Chapter 378 (1/2)

”Young master, we might have to retreat, for now, I must remind you that this is a critical moment for our sect, our time should be used elsewhere. The elders that had come with us will be needed for the coming…”

”Be quiet Tong, that can wait but this can't!”

Elder Tong looked at the young master that had a peculiar expression on his face. This was the face of a man that was consumed by something. It was an uncommon thing to see this young master striving for something but the timing could not have been worse.

Tong could somewhat measure the defensive and offensive capabilities of the sect they were facing. They were more or less at a stalemate, they were somewhat at an advantage as the United Element's sect was stationary.

If they kept at it long enough the defensive formation would falter but it would falter later than sooner. This elder feared that it would take up too much time and cause their enemies to go through some plans of their own.

The ten late stage nascent soul elders that they were using here was not a small number. The group here could more or less conquer the middle sized sects if they attacked them one by one all by themselves.

Tong feared that their resources could be spent elsewhere and after they were done with their main plan they could honor the young masters' conquests. Thus he decided to report this to the Patriarch, maybe he could convince the true leader of the sect to force this unruly grandson to back off for now.

They were giving a certain time window to clear things up, while this window had not passed yet he feared that they would not meet the deadline. But before he could grab the communication jade he noticed something, the barrier started faltering.

”Hm? Isn't that a bit too early?”

The protective barrier that had stood like a solid wall of energy started flickering as if it was running out of energy. He could even see some of the spiritual bullets that were being fired from their own ships penetrating into it and some damage being caused to the buildings below.

”Hah you see that Tong? I knew that the bastard was using some tricks, the system can't be beaten! This is our chance, everyone attack! Remember that we take the women!”

Some of the cultivators that were manning the ships shouted out in unison. Tong knew well why those people were quite ecstatic at what the young master had said.

This was not the first time that something like this was happening. There were some other lesser-known sects that were flattened by this Wang Long. Every time he would capture the women and kill the men.

Then the ones that were deemed not beautiful enough he would give away to the other sect members. They would be free to do with them as they wanted, which led mostly to a life of slavery and misery. Consumed by ŀust and egged on by the young master the sect members were more willing to do things that they wouldn't normally do.

”Young master please wait, doesn't this all feel strange? Would this grand formation just fail almost instantly right after being reactivated?”

Tong tried to reason with Wang Long as he was afraid that they could be going into a trap. While he believed that they would be able to punch through this barrier in time, it was too soon. There was also that large thing that was floating about and raining cannon fire on them.

At first, it looked like a giant castle that was situated on a giant boulder but now he could see strange metallic parts under it.

”Strange? Nothing is strange, they probably used up the remaining energy to restart the formation while trying to scare us off. They clearly failed as I called their bluff, just follow my lead old man, and let's get on with this!”

Tong was ignored and while he had his reservations what the young master said could have been true. After the reactivation of the barrier, he noticed that his young master was talking with someone.

Even without him telling the elders to act they were moving forward. He was the strongest person here but he was not the one with the most prestige. Everyone here knew that the young master would be the next sect leader, thus they were afraid to get on his bad side.

He would really need to put his foot down and threaten them if he wanted them to go against the young master's wishes. He was nothing more than a costly bodyguard and his only mission was to keep Wang Long safe.

Thus he kept his eyes open while advancing slightly behind the other ten elders. The people from the United Element's sect were seen by him and they were escaping to where their main sect was located.

The nascent soul elders from their side were using their soul beasts as shields while everyone else backed off. The flying fortress in the sky had also halted its advance as it started to back away slowly.

”Look at them flee, don't let them escape, they probably have a secondary protective formation deeper!”

The cannons that were firing at them were quickly picked off by the ten nascent soul elders and their soul beasts. Along with their flying ships, they started decimating the Spirit Spring city.

It seemed like the obvious conclusion of this fight, why the Patriarch from the United Element Sect had decided to fight was unclear to Tong. The logical conclusion was to hand over his wife and be glad that they didn't need to give up more.