one by one. Only Ye Zhong lowered his head to the ground and placed his ear on the floor, listening intently. After a while, he stood up and said softly, “We should be safe for the time being. Senior Sister Ling Yue, what’s going on?”
Upon hearing his words, Su Yu and the others also turned to look at Ling Yue. If it wasn’t for Ye Zhong’s quick reaction earlier, they would have already fallen within the Iron Sand City.
“I’m not exactly sure what’s going on, but Xue Xin is the Third Prince of the Xue Yuan Dynasty, and as for those Blood Phantoms, they should be the royal army. However, we three dynasties have long made an agreement that regardless of which party we are on, we should not be able to enter the Undisturbed Land without permission. At this moment, the Xue Yuan Dynasty has openly entered the Undisturbed Land, and from the looks of it, in order to keep it secret, they had already dealt with all of the experts in the Iron Sand City… Although I do not know what exactly they are going to do, their plan is definitely not small!” Ling Yue’s eyes flickered, “Moreover, if my guess is correct, it is likely that the disappearance of our fellow disciples from the Xingxiang Sect is related to what the Xue Yuan Dynasty is planning to do. Although this is just my guess, but…”
At this point, Ling Yue shook her head slightly.
Hearing this, Ye Zhong and the others’ expressions changed slightly. Their main purpose of this mission was to investigate the cause of the disappearance of the previous group of disciples from the Xingxiang Sect. If they had already been dead and their death was related to the Xue Yuan Dynasty, then Xue Yuan Dynasty would not allow Ye Zhong and the others to leave so easily just like that.
After Ye Zhong’s expression did not change for a moment. Suddenly, his gaze fell upon the sky, and his expression turned ugly as he recalled something, “Blood Phantom, if those fellows are all Blood Phantoms…”
“*Whoosh— Whoosh— Whoosh—*”
The moment Ye Zhong’s voice fell, the sound of wind breaking could be heard in mid-air, followed by a faint scent of blood spreading throughout the sky. As the Blood Phantoms floated in the air, their bat-like wings flapped gently, preventing them from falling to the ground.
“They’re really chasing after us!”
Ling Yue stared coldly at the Blood Phantoms that had found the Devil’s Rock. She clenched her hand slightly.
Although there were only nearly a hundred Blood Phantoms in their sights, all of them were at the Third Layer of Body Tempering Realm! However, with such a large number of Blood Phantoms, even Ye Zhong’s party would have a huge headache.
“Didn’t you just say that it would be safe for the time being?” Hao Feng swept a glance at Ye Zhong while frowning.
“These guys can fly.” Ye Zhong’s expression was also a little unsightly. He did not expect that Xue Xin would actually be willing to dispatch a large number of Blood Phantom army to hunt down the five of them, at all costs.
“Now is not the time to pursue this matter! You guys buy me some time, I’ll set up the array!” After hesitating for a moment, Ling Yue knew that she could not delay any longer. She immediately waved her hand and a stack of Spiritual Talismans appeared on her palm.
Hearing Ling Yue’s shout, Hao Feng and the rest all nodded slightly. There weren’t that many Blood Phantoms. As long as Ling Yue could successfully set up the Spiritual Talisman Array, the chances of the five of them escaping unscathed were extremely high.
“Go—”
Hao Feng’s body jumped out first, a large sabre appeared on his palm. As he waved his hand, a sabre glow instantly shot out and cut the nearest Blood Phantom in two. It was clear that he also understood that he could not be merciful at this moment, or else, the outcome would be extremely dire.
“*Swish— Swish—*”
Su Yu and Lu Bing also leapt out at the same time, the long swords in their hands emitting a cold light as they swung out, clashing with the Blood Phantoms that couldn’t react in time.
The battle was almost instantaneous. A bloody stench spread across the land in every direction as the Blood Phantoms seemed to transform into a blood shadow that instantly flashed across the sky.
Ye Zhong stomped on the ground and was about to take a step forward, but at one point, his expression changed slightly, and his eyes turned serious…