Chapter 1355: Song Yuanyi Strikes! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”Waaaa!”
Ji Andu vomited blood as his chest caved in. He felt as if all the blood in his chest was being propelled into his limbs and head, like all his blood and organs were being squeezed out.
Ji Andu couldn't even tell how many of his ribs had been broken.
Even worse was that a black flame also penetrated into his body, boring into his limbs and bones. Plip plip. Black blood began to trickle from his nose. An intense dread took hold of Ji Andu's mind.
This was the first time he had ever felt so close to death.
It was that bastard! It has to be him!
Ji Andu clenched his teeth and mentally cursed. He knew that he had fallen into someone's scheme, and there was only one person who had the means and desire to scheme against him… only one!
”Everyone, hear my order! Kill them!” Ji Andu's shrill cry cut through the heavens.
Bang! A moment later, a bloody mist exploded outward. This was the first time since Ji Andu had entered the Righteous Alliance that he had used the Blood Escape Art of the evil path. His speed soared, and he fled into the distance as a black and blood-spattered streak. His speed was several times faster than before, and the half–Lu Wu man in black was too surprised to catch him.
”Attack! Kill them all!”
Battle cries came from all around as the Righteous Alliance experts converged, assuming sword formations and heedlessly attacking the men in black.
Though these men in black were powerful, the Righteous Alliance was the number one faction of the martial arts world and had its own dignity to preserve. No matter what sort of opponent it faced, it would never shrink back.
Clangclangclang!
Weapons clashed and energy shockwaves rumbled. It took only a moment for the Righteous Alliance experts to arrive, robbing the men in black of their best chance to chase down Ji Andu.
”Wait! It seems like it's not him!”
The leader of this group of men in black seemed to sense something, his eyes flashing. For a moment, he truly had sensed the target's aura on that fellow's body, almost taking him for the real target, but when that person used that secret art to flee for his life, the aura of the target utterly vanished.
There was now no question that this was not their real target.
”Forget about that guy who ran off! We need to find the actual target. As for these fools, kill them all!”
The black-clothed captain's eyes flashed. Bang! Raising his right hand, he unleashed a viscous black flame that struck a Righteous Alliance expert, instantly wreathing him in flames.
”Aah!”
A wretched scream tore through the air, as the Righteous Alliance disciple's Stellar Energy burned. A few moments later, a blackened corpse fell to the ground.
More explosions rang out through the air. Other groups of men in black had also detected Wang Chong's energy, but in the chorus of explosions, those energy signals had disappeared. It was exactly the same as the situation they had encountered in the southeast. In a few moments, rather than finding their target, the men in black had intensified their conflict with the Righteous Alliance.
It's about time…
At a distant part of the battlefield, a figure rose from a pile of Righteous Alliance disciples who had collapsed from poison. As Wang Chong scanned the countless people battling it out in the fiery light, his lips curled into a smile.
The men in black were inexorable, while Song Yuanyi was constantly pursuing his master. The Formation Elder's leaky mouth had also caused suspicion to be cast on his identity, leading five powerful elders of the Righteous Alliance to be positioned at five different points to prevent Wang Chong from quietly leaving. Besides that, Wang Chong also sensed that there were three even more formidable scoundrels keeping watch at the base of the mountain.
In these current circumstances, Wang Chong could neither advance nor withdraw, and he also could not personally intervene. He could only think strategically. The organization of men in black were able to lock onto his energy, but Wang Chong had succeeded in using his Stellar Energy to make clones that were able to easily resolve this problem.
Although the clones couldn't last for very long and couldn't fight, they were more than enough to mislead the men in black.
”But these people from the Righteous Alliance aren't enough!”
Wang Chong scanned the battlefield and frowned. The men in black had mysterious origins and inconceivable strength. Although experts of the Righteous Alliance like Ouyang Changheng could stand against them, the Righteous Alliance was still reeling from the surprise attack.
Wang Chong subconsciously turned his eyes to the summit, where a white tent had been set up. This was where the Lord of the Righteous Alliance, Song Yuanyi, resided. If there was one person that could alter the course of this battle, it was the Righteous Alliance Lord. But for some reason, the tent had remained utterly silent.
Suddenly, Wang Chong had a thought. Smiling, he began to make his way toward the summit.
……
Although fierce fighting was taking place on the mountain, outside the mountain, all was quiet. If one looked carefully, one might notice that all the leaves of a grove of trees two-hundred-some paces from the mountain were swaying in the wind. Above these trees, three men in bamboo hats stood in a row, hovering motionlessly in the air.
The battle had been going on for some time, but these three men seemed to have no intention of intervening. It was as if the battle had nothing to do with them.