Formidable foe
Both the Wang Household's Second Elder and Wang Household's Fifth Elder of the Wang family saw the emerald green throwing knife that severed Wang Li's head, but the knife came too fast, and neither of them had time to help before Wang Li's head fell to the ground.
The four remaining surviving cultivators from the Wang Household were also drenched by the towering pillar of blood.
Enraged, the Wang Household's Second Elder brandished his steel whip and lashed out at the throwing knife. After one strike, the emerald-green throwing knife shattered into several pieces.
"Fifth brother, take those two away first, they might have been captured!" The Wang Household's Second Elder instructed, then raised his steel whip and struck towards the direction from which the flying knife came.
The Wang Household's Fifth Elder looked grim, glancing at Wang Li's corpse one last time, a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
He knew the gravity of the situation. After listening to the Wang Household's Second Elder's instructions, he responded without turning his head, picked up the two still somewhat panicked younger members of the Wang Household, and left.
Wang Household's Second Elder had only run a few steps when several more emerald green throwing knives came flying at him.
This throwing knife Law Artifact's only advantage lies in its surprise attack; when used in direct combat, its power is negligible.
The Wang Household's Second Elder used his steel whip to knock down several emerald green throwing knives one by one. His Divine Sense had already grasped the enemy's position. He let out a sharp whistle, and a silver phantom appeared on the steel whip before he slammed it down.
The smash brought out four cultivators, dressed in different ways, but all exuding a fierce aura. Their eyes were filled with killing intent, clearly indicating that they were used to killing.
The Wang Household's Second Elder used only a steel whip, but his opponent had to use three Law Artifacts to block it. The first low-grade magical Law Artifact shield shattered on the spot, then the steel fork that blocked it was also smashed, and finally the flaming blade magical Law Artifact barely managed to block the steel whip, which had lost nine-tenths of its sharpness.
Seeing how fierce the Wang Household's Second Elder, two of the four people opposite were instantly terrified.
They weren't assigned by Pingrong County to stake out this place; they just heard that the Wang Household was in imminent danger, so they mustered up their courage and gathered together to see if they could squeeze some money out of the Wang Household members who had escaped the net, just to make ends meet.
The four of them had neither the strength nor the intention to intercept the entire Wang Household team.
They were incredibly lucky; they actually ran into the Wang Household's fleeing group.
Based on their pre-arranged plan, those who fled were likely frightened birds.
One of their companions was most skilled at using throwing Law Artifact, so he first ambushed and killed the one with the lowest cultivation level, then scared the others away so he could pick up a Storage Bag first.
Unexpectedly, killing a junior not only failed to scare away the rest of the people, but also provoked such a vicious person.
The four of them were already in despair. The Wang Household's Second Elder was born into Lineage, and his cultivation level, Cultivation Method, and Law Artifact were all far superior to theirs.
Now that he's really going all out, even the four of them combined can't hold him off.
The Wang Household's Second Elder wielded his steel whip with increasing ferocity. He had realized that this group of people were not very skilled, yet even so, his nephew, on whom he had placed high hopes, still lost his life at the hands of the thieves, which made him even more furious.
With a flick of the steel whip, the cultivator who had just lost his shield was unlucky enough to be struck on the jaw. His round head, along with half of his spine, flew into the air, and the scene looked like a spilled paint shop, with red, yellow, and white paint scattered all over the ground.
The sight of their comrade in such a terrible state filled the other three with terror, but being seasoned fighters, they wouldn't be easily frightened into turning their backs and running away.
So he used all sorts of defensive techniques at his disposal without hesitation and began to patiently deal with the Wang Household's Second Elder.
The Wang Household's Second Elder used two more ruthless moves, but they were both ineffective. He was barely blocked by the enemy opposite him, and he knew things were not going well.
Now is not the time for him to deal with these people. If things drag on for too long, he might get separated from his fifth brother and the others, or a powerful figure like Yuan Jin might come along and cause trouble.
