919 Yi Tuo! (1/2)
Ten or more experts circled around Qiu Mengcheng's corpse with confusion scrawled over their faces.
The cause of death could not be ascertained.
How did this old man die?
All of his wounds seemed to be inflicted at the same time. Either he was decapitated first then torn from limb to limb, or vice versa, or he might have been heavily wounded from the onset…
”It still doesn't seem right, unless Qiu Mengsheng was tired of life and out of his mind, coming all the way here just to seek death! The way he died and his injuries seem to point towards one thing — this fellow here did not put up a fight at all…”
”No matter how we see it, this fellow wasn't here to seek revenge, he looked like he was here to kill himself.”
This might sound absolutely ridiculous, but it seemed like the only plausible explanation when the people were presented with such a scene before them!
”How strange!”
”It's really weird, truly perplexing!”
…
The four men dashed into their pre-scouted cave hideout like a whirlwind at the same time, with Yun Yang being the last to arrive. Just as they touched down, the power of the Earth and power of the Wood were activated at the same time.
Bits of soil fell from the ceiling of the cave while the earth layers on ground swirled upwards rapidly; countless vines and various plants also started to grow at an unusually fast speed. Within the blink of an eye, the entrance to the cave was completely obscured!
If one were to look from the outside, they might not even be able to tell that something was out of place even if they were to lean directly against the walls of the mountain. They would never expect that there was a cave hidden right here.
”Whoosh…”
In the cave, the four men collapsed onto the ground, having spent their entire energy reserve to flee the scene. Heavily ragged breaths, all of them were tired to the point of suffocation.
Although Qiu Mengcheng had been seriously wounded in the battle earlier before the fight which had reduced his combat abilities and strength, subsequently leading to his demise with one strike, Yun Yang and the rest were more concerned about Qiu Mengcheng's Saint-Level-Three, powerful protective mystical Qi and his almost invincible body. The four of them had really expended all the energy they had during that short altercation!
Although that fight ended in just the blink of an eye, the four men managed to unleash the ultimate potential that was required to break through their limits!
Additionally, with the exhaustion of their escape stacked atop of it, the fatigue they were feeling now was as if their bodies were completely drained of energy.
However, their hearts were filled with an invigorating sense of victory!
Saint Level Three!
It was equivalent to the central members of low-tier Celestial Luck Banners!
Although they might not be commanding disciples of a sect, they would at least be an Elder-ranked expert. Those with the highest cultivation bases in the last few black Celestial Luck Banners were, at most, only at Saint Level Four!
To Yun Yang and the rest, the physical outcome from killing Qiu Mengcheng was not as satisfying as the morale boost they derived from their endeavors!
”Although we used deceptive techniques to finish off Qiu Mengcheng, but… that also proved that as long as we push forward with hard work, we still stand a chance to slay our way through the matrix of low-grade Celestial Luck Banners with our current strength!”
Shi Wuchen was tired to the point where his face had a pale, yellow sheen. However, he was still very motivated. ”Boss, do you plan on doing this?”
Yun Yang breathed in a shallow, long breath, calming down his heart which was thumping quickly like a drum. In a serious tone, he replied, ”Naturally, of course, I do, but we're lacking the numbers by quite a fair — we still have a long way to go.”
Shi Wuchen and Lan Ruojun nodded at the same time.