NOVEL WEB Ch. 75
Chapter 75: Encirclement? Or Counter-Encirclement?
As more people arrived, those who had come first grew somewhat dissatisfied.
"Are these two deliberately stalling for time? If we keep waiting, everyone might end up gathering here!"
"But the two of them are trapped inside a barrier. If we act rashly, we might damage the treasures here."
"Wait a bit longer. If they keep dawdling, we'll just join forces and forcefully break the barrier. By then, those two will be dead for sure. I refuse to believe they'd still dare to waste time then!"
While they were discussing, two groups from the demonic side appeared as well.
The number of people at the scene instantly rose to more than forty.
Seeing the crowd swell, Jun Kexie was the first to act, punching the barrier.
He directly shook Gu Fan and Lin Yi, causing them to stagger.
"One incense stick! If you don’t break the barrier by then, we’ll all strike together. You two won’t even leave behind a speck of ash!"
"Indeed. If you lift the barrier now, I’ll take you two as my battle slaves and spare your lives!"
At this, the disciples of the Five Major Righteous Sects glared angrily.
"Sacred Land Pei Mountain, what do you mean by this!"
"Haha, nothing much. Is taking two slaves not allowed?"
Tension between the two sides instantly soared.
At that moment—
From the large pit in the valley, Gu Fan's voice slowly drifted out.
"Lin Yi, that's enough. Get ready."
"Not waiting anymore? I’m suffocating. Finally, I get to strike."
"The rest are probably too far away. No more waiting—we’ll kill this unlucky lot first."
As they spoke, the two patted their butts and stood up.
There was no trace left of them being trapped in a barrier just moments ago.
Lin Yi casually waved his hand and dispelled the barrier.
Then the two swiftly collected all the treasures on the ground.
Heavenly Crystal Marrow... Wandering Dragon Wood... Ten Thousand Ghost Ivy...
A dazzling array of treasures left everyone staring blankly.
Yu Feihuang immediately sensed something wrong after hearing their conversation.
"You... lured us here on purpose?!"
Gu Fan snapped his fingers.
"Correct. But unfortunately, there’s no prize."
Sacred Land Mangzhuo’s Holy Son Dongye Xiu furrowed his brows deeply.
"From what you’re saying, you intend to kill us?"
Lin Yi secured the treasures and drew his long sword.
"Or did you think we invited you over for a meal?"
The scene instantly fell into silence.
Then Wang Qi burst out laughing.
"Haha, have the two of you gone mad? Just the two of you want to kill over forty of us? Do you think we’re made of paper?"
Only the disciples of the Five Major Righteous Sects looked grave.
They had experience facing Gu Fan and Lin Yi before.
Based on the reports sent back, while the two were arrogant, they never acted recklessly.
If they dared pull something like this, they must have some trump card!
Yu Feihuang also laughed and said:
"Forget forty people—even I alone am enough to crush you. To think you lured us here with a scheme—truly suicidal!"
"You really think we’re like those fools from the Five Major Righteous Sects you slaughtered?"
At this, everyone cast odd glances at the disciples of the Five Major Righteous Sects.
What was strange was that they remained motionless, instead appearing highly vigilant.
"Alright, Lin Yi, go!"
In the next instant, Lin Yi vanished from his spot.
With a flick of his left hand, a long blade appeared in his grip.
Blade and sword erupted with terrifying aura.
"Was it you just now shouting about making us your battle slaves?"
Wang Qi’s scalp went numb.
A life-and-death crisis unlike any he’d ever felt enveloped him.
The next moment, flashes of blade and sword shot directly at his face.
"Kill!"
Knowing there was no dodging it, Wang Qi instantly surged his spiritual energy.
He struck back with all his might, palm aiming at Lin Yi’s attack!
Then, three of his subordinates reacted and rushed to his aid!
Boom!
Lin Yi nimbly flipped backward and floated away.
On Wang Qi’s side, four people joined forces to withstand the deadly blow.
But deep and shallow cuts from sword and blade covered all their bodies.
The entire exchange lasted only a few seconds.