"I wonder if Jiang Qing has come, and if so, where he is." Thinking of this, the Wang Household's Second Elder was about to put away the Law Artifact, deciding to spare the lives of these three villains for later.
He then felt a scorching heat near his ear, and the crimson-gold shield rapidly expanded to block a beam of Golden Light from Wang Household's Second Elder.
After the Golden Light faded, the Wang Household's Second Elder removed the crimson-gold shield and coughed up a mouthful of blood. "This fellow has some ruthless methods. I was caught off guard and unprepared, and suffered a great loss."
Seeing that the Wang Household's Second Elder had been thwarted, the three cultivators he had trapped simultaneously put away their Law Artifact and turned to flee.
All he could think about was, "Who cares who this is, I need to escape with my life first."
Like them, the Wang Household's Second Elder also turned around and left.
With just this one strike, he knew that the newcomer's Law Power was no less than his own. If they were to truly clash, how could he possibly escape so easily!
Sect Leader Kang Da hadn't expected the Wang Household's Second Elder to be so slippery. He had been chasing them here for a while, but seeing that four easy targets had made their move first, he sent Yuan Jin with Ji Wuwu and Ye Pinglin to chase after the Wang Household's Fifth Elder and the two children, while he stayed behind to see if there was anything he could gain.
Unexpectedly, after the initial attack, they gained no advantage and the prize they were about to take flew away.
Kang Dabao no longer bothered to hide and chased after the shadow of the Wang Household's Second Elder.
It's possible that the information from Pingrong County hasn't been updated yet, because the list of those Xie Fu recruited this time only included the names of Kang Dabao, Yuan Jin, and Jiang Qing Third.
This could be considered a good thing amidst bad news, so Kang Dabao was happy to arrange for Pei Yi and Zhou Yixiu to look after the house and take care of the disciples.
Fearing that Xie Fu might still have something to say and cause trouble once they arrived at the training ground, Sect Leader Kang Da thought it best to bring Ye Pinglin and Ji Wuwu along.
Besides, this way we can get all the Spirit Stone we spent back from the Rogue Cultivator.
Kang Dabao used Spirit Stone to get a job from Zhai Le to guard the remaining enemy forces, which was much safer than attacking the clan's formation.
They might sleep in the grass for two or three days without even seeing a trace of the enemy, and then their military service would be over.
Unexpectedly, Xie Fu was truly obsessed with Jiang Qing, and insisted on dragging him to the main battlefield to face the enemy head-on, causing the five members of the Chongming Sect to split into two groups.
"Didn't he even listen to being told to tone it down and not show off?"
While Kang Dabao was still worried, Wang Household's Second Elder had used some kind of Secret Method, which allowed him to chase after him for a while with all his might, but then he could no longer see his shadow.
But Kang Dabao didn't stop and rushed towards Yuan Jin's location.
Yuan Jin had already caught up with the other three members of the Wang Household. It wasn't that Yuan Jin's escape technique was much better than Kang Dabao's, but rather that the Wang Household's Fifth Elder had been stopped by others beforehand.
Although Xie Fu's cultivation level was somewhat low, he was quite meticulous and knew to arrange for more people to keep watch over the remaining enemies of the Wang Household.
At this moment, the one fighting with the Wang Household's Fifth Elder was a voluptuous female cultivator. Her soft whip and the Wang Household's Fifth Elder's golden sword were exchanging blows in a very lively manner.
Accompanying the female cultivator was another man, a scarred man with disheveled hair. He was quite skilled, having already reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and quickly knocked the Law Artifact of the two young men from the Wang Household away.
Yuan Jin saw a cruel smile appear on the scarred man's face before two dark, muscular arms wrapped around him.
Another equally dark hand deftly sliced open the scarred man's chest.
The next second, the scarred man's heart was shoved into a foul-smelling, filthy mouth.
Yuan Jin felt a dangerous gaze fixed on him; the real formidable enemy had just arrived!
"People of the Feng Prefecture Ge Household, you've arrived too late!"