Chapter 1399: The Faction Concealed in the Shadows! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”Master, be at ease. I'm still okay.”
Wang Chong waved his hand, trying to indicate that everything was fine, but the beads of cold sweat on his forehead said otherwise.
The task of fighting the Righteous Alliance experts and Five Ancestor Alliance experts singlehandedly had placed an immense pressure on him, and in certain aspects, he had been in even more danger than his master.
”I had already finished calculating the amount of time. I've reached my energy limit. If we had gone on any longer, I would have really been in danger. But now, I just need to rest for a while to recover,” Wang Chong sternly said.
The Demonic Emperor Old Man breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this.
He was extremely familiar with his disciple and knew that he would never lie about such a thing. It was obvious that Wang Chong had calculated everything before making his move. This was yet one more reason he was so proud to have Wang Chong as his disciple.
”Mm!”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man nodded.
”Rest for a moment. The Rest Gate is relatively safe, and given that we've just been through that explosive wake of attacks, we should be safe for the time being.”
”That's right! The master and disciple should focus on cultivation while I stand guard!”
As the Formation Elder spoke, he threw out several stones around Wang Chong and the Demonic Emperor Old Man. As these ten-some stones struck the ground, they formed a simple formation around the pair.
Wang Chong nodded and joined the Demonic Emperor Old Man in sitting down and beginning to meditate.
As time passed, one scream after another came from within the formation as innumerable martial artists were turned to dust. In comparison, it was abnormally quiet around Wang Chong's group.
Meanwhile, three figures were watching from above, their eyes fixed on the Rest Gate, where Wang Chong's group currently resided.
”Milord, we failed again. That young man seems to be even more formidable than that old scholar!”
”I didn't think that even Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor together couldn't deal with them!”
They had altered the rules of the formation, moved over Song Yuanyi and Luo Qiyin, and used various kinds of traps and tricks, but in the end, this group had still managed to easily escape.
All was quiet as the leader stood motionless, their cold eyes glaring at the three individuals in the Rest Gate.
A somber and dangerous energy erupted from their body. The moment the two subordinates sensed this, they shivered and immediately shut their mouths.
The two were now keenly aware that Wang Chong's group of three had now supplanted in importance all the other martial artists in the formation. They were now a thorn in the side of their leader, as after making a circle, Wang Chong's group had once again managed to get back to the Rest Gate.
This was an enormous humiliation for this group.
After a long while, the leader suddenly burst out with a voice as cold as ice and somber as could be, ”Carry out my order! Operate the formation to force them out of the Rest Gate! I want them pushed step by step into the Death Gate and crushed to powder under the formation's power!” Their hands clenched into fists, the sound of cracking bones instilling dread in their subordinates.
”But Milord, the Rest Gate was just shifted and the formation's power already used! We have no way of continuing to pursue them!”
”We need to wait at least twelve hours until we can move against them again. Pushing the formation in reverse again might set off a chain reaction that will cause the entire formation to collapse.”
The two subordinates were stricken with panic.
Buzz!
Upon hearing these words, the face of the leader went slack and the air seemed to freeze.
That thick killing intent also seemed to freeze. For a moment, there was clear shock in the leader's eyes, as if they had been suddenly punched. That belly full of rage was instantly vented.
Finally…
”Then let them live for another twelve hours. After another twelve hours, activate the seal and exterminate all these martial artists!”
The leader shot one last glare at Wang Chong's group before leaving with a shake of their robe.
……
Several hours went by in the blink of an eye.
Wang Chong finally began to open his eyes. At the same time, the nearby Demonic Emperor Old Man also began to cease the circulation of his energy, his complexion a much healthier color.
”Wonderful! You've finally recovered!”
The Formation Elder gleefully walked up to the master and disciple.