lpffa Chapter 943 - 801: Revealed (2)
Chapter 943 - 801: Revealed (2)
Inside a cave on a hillside, several people lay at the entrance observing the outside. Feng Yin, who was holding the Mother-child Talisman, looked grave after reading the message.
Seeing this, the others asked, "Brother Feng, what's wrong?"
Feng Yin took a deep breath and said, "We can't hide here anymore, it's not safe. The Commander is directing us to hide in the Extreme Abyss."
The people around exchanged glances, and someone couldn't help but laugh, "Not safe? With Brother Feng here, and holding the Sky Splitting Sword, who could make us feel unsafe?"
Feng Yin shook his head, "That's not it. The forces of the Heavenly Court have all come out, more than two hundred thousand troops are gathering in this direction. With so many people advancing, we simply can't hide here, we'll be discovered."
"More than two hundred thousand troops gathering…" someone murmured, dazed.
Everyone gasped. When the size of a force reaches that scale, it's not as simple as just getting discovered. Even a monk at the Heavenly Immortal Realm would have their power severely diminished when caught in such a large battle formation.
When tens of thousands of people strike, the power released has both the effect of scale and a complex diversity. This blended and compound scale effect has a powerful dissolving ability.
To give an example, a Heavenly Immortal expert can strike from a distance and shatter a mountain far away, but once caught in such a large-scale battle formation, the power of the strike dissolves halfway, unable to reach the distant mountain.
Once caught in a large-scale battle formation, even Heavenly Immortal experts are affected, let alone them. Most of their attack power would be significantly reduced within that scale, with the damage range greatly compressed.
What use is the Sky Splitting Sword? Normally, such a Magical Treasure is not suitable for use by those below the Heavenly Immortal Realm. When a battle formation of that scale surrounds and attacks from all directions, how many slashes do you think Feng Yin's cultivation can manage? You slash those in front and more come from behind; you slash on the left and those on the right charge in.
Someone puzzled asked, "Wouldn't a decisive battle warrant such a disregard for casualties to cluster like this? There's still some time before the end of the war, yet the Heavenly Court's troops act as if they're heading for a decisive battle, what are they planning?"
Feng Yin said sullenly, "It's not just the Heavenly Court Team. Tens of thousands of troops from the East Victory Team are also gathering quickly in this direction, and all forces in Nanshan are also gathering, rushing here, just like our West Niu Team. Everyone is heading this way."
At these words, everyone was shocked.
"Isn't a million-strong army gathering in this area?"
"A million troops gathering, is the decisive battle happening so soon?"
Feng Yin stood up and said, "The Commander's right, there's no way to hide on this ground, we can only temporarily go to the Extreme Abyss. Let's move."
The fighting paused!
Messages transmitted from all directions to the Central of the Heavenly Court Team confirmed this point, making Manxi anxiously pace back and forth.
All the teams knew that the commotion of gathering couldn't be hidden from other opponents. Now, each side's gathering was being done openly. The cursors on the Tokens on the Mountain River Map began to move without any pretense, making no false moves.
The mirroring of the Heavenly Mirror showed a mighty force like a torrent, rushing from different directions towards the sea.
Panning through the changing scenes of observation, various people appeared. Many who previously hid their appearances began to reveal their true faces.
Many who were intact before now bore injuries.
Some remained clean and dashing, while others were in a sorry state and couldn't care less about tidying up.
Some indeed were in a hurry to set off, with desperate need to gather due to the emergency orders from various Command Centers, forcing them to gather and head to their destination as quickly as possible, leaving no room for negotiation.
Personnel in each Command Center, responsible for scheduling, were busy beyond measure.
The mirror images again showed many Demon Riders, whisking away groups of demon cultivators as they took flight.
Small groups of forces continuously merged into larger groups, with each significant group heading towards the same direction from various viewpoints.
Manxi now also realized that this commotion might have been triggered by one of his decisions. The key was that he couldn't stop even if he wanted to now. Even if he stopped, the other factions wouldn't disband; he had no choice but to continue, determined.
In his panic, he shouted again to the person holding the Mother-child Talisman and contacting Mulan Jin and Shi Chun, "Don't stop, keep reaching out until there's a response!"
Mulan Jin watched coldly from the sidelines. This Commander arrogantly wants to take a big gamble.
