"Whoosh~"
Outside Heyuan City, in a small town, Ma Wu, Shen Zhui, and the others appeared out of thin air.
Shen Zhui quietly looked down. A dozen meters beneath his feet stood a fortress resembling a miniature city. Teams of soldiers wielding long spears patrolled back and forth inside, while the aura of the Xiantian Realm flickered in and out of sight.
The entire fortress appeared to be heavily guarded. A faint light even radiated from its perimeter—clearly, a formation was protecting it.
The people below had not noticed the arrival of their group at all. Ma Wu also gave no order to attack, so Shen Zhui and the others patiently waited.
"If there are more than five Xiantian Realm experts or Qi Cultivation True Persons comparable to the Xiantian Realm, Han Mao and Yan You, you two will Summon Deity and each hold one of them down. Zhao Hu, lead the rest in killing those Houtian Martial Artists," Ma Wu instructed. With the protection of the grand formation and the enhancement of Yin God power, the Xiantian Martial Artists below were utterly different in combat strength. Even though Ma Wu was at the Mid-stage Xiantian, dealing with more than four Xiantian Martial Artists by borrowing divine power would still be extremely dangerous.
"Understood." Everyone obediently listened.
"As for you, Shen Zhui..." Ma Wu suddenly looked at Shen Zhui with some hesitation. "The County Magistrate said that even without Summoning Deity, you possess the strength to hold down an expert of the Xiantian Realm. If there's an Early-stage Xiantian Martial Artist, leave him to you."
Through the County Magistrate, Ma Wu also knew that Shen Zhui's saber technique had reached Unity of Heaven and Man, and that he could perform the Third Summon of Deity while at the Peak Houtian.