Chapter 701

Chapter 701: A Backup of Several Dozens

At this moment, a teleportation formation appeared above the ruined city.

A Great Ascension stage puppet and hundreds of Core Formation Stage Puppets were teleported in.

Then, a spatial sealing grand formation took shape, covering an area of a thousand miles.

The Great Respected Elders who had been secretly watching the battle received a warning.

"Hidden Spirit Sect Disciple is conducting his training here; all irrelevant personnel please leave."

Instantly, all observing Great Respected Elders sensed a deadly aura from the sky, as if they would be blasted into scraps the moment they hesitated to leave.

"Only the capable possess celestial tools; where did your Hidden Spirit Sect come from?" some skeptical Great Respected Elders questioned.

The Hidden Spirit Sect was only well-known within Qianling Sect and the Elder Council; most in the cultivation world had only heard of the Hidden Spirit Commerce.

Just as that elder finished speaking, he felt a tap on his shoulder.

When he turned to look, his face drained of color.

There stood a Great Ascension stage Swordsman Puppet, its Spiritual Sword pressed against his core.

It seemed that if the Great Respected Elder uttered another word, the sword would pierce through him.

"I mean no offense!"

The boastful Great Respected Elder tried to break through the space to leave, only to realize the surroundings were already sealed.

Seeing the cold gaze of the Great Ascension stage puppet, he slowly raised his hands in surrender.

This scene was observed by those Great Respected Elders who had left, and they all felt relieved for their wise decision to depart.

Meanwhile, the battle in the ruined city continued, with Xiong Li, Shadow Spike, and Han Feiyu all consciously trying to draw out the Great Respected Elder’s ultimate move.

This was also one of the core strategies of their tripartite battle formation, utilizing indirect tactics to exhaust the enemy’s spiritual energy or life-or-death divine technique.

At this moment, Xiong Li swung his hammer at the Earth-Based Powers that the Great Respected Elder had cast, known as Earth Mountain Seal.

A giant mountain, over a hundred meters high and formed from the Earth-Based Powers, was shattered by Xiong Li’s strike, turning into a rain of debris.

At that instant, a Five Element Giant Sword, condensed from the sword formation technique, slashed toward the Great Respected Elder.

However, it was blocked by a beast soul wielding a protective Giant Shield, which had been prepared in advance.

The beast soul was knocked back by the immense force, but another beast soul quickly took over the defense with the Giant Shield.

At this moment, the Great Respected Elder, who should have pursued the advantage, dared not to act recklessly.

He had to constantly divide his attention to guard against Shadow Spike, who had vanished into the void.

Invisible enemies were the hardest to defend against.

The Great Respected Elder watched Xiong Li nearby and Han Feiyu controlling the sword formation from afar, his face expressing a hint of frustration.

The coordination between these two was already a burden for him to handle.

Moreover, there was always a Core Formation stage cultivator lurking, ready to launch a fatal strike at his slightest mistake.

If he were facing ordinary Core Formation stage cultivators, he would have easily taken them down one by one and suppressed them.

However, the three before him coordinated too well, and their fighting strength was impressive, preventing him from seizing any opportunity.

Xiong Li condensed his golden form law, towering ten zhang high, and charged toward the Great Ascension Master like a bulldozer.

Han Feiyu manipulated the sword formation to clear the obstacles posed by the beast souls blocking Xiong Li’s path.

"We must eliminate one first," the Great Ascension Master thought to himself.

The hidden figure in the Shadows was simply elusive, and Xiong Li couldn’t even break through his defenses; it would take time to overcome him.

With this in mind, the Great Ascension Master turned his gaze to the distant Han Feiyu.

"Find the soft target," he thought, knowing that Han Feiyu played a significant role in their cooperation.

This further solidified the Great Ascension Master’s determination to kill Han Feiyu.

"Do you truly think I cannot deal with you?"

The demure-looking Great Ascension stage Sovereign spoke as a teal bell appeared in his hand.

"Jingle~"

A crisp sound briefly distracted the three on the battlefield.

A sound wave, infused with the Great Ascension Master’s soul power, shot toward Han Feiyu at great speed.

At that moment, watching the livestream, Wang Xiangchi grew anxious, knowing they had a divine perspective.

"Don’t worry; your good disciple has countless back-up plans. If I put you both in the same dangerous secret realm, you would surely die before he does," Xu Fan said.

"Is this metaphor a bit inappropriate, Master?" Wang Xiangchi replied.

"What are you worried about? If you die, I’ll just bring you back, so there’s no need to think about that," Xu Fan said with a smile, patting Wang Xiangchi on the shoulder.

"…"

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Han Feiyu remained unaware of the danger. Just then, the ring in his hand flickered with a soft light, and a spiritual light protective shield appeared before him.

The shield slightly diminished the force of the attack.

"Little Spirit, what just happened?" Han Feiyu asked internally.

"Master was just attacked by a sound wave containing soul power, so the Soul Guard Ring activated," a voice replied in Han Feiyu’s mind.

"Are you okay, Han Junior Brother?" Xiong Li’s voice came through.

Then there was a tremendous crash.

An enormous hammer fell from the sky and directly hit the area where the Great Ascension Master was located.

"The previous attack didn’t protect you~" Xiong Li said apologetically.

"Senior Brother, do not blame yourself. If I can’t even evade this minor attack, how can I be worthy of teaming up with you?" Han Feiyu responded.

Facing the Great Ascension Master head-on alone was quite remarkable.

It was normal not to withstand the secret attack from the Great Ascension Master.

He never assumed that just by assisting Xiong Li from a distance he could relax; he had always remained vigilant.

At that moment, the Great Ascension Master, seeing his seemingly foolproof strike fail to kill Han Feiyu, began to feel the urge to retreat.

But he was interrupted by Shadow Spike, who appeared behind him.

With a shimmering armor-breaking golden short sword, he pierced through the Great Ascension Master’s defensive treasures and stabbed into his body.

"Replace!"

Instantly, the Great Ascension Master turned into a wooden figure.

Not far away, the gloomy Great Ascension Master appeared.

"You three little ones, I will remember you; do not get caught alone!"

As the Great Ascension Master spoke, he attempted to tear open a space to instantaneously escape.

He exerted all his might, managing to open a space just big enough for an ant to slip through, leaving him somewhat befuddled.

"You don’t really think you can leave just by talking tough, do you~?" Xiong Li chuckled, resting the enormous hammer on his shoulder.

He had long known this space had already been sealed by the sect’s puppets to ensure a fair fight between the three of them and the Great Ascension Master.

"The spatial seal here has been intensified!" the Great Ascension Master exclaimed, an ominous feeling creeping into his heart.

"Fight honestly, and you might have a glimmer of hope. Otherwise… heh heh."

Xiong Li grinned, his battle intent surging, his eyes burning with fiery determination.

Surrounding a Great Ascension stage Powerful Being was something Xiong Li had only done twice before, both times collaborating with a dozen fellow disciples.

This was the first time the three of them were surrounding a Great Ascension stage Powerful Being, and thus Xiong Li felt incredibly thrilled, already scheming to try it alone next time.