170: Chapter 170 Attack from All Sides

After receiving the reply from Clan Leader Cang Lan, Cang Yun immediately contacted the leaders of the Lion-head Fish and Swallow Fish, ordering them to arrive at Luomu Mountain by sunrise every morning, or face the consequences.

"Shimao, has the tribe caught up?" the aged voice of the old Lion-head Fish came from the inner hall, asking.

"Reporting to the Clan Chief, Shixin says it will take another three hours to arrive here," Shimao hurriedly scrambled up from the ground and replied respectfully.

"Tell Shixin there is no need to hide anymore. By sunrise tomorrow, they must reach Luomu Mountain," the old Lion-head Fish said.

"Yes, Clan Chief."

The leader of the Swallow Fish, Yan Zhui, glanced sideways at Luomu Mountain ahead and remarked with emotion, "Humans are still so vigilant; they keep three layers of Formation active daily."

"Yan Fei, tell the boys to stay hidden and rest in place, waiting for the Lion-head Fish tribe to come and rendezvous."

"Yes, Leader." Among the six Swallow Fish standing behind Yan Zhui, the fattest one stepped out and replied.

"Yanying, go scout and see which side of Luomu Mountain has weaker defenses. When the Second Prince arrives tomorrow, I can ask him for the attack mission."

"Yes, Leader." Yanying turned into a black shadow, completely blending into the night and disappearing.

Lingmu Peak

"Kid, what is your success rate for Tier 4 Talismans?" Ye Jiexin asked with a chuckle. He was finding himself liking this kid more and more; everything about him was pleasing to the eye.

"Twenty percent." Ye Yisong sipped his spirit honey water and leisurely held up two fingers. It was better not to reveal his trump cards just yet.

"Not bad." Ye Jiexin suppressed the astonishment in his heart and uttered these two words nonchalantly.

"Not bad? Old man, what is your success rate for making Tier 4 Talismans?" Ye Yisong rolled his eyes. As far as he knew, Ye Jiexin's success rate for Tier 4 Talismans was the same as his—only thirty percent. How could he have the face to call his twenty percent success rate "not bad"?

"Forty-five percent." Ye Jiexin tilted his head up slightly, looking at the ceiling of the Talisman Hall with an arrogant expression.

"Old man, when did you make a Breakthrough?" Ye Yisong asked curiously.

"Do you remember the Legacy jade Talisman you brought back?" Ye Jiexin reminded him.

"Oh, no wonder." Ye Yisong nodded in sudden realization. It was extremely difficult for a person's craftsmanship level to have a major Breakthrough in a short time, but if one obtained some special Opportunity, that was a different story.

"Rest well tonight. Starting tomorrow, you will work with me to make Tier 4 Talismans. We'll make the one you are most skilled at," Ye Jiexin instructed before walking alone into the secret room. It seemed he didn't plan on sleeping for the next little while.

"Got it, old man. You take care to rest too." Ye Yisong agreed with his mouth, but his body was very honest; he dove straight into a secret room and began making Tier 4 Talismans. He estimated that a tough battle would begin tomorrow, and by then, the consumption of Tier 4 Talismans would certainly be huge.

Although there was still some stock in the Family, they couldn't just watch as their resources were depleted.

Every Martial Ancestor powerhouse remaining in the Family had been assigned a combat mission, except for Ye Jiexin and Ye Yisong, who had been overlooked.

Ye Jiexin and Ye Yisong both knew clearly in their hearts that this was the Family's blatant protection of them. They would never live up to the Family's favoritism; they would definitely make this favoritism worthwhile!

A full moon in the sky emitted a chilling aura, and the moonlight felt exceptionally cold on one's body.

"They're here."

Ye Yisong opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with a sharp light. The effect of wiping out the eight mountain strongholds in the east a few months ago finally came into play today.

In the first half of the night, a Black Flood Dragon with strength on par with the Old Ancestor had already hidden itself in a pool of water less than seventy miles away from Luomu Mountain.

With it leading the charge, the seven Grade 4 Swallow Fish sneaking along behind seemed somewhat insignificant.

Relying on their Bloodline advantage, these seven Swallow Fish built their camp directly in a stream less than fifty miles away from Luomu Mountain—truly audacious. During this time, they even dispatched one Swallow Fish to fly a circle around the thirty-mile perimeter of Luomu Mountain.

In the second half of the night, eight Lion-head Fish successively approached the Ye Family's territory of Luomu Mountain. They tamed the Grade 3 lions in a hill fifty miles away, took over the magpie's nest, enslaved a group of lion cubs, and established a forward fortress.

In just a few short hours, a Grade 5 Black Flood Dragon and fifteen Grade 4 Demonic Beasts had gathered outside Luomu Mountain. Among them, three Demonic Beasts had reached the Late Stage of Grade 4, and the number of Grade 3 Yao Beasts reached a staggering three thousand.

It was unknown whether other Yao Beasts would come to support them later.

This time, the Ye Family was in big trouble!

The Ye Family had only seventeen Martial Ancestor powerhouses remaining at Luomu Mountain. Excluding Ye Jiexin and Ye Yisong, who were not participating in the battle, there were only fifteen mid-tier combatants. It seemed the numbers were on par with the Yao Beasts.

However, numbers were not calculated that way. Yao Beasts were born with powerful Physical Bodies and could often fight two opponents at once. Those that had comprehended their innate racial Divine Ability were even more formidable, and it was not impossible for them to fight three opponents at once.

The Ye Family's Martial Master powerhouses, combined with the hired Martial Artists, only amounted to two thousand, far fewer than the three thousand Yao Beasts.

The only good news was that the Ye Family had as many as six Martial Ancestor Late Stage powerhouses, including Ye Jiexin.

This could barely offset part of the Grade 4 Demonic Beasts' advantage in numbers.

When the first ray of sunlight shone on the peak of Luomu Mountain, a dazzling white light streaked across the sky and slammed heavily into the Ye Family's protective Formation—the Two Forms Taiji Bagua Formation—instantly shattering three layers of the Formation's protective light shields.

Fortunately, when night fell, all five layers of the Two Forms Taiji Bagua Formation's defense had been fully activated; otherwise, this single beam of white light would have been enough to breach the Ye Family's protective Formation.

This strike was too fast, so fast that Ancestor Ye Rongming couldn't react in time to intercept it before it struck the protective Formation.

"You wicked beast, you're courting death!" Ancestor Ye Rongming shouted, his figure appearing in the sky. His aura was held in check, and he looked with deep, piercing eyes at a burly middle-aged man on the horizon. His back, however, was soaked in sweat; if the Formation had been broken, the Ye Family would have been doomed. Thank goodness!

"Old Ghost Ye, it's not certain who will die later!" Cang Yun took a step, crossing dozens of miles, and wantonly released his kingly pressure, suppressing the Ye Family members until their faces flushed red and they gasped for breath.

"I was wondering who it was; it turns out to be you, you old scoundrel Cang Yun. I didn't beat you to death a hundred years ago, and today you've come to my doorstep voluntarily." Ancestor Ye Rongming spread his aura, shielding the Ye Family members.

"Hahaha, what great majesty. I just wonder how much combat power you still have, now that your natal divine weapon is damaged." Cang Yun uttered a shocking piece of news, which dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Ye Family's Martial Artists.

"Hmph, enough talk. Let's see what you're really made of in a fight." Ancestor Ye Rongming voluntarily walked out of the Formation and arrived at a hill eighty miles away from Luomu Mountain.

"Kill them all, leave no one alive!" Cang Yun ordered before leaving.