263: The ambushing crowd

"Conceal your Qi! Ambush!"

Yao Delong's voice was cold and decisive, carrying an unquestionable sense of murderous intent.

"They think we are still resting, completely unprepared.

Perfect, let's give them a 'surprise'!"

"Once they get close, wait for my command, then focus your fire to disrupt their formation! Take out the weakest among them!"

Everyone understood instantly, their eyes erupting with Battle Intent.

Yue Shan grinned, gripping his giant axe silently. Earth-yellow Qi flowed across his body like a volcano about to erupt.

Han Yun slightly drew her bowstring, a golden arrow phantom condensing at her fingertips, its sharp Aura held in check.

Lin Qingxue's cold Aura was restrained, the ice soul sword hanging by her side with its tip pointing toward the cave entrance, her eyes as cold as ice.

Lin Shishi and Xiao Huohuo also focused their minds, preparing to coordinate with Yao Delong.

With a thought from Yao Delong, an Asura Puppet—jet black, emanating a cold, murderous Aura, and possessing three heads and six arms—appeared silently at his side,

its scarlet crystal eyes locked onto the direction from which Xiao Chen was attacking.

Qiong Shuang also retreated to Yao Delong's shoulder, her little claws nervously gripping his collar,

but her ice-blue eyes sparkled with excitement and a hint of... longing for shiny loot.

Meanwhile, less than a hundred miles away.

"Stop!"

Gui Ying's raspy voice rang out. The invisible barrier covering the group, the effect of the Grade 6 Concealment Talisman, was rapidly thinning.

"Young Lord, the target's Aura... has disappeared!"

Gui Ying's expression changed slightly. He closed his eyes to sense for a moment, his tone carrying a hint of shock and suspicion,

"Just a moment ago, they all vanished!"

"Vanished?"

Xiao Chen frowned, then a cruel grin appeared on his face.

"Hmph, they must have discovered us! Trying to hide and ambush us? A petty trick!

There are no violent fluctuations of Qi, which means they haven't gone far and are hiding nearby! Advance at full speed! Search!"

"Yes!"

Everyone complied, no longer holding back, their speed soaring once again,

like several streaks of light tearing through the air, they surged toward the cave where Yao Delong and the others were hiding!

For Nascent Soul Cultivators flying at full speed, a distance of less than a hundred miles took only a dozen breaths!

Soon, Xiao Chen and his group arrived at the clearing in front of the cave.

The cave was deep, with vines hanging from the entrance, looking perfectly normal.

Gui Ying's eyes flickered with a ghostly light as he formed hand seals,

an invisible ripple spread out like water waves, sweeping over the cave and the surrounding area.

A moment later, he said in a deep voice: "Young Lord, the Aura remnants haven't dissipated; they are nearby!

They are likely inside this cave or in the vicinity! Beware of an ambush!"

"Hmph, hiding their heads and showing their tails!"

Xiao Chen snorted coldly, murderous intent fully revealed in his eyes.

Meng Bi clutched his folding fan nervously, subconsciously shrinking toward the center of the group.

"Protect the Young Lord and Young Master Meng!"

Liang Kun shouted in a low voice and stepped forward, his sturdy body acting like an iron tower, blocking in front of Xiao Chen and Meng Bi,

thick, earth-yellow Qi formed solid armor on his body, and a tyrannical Aura of Nascent Soul Perfection erupted!

His gaze was like lightning, scanning the cave and the surrounding dense forest.

Blood Butcher licked his lips, his blood-colored long blade humming and emitting a rich, bloody Evil Qi,

the Aura of a Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator locked onto the cave entrance, ready to deliver a lethal strike at any moment.

Gui Ying's figure became erratic, as if merging into the shadows,

the two jet-black daggers in his hands glinted with a ghostly light; he was an assassin,

and while head-on combat was not his strength, he was prepared to provide support at any moment.

Tie Shan held a heavy Mysterious Iron giant shield, runes flowing across its surface,

it emitted powerful defensive fluctuations, and he stood on Liang Kun's flank, vigilantly watching another direction.

Luo Tianying wore a blood-red tight-fitting outfit that outlined her graceful figure,

but there was no longer her usual coldness or allure on her face, only a calm that was almost indifferent,

deep in her eyes, however, dark currents seemed to be surging. She stood seemingly at random, but her energy was faintly locked onto the inside of the cave.

