172 Bloodwash (1/2)

A total of 7 disciples gathered at the massive entrance. However, to everyone’s surprise, none of them had been kicked out, despite the massive increase in difficulty.

The weird thing was that Zhao Feng, Lin Fan and Liu Yue’er seemed to be very relaxed. They showed no sign of fatigue, and they were instead filled with energy.

“Brother Zhao… you’ve broken through?”

Yang Gan felt the change in aura coming from Zhao Feng’s body. Because he had broken through, his aura was wild and chaotic, and it wasn't in its usual controlled state.

Feeling a pressure bear down upon them due to Zhaso Feng’s cultivation speed, Bei Moi and Quan Chen’s expression changed slightly as they gave each other a complex look. This was especially so for Bei Moi since the difference in cultivation between him and Zhao Feng was now basically nonexistent.

A surge of battle intent appeared in Bei Moi as he thought that this was a great chance to battle Zhao Feng in a fair fight. Bei Moi had absolute confidence in his own strength — he didn’t even try his best in the tournament from before.

“I must not let him leave the Floating Crest Palace alive… ”

Quan Chen’s expression was dim and wary. His instincts told him that if he didn’t dispose of Zhao Feng soon, then the latter would become a major threat to him.

“There are many things in this trial which aid me in my cultivation,” Zhao Feng said casually.

The seven disciples that had survived up to this point in the trial had all made improvements; it wasn’t just Zhao Feng that had improved. However, the latter was the disciple who had improved the most, with Lin Fan and Bei Moi following close behind.

“Ok, with the 7 of us teaming up, we can enter this cave. I have a feeling that if we break through this point then it’d be much easier for us to finish this trial.”

Yang Gan started to formulate a plan.

Zhao Feng understood that there were thousands of bats within the bat cave, and that every one of them was at least at the 1st Sky of the Ascended Realm.

Bei Moi then said to everyone, “According to what I found out, there is a Bat Emperor within the cave who has reached the 6th Sky of the Ascended Realm. Apart from the Emperor, there are also 6 Bat Lords whose cultivation levels range from the 4th to 5th Sky of the Ascended Realm. Luckily, these Bat Lords are spread out far and wide within the massive area of the bat cave.”

Hearing this, the others were all stunned.

This news was found by Bei Moi, who had entered the caves with Yang Gan, with the latter catching the attention of the stronger bats.

Overall, the bats’ strength far exceeded the participants’ in terms of quantity and quality.

When facing the human sea tactic, even someone as strong as Yang Gan had to run, while the weaker disciples didn’t even have the strength to protect themselves.

“We obviously can’t fight them head on…. We must slay a few bat lords before the bat emperor appears. If that turns out to be successful, then we can get a few treasures on the way. If it’s doesn’t, then all we can do is fight to the exit. The worst case scenario is everyone going off in their own directions….”

Yang Gan told everyone his plan and there were a total of 3 different possible situations that could occur.

1. The best situation iss that the group steals a few treasures on their way to the next area.

2. The group teams up to fight a path to the exit, only choosing to protect themselves.

3. The group falls into a desperate situation, meaning that no one would be able to help each other.

After Yang Gan shared his plan he sighed in his heart. According to his analysis, the probability of the 1st plan succeeding was lower than 10%, whereas the 3rd plan had the highest chance of happening.

This was because there were far too many bats, including the bat lords. Any hesitation could mean instant danger.

“This plan isn’t bad, but what are the chances of winning against the bat emperor?”

Zhao Feng asked.

The bat emperor’s cultivation had reached the 6th Sky, the same as some Deacons within the Clan.

“I don’t have much of a chance of winning, but I should be able to fight it for a while,” Yang Gan answered after thinking for a while.

Zhao Feng was slightly surprised when he heard this. It seemed Yang Gan’s strength was stronger than he imagined.

After discussing for another bit the group got ready to leave.

“Brother Yang, I think you forgot one possibility.”

Zhao Feng smiled faintly.

“What possibility?”

Yang Gan was extremely surprised. In his mind, the worst possible situation had already been foretold.

“Bloodwash.The. Bat. Nest.”

Zhao Feng said one word at a time to Yang Gan. A flash of shock appeared in his eyes before Yang Gan shook his head bitterly, “Brother Zhao, you can stop joking.”

Yang Gan then led the group and charged towards the bat cave headquarters.

The 7 all had battle power comparable to at least the 3rd Sky of the Ascended Realm, with the majority being comparable to the 4th Sky or higher.

Therefore, the scattered bats that were roaming around were all easily slain.

“Everyone keep it up, if we meet a bat lord we’ll team up and kill it together,” Yang Gan ordered.

The group delved deeper and soon met a group of around 100 bats that were led by a bat lord, whose cultivation was close to the 5th Sky of the Ascended Realm.

Flipping Cloud Palm!

Yang Gan thrust out his palm into the crowd of bats ahead, instantly killing 5 or 6 of them.

In the one move just then, the bat lord had been injured by Yang Gan.

Zhao Feng couldn’t help but be slightly moved, Yang Gan was far stronger than he had expected. No wonder he was ranked in 2nd of the core disciples, and had the ability to fight for the head disciple.

Beng Sou~~~

A dark azure light flashed into the bat lord’s throat.

Plop!

The enormous corpse of the bat lord fell down to the earth.

Yang Gan looked slightly surprised at Zhao Feng. The latter’s Luohou Bow was extremely powerful, and could threaten those at the 4th Sky–especially when it was a sneak attack.

After the bat lord had been destroyed, the remaining bats scattered in fear, with over half of them dead or injured.

“Brother Zhao, you have some great archery skills. We can kill a few more bat lords together and I’ll give you a higher share of the rewards we get.”

Yang Gan smiled.

“Sure,” Zhao Feng nodded his head in agreement. However, his aim wasn’t just a few resources gathered in haste - he wanted more.

The group continued forward and another bat lord soon appeared, this time leading around 100 - 200 bats, some of which included those that had just run away.