484 Just You Wait! (1/2)
While Bai Yixue and the rest were exhausted from the prolonged battle and could only unleash half of their peak combat strength, it was sufficient evidence that the hemp-gowned figures wielded an intimidating amount of their own combat power as well.
It must be reiterated that Bai Yixue and Marquis Yun were both experts of heaven realm and despite their incompetent combat power, it was still far above that of an ordinary Tenth Perfection cultivator of the heaven realm.
Bai Yixue gathered together whatever was left in him once more to strike out against the dozens of hemp-clothed figures, as Yutang's remaining men hurried over to protect Qiu Jianhan, leaving him to fend for himself as he could still fight. After all, his sixth heaven capability was undoubtedly formidable. The odd formation created by the hemp-gowned figures could put a stop to the others, but was not powerful enough to ambush Bai Yixue!
As Bai Yixue lashed out against the odd formation, he caught a glimpse of seven to eight hemp-gowned people whose sleeves were embroidered in gold, skittering on the edges farther away. These people were obviously higher in position compared to those who appeared earlier. Careful observation would indicate that these people seemed to be waiting for a better opportunity to strike.
His mind worked quickly and Bai Yixue almost spat out blood. ”Golden Hook Ma-i! How dare you scoundrels interfere in this battle! Are you all seeking your own deaths?”
The man dressed in hemp farther away wore a cold smirk on his sunken face. ”It's debatable who is seeking death.”
Bai Yixue hollered in fury, ”The Ma-i Sect has never joined in the hegemony of empires nor does it partake in worldly affairs. It stays far from the worldly realm; now that two countries are at war, how do all of these concern you? Are you coming to stick a foot into this dirty water, are you all not afraid of violating your ancestral principles and bring about the annihilation of your sect, the severance of legacy?”
The Ma-i Sect was one of the top ten sects or schools in the Tianxuan Continent. The only weapon used in this sect was the unwieldy single-hand hook. In addition, the hook's material symbolized the status of the person in the sect. Anyone who used gold or strange stellar steel were core disciples or notable figures within the organization.
In spite of this,the Ma-i Sect had always kept themselves apart from the world; they had never participated in the squabbles of the martial world nor would they partake the dominance of a dynasty. It was said that their founding ancestor had left a wise saying behind, ”Have no grudge against the world, Gold Hook Ma-i; be tainted not by the worldly, succumb not into the abyss. Noble titles have nothing to do with me; children and grandchildren, remember, never choose resentment and favor. Once a grudge is forged, unrest is for eternity.”
It was due to this ancestral saying that the Ma-i Sect had never dabbled with empires and worldly affairs. They were limited to only building themselves in the martial world. Any rise and fall of empires and dynasties would never see the shadow of the Ma-i Sect disciples.
What was more, any new disciple of the sect would have to swear in front of their ancestor's statue that they would never attach themselves to empire hegemony.
However, Ma-i Sect's current presence in the worldly realm was to openly help Dongxuan fight Yutang. In fact, they seemed to be specifically targeting Yutang's significant Old Marshal Qiu Jianhan!
Bai Yixue was perplexed by this. Why was the Ma-i Sect willing to violate their ancestral teachings and suddenly get involved in this matter? It was out truly out of character for the reclusive sect.
Regardless, the reality was the truth. The participation of the Ma-i Sect had contributed to more than twice the amount of trouble thatBai Yixue and group were to have faced!
With these people focusing their attacks mainly on Bai Yixue and the other experts, Dongxuan's Deicide archers could pick their spots calmly to assassinate their targets. The power of Deicide arrows was not something that even experts like Bai Yixue could ignore as a careless move could cause a whole lot of severe damage.
With this obstacle added into the mix, Bai Yixue and his cohorts were truly entangled on the spot, unable to move another inch forward. Yun Yang was still charging forward bravely, leaving a picture of hell behind him, a scene of piling bodies and pooling blood. He had already carved up thirteen of the men who had stood in his way with just the sabers in his hand.
Right now, he had seen the hemp-gowned Ma-i members and also how the pressure Bai Yixue and his squad were facing had hiked upon their participation in the battle.
Yun Yang was infuriated and yelled in a hoarse voice, ”Ma-i Sect!”
The cry was like a thunderbolt that rumbled in an otherwise clear sky.
The handful of Ma-i members who were only watching the battle had also leaped into the fray, frantically engaging Bai Yixue and his squad in combat while the people who had been left idle turned back instinctively upon hearing the holler.
All they saw was a red and purple silhouette streaking out of the mountains of bloodied corpses like the killing God from hell towards them with surging murderous intent. He was still shouting the litany, ”Children and grandchildren, remember, never choose resentment and favor. Once a grudge is forged, unrest is for eternity! Ma-i people, you must remember what your ancestor has said! You have to remember what you have done today! Since you have gone against your vow, you should bear the consequences!”
The rage and killing intent within his voice shook the Ma-i members. Dazed, it was as if his ancestral master was walking to him from a bloodied background of death with the most chilling and eerie intent.