But at this moment, no one dared to underestimate Lin Yi.
Clearly only at Half-step Primordial Yang Realm, yet he forced four cultivators from Sacred Land Pei Mountain to join forces against him.
Such cross-realm combat prowess was truly astonishing!
"No good, Lin Yi, you actually missed."
"Tch, it was four of them together. Otherwise, I’d have butchered them easily."
Wang Qi’s expression turned grim.
"Everyone, the treasures are on those two. Why don’t we join forces and kill them for the loot!"
But after seeing Lin Yi’s strength, the crowd no longer dared to take them lightly.
If Lin Yi was already this strong, then how powerful must Gu Fan, who had yet to make a move, be?
At this thought, everyone subconsciously prepared to strike together and suppress the two!
But Gu Fan had no intention of making a move himself.
No matter how strong the two of them were, facing so many people, they couldn’t win head-on.
Gu Fan simply smiled and said:
"Sorry, did you think you were the only ones capable of encirclement?"
"You really thought it was forty versus two? Heh, well, sorry to disappoint..."
As he finished, Gu Fan flipped his hand and the White Bone Banner appeared in his grasp. With a wave of his hand—
In the next moment, the ground beneath everyone’s feet trembled, and groups of White Bone Warriors clawed their way out from the earth!
Ten... a hundred... a thousand... a full ten thousand Spirit Sea Realm White Bone Warriors appeared, instantly surrounding the forty people!
"In truth, it’s ten thousand versus forty, everyone!"
In that instant, panic erupted!
Spirit Sea Realm might be nothing individually.
Anyone could kill them with a casual strike.
But ten thousand Spirit Sea Realm entities? That was an entirely different matter!
That was ten thousand!
Even if each swung a blade once, they could shred their enemies to mince!
"What’s going on? What demonic artifact is this, controlling so many evil beings!"
"Sun Zhen, Cao Xin! Since when did your Heavenly Evil Sect have such a technique?"
Sun Zhen and Cao Xin were dumbfounded as well.
The situation on the field had completely reversed.
The key point was—there was no such technique in the sect!
A cultivator in the Primordial Yang Realm capable of controlling ten thousand demonic entities of the Spirit Sea Realm—what kind of monstrous ability was that?
Honestly, did their entire sect even have ten thousand disciples?
Yu Feihuang’s expression turned ashen as he looked at the two in midair and spoke:
"You two, we admit your strength—you are indeed worthy of being called the Demonic Path Twin Stars. How about ending it here today?"
Dongye Xiu beside him quickly chimed in.
"Indeed, today the two of you displayed awe-inspiring might. It was our short-sightedness! Once we leave, I shall personally bring a great gift to visit!"
Seeing the expressions on their faces—
Gu Fan smiled.
In the end, they were just scared.
And their thinking was truly naïve. This was the Competition for Upper Realm Slots.
In such a crucial opportunity, did they really think begging for mercy would spare them?
What a bunch of delicate flowers.
Normally they might be fine, but today, two wolves had slipped in!
"Brother Gu, are these two idiots? Do we need their acknowledgment for anything?"
Gu Fan just chuckled.
"Try to understand—they were pampered growing up in their sects."
"I really don’t get it. A moment ago, they wanted us dead. Now they think an apology will work? Naïve!"
As he spoke, Gu Fan couldn’t be bothered to waste more words. He simply raised his hand and pointed toward the forty in the center.
"Spare no effort—kill them all!"
Whoosh!
In an instant, the White Bone Warriors surged forth like mad demons, brandishing their bone sabers as they charged wildly at the disciples.
"Everyone, only by killing our way out can we survive! These two never show mercy!"
A disciple from the Five Major Righteous Sects shouted, and then took the lead to attack!
His words snapped the others awake.
Immediately, over forty powerful Primordial Yang Realm auras exploded.
"Kill!!"
"Roar!"
The entire valley turned into a meat grinder.
The initial charge of ten thousand White Bone Warriors was blasted apart and scattered, shattered bones flying in every direction.
But before the crowd could even rejoice—
More White Bone Warriors surged forward once again!