War of Words

"Hmm—Two-Seal Symbol Masters!"

Wei Tong was startled, his deeply sunken eyes locking tightly onto Wu Yun and Lin Dong.

"No wonder Gu Ying was killed by you two. So there are two Two-Seal Symbol Masters. But is that alone enough for you to dare provoke the Blood Garment Sect?"

"Attack!"

Wei Tong still gave the order decisively, launching an assault on Ironwood Manor.

Two-Seal Symbol Masters could deal with those at the Minor Core Formation Stage, but they could not contend with a Minor Completion Core Formation Stage expert.

There was a vast gap between the two.

Otherwise, the deceased Gu Ying would not have merely been a vice sect master.

Besides Wei Tong, the Blood Garment Sect had brought two other Minor Core Formation Stage experts, as well as more than a dozen Heavenly Origin Stage practitioners. Their high-end fighting force was extremely formidable.

The Blood Garment Sect began their assault, closing in on the gates.

"Fire!"

Luo Cheng shouted, and rows of Zhuge Divine Crossbows emerged atop the gates. Hundreds, thousands of pitch-black bolts shot down in a frenzy, forming a black rain of arrows that blanketed the Blood Garment Sect disciples.

"Thunder Shockwave!"

At the same time, Wu Yun's brow lit up as two Natal Spirit Talismans appeared. Powerful mental energy surged out wildly, forming a peculiar mental wave accompanied by faint rumbling thunder.

The air twisted as the powerful wave reached the Blood Garment Sect disciples. Just as they were preparing to block the arrows, the Thunder Shockwave struck their bodies. Everyone hit by the Mental Fluctuation instantly felt dizzy, as though they had been struck by lightning, their entire bodies going numb.

Even Heavenly Origin Stage experts were briefly restrained.

Group control!

This was a technique Wu Yun had developed from the Essence-tier Mental Secret Technique, Thunder Shockwave. The smaller the area it controlled, the stronger its power; conversely, the wider its range, the weaker its power.

Against people below the Heavenly Origin Stage, even reduced power was more than enough. All he needed was to briefly hinder their movements and create an opening for the Zhuge Divine Crossbow bolts.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The crossbow bolts pierced through their bodies! Even Heavenly Origin Stage experts were hit. Under the effects of the Thunder Shockwave, they did not even have time to unleash their protective qi.

Right from the start, the Blood Garment Sect suffered devastating casualties.

This was the terror of mages and archers working together against warriors.

The crossbow bolts continued to rain down, worsening the injuries of the wounded experts.

Ever since experiencing the benefits of the Zhuge Divine Crossbows last time, Luo Tong had ordered them to be mass-produced after returning.

They now had over ten thousand bolts in reserve, more than enough to deal with the hundred-odd people from the Blood Garment Sect.

Under the dense barrage of bolts, they could not get anywhere near Ironwood Manor's gates.

"Damn it!"

Wei Tong's face turned ashen. He had thought they were merely ordinary arrows and had not taken them seriously. How could he have known that the Zhuge Divine Crossbow bolts were enough to threaten Earth Yuan Stage experts?

Unable to endure it any longer as he watched his men suffer grievous losses, Wei Tong made his move.

"Breaking Kill Fist!"

He dismounted and charged toward Ironwood Manor's gates, ignoring the bolts. Overwhelming Pure Yuan Protective Qi burst from his fists, transforming into a skyful of fist shadows that slammed toward the gates.

"Shattered Yuan Shuttle!"

"Thunder Flame Sword!"

Eight black streaks and five sword shadows attacked from his left and right respectively.

Wei Tong sensed the danger and could no longer remain composed. He hurriedly redirected his fists, striking toward both sides.

The fist shadows filling the sky successfully blocked Wu Yun and Lin Dong's mental weapons.

Even the Thunder Flame Sword could not break through Wei Tong's powerful Pure Yuan Protective Qi.

"The Pure Yuan Protective Qi of a Minor Completion Core Formation Stage expert really is too strong. We can't break it!"

Even though they had repeatedly overestimated him beforehand, they had still underestimated the Minor Completion Core Formation Stage.

The further one progressed along the martial path, the harder it became to advance, and the greater the gap between realms became.

Wei Tong was unstoppable. Even two of Lin Dong's Shattered Yuan Shuttles were shattered by his fist force.

"You two rats, come down and fight!"

