Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance and nodded.
"Withdraw!"
Yue Guan's figure transformed into a streak of yellow light, and he was the first to flee into the distance.
Gui Mei, Demon Bear, and Ghost Leopard followed without hesitation. The men in black retreated into the forest like a tide, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
It comes quickly, and it goes quickly.
Dai Zhenguo and Zhu Fengyi, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, and the two pairs of Hell White Tiger simultaneously dispelled their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Dai Mubai let out a long breath, looked at Dai Zhenguo, Zhu Fengyi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi, and clasped his hands in a salute, saying, "Grandpa, Grandma, Grandpa Jian, Father-in-law, why are the four of you together?"
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo nodded slightly, while Dai Zhenguo laughed heartily, "As soon as you arrived in Spirit City, Sect Master Ning and I met. We had already anticipated that the Spirit Hall wouldn't give up and would definitely make a move halfway through."
During the conversation, the guards quickly cleared away the boulder in the middle of the official road, and the group that had been blocked by the boulder rejoined.
Seeing that Dai Mubai was safe and sound, and that the Retired Emperor and Ning Fengzhi were also present, Dai Weisi's earlier excitement vanished instantly.
He stood beside the carriage at the front of the procession, watching Dai Mubai and the others talking, his face ashen.
Dai Mubai glanced at him but didn't say anything.
He did not want to make public the fact that Dai Weisi colluded with the Spirit Hall. Such a royal scandal would only damage the reputation of the Star Luo Royal Family and would not benefit him.
As for Dai Weisi, once he returns to Star Luo City and is officially appointed as the Crown Prince, he can find an opportunity to inform Dai Tianxing, Dai Tianxing will then naturally take action to deal with the situation.
As long as he doesn't speak up, his fate is basically sealed.
The sound of horses' hooves rang out again, and the caravan continued its journey.
Midnight.
That night, the group set up camp and rested in an open area beside the official road.
Campfires were lit throughout the camp, and patrolling cavalrymen moved back and forth.
Having just repelled the attack from the Spirit Hall during the day, everyone assumed the danger was over and became somewhat complacent, even Dai Mubai lowered his guard.
However, at that moment, a black figure silently approached the camp in the darkness.
Tang Xiao concealed his aura and quietly slipped past the outer perimeter of the camp.
While the concealment skills of a level 96 Titled Douluo are not as flawless as Zhu Chengfeng's Hell Spirit Cat, they are still enough to avoid most people's senses.
His goal was clear: Dai Mubai.
Inside a simple military tent in the center, Dai Mubai was meditating and cultivating with his eyes closed.
Nearly three months have passed since he broke through to level 58, and he vaguely feels that the time for another breakthrough is approaching. That feeling of fullness is already close to the threshold of level 59.
Soul Power flowed slowly through the meridians, like a river about to overflow, accumulating power with each cycle.
Just as Dai Mubai was fully focused on breaking through the bottleneck, a very subtle killing intent seeped in from outside the tent.
Dai Mubai was extremely sensitive to the aura of killing intent, suddenly opened his eyes.
Immediately, a whooshing sound rang out, and two iron balls, one large and one small, shot towards Dai Mubai, so fast that he barely had time to react.
The iron bladder, carrying a sharp gust of wind, drew two dark arcs in the air.
Dai Mubai suddenly rolled to the side.
"Boom!"
The iron bladder exploded, and a thick, dark green poisonous mist instantly filled the entire military tent.
The poisonous fog had a pungent, sweet smell that made people dizzy.
At the same time, hundreds of Bone-Melting Needles, as fine as cow hair, burst forth from the gallbladder orifice, like a dense rain of needles, covering the spot where Dai Mubai had just been sitting.
Dai Mubai reacted extremely quickly, but the space inside the tent was cramped, and the number of Bone-Melting Needles was too dense.
He urgently mobilized his Soul Power to form a Soul Power shield.
