novelnext Chapter 182 - 147: Sneak Attack (Part 2)
Chapter 182 - 147: Sneak Attack (Part 2)
Chapter 182: Chapter 147: Sneak Attack (Part 2)The Myriad Manifestation Sect experts outside the formation made a move against Ran Qingmo.
Seeing this scene, Xu Yuan wasn’t very surprised. He silently asked in his mind:
"Old Man Luo, how many people are on the other side?"
The Saint’s Remnant Soul slightly sensed the surroundings and chuckled before saying:
"Three Third Grade Great Grandmasters."
"Three Third Grades?"
Xu Yuan murmured with a tone of irony, "No wonder they chose to make a move and ambush. The Myriad Manifestation Sect really is going all out."
For the Prime Minister’s Mansion that had laid out plans across the entirety of Dayan, covertly cultivating three unknown Third Grade Great Grandmasters was no small feat. This time, it seemed the Myriad Manifestation Sect had really gone all in.
After a pause, Xu Yuan continued to ask:
"Ran Qingmo should be fine for now, right?"
The voice of the Saint’s Remnant Soul was very relaxed:
"Don’t worry. That girl Ran is stronger than you imagine. She is currently keeping those three busy."
Xu Yuan felt slightly relieved upon hearing this and said in a low voice:
"That’s good. Old Man Luo, let’s make a move and find the control point of the formation."
Their plan was simple.
With a Third Grade Great Grandmaster stationed at the array control point, even if Xu Yuan and Ran Qingmo somehow managed to kill their adversaries through battle, it was very likely they wouldn’t be able to stop them from destroying the control point. But if they could lure out the Third Grade Great Grandmasters, with the support of the Saint’s soul power, Xu Yuan had the confidence that he could instantaneously take down any lower-ranked cultivators guarding the control point, and also control the formation to protect Shengshan County.
Therefore, while the Shengshan border army attacked the Grand Illusory Fog Formation, Ran Qingmo made her move to escape alone, tempting those assigned by the Myriad Manifestation Sect to ambush her.
An individual Third Grade Great Grandmaster, if the Myriad Manifestation Sect had made sufficient preparations, would definitely not let her get away.
After all, this was their covert gamble on the "fortune of the nation."
If they could encircle and kill without leaving any survivors, they would certainly take action.
And with Step Void Slash, Xu Yuan could leave the formation without the help of the Shengshan border army.
Taking advantage of the fight between Ran Qingmo and the Myriad Manifestation Sect experts, Xu Yuan could stealthily head to the control point—and even if he couldn’t find it, he could still sneak up on the three Great Grandmasters from the Myriad Manifestation Sect and strike them hard.
With Step Void Slash at his disposal, no one understood the art of ambush better than he did.
All the plans were proceeding smoothly,
Even when faced with three Great Grandmasters, Big Ice Lump methodically led the battle deeper into the mountains.
After quietly waiting for a while, Xu Yuan moved,
It was so sudden that it could make one doubt their eyesight.
And the instant that figure appeared, the old man sensed the newcomer.
The old man didn’t believe it was a mistake in his will-spirit’s perception, it was just too late.
His entire focus was on the black-clad woman before him, and the person behind him gave no time to react.
Time seemed to stand still,
as the ink-like sword technique blossomed like a flower, tracing a beautiful curve under the cool moonlight,
and then,
the old man saw a headless body he recognized.
After a moment of silence, the headless corpse fell like a kite with its string cut.
The mountain breeze stirred his temple hair, and the man in the blood garment stood in the void, his calm gaze falling on the astonished man and woman beside him, his voice gentle:
"Now, I have some questions for you."