Chapter 267: A One-sided Battle (2/2)

“Our victory is almost certain.” After observing for quite a while, Nie Tian had already come to the conclusion that, if there were no mishaps, the Blood Skull would be victorious.

Therefore, he didn’t intend to join the battle and win credits alongside the other Blood Skull members.

He knew that, with every Dark Moon member they killed, they could trade their victims’ heads or bracelets of holding for certain amounts of contribution points.

The amount of contribution points they earned would determine the valuables they would receive from the Blood Skull, as well as the speed at which they would be promoted.

Nie Tian knew that if, as a guest elder, he jumped in at this moment and reaped spoils when the battle was a certain victory, the other Blood Skull members would very likely hate him for stealing their credits.

Therefore, he stood there and did nothing.

PUFF!

Blood shot out of an early Greater Heaven stage Dark Moon member’s ripped-open neck. The man’s head flew high into the air before Gu Yu caught it with one hand.

With a wild, bloodthirsty laugh, Gu Yu shook it, causing more blood to fall onto him.

The man’s death seemed to have severed as the last straw, breaking the last remaining confidence of the Dark Moon members who were still struggling to turn the situation around.

Soon, all the Dark Moon experts that were fighting Blood Skull members lost their fighting spirit and decided to abandon their base.

“We’ve got to leave now. It’s a lost cause. If we insist on staying and fighting, we’ll only end up dying for nothing.”

“Let’s go and find Lord Ma Jiu!

“Only by joining forces with Lord Ma Jiu will we be strong enough to turn the situation around!”

“Let’s get out of here!”

All the figures who were wearing Dark Moon garments spread out and rushed out of the valley.

Covered in blood, Gu Yu chased after the two remaining Greater Heaven stage Dark Moon experts, while Cai Yuan the rest of the other Blood Skull members pursued the fleeing Heaven stage Dark Moon members.

Dressed like a male cultivator, Cai Yue also charged out of the valley along with other Blood Skull members, shouting excitedly.

Upon seeing her, Shi Qing’s expression immediately flickered as he called out to her, “Little Lord!

“You can’t leave the valley! Before we came here, we made a pact that you wouldn’t leave my sight! If you break the pact, I’ll inform your father of it after we return to Shatter City. I’m afraid he’ll ban you from coming to the Void Illusion Mountain Range ever again.”

After hearing Shi Qing’s claim, Cai Yue sulked as she came back and repeatedly stabbed a dead Dark Moon expert in the chest with her sword. “Good god! You’re so boring!”

Seething with excitement, she was just about to pursue and kill Dark Moon members alongside her brother, which was exactly the type of life she had longed for and the very purpose of her trip to the Void Illusion Mountain Range.

Shi Qing’s sudden appearance had locked her down like a set of shackles and stopped her from pursuing what her heart desired. It was only natural that she wasn’t happy about it.

However, she knew very well that if she went ahead and left the valley anyways, her father would definitely ban her from stepping out of Shatter City again.

Therefore, she could only wait in the silenced mountain valley while battles were taking place elsewhere.

Upon looking around, she caught sight of Nie Tian, who was standing in the valley, doing nothing. She wrinkled her nose and said, with her delicate small face filled with contempt, “Humph! What kind of man are you if you’re too cowardly to fight the Dark Moon with us? People like you disgust me the most!

“I’ve long since noticed that you did nothing but watch the whole time.

“A guy like you doesn’t deserve to be a guest elder of the Blood Skull!

“The Blood Skull doesn’t need an incompetent guest elder. You’d better give back the identity medallion as soon as possible so that you don’t sully the reputation of our guest elders!”

Shi Qing, who had been guarding Pei Qiqi and waiting for her to destroy the teleportation portal, also shot a examining gaze towards Nie Tian.

That was when he realized that Nie Tian hadn’t participated in the raid.

He understood that Cai Yuan would never give a guest elder’s identity medallion to an incompetent man.

Only truly powerful experts who had won Cai Yuan’s admiration would be given a guest elder’s identity medallion. The early Heaven stage Nie Tian seemed to be the weakest.

As a matter of fact, Shi Qing had been curious about Nie Tian’s battle prowess, and had wanted to examine him with this raid.

However, Nie Tian hadn’t made a single move. Thus, he was both disappointed and harboring suspicion.

That was why he didn’t berate Cai Yue for being rude.