242: The battle at the Heavenly Pit begins!

In the open clearing.

Tang Bingwen sneered, "Hehehe, don't just talk about us. Looking at it this way, you lot really aren't trustworthy either. There are quite a few Hie Ninja in the mountains too."

Second Strength Hermit chuckled, "After all, we have come to your turf. Now that war has broken out between both sides, we are afraid of being ambushed even when walking down the street."

"Naturally, we have to be a bit careful with this wager against the Tang Clan."

Second Strength Hermit and Tang Bingwen looked at each other, both revealing cunning smiles simultaneously.

They were both thousand-year-old foxes; why play games? Everyone knew exactly what was going on.

At this moment, Second Strength Hermit spoke up, "Let me introduce you to Nikaido Eita, Wakasa Shobei, Cho, Homer, Kimura Okutaro, Aoyama Yohei, Ayun, Amakusa Unsai, Makino Ittosai, and Kyodaku!"

Tang Bingwen nodded and said, "On our side, we have Lu Huizhong, Tang Shiying, Yang Lie, Tang Gao, Tang An, Liang Wu'er, Tang Yuan, Lü Ci, Tang Houren, and Tang Wanru."

At this moment, with the introductions of both lineups complete, Tang Bingwen thought to himself, "So this is Second Strength Hermit?" According to the intelligence provided by the Inn, this person was proficient in several languages.

Over the past few years, he had made quite a few contributions and put in a lot of effort. Among the Ghost Crowd, his reputation was quite high, and it could be said that his origins were a mystery.

However, this person rarely took action, no one had seen his true face, and even less was known about his abilities. Rumor even had it that very few within the Hie Ninja knew his true identity.

"Alright, now that all the introductions are done, you should head in first."

Second Strength Hermit waved his hand, signaling the group of ninjas to enter the battlefield of the Sky-Piercing Hole. The ninjas walked in one after another.

Just then, the Demon Blade Eita stopped in his tracks, turned his head to reveal a provocative smile, and simultaneously made a throat-slitting gesture at Lü Ci, who was behind Tang Bingwen.

"F*ck!! You little brat, you'd better not fall into my hands! Otherwise, you'll be in for a world of hurt!!"

Lü Ci stared fixedly at Eita with a face full of Killing Intent.

As the last one, Eita, entered the cave, Second Strength Hermit suddenly said, "As for the rules, they are simple. Whoever can finally walk out of this cave exit is the winning side. In other words, only one side can walk out of the cave alive in the end."

"How about it? Simple, right? The Elder of the Hie Ninja here can bear witness."

"And by Boss Tang's side, there are quite a few witnesses as well." Tang Bingwen looked at the few Elders beside Second Strength Hermit and thought to himself, "This matches the intelligence."

These Elders were second only to the Ninja Head in status at Bihe Mountain. Furthermore, if the Ninja Head died without designating a successor, they would be responsible for selecting the new Ninja Head.

Now, their native people were divided into two factions: one was an Elder who opposed the revenge and the few ninjas who agreed with him, who were said to have completely broken ties with Bihe.

And the other faction was under the leadership of the current Second Strength Hermit of the Ghost Crowd, who were re-cultivating people, wielding the Demon Sword, and becoming the guardians and cultivators of the new Demon Men.

In other words, almost everyone who could pose a threat to the land of China was here.

Tang Bingwen sneered, "How do I know if you haven't planted other people inside the cave?"

Second Strength Hermit laughed, "Then how can I guarantee that in this duel, we, Bihe Mountain, are only dealing with your Tang Clan?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, simultaneously pulling out the signed lists.

Tang Bingwen gave a wink to the group, and Tang Yuan and his party all walked into the cave.

Especially when he saw Tang Yuan, he specifically gave an instruction.

"Be careful. I don't know if this cave is sturdy or not. If it collapses, that would be troublesome."

"Don't worry, Sect Leader. You don't need to worry, I have it under control."

Soon, the Tang Clan party had all walked into the cave.

At this moment, Lü Ci suddenly spoke up, reminding everyone, "Everyone has the Yin Paper on them, right?"

"I'll remind you one last time: whether it's spit or written, whatever you draw on the Yin Paper, the same will appear on the Yang Paper that the Sect Leader has!"

Tang Yuan picked his ear, looking a bit bored.

"As long as there are those 10 people in the cave, if there's even one more, we'll notify the Sect Leader. You don't need to keep reminding us, kid."

Tang Gao, who was beside him, added, "Hehe, come to think of it, this is the first time we've used another family's methods while working."

Liang Wu'er chuckled, "If I can make it out alive this time, I'll find a way to make him a part of our Tang Clan."

Lü Ci looked at the intricate and complex cave, feeling a bit of a headache.

"So this is the Sky-Piercing Hole."

Yang Lie complained from the side, "F*ck! Even if we survive, it won't be easy to get out through the original entrance. It's a labyrinth in here. The previous intelligence said that the Hie Ninja had secretly blocked many exits."

Tang Yuan smiled slightly, looking unconcerned.

"We've been preparing for so long; these Japanese bastards certainly haven't been idle. I reckon they've tampered with all the passages ahead."

Lü Ci stepped forward first.

"Everyone, let me take the lead."

As he spoke, Lü Ci placed his hand on the ground.

At the same time, he thought to himself, "I'm not looking for accuracy, just distance. The further, the better!"

Just then, Lü Ci's Qi began to spread along the ground in all directions. The next second, various mechanisms and hidden weapons in the cave were triggered simultaneously.

Swish, swish, swish!! A violent and dense sound of things cutting through the air erupted.

A large number of arrows and hidden weapons stuck into the ground.

Listening to the sounds coming from the surrounding mechanisms, Liang Wu'er couldn't help but exclaim, "Not bad, Young Master is impressive!"

"What's so impressive? I just used Qi to imitate human footsteps. The traps triggered by footsteps are likely just a portion of them. I suspect there are other traps, so everyone, don't let your guard down!"

Just then, Tang Yuan stood where he was and shouted coldly, "There are enemies ahead!! Be careful!!!"

Sure enough, just as Tang Yuan finished speaking, a desiccated corpse appeared in the cave.

Everyone present retreated.

Yang Lie shouted even louder, "Everyone be careful! Don't scatter! Their goal is definitely to pick us off one by one!!"

Lü Ci didn't care who the opponent was! Just fight!

He unleashed a barrage with his Willful Strength Technique, aiming right at the desiccated corpse! In the end, all the hits landed solidly on the corpse, sending it flying several meters back. Just then, a kunai was launched rapidly from behind the desiccated corpse.

Facing the sneak attack, Lü Ci couldn't react in time. At the critical moment, Tang Gao leaped forward and tackled Lü Ci, saving him from harm.

Tang Gao then said, "Haha, it seems our grouping together is giving them a headache. To be honest, this thing used to pin us down is quite sturdy."

At this moment, everyone was still entangled in a fight with the desiccated corpse. Facing the corpse that attacked again, Tang Shiying directly slashed at its arm, only to find that he couldn't harm this desiccated corpse at all!?