116: Are you willing to live and die with the Tang family?

Blondie froze on the spot.

A man's reputation follows him like a tree's shadow.

The Censor-in-Chief of the Heaven Patrol Guard—one could tell how strong he was just by his title. Coupled with thousands of Heaven Patrol Guards, Blondie was confident he wouldn't last a second.

If they attacked together, he wouldn't back down.

But alone, he felt like he was committing suicide, which was an unforgivable sin in any normal sect.

Being a good boy, he decided to follow traditional rules, retreating frantically to stand with the crowd.

Xu Le ignored Blondie's clownish behavior and spoke calmly: "Are you willing to live and die with the Tang Family?"

The leader of one of the mercenary groups stepped forward under the pressure: "Friend, we are just hired by the Tang Family. We aren't interested in your private grievances."

"Please wait half a day. After that, we will all withdraw. At the same time, you will earn the eternal gratitude of the Guoyong Mercenary Group."

The others nodded secretly; this was also their thought.

Wait half a day more, put the money in their pockets, and they would leave immediately.

They had no intention of capturing a nationally wanted criminal.

Xu Le had waited a long time for such a perfect day. If he waited another half-day and the Tang Family escaped, who would be responsible?

He shook his head in refusal: "I won't wait. So, have you decided to fight for the Tang Family until your last drop of blood?"

"You're forcing us!"

Xu Le nodded: "You can think of it that way."

"You!"

The leader of the Guoyong Mercenary Group was so angry he wanted to spit blood. It was one thing not to give them a way out during a normal conversation, but he was actively tearing the bridge down. What was this? Did he want to fight them to the death?

He looked closely into Xu Le's eyes, certain he wasn't joking, and roared in anger:

"Fine, we're leaving! At most, we'll give a double refund. My Guoyong Mercenary Group doesn't care about this single job."

With a wave of his hand, he actually led his people away.

Xu Le had expected this; as soon as the other party stepped out to talk, he knew they had no intention of fighting.

Not just the Guoyong Mercenary Group, but seven other groups followed suit and left.

The leaders of the remaining two mercenary groups said coldly: "As long as my Eternal (God-War) Mercenary Group takes a job, we never give up. If you want to go up, you'll have to step over my corpse."

The members of the two mercenary groups were bursting with pride, waving their weapons.

"The Eternal Blade is everlasting!"

"God-War across the world, never retreat!"

Xu Le gave a thumbs up. They were all top-tier men of blood and spirit. He believed that even if monsters rushed over, they wouldn't give up until the last moment.

Unfortunately, they stood on the opposite side of him. All he could do was give them a quick death.

Sensing Xu Le's thoughts through the Mind Link.

Nine Phoenix and the other contracted beasts moved.

Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens, Blazing Shockwave!

Faith Punishment!

Call Friends and Companions, Exhilarating Roar!

Deterrence, Savage Bull Charge!

Xu Le also threw a Mental Sprint over.

Since it was for revenge, he would strike with lethal intent.

Among the departing mercenary groups, some were familiar with the two groups and hesitated whether to help.

Then they saw the violent output of Xu Le's contracted beasts.

The leader of the "God-War" Mercenary Group took just one fireball and was instantly incinerated into ash.

The leader of the "Eternal" Mercenary Group didn't fare well either; his right arm was severed by a black shockwave, and then he was burned to ash by a rain of fire.

"Avenge them!"

Mercenary groups were often in the Fallen Zone, wandering on the edge of life and death; most of them didn't fear death at all.

One by one, they howled and rushed at Xu Le.

Various skills flew toward Xu Le.

The watching mercenaries looked on, imagining themselves in Xu Le's place, concluding they wouldn't last a second.

But no one thought Xu Le wouldn't be able to hold out. To survive the hands of thousands of Heaven Patrol Guards, he must have a trump card.

Everyone watched this moment with wide eyes, hoping to learn something and improve their own combat power.

