Ch 263: Kill consecutively

“My life is forfeit!”

That Person cried out in despair, seemingly seeing themselves being cut down by spider legs. He closed his eyes, awaiting that moment.

Suddenly, he heard his companion’s cry of alarm. The expected pain didn’t come. Opening his eyes, he saw a young man raising a broadsword, blocking two spider legs. Then he saw the young man slowly draw his sword, lightly slashing forward. A dazzling blade light sliced forward, followed by an extremely shrill and agonizing shriek from the Corrosive Poison Spider, which abruptly ceased. The enormous Corrosive Poison Spider was split in two, collapsing with a roaring sound.

The herb gatherer was captivated, as if in a dream, feeling the young man to be incredibly tall. Even when the young man smiled and said something to him, he remained dazed, unconsciously handing over the spirit herbs. The young man smiled slightly, pushing the spirit herbs back into his hand, instead placing a hand on his shoulder. A mysterious energy flashed through his body, and the poison was instantly swept away.

At this time, he heard a companion say, “This is the Sect Leader, quickly pay your respects to the Sect Leader.”

He finally came to his senses and hurriedly bowed.

These few people were members of Huang Huo Chen Qi. Three of them had joined later, and the one gathering spirit medicine was one of them, so he didn’t recognize Xiao Chen and Lin Ru.

After meeting, the five were very excited, their eyes flashing with awe. The Sect Leader’s strength exceeded their imagination. No matter where, strong people have always been respected and revered.

One of them, named Shen Yuan, introduced the spirit herb to Xiao Chen and the others. It was called Corrosive Poison Herb. Although its name contained the word “poison,” it wasn’t poisonous at all; instead, it was a detoxifying spirit herb. However, this herb only grew beside Corrosive Poison Spider nests, so to obtain it, one had to lure away or kill the Corrosive Poison Spiders. This area was a concentrated habitat for Corrosive Poison Spiders, so Zeng Xiaomei chose to stay here.

On the one hand, it was convenient for Gang members to hunt Corrosive Poison Spiders and collect spirit medicine; on the other hand, it also used the Corrosive Poison Spiders to defend against potential enemies—a win-win situation.

Xiao Chen also admired this; it was a good choice.

While they were talking, a series of urgent gong sounds suddenly came from afar.

Shen Yuan’s face changed drastically. He anxiously said, “Not good, the Gang is under attack!” He was about to return, but after taking two steps, remembering the Sect Leader was there, he turned back, saying, “Sect Leader, Vice Guild Master, the Gang is under attack; let’s hurry back to help!”

Lin Ru angrily said, “Who dares to attack our Gang? They’re seeking death!”

The Senior Martial Sister also had eyes full of fighting spirit. Judging by their appearances, neither of these two seemed to be peaceful; they looked quite combative.

Seeing Shen Yuan’s anxious expression, Xiao Chen thought to himself that this person was quite loyal to the Gang. He didn’t know that in the Ancient Battlefield, one either didn’t join a Gang, or once joined, they were labeled. Unless their Gang was scattered, if they defected midway, they would be looked down upon and no Gang would accept them. They would never find companions again, and things would likely get worse.

“Let’s talk as we go. What happened?” Xiao Chen took the lead, and everyone quickly followed.

“There are a total of four forces in this area. The Wansui Gate occupies the right, Nanqiao Mountain occupies the left, the Seven-Colored Gate is to the east, and we are in the middle. Nanqiao Mountain believes we are occupying their territory, so they are attacking. They were repelled by Zhang Hufa last time, but this time, it’s definitely them again.” Zhang Lei quickly and simply explained.

That’s how it is in the Ancient Battlefield. If a Gang wants to grow stronger, it must use profit to bind people. After all, everyone who ventures into the Ancient Battlefield is to quickly improve their cultivation, and to obtain profit, it’s best to have territory and a stable source of resources. With this foundation, it will be easier to absorb Gang members, thereby seizing larger territories and acquiring more profit.

Therefore, Huang Huo Chen Qi’s rise will inevitably involve fighting.

However, this Nanqiao Mountain sounded so familiar. Xiao Chen carefully recalled. Suddenly, he remembered that when he was fleeing in Qiandao Lake, he had encountered a group of Nanqiao Mountain Disciples and been surrounded and attacked by them. In that battle, although he had killed all the Nanqiao Mountain Disciples, he himself was also badly injured and almost died.

He hadn’t planned to seek revenge on them; after all, there wasn’t much hatred, just different stances. But since they had jumped out, he would settle both old and new scores together.

Not long after they had traveled, intense Spiritual Energy fluctuations came from ahead, along with a roaring sound mixed with the sound of a Great Formation collapsing.

“I’ll go first.” Xiao Chen was anxious. His figure moved, and he flew away, a streak of rainbow light quickly disappearing into the distance.

The Senior Martial Sister and Lin Ru shouted simultaneously, “We’re coming too!” and also sped up.

With the Great Formation collapsing, Nanqiao Mountain Disciples swarmed in, and the two forces quickly collided, then separated into smaller battlefields.