However, the Bone-Melting Needles is specifically designed to break through Body-Protecting Qi Barrier and is extremely poisonous. Once pierced, the poison will spread rapidly, turning bones into cotton wherever it goes.
Dai Mubai avoided most of them, but his right arm and calf were still pierced by several divine needles.
The moment the fine needle pierced the body, a cool, numbing sensation came from the wound.
The Gengjin White Tiger's keen intuition about killing intent saved his life at that moment.
If he hadn't been alert the moment the murderous intent seeped in, he would have been stabbed not only in the arm and calf.
"Buzz!"
A piercing sword cry echoed throughout the camp. Chen Xin had arrived.
Sword Douluo was meditating in a tent not far from the main tent. As a level 97 peak Titled Douluo, his senses were extremely sharp. He noticed Tang Xiao approaching the military tent and emitting a trace of killing intent.
Sword Douluo immediately burst out of the tent, the Seven Killings Sword already in his hand.
Who goes there!
But Tang Xiao's actions were very resolute; as soon as he approached the tent, he threw out the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb.
Chen Xin saw the blackish-green poisonous mist filling Dai Mubai's tent, and the black figure preparing to rush in at the tent entrance.
He casually swung his Seven Killings Sword, and a sharp sword light shot out, piercing straight at the figure.
The sword light, carrying a sharpness capable of cutting through everything, tore through the Rift whistling sound.
Tang Xiao was stunned for a moment when he realized it was Sword Douluo Chen Xin. He clearly hadn't expected Sword Douluo to be in Dai Mubai's military camp at this time.
Tang Xiao no longer cared about killing Dai Mubai. He dodged suddenly with incredible speed, his body twisting into a strange angle under the moonlight, barely avoiding Chen Xin's sword light.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin naturally did not stop. Several sword blades shot out, and the sword light intertwined to form an impenetrable net, completely sealing off Tang Xiao's retreat.
Tang Xiao had nowhere to hide and had no choice but to use his Soul Power to block.
The sword light struck Tang Xiao's Soul Power shield, sending Tang Xiao flying several feet backward, his hands trembling violently.
Under the moonlight, Tang Xiao's face was covered by a black cloth, revealing only a pair of horrified eyes.
When did Sword Douluo's sword intent become so sharp!?
By this time, the commotion had alerted the others.
Dai Zhenguo and Zhu Fengyi also rushed to Dai Mubai's side immediately. They knew that the other side's target was definitely Dai Mubai, and protecting Dai Mubai was the most important thing.
The cavalrymen, carrying torches, caught up, illuminating the entire camp.
Because he was worried about revealing his identity, Tang Xiao could not use his Martial Soul and could only rely on his physical Soul Power to withstand Chen Xin's Seven Killings Sword. Now his blood and qi were churning and he was covered in wounds.
As more and more people gathered around, Tang Xiao thought to himself, "Anyway, Dai Mubai has already been hit by the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb, he's bound to die."
The task is already half completed. If we can't get the Soul Bone now, so be it. We can try again later.
Tang Xiao dared not linger any longer. He sprang up and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the northern night sky in the blink of an eye.
Sword Douluo frowned, intending to give chase, but was stopped by Ning Fengzhi.
" Uncle Jian, don't pursue a cornered enemy. We might be luring them away. Checking on Mubai is the priority!"
Chen Xin snorted coldly and sheathed his sword.
Inside the tent, Dai Mubai had already sat cross-legged, urging his Soul Power to force out the Bone-Melting Needles from his body.
The needles didn't penetrate very deeply; he used his Gengjin energy to contain them and squeeze them out of his body little by little.
The needle tip fell to the ground, gleaming with an Youyou black light; the grass it touched instantly withered and curled, demonstrating the potency of its toxicity.
Ning Fengzhi frowned and asked, " Mubai, how is it?"
Dai Mubai opened his eyes and smiled, "I'm fine. My body is immune to all poisons; this little bit of toxin can't harm me."
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.