Scarface was like a true shadow, sticking close behind Meng Bi,

his Aura cold and sinister, a poison-tipped short thorn in his hand ready to strike.

Six powerful Divine Thoughts belonging to Nascent Soul Cultivators, like an invisible giant web,

instantly intertwined and spread in all directions, meticulously probing every inch of land,

every leaf, every rock!

Inside the cave, shadows were like ink, murderous intent hidden within.

Yao Delong's Divine Thought was like the most precise spider web, penetrating the cave walls,

clearly reflecting the Aura, positioning, and even the subtle energy fluctuations of the seven people in the clearing outside into his Sea of Consciousness.

"Not a weak lineup..." Yao Delong finished his assessment instantly, the comparison of enemy and friendly strength clear.

"Here they come!"

Yao Delong's cold voice instantly rang out in everyone's Sea of Consciousness like the clearest of commands:

"Yue Shan! That Nascent Soul Perfection (Liang Kun) with the heaviest Aura, standing at the very front protecting Xiao Chen, is yours! Just hold him off!"

"Qiong Shuang! That guy with the blood-colored long blade and heavy Evil Qi (Blood Butcher) is yours! Don't let him get free!"

"Junior Sister Qingxue! That guy holding the shield who seems to specialize in defense (Tie Shan), you contain him!"

"Senior Sister Han! Luo Tianying seems strange; she has uncharacteristically worn a blood-red outfit, and her Aura is a bit off today, so be careful! She's yours!"

"Huohuo! Shishi! That Mid Nascent Soul Stage (Scarface) with a scar on his face, sticking close behind Meng Bi, is yours! Take the origin breaking pill! Don't worry about killing him, just entangle him! Wait for me to finish off Xiao Chen and Meng Bi!"

The instructions were clear, the murderous intent awe-inspiring! Everyone understood instantly,

their Auras becoming even more restrained, like arrows about to leave the string, waiting only for the command for that thunderous strike!

The clearing outside the cave.

"Advance slowly! Tie Shan, watch the defense!"

Liang Kun commanded in a deep voice. The defensive formation composed of the seven, like a slowly moving hedgehog,

moved cautiously toward the cave entrance. Every step was taken with extreme heaviness, the atmosphere suppressed to the extreme.

Fifty meters... thirty meters... twenty meters...

Just as they stepped into the twenty-meter range in front of the cave entrance,

Liang Kun and Blood Butcher's Divine Thoughts were highly concentrated on the faint residual Aura inside the cave entrance,

Tie Shan's giant shield also turned slightly toward the cave entrance, and the formation inevitably experienced a moment of stagnation during the advance—

"Kill!!!"

Yao Delong's voice, as cold as the wind from the Nine Netherworlds, exploded in everyone's Sea of Consciousness like thunder!

The horn of the ambush finally sounded!

Boom!!!

The long-accumulated, terrifying power, like a volcano suppressed for ten thousand years, erupted violently!

Yue Shan was the first to rush out! His massive body smashed through the vines at the cave entrance, descending like a humanoid Vicious Beast!

The giant axe in his hand erupted with a blinding earth-yellow light,

carrying the terrifying momentum of splitting heaven and earth, and without any frills, he hacked down at Liang Kun, who was blocking the very front!

Earth-Splitting Slash! There was only one goal—to force back this strongest meat shield and tear open the formation!

"Roar!!" Liang Kun's pupils constricted violently as he sensed the power contained in the axe, enough to shake mountains.

He roared, crossed his arms, and earth-yellow Qi surged wildly. A huge stone shield, engraved with mountain patterns, instantly condensed and formed in front of him!

Rumble!!!

The giant axe and the stone shield collided with a roar! It was like two great mountains crashing into each other!

A deafening roar accompanied the visible shockwave that exploded instantly!

The ground cracked inch by inch like a spider web, gravel flying everywhere!

Liang Kun groaned, the ground under his feet collapsing with a boom,

and he was actually forced to slide back several feet by Yue Shan's long-accumulated full-force strike!

In the center of the formation, a huge gap was instantly torn open!