Upon contact, Huang Huo Chen Qi suffered casualties; several lives were lost in an instant. There was no way around it; Nanqiao Mountain had more than a dozen people on the Genius List, with the highest-ranked being seventh. Fortunately, not all of them were present today. Only five or six were present, but even so, Huang Huo Chen Qi couldn’t resist them. The difference in strength was almost overwhelming.

The six geniuses charged into the crowd, like tigers among sheep, quickly causing massive casualties.

Pang Dun roared, boosting his morale, intercepting a genius and fighting. After a short while, he was already wounded in several places, but luckily he was tough, and for the moment, he wasn’t seriously injured.

No one else could stop the other five. They charged recklessly, like five sharp knives. Wherever they went, the Huang Huo Chen Qi Gang members scattered. Zeng Xiaomei quickly organized everyone to fight in groups. Several experienced fighters jumped out to attack individually, gathering more than ten disciples, only then managing to block the five’s onslaught. Six battlefields clashed fiercely, spiritual energy scattered, sand and stones flew.

However, this further highlighted Huang Huo Chen Qi’s disadvantage of having fewer people; the remaining disciples had to face several times their number of enemies. People continued to fall, and muffled sounds—the sounds of self-destruction—were constantly heard on the battlefield.

In less than a quarter of an hour, more than thirty Huang Huo Chen Qi Gang members lay dead in pools of blood.

Zeng Xiaomei watched the Gang members fall continuously, despair flashing in her eyes. The territory she had painstakingly cultivated was no match for strength. She couldn’t help but sigh; they were still too weak. If Zhang Hufa were here, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

Despite her despair, she continued to command, shouting hoarsely, “Retreat! Retreat! As long as the Green Mountains remain, there will be firewood!”

But where should they retreat to?

Pang Dun was covered in wounds; his fat body was covered in blood. He panted, fighting and shouting, “Xiaomei, you go first, don’t worry about me.”

Zeng Xiaomei killed two people and came to his side, “If we go, we go together; if we fight, we fight together.”

Seeing her determined gaze, Pang Dun no longer persuaded her, saying heavily, “Good, today, we will fight to the death with one of them.”

Zeng Xiaomei nodded.

The Nanqiao Mountain Disciple fighting them laughed, “Good, I’ll send you to be underground lovers.”

Two powerful attacks struck the two of them. Pang Dun’s face changed; he shattered one attack, his body swayed, and he stood in front of Zeng Xiaomei, his body bulging as he forcefully received a spiritual attack.

“You still have some skill. Die!” The Nanqiao Mountain Disciple didn’t want to waste any more time, mobilizing twelve points of spiritual energy; a violent force attacked the two of them.

Pang Dun’s strength was originally inferior to his, and after forcefully blocking an attack, he had just suppressed the surging blood in his body when the opponent’s attack came again. A sense of crisis filled his heart, but he couldn’t counterattack. Seeing the attack coming, the breath of death filled his mind. Was this how I die?

Before dying, he wanted to take one last look at Zeng Xiaomei. At that moment, he saw Zeng Xiaomei push him, his body involuntarily floating away. Zeng Xiaomei was standing in his original position, and the fierce attack was heading towards her.

Pang Dun’s eyes were bloodshot, his eyes instantly filled with blood, and he roared, “No!”

At this moment, if time could be frozen, he would willingly exchange his life for it.

At that moment, a figure appeared ghostlike in front of Zeng Xiaomei. He calmly drew his broadsword, lightly slashing forward. The blade light flew out, without any Spiritual Energy fluctuations, as if it were an ordinary person’s strike.

However, the fluorescence radiating terrifying energy was cut apart in one strike. The blade light didn’t dim, continuing to slash forward. The Nanqiao Mountain Disciple was shocked, locked onto by the blade light, as if targeted by an unknown wild beast. His heart throbbed, and the blue veins on his forehead twitched involuntarily. He frantically mobilized his spiritual energy to protect himself.

The blade light flew, landing on him, effortlessly tearing through his protective spiritual energy and cutting through his body.

After only two breaths, his body slowly split open, and a torrent of red blood gushed out. The man muttered, “How could Huang Huo Chen Qi have such an expert?”

Xiao Chen said to Pang Dun, “Can you still fight?”

Pang Dun’s sadness turned to joy. He quickly supported Zeng Xiaomei, a surge of passion welling up in his heart. He shouted loudly, “I’m not dead!” His expression invigorated, he yelled, “The Sect Leader is here! Kill them all!”

Xiao Chen’s face darkened. Was this fat guy cursing him? Time was pressing, so he didn’t bother to care, using Dragon’s Travel, his figure suddenly appearing beside another Nanqiao Mountain genius.

That person was surrounded by more than ten people, yet he was still at ease, even killing two of them. Seeing the surrounding team in disarray, he was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue when Xiao Chen appeared. Without saying a word, he slashed with his sword.

The blade light flashed, and a head fell!

The Huang Huo Chen Qi Gang members, hearing Pang Dun shout that the Sect Leader had returned, all looked over, seeing Xiao Chen kill that Nanqiao Mountain Disciple as easily as cutting vegetables. They were all shocked, their spirits lifted. Their previous despondency disappeared, and they burst forth with unprecedented courage, momentarily halting the downward trend.