Sweat beaded on Wei Tong's forehead as he shouted at Wu Yun and Lin Dong in the air.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong stood atop the Shattered Yuan Shuttle and the Thunder Flame Sword respectively, floating in midair.

This put Wei Tong at a great disadvantage. He could not hurt them, yet he could only stand there and take their attacks.

Wu Yun said, "Sect Master Wei, do you think we're as stupid as you? If you've got the ability, come up here!"

"Shoot them down!" Wei Tong retreated and gave the order.

The Blood Garment Sect's archers all aimed at the two of them.

The arrows shot into the air, only to abruptly halt before Wu Yun and Lin Dong, blocked by their mental energy barriers.

The arrows fired by Body Tempering Stage archers were not even as powerful as the Zhuge Divine Crossbows. They could not break through the mental energy barriers at all.

For a time, both sides reached a stalemate!

Wei Tong and his men could not approach Ironwood Manor, while Wu Yun and the others did not dare approach Wei Tong.

Luo Cheng shouted, "Sect Master Wei, Gu Ying colluded with the Lei Family in an attempt to seize Ironwood Manor. We could not simply sit back and take it. Gu Ying went too far in bullying us. Now that Gu Ying is dead, the grudge can be considered settled. Why not stop here, Sect Master Wei?"

He wanted to give Wei Tong a way out. After all, Wei Tong was difficult to deal with, and he had the Blood Wolf Gang behind him.

Wei Tong's expression turned complicated. He had come personally partly for revenge, but his greatest purpose was to seize the Yang Yuan Stone Mine.

Judging by the attitudes of the Mad Blade Martial Arts School and the Lin Family, the Yang Yuan Stone Mine here must be substantial, Wei Tong secretly concluded.

Otherwise, they would not defend this place so stubbornly.

Those two Two-Seal Symbol Masters are troublesome, but they cannot threaten me. At the same time, I cannot do much to them either. Still, in terms of overall strength, my Blood Garment Sect is stronger... Wei Tong weighed the situation and found his confidence.

He did not wish to fight to the death either, or to kill a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of his own.

But neither did he want to leave empty-handed.

He raised two fingers and crossed them, saying, "One hundred thousand Yang Yuan Stones. The Blood Garment Sect will withdraw, and Gu Ying's matter will be written off!"

"What? One hundred thousand!"

"Impossible! Even if both our families pooled everything together, we couldn't come up with that many."

The people of the Mad Blade Martial Arts School and the Lin Family were stunned upon hearing this!

The Yang Yuan Stone Mine had only produced a little over twenty thousand stones so far.

Wei Tong had opened his mouth and demanded one hundred thousand! It was utterly outrageous.

"I can give you one year to deliver the full one hundred thousand," Wei Tong added, as though he were already being exceedingly merciful.

At Ironwood Manor, the people of both sides flushed red with fury and glared at the Blood Garment Sect.

One hundred thousand Yang Yuan Stones in one year! He was not merely demanding Yang Yuan Stones—he wanted them to work themselves to the bone mining them and send them over.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong also wore grim expressions. Wei Tong really knew how to dream.

Wu Yun felt that if Wei Tong had chosen to withdraw earlier, he would have let the matter go. After all, he did not want to stir up trouble by risking killing Wei Tong and offending the even more powerful Blood Wolf Gang.

But Wei Tong's appetite was far too great. He wanted to swallow one hundred thousand Yang Yuan Stones before leaving.

There was nothing left to discuss.

Wu Yun said, "Old dog Wei, you truly deserve to be a sect master. At least Gu Ying knew when to back down, but you don't know what's good for you. We told you to leave just now, but you refused. Now you're opening your mouth like a lion and demanding everything. Do you think Qingyang Town is so easy to bully?"

"Now that you want to leave, I'm not willing to let you!"

Wei Tong was furious. He had traveled far and wide and was a man of status in Flame City. Being cursed so viciously by a young man was more than he could bear, both in pride and reputation.

"You little brat, do you think I can do nothing to you just because you're flying in the sky?"

Wu Yun sneered. "Do nothing to you? Do you really think we were giving you face? If it weren't for the Blood Wolf Gang behind you, would we have let you run wild? Since you don't know what's good for you, don't leave. Leave your life behind!"

"Bold words. I'd like to see what means you have to break my Pure Yuan Protective Qi!"

"Then open your dog eyes and watch carefully!"

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