Seeing the skills about to hit Xu Le, they suddenly all took a turn and slammed into the nearby divine statue with a human head and snake body.

Boom boom boom... Dense explosions rang out. The divine statue was unharmed, but instead, bright red numbers popped up above the heads of the attackers.

"It can divert skills and reflect damage? Is this really a skill that can exist in reality?"

Everyone's eyes nearly split from shock, wanting to curse out loud.

The members of the two mercenary groups besieging Xu Le almost cursed out loud.

With such a shameless skill combination, how was anyone supposed to play?

One of the assassins thought, if it can reflect mage damage, it surely can't reflect physical damage, right?

He stealthily crept to Xu Le's side.

Throat Cut!

Sap!

Critical Strike!

Fearing Xu Le wouldn't die, he executed the three skills in a smooth combo. He didn't expect his movements to be too fast; within a second, they all stabbed the divine statue.

-12000.

-6800.

-19800.

Three bright red numbers floated from the assassin's head, and his health bar was instantly cleared.

Everyone was horrified.

The two mercenary groups were famous, but in the end, they were just wild groups.

Combined, they only had six S-rank Professionals; the rest were A-Rank or even B-Rank Professionals.

Acting against Xu Le was nothing short of a massacre.

In less than two minutes, the battle was completely over.

The watching mercenary groups only wished their parents had given them two more legs, turning to flee down the mountain, fearing Xu Le would wipe them all out on a whim... When Xu Le arrived at the cemetery, the dense tombstones were like pieces of art, shining brightly on the green mountain.

It added a bit of brilliance to the already pleasing scenery.

However, the dense crowd on the other side was even more of an eyesore.

Seeing the guard team and mercenary groups either dead or fled, Tang Qianchuan's eyes couldn't help but burst with a murderous hatred.

From now on, the Tang Family would be famous for all the wrong reasons!

They might even be squeezed out of the Ranks of the Aristocratic Families because of this.

No Aristocratic Family would want to be ranked alongside a Family that was forced into a corner by a single person.

Fortunately, Tang Qianchuan had previously purchased the Formation Flags for the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Immortal Slaying Formation to keep up appearances. With the strength of the Tang Family disciples, they would surely suppress Xu Le with thunderous momentum and regain some reputation.

"Deploy the formation!"

Tang Qianchuan waved the main Formation Flag and took the field himself.

Ninety-nine elite Tang Family disciples held Formation Flags and channeled magic power.

Their lowest talent was S-Rank, and their Ranks were all above 80; no power would dare to underestimate them.

The Formation Plate beneath their feet was activated, stimulating endless leyline power to gather in the main Formation Flag held by Tang Qianchuan.

Go!

Xu Le only felt his vision go dark as a sky full of starlight appeared overhead and poured down.

The brilliant starlight fell, exquisite and beautiful, shining even more brightly in the darkness, making one want to reach out and catch it.

But Xu Le didn't reach out.

This strike gathered all the power of the Tang Family elites; even if his damage reduction was high, he didn't want to take it head-on.

He kicked off the ground and flapped his wings hard, soaring thirty meters into the air.

Tang Qianchuan felt disdain in his heart. If the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Immortal Slaying Formation were so easy to break, the Spirit Formation Grandmaster who created it would be dragged out and beaten to death.

He shook the main flag in his hand, and the river of stars flowed upward. In the blink of an eye, it struck Xu Le, completely enveloping him.

"It's done!" Tang Qianchuan's mouth curled into a grin.

The initial attack of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Immortal Slaying Formation was average, but it was extremely fast; once it enveloped an enemy, it would lock them down completely.

With the power of the earth as its Foundation and drawing upon the power of the Nine Heavens' stars, no one could escape.

His eyes peered through the starlight, wanting to see the despair in Xu Le's eyes, but he saw that his expression was calm.

"I'm counting to three—are you willing to live and die with the Tang Family?"