Taking Action
As someone who has mastered two and Half Primal Chaos Origin Dao, and who has been tormented by pollution to this day, the Hall Master Yuan Xiang is indomitable and will naturally not give up easily.
"Elders, as you all know, the situation is dire," the Hall Master Yuan Xiang transmitted his voice. "Right now, Rain Ripple City, there is a massive army of Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform forms surrounding it. Only a handful of people in the entire city could escape this encirclement! At least I couldn't."
The more than three hundred elders all understood this point; even if they were told to escape, they couldn't!
Hall Master Gai Tao has been refining Weapon Secret Treasure for a long time and feels that the Nine Rivers Holy World is much safer than the Dark Holy World. This is his weapon-refining lair, and a large number of weapon-refining treasures are most of his accumulated wealth. He cannot afford to lose them, which is why he spared no expense to purchase escape treasures.
The other elders were no Hall Master Gai Tao in terms of wealth! Even with the life-saving items they possessed, they weren't confident they could escape.
"If we can't escape, then we'll fight to the very end."
"I have already requested assistance from the Dark Holy World! An Overlimit-Level Bewitching Heart Worm has appeared this time, and a team of Xing Zhe from the Dark Holy World has already set off. It will take them more than a day to reach Rain Ripple City."
"If we can hold out for just over a day, we will win!" The Hall Master Yuan Xiang was telling the truth.
The Xing Zhe team consisted of three members, each of whom was no less powerful than the Hall Master Yuan Xiang at his peak. They needed to first reach the teleportation lake in the Dark Holy World.
Then they would travel from the teleportation lake in the Nine Rivers Holy World to Rain Ripple City. Even with their fast travel speed, the total journey would still take more than a day.
"The 92 elders of the Myriad Stars Array, continue to intercept and kill the infiltrator teams."
"Other elders, disperse as many clones as possible. Once discovered by the infiltrators, the clones should immediately dissipate on their own. We need to buy as much time as possible," the Hall Master Yuan Xiang instructed.
"Yes," all the elders replied.
In fact, the previous Hall Master Gai Tao could have created multiple clones to buy some time. But Hall Master Gai Tao was unwilling to gamble! Because facing the pursuit of a group of terrifying beings like 'Wang', even a slight delay would mean the destruction of all his clones and the loss of the treasure.
At this moment, the elders in the city either had no choice or disdained to flee, so they naturally tried every means to delay.
Rumble~~~
The Myriad Stars Array lost its power by one-third due to the Hall Master Gai Tao, but at this moment, the power of the entire Myriad Stars Array was only directed at three of the 39 elite infiltrator teams.
When the power of the formation was fully concentrated, these three elite teams also suffered casualties.
"Your Majesty, these elders are too cunning. As soon as they discovered us, they immediately vanished into their own clones. They have other clones!"
"The formation is too powerful. Three of our core members have already perished in their true forms!"
"Your Majesty, our team still has 60% of its strength left! These elders are too cunning!"
"We succeeded! Elder Qiu Ge's clones were far slower than our mental bodies, and all his escape clones dissipated. Rain Ripple City now missing an elder."
One message after another reached the king, but only one was good news.
The king had anticipated this long ago.
The pressure from the Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform Legion outside is not enough, making their lurking beings even more dangerous.
"Bear with it, we have already arrived at the main cave abode of the Hall Master Yuan Xiang."
Wang and a full 30 leader-level True Forms all stormed here. There were originally 32 leader-level True Forms of the Lurkers within Rain Ripple City, but two had already died during the ambush.
"Boom--"
The king and his 30 leaders, each seemingly an illusion, moved with incredible speed as they charged toward the main cave abode the Hall Master Yuan Xiang.
The Hall Master Yuan Xiang sat there, smiling as he looked at them.
"You've arrived." The Hall Master Yuan Xiang smiled slightly, but then vanished.
"Um?"
The king and 30 leaders stood aside.
"Your Majesty, we can no longer sense the Hall Master Yuan Xiang's clone within Rain Ripple City," a leader said in confusion.
"I can't sense it either." Wang Lue said with some doubt, looking up at the array operating in the sky. "But as the City Builder, if the Hall Master Yuan Xiang were to die and lose control, the power of the Rain Ripple City array should be greatly reduced. But now... the power of the array hasn't changed! He's still alive!"
"Yes, I am still in Rain Ripple City."
A voice rang out from inside the cave abode.
The king and 30 other leaders carefully sensed the presence of the real body.
"I am tormented by pollution, and all my energy is devoted to resisting it. I know that I am the biggest weakness of Rain Ripple City, so how could I not be prepared?" The voice of the Hall Master Yuan Xiang rang out, "With your strength, you will never find me."
Damn it!
The king and the 30 leaders were quite annoyed.
The previous dealings with Hall Master Wei Yang and Hall Master Gai Tao went smoothly, everything went according to plan, resulting in one of the two palace masters dying and the other escaping.
Even when facing the weakest Hall Master Yuan Xiang, they still cannot find Hall Master Yuan Xiang.
"Guess where I'm hiding?" the Hall Master Yuan Xiang's voice continued.
"Ignore him; he's stalling for time."
Wang's gaze swept over the 30 leaders. "Let's begin the next step of the plan. I'll act alone, and you'll split into five teams! Start assassinating the elders one by one! The more you kill, the better. The power of the formation will decrease with each elder you kill."
"Yes."
Wang ignored the voice of the Hall Master Yuan Xiang and quickly split up to attack the elders of the surrounding cave abode.
"Call!"
Inside a cave abode.