Of course, you can't say he's wrong. He wants to lead the Heavenly Court Team to victory, and that can't be faulted.
With things turning out like this, in Mulan Jin's experience, he felt something must have gone wrong, causing both the schemers and those being schemed against to lose control over the situation, being swept along uncontrollably.
He didn't want to know exactly what happened. He only wanted to know if Shi Chun had arranged his daughter properly, yet this command by Manxi had caused him to lose contact again.
Waiting in the Extreme Abyss Rift Valley, Tong Mingshan and his group suddenly heightened their vigilance. They relaxed only when they saw figures approaching in the distance—it was Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang returning, but Mulan Qingqing was nowhere to be seen.
Everyone probably guessed that Mulan Qingqing had been hidden away, as her cultivation was a burden while on the run.
Wu Jinliang was grinning from ear to ear, having finally ridden on Qilin A San. Although riding on the same mount behind Shi Chun, it was still a good start.
He believed that once it began, A San would naturally get used to him over time.
On a cliff platform, Shi Chun dismounted and took out a set of battle armor again, saying to everyone, "No idea what's going on outside; I've offended too many out there. Let's play it safe, everyone with armor put it on just in case."
So a clattering sound ensued as Chen Wuji, Hao Ji, Wu Hong, Fang Zicheng, and Chai Wenwu looked on with envy—they didn't have any.
Shen Moming had one, but he didn't come.
Finally, seven sets of black armor topped with red plumes were raised by seven people. In the darkness, they didn't stand out.
With Shi Chun's command of "Follow me," the group of over a dozen set off again.
As they flew, Tong Mingshan suddenly remarked, "Feels like an uncertain future ahead, reminds me of when we entered the Divine Fire Domain together years ago."
At this, some chuckled, some smiled, some forced a smile, some stayed silent.
Years ago they went in together. Some are still around, some are not, some have become stronger, some realize the growing gap between them, and newcomers like Feng Chi have joined.
Some looked ahead with high hopes, while others felt a sense of melancholy.
As they approached the shallow areas of the Extreme Abyss Rift Valley, sporadic phosphorescent ore veins illuminated their figures. Shi Chun suddenly uttered a soft "hmm," his Right Eye Superpower vaguely detecting a figure nearby, curling up.
Uncertain of the situation, before the others could ask him, he signaled for them to halt with a raised hand.
Meanwhile, Shi Chun's gaze shifted slightly, sensing movement from the Mother-child Talisman on him, wondering what Manxi wanted now.
Not too far away, sitting cross-legged on a smoothed stone on a cliff, Yan Zhili reached for the Mother-child Talisman, seeing faint characters appear: Observers in the westward direction have spotted Shi Chun's group emerging from the Extreme Abyss, about five miles from your location. The opportunity must not be missed, intercept him, and do not let them retreat back into the depths of the Extreme Abyss!
Yan Zhili abruptly stood up.
His junior sister Lu Zhanying followed suit and asked, "Brother Yan, what's up?"
"Shi Chun has surfaced." Yan Zhili tossed this out before disappearing in a flash, swiftly moving west along the rift.
A surprised Lu Zhanying quickly signaled for the others to follow as they caught up.
Shi Chun, looking closely at the Mother-child Talisman, saw faint characters floating: Ambush likely, plans have changed, quickly dive into the depths of the Extreme Abyss and contact us when safe.
Ambush? Shi Chun immediately focused on the seemingly curled-up figures—was it referring to these people?
He was contemplating whether to advance or retreat when his Right Eye Superpower suddenly caught flashes of light slicing through the air at speed, rapidly drawing grids around them.
This scene was all too familiar to Shi Chun; he'd seen it during the Sky Rain Meteor Conference when dueling with Mulan Qingqing. He could never forget—it's the 'Soldier Resolution Technique' of the Su Yuan Sect!
Countless points of light followed the lines, shooting at them, in numbers far beyond what Mulan Qingqing could muster back then.
The attackers hadn't even appeared in his sights before their lethal moves had already come forth.
Shi Chun was shocked. Earlier he had mentioned offending too many people and needing to be cautious. He didn't expect the "just in case" to come so soon, involuntarily crying out, "Ambush, dodge quickly!"