Before Elder Qin Yi could react, he was attacked by the king. His innate Secret Method, 'Bewitching Heart,' was of unbelievable power. Elder Qin Yi only possessed one precious treasure, which he kept in the Dark Holy World. His body in Rain Ripple City was naturally powerless to resist and died instantly.
An elder, whose avatars within the Nine Rivers Holy World perished.
"Next." Wang's eyes were icy.
The Hall Master Yuan Xiang has the highest cultivation level in Rain Ripple City; even a king would find it difficult to ambush him.
However, the elders had already fallen victim to the scheme before they even realized what was happening to the king.
If they cannot resist, all the clones within the Nine Rivers Holy World will perish.
"Well."
Inside an ordinary cave abode in the Rain Ripple City, the Hall Master Yuan Xiang resided. He carried a secret treasure that completely isolated him from all light, shadow, aura, and causality. Even Luo Feng, using his 'Imitation Life-Death Eye' to observe the cave abode, could not see the Hall Master Yuan Xiang.
The Hall Master Yuan Xiang knew he was weak, but he was very wealthy and had long ago purchased a secret treasure that could perfectly conceal his true nature. In the Dark Holy World, only a handful of people could break through this method.
"Although the elders can split themselves into multiple bodies, these infiltrators are all mental beings, and they are too fast. The elders are still gradually being lost."
"Let alone a day, it would be difficult to even hold out for half a day." The Hall Master Yuan Xiang used the array to observe the entire city and was very clear about the situation.
Although the infiltrators also suffered losses under the attack of the Star Formation, these losses mainly involved core members of the clan. As for the king and his leaders, eliminating them would be much more difficult.
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Pill Pavilion.
Luo Feng is currently in seclusion, and his strongest clone is protecting him outside the Quiet Room.
"Brother Luo Feng." The Pavilion Master Chang Qing rushed over quickly.
"OP." Luo Feng looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Brother Luo Feng, I am one of the elders of Rain Ripple City, and also the target of those lurking assassins. They have an elite team that is already approaching the Pill Pavilion." The Pavilion Master Chang Qing took out a bracelet and handed it to Luo Feng. "This contains all the treasures in the Pill Pavilion, worth about 2.7 billion Primal Chaos Crystal. Please help me keep it safe, Brother Luo Feng."
"All the treasures of the Pill Pavilion? That's too valuable. I'm not confident I can protect them. Pavilion Master Chang Qing, you'd better figure something out yourself," Luo Feng said.
"At least you're not an elder, so you're not a target for the infiltrators. And your strength is above mine, so your chances of survival are definitely greater than mine," said the Pavilion Master Chang Qing. "Even if you don't survive, I won't blame Brother Luo Feng. If you do survive... I'll be extremely grateful! Consider that Hundred Tribulations Marrow as a safekeeping fee."
"You'll still have to pay for the Hundred Tribulations Marrow later," Luo Feng said, taking the bracelet. "I'll temporarily store these treasures from the Pill Pavilion for you. I can only promise to do my best!"
"Luo Feng, Brother Luo Feng," said the Pavilion Master Chang Qing, turning to look outside.
That elite team of infiltrators has arrived at the Pill Pavilion.
"Call!"
The Pavilion Master Chang Qing instantly soared into the sky and fled into the distance.
"Kill the Pavilion Master Chang Qing."
This elite team consists of 8 leader-level avatars, 6 core clan true bodies, and 59 core clan avatars. Keep in mind that in terms of true strength, even a single core clan true body could threaten the Pavilion Master Chang Qing. The combined power of such a team is far more terrifying.
"Roar--"
A giant, illusory serpent suddenly roared, the roar impacting the entire Pill Pavilion complex and also affecting the fleeing Pavilion Master Chang Qing in the distance, even influencing his figure.
The Bewitching Heart Worm Race and the Soul Devouring Snake Race are mind-based creatures among Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform. They can manifest as illusions or as reality. They are somewhat similar to the Mind Creature Luo Feng encountered in the Infinite Space, but are clearly far more terrifying.
"Snort!"
Accompanied by an angry snort.
A surging crimson tide suddenly spread across the vast area surrounding the Pill Pavilion, instantly engulfing the elite infiltrator team. The terrifying sea of blood eroded and annihilated the true bodies and clones of these infiltrators in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, they were all dead, not one was left.
"Huh?" The Pavilion Master Chang Qing, who was originally on the run, stared at this scene in astonishment.
"How is this possible?" Pavilion Master Chang Qing couldn't believe it.
"This is--"
Inside the cave abode in the outer city, the Hall Master Yuan Xiang, who was concealing his presence, was constantly observing the situation and also witnessed the scene that had occurred at the Pill Pavilion.
An entire elite team of infiltrators was wiped out in a single encounter! They were utterly powerless to resist.
"The Bewitching Heart Worm and Soul-Devouring Serpent of the God Emperor Late-Stage can be real or illusory, and their vitality is extremely tenacious. No more than twenty people in the entire city can destroy their bodies in one move! And only Hall Master Wei Yang and Hall Master Gai Tao can wipe out an entire team in one move." Hall Master Yuan Xiang's eyes lit up.
Hall Master Gai Tao fled without even engaging in combat.
Even with the 'King' and the twelve leaders' true forms sparing no effort, Hall Master Wei Yang managed to hold on for several breaths.
An elite team of infiltrators, in a sense, is about as intimidating as the real leader.
With the strength of a Palace Master, he could easily wipe out this entire team.
"Luo Feng, have you reached the strength of Half Primal Chaos level Enlightenment Seeker?" The Hall Master Yuan Xiang hurriedly transmitted his voice. With one of the two palace masters dead and the other fleeing, it seemed that a new palace master had appeared